c8a.2xlargevsc8g.2xlarge

c8g.2xlarge is 26% cheaper than c8a.2xlarge on demand in US East (N. Virginia), saving $81.83 a month. They use different processor architectures (x86_64 and arm64), so software built for one may need rebuilding to run on the other.

At a glancec8a.2xlargec8g.2xlarge
On-demand$0.4311/hr$0.319/hr26% less
Lowest rate$0.1532/hr1% lessSpot, can be interrupted$0.1545/hrSpot, can be interrupted
Size8 vCPUs, 16 GiB8 vCPUs, 16 GiB
ProcessorAMD EPYC 9R45 ProcessorAWS Graviton4 Processor
Architecturex86_64arm64

Prices in US East (N. Virginia)

“Off” is the discount against each type’s own on-demand price. Linux, USD per hour.

Optionc8a.2xlargec8g.2xlargec8g.2xlarge vs c8a.2xlarge
On-demandPay by the hour$0.4311$0.319▼ 26%
SpotCan be interrupted64% off$0.153252% off$0.1545▲ 1%
1-yr reservedNo upfront—34% off$0.2102—
3-yr reservedNo upfront—56% off$0.1402—
1-yr savings planHourly commitment28% off$0.311528% off$0.2287▼ 27%
3-yr savings planHourly commitment52% off$0.208152% off$0.1545▼ 26%

Key differences

The biggest lead each one has.

Where c8a.2xlarge leads
IPv4 addresses per interface40 vs 15
2.7× higher
Clock speedUp to 4.5 GHz vs 2.7 GHz
67% higher
Where c8g.2xlarge leads
On-demand price$0.319 vs $0.4311 per hour
26% cheaper

Specs

11 of 40 specs differ. Those are in bold.

Compute6 of 10 differc8a.2xlargec8g.2xlarge
vCPUs88
Physical cores88
Threads per core11
Architecturex86_64arm64
ProcessorAMD EPYC 9R45 ProcessorAWS Graviton4 Processor
CPU makerAMDAWS
Clock speedUp to 4.5 GHz2.7 GHz
Sustained clock4.5 GHz2.8 GHz
Processor featuresAMD Turbo; AVX; AVX2; AVX512–
BurstableNoNo
MemoryAll 1 matchc8a.2xlargec8g.2xlarge
Memory (GiB)1616
Networking2 of 8 differc8a.2xlargec8g.2xlarge
NetworkUp to 15000 MegabitUp to 15 Gigabit
Network baseline3.75 Gbps3.75 Gbps
Network peak15 Gbps15 Gbps
Enhanced networkingYes (ENA)Yes (ENA)
EFANoNo
IPv6YesYes
Max network interfaces44
IPv4 addresses per interface4015
Storage1 of 11 differc8a.2xlargec8g.2xlarge
StorageEBS onlyEBS only
EBS optimizedYesYes
EBS over NVMeRequiredRequired
EBS throughputUp to 10000 MbpsUp to 10 Gbps
EBS baseline bandwidth2,500 Mbps2,500 Mbps
EBS max bandwidth10,000 Mbps10,000 Mbps
EBS baseline throughput312.5 MB/s312.5 MB/s
EBS max throughput1,250 MB/s1,250 MB/s
EBS baseline IOPS12,00012,000
EBS max IOPS40,00040,000
Max EBS volumes3232
Instance details2 of 10 differc8a.2xlargec8g.2xlarge
Familyc8ac8g
CategoryCompute optimizedCompute optimized
Current generationYesYes
Normalization factor1616
Bare metalNoNo
HypervisorNitroNitro
Placement groupsCluster, Partition, SpreadCluster, Partition, Spread
HibernationYesYes
Nitro EnclavesYesYes
Boot modesLegacy BIOS, UEFIUEFI

On-demand prices by region

Cheapest for c8a.2xlarge first. Linux, USD per hour.

Regionc8a.2xlargec8g.2xlargeDifference
US East (N. Virginia)Used in summaryus-east-1$0.4311$0.319▼ 26%
US East (Ohio)us-east-2$0.4311$0.3179▼ 26%
US West (Oregon)us-west-2$0.4311$0.319▼ 26%
Europe (Spain)eu-south-2$0.4624$0.341▼ 26%
EU (Ireland)eu-west-1$0.4625$0.3411▼ 26%
EU (Frankfurt)eu-central-1$0.492$0.3628▼ 26%
Asia Pacific (Tokyo)ap-northeast-1$0.5426$0.4002▼ 26%

Keep exploring

Each type’s own page, and how it compares with others.

c8a.2xlargeCompute optimized, c8a family
c8a.2xlarge prices and specsEvery size in the c8a family

Compare c8a.2xlarge with

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c8g.2xlargeCompute optimized, c8g family
c8g.2xlarge prices and specsEvery size in the c8g family

Compare c8g.2xlarge with

c8gb.2xlargec8gn.2xlargec8i.2xlargem8g.2xlarger8g.2xlargec8gd.2xlargec7g.2xlargec9g.2xlarge

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AWS EC2 Linux prices in USD. Monthly figures use 730 hours. Prices last updated 12 Nov 2026.