c8g.xlarge
c8g.xlarge is an AWS EC2 instance with 4 vCPUs, 8 GiB memory (AWS Graviton4 Processor). In US East (N. Virginia) it costs $0.1595 per hour on demand ($116.44 per month) for Linux; a 1-year reserved instance with no upfront costs $0.1051 per hour, 34% less. Spot capacity is about $0.0776 per hour. It is sold in 33 regions; the cheapest is Asia Pacific (Mumbai) at $0.108 per hour.
Prices by region
USD per hour, Linux. Reserved prices are no upfront, standard. Cheapest on-demand first.
| Region | On-demand | Spot | 1-yr reserved | 3-yr reserved | 1-yr savings plan | 3-yr savings plan |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Asia Pacific (Mumbai) ap-south-1 | $0.108 | $0.0592 | $0.0715 | $0.049 | $0.0823 | $0.0563 |
| Asia Pacific (Hyderabad) ap-south-2 | $0.108 | $0.0108 | $0.0714 | $0.049 | $0.0839 | $0.0561 |
| Asia Pacific (Malaysia) ap-southeast-5 | $0.1558 | $0.075 | $0.1034 | $0.0707 | $0.1182 | $0.0807 |
| Asia Pacific (Thailand) ap-southeast-7 | $0.1558 | $0.0594 | $0.1034 | $0.0707 | $0.1182 | $0.0807 |
| US East (Ohio) us-east-2 | $0.159 | $0.0618 | $0.1052 | $0.07 | $0.1149 | $0.0768 |
| US East (N. Virginia) us-east-1 | $0.1595 | $0.0776 | $0.1051 | $0.0701 | $0.1144 | $0.0772 |
| US West (Oregon) us-west-2 | $0.1595 | $0.0589 | $0.1051 | $0.0701 | $0.1144 | $0.0772 |
| EU (Stockholm) eu-north-1 | $0.1702 | $0.0439 | $0.1126 | $0.0772 | $0.124 | $0.0853 |
| Europe (Spain) eu-south-2 | $0.1705 | $0.0323 | $0.1127 | $0.0777 | $0.1303 | $0.0891 |
| EU (Ireland) eu-west-1 | $0.1706 | $0.0961 | $0.1129 | $0.0778 | $0.1303 | $0.0891 |
| Canada (Central) ca-central-1 | $0.1739 | $0.0847 | $0.1155 | $0.0763 | $0.132 | $0.0838 |
| Canada West (Calgary) ca-west-1 | $0.1739 | $0.0655 | $0.1155 | $0.0763 | $0.132 | $0.0838 |
| Israel (Tel Aviv) il-central-1 | $0.1791 | $0.0483 | $0.1186 | $0.0817 | $0.1368 | $0.0936 |
| Asia Pacific (Seoul) ap-northeast-2 | $0.1795 | $0.0451 | $0.1186 | $0.0816 | $0.1367 | $0.0937 |
| Asia Pacific (Taipei) ap-east-2 | $0.1801 | – | – | – | $0.1367 | $0.0938 |
| EU (Frankfurt) eu-central-1 | $0.1814 | $0.1053 | $0.1196 | $0.0823 | $0.1381 | $0.0941 |
| Asia Pacific (Singapore) ap-southeast-1 | $0.1833 | $0.0951 | $0.1216 | $0.0831 | $0.1391 | $0.0949 |
| Asia Pacific (Jakarta) ap-southeast-3 | $0.1833 | $0.0183 | $0.1216 | $0.0831 | $0.1391 | $0.0949 |
| EU (Milan) eu-south-1 | $0.1884 | $0.0783 | $0.1247 | $0.0851 | $0.1489 | $0.1035 |
| EU (London) eu-west-2 | $0.1889 | $0.0265 | $0.1247 | $0.0858 | $0.143 | $0.0984 |
| EU (Paris) eu-west-3 | $0.1889 | $0.051 | $0.1247 | $0.0858 | $0.1494 | $0.1058 |
| AWS GovCloud (US-East) us-gov-east-1 | $0.1908 | – | $0.1262 | $0.0798 | $0.1386 | $0.0874 |
| AWS GovCloud (US-West) us-gov-west-1 | $0.1908 | – | $0.1262 | $0.0798 | $0.1386 | $0.0874 |
| US West (N. California) us-west-1 | $0.1982 | $0.0787 | $0.1309 | $0.0901 | $0.1513 | $0.1042 |
| Europe (Zurich) eu-central-2 | $0.1996 | $0.0644 | $0.1316 | $0.0909 | $0.1573 | $0.1128 |
| Asia Pacific (Tokyo) ap-northeast-1 | $0.2001 | $0.0938 | $0.132 | $0.0912 | $0.1519 | $0.1042 |
| Asia Pacific (Osaka) ap-northeast-3 | $0.2001 | $0.0651 | $0.1316 | $0.0908 | $0.1649 | $0.1181 |
| Asia Pacific (Hong Kong) ap-east-1 | $0.2002 | – | $0.1339 | $0.0927 | $0.1566 | $0.1057 |
| Asia Pacific (Sydney) ap-southeast-2 | $0.2076 | $0.1145 | $0.1371 | $0.0943 | $0.1522 | $0.1071 |
| Asia Pacific (Melbourne) ap-southeast-4 | $0.2076 | $0.0655 | $0.1381 | $0.0933 | $0.1512 | $0.107 |
| Africa (Cape Town) af-south-1 | $0.2132 | $0.0818 | $0.1343 | $0.0921 | $0.1689 | $0.1174 |
| Asia Pacific (New Zealand) ap-southeast-6 | $0.218 | – | – | – | $0.1598 | $0.1124 |
| South America (Sao Paulo) sa-east-1 | $0.2444 | $0.0386 | $0.1617 | $0.111 | $0.2 | $0.132 |
Prices by operating system in US East (N. Virginia)
| Operating system | On-demand /hr | 1-yr reserved /hr | 3-yr reserved /hr |
|---|---|---|---|
| Linux | $0.1595 | $0.1051 | $0.0701 |
| Ubuntu Pro | $0.1665 | – | – |
| SUSE | $0.2158 | $0.1551 | $0.1151 |
| RHEL | $0.2171 | $0.1627 | $0.1277 |
| RHEL HA | $0.2871 | $0.2327 | $0.1977 |
Specs
| Compute | Value |
|---|---|
| vCPUs | 4 |
| Physical cores | 4 |
| Threads per core | 1 |
| Architecture | arm64 |
| Processor | AWS Graviton4 Processor |
| CPU maker | AWS |
| Clock speed | 2.7 GHz |
| Sustained clock | 2.8 GHz |
| Burstable | No |
| Memory | Value |
|---|---|
| Memory (GiB) | 8 |
| Networking | Value |
|---|---|
| Network | Up to 12.5 Gbps |
| Network baseline | 1.875 Gbps |
| Network peak | 12.5 Gbps |
| Enhanced networking | Yes (ENA) |
| EFA | No |
| IPv6 | Yes |
| Max network interfaces | 4 |
| IPv4 addresses per interface | 15 |
| Storage | Value |
|---|---|
| Storage | EBS only |
| EBS optimized | Yes |
| EBS over NVMe | Required |
| EBS throughput | Up to 10 Gbps |
| EBS baseline bandwidth | 1,250 Mbps |
| EBS max bandwidth | 10,000 Mbps |
| EBS baseline throughput | 156.25 MB/s |
| EBS max throughput | 1,250 MB/s |
| EBS baseline IOPS | 6,000 |
| EBS max IOPS | 40,000 |
| Max EBS volumes | 32 |
| Instance details | Value |
|---|---|
| Instance type | c8g.xlarge |
| Family | c8g |
| Category | Compute optimized |
| Current generation | Yes |
| Normalization factor | 8 |
| Bare metal | No |
| Hypervisor | Nitro |
| Placement groups | Cluster, Partition, Spread |
| Hibernation | Yes |
| Nitro Enclaves | Yes |
| Boot modes | UEFI |
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Other c8g sizes
| Size | vCPUs | Memory (GiB) | On-demand /hr |
|---|---|---|---|
| c8g.medium | 1 | 2 | $0.0399 |
| c8g.large | 2 | 4 | $0.0798 |
| c8g.xlarge | 4 | 8 | $0.1595 |
| c8g.2xlarge | 8 | 16 | $0.319 |
| c8g.4xlarge | 16 | 32 | $0.6381 |
| c8g.8xlarge | 32 | 64 | $1.276 |
| c8g.12xlarge | 48 | 96 | $1.914 |
| c8g.16xlarge | 64 | 128 | $2.552 |
| c8g.24xlarge | 96 | 192 | $3.829 |
| c8g.metal-24xl | 96 | 192 | $3.829 |
| c8g.48xlarge | 192 | 384 | $7.657 |
| c8g.metal-48xl | 192 | 384 | $7.657 |
Prices updated 2026-11-12 from AWS public price lists. Compare all AWS EC2 instances.