c8g.12xlargevsc9g.12xlarge

c8g.12xlarge is 8% cheaper than c9g.12xlarge on demand in US East (N. Virginia), saving $125.85 a month.

At a glancec8g.12xlargec9g.12xlarge
On-demand$1.914/hr8% less$2.087/hr
Lowest rate$0.5118/hr13% lessSpot, can be interrupted$0.5896/hrSpot, can be interrupted
Size48 vCPUs, 96 GiB48 vCPUs, 96 GiB
ProcessorAWS Graviton4 ProcessorAWS Graviton5 Processor
Architecturearm64arm64

Prices in US East (N. Virginia)

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

Optionc8g.12xlargec9g.12xlargec9g.12xlarge vs c8g.12xlarge
On-demandPay by the hour$1.914$2.087▲ 9%
SpotCan be interrupted73% off$0.511872% off$0.5896▲ 15%
1-yr reservedNo upfront34% off$1.261——
3-yr reservedNo upfront56% off$0.8412——
1-yr savings planHourly commitment28% off$1.37228% off$1.496▲ 9%
3-yr savings planHourly commitment52% off$0.926852% off$1.01▲ 9%

Key differences

The biggest lead each one has.

Where c8g.12xlarge leads
On-demand price$1.914 vs $2.087 per hour
8% cheaper
Where c9g.12xlarge leads
IPv4 addresses per interface50 vs 30
67% higher
Clock speed3.3 GHz vs 2.7 GHz
22% higher
EBS baseline bandwidth18,000 Mbps vs 15,000 Mbps
20% higher

Specs

16 of 39 specs differ. Those are in bold.

Compute3 of 9 differc8g.12xlargec9g.12xlarge
vCPUs4848
Physical cores4848
Threads per core11
Architecturearm64arm64
ProcessorAWS Graviton4 ProcessorAWS Graviton5 Processor
CPU makerAWSAWS
Clock speed2.7 GHz3.3 GHz
Sustained clock2.8 GHz3.3 GHz
BurstableNoNo
MemoryAll 1 matchc8g.12xlargec9g.12xlarge
Memory (GiB)9696
Networking5 of 8 differc8g.12xlargec9g.12xlarge
Network22.5 Gigabit25 Gigabit
Network baseline22.5 Gbps25 Gbps
Network peak22.5 Gbps25 Gbps
Enhanced networkingYes (ENA)Yes (ENA)
EFANoNo
IPv6YesYes
Max network interfaces812
IPv4 addresses per interface3050
Storage7 of 11 differc8g.12xlargec9g.12xlarge
StorageEBS onlyEBS only
EBS optimizedYesYes
EBS over NVMeRequiredRequired
EBS throughput15000 Mbps18000 Mbps
EBS baseline bandwidth15,000 Mbps18,000 Mbps
EBS max bandwidth15,000 Mbps18,000 Mbps
EBS baseline throughput1,875 MB/s2,250 MB/s
EBS max throughput1,875 MB/s2,250 MB/s
EBS baseline IOPS60,00072,000
EBS max IOPS60,00072,000
Max EBS volumes3232
Instance details1 of 10 differc8g.12xlargec9g.12xlarge
Familyc8gc9g
CategoryCompute optimizedCompute optimized
Current generationYesYes
Normalization factor9696
Bare metalNoNo
HypervisorNitroNitro
Placement groupsCluster, Partition, SpreadCluster, Partition, Spread
HibernationYesYes
Nitro EnclavesYesYes
Boot modesUEFIUEFI

On-demand prices by region

Cheapest for c8g.12xlarge first. Linux, USD per hour.

Regionc8g.12xlargec9g.12xlargeDifference
Asia Pacific (Malaysia)ap-southeast-5$1.869$2.037▲ 9%
US East (Ohio)us-east-2$1.907$2.079▲ 9%
US East (N. Virginia)Used in summaryus-east-1$1.914$2.087▲ 9%
US West (Oregon)us-west-2$1.914$2.087▲ 9%
Asia Pacific (Seoul)ap-northeast-2$2.154$2.348▲ 9%
EU (Frankfurt)eu-central-1$2.177$2.373▲ 9%
Asia Pacific (Singapore)ap-southeast-1$2.199$2.397▲ 9%
Asia Pacific (Tokyo)ap-northeast-1$2.401$2.617▲ 9%

Keep exploring

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

c8g.12xlargeCompute optimized, c8g family
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AWS EC2 Linux prices in USD. Monthly figures use 730 hours. Prices last updated 12 Nov 2026.