c8g.12xlargevsm8g.12xlarge

c8g.12xlarge is 11% cheaper than m8g.12xlarge on demand in US East (N. Virginia), saving $175.20 a month.

At a glancec8g.12xlargem8g.12xlarge
On-demand$1.914/hr11% less$2.154/hr
Lowest rate$0.5118/hrSpot, can be interrupted$0.4307/hr16% lessSpot, can be interrupted
Size48 vCPUs, 96 GiB48 vCPUs, 192 GiB
ProcessorAWS Graviton4 ProcessorAWS Graviton4 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.12xlargem8g.12xlargem8g.12xlarge vs c8g.12xlarge
On-demandPay by the hour$1.914$2.154▲ 13%
SpotCan be interrupted73% off$0.511880% off$0.4307▼ 16%
1-yr reservedNo upfront34% off$1.26134% off$1.425▲ 13%
3-yr reservedNo upfront56% off$0.841255% off$0.9772▲ 16%
1-yr savings planHourly commitment28% off$1.37227% off$1.583▲ 15%
3-yr savings planHourly commitment52% off$0.926849% off$1.093▲ 18%

Key differences

The biggest lead each one has.

Where c8g.12xlarge leads
On-demand price$1.914 vs $2.154 per hour
11% cheaper
Where m8g.12xlarge leads
Memory (GiB)192 vs 96
2× higher

Specs

4 of 39 specs differ. Those are in bold.

ComputeAll 9 matchc8g.12xlargem8g.12xlarge
vCPUs4848
Physical cores4848
Threads per core11
Architecturearm64arm64
ProcessorAWS Graviton4 ProcessorAWS Graviton4 Processor
CPU makerAWSAWS
Clock speed2.7 GHz2.7 GHz
Sustained clock2.8 GHz2.8 GHz
BurstableNoNo
Memory1 of 1 differc8g.12xlargem8g.12xlarge
Memory (GiB)96192
NetworkingAll 8 matchc8g.12xlargem8g.12xlarge
Network22.5 Gigabit22.5 Gigabit
Network baseline22.5 Gbps22.5 Gbps
Network peak22.5 Gbps22.5 Gbps
Enhanced networkingYes (ENA)Yes (ENA)
EFANoNo
IPv6YesYes
Max network interfaces88
IPv4 addresses per interface3030
StorageAll 11 matchc8g.12xlargem8g.12xlarge
StorageEBS onlyEBS only
EBS optimizedYesYes
EBS over NVMeRequiredRequired
EBS throughput15000 Mbps15000 Mbps
EBS baseline bandwidth15,000 Mbps15,000 Mbps
EBS max bandwidth15,000 Mbps15,000 Mbps
EBS baseline throughput1,875 MB/s1,875 MB/s
EBS max throughput1,875 MB/s1,875 MB/s
EBS baseline IOPS60,00060,000
EBS max IOPS60,00060,000
Max EBS volumes3232
Instance details3 of 10 differc8g.12xlargem8g.12xlarge
Familyc8gm8g
CategoryCompute optimizedGeneral purpose
Current generationYesYes
Normalization factor9696
Bare metalNoNo
HypervisorNitroNitro
Placement groupsCluster, Partition, SpreadCluster, Partition, Spread
HibernationYesNo
Nitro EnclavesYesYes
Boot modesUEFIUEFI

On-demand prices by region

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

Regionc8g.12xlargem8g.12xlargeDifference
Asia Pacific (Hyderabad)ap-south-2$1.296$1.54▲ 19%
Asia Pacific (Mumbai)ap-south-1$1.296$1.54▲ 19%
Asia Pacific (Malaysia)ap-southeast-5$1.869$2.289▲ 22%
Asia Pacific (Thailand)ap-southeast-7$1.869$2.289▲ 22%
US East (Ohio)us-east-2$1.907$2.154▲ 13%
US East (N. Virginia)Used in summaryus-east-1$1.914$2.154▲ 13%
US West (Oregon)us-west-2$1.914$2.154▲ 13%
EU (Stockholm)eu-north-1$2.042$2.289▲ 12%
Europe (Spain)eu-south-2$2.046$2.40▲ 17%
EU (Ireland)eu-west-1$2.047$2.401▲ 17%
Canada (Central)ca-central-1$2.087$2.401▲ 15%
Canada West (Calgary)ca-west-1$2.087$2.401▲ 15%
Asia Pacific (Seoul)ap-northeast-2$2.154$2.648▲ 23%
Asia Pacific (Taipei)ap-east-2$2.161$2.504▲ 16%
EU (Frankfurt)eu-central-1$2.177$2.581▲ 19%
Asia Pacific (Jakarta)ap-southeast-3$2.199$2.693▲ 22%
Asia Pacific (Singapore)ap-southeast-1$2.199$2.693▲ 22%
EU (Milan)eu-south-1$2.261$2.513▲ 11%
EU (London)eu-west-2$2.267$2.491▲ 10%
EU (Paris)eu-west-3$2.267$2.513▲ 11%
AWS GovCloud (US-East)us-gov-east-1$2.289$2.714▲ 19%
AWS GovCloud (US-West)us-gov-west-1$2.289$2.715▲ 19%
US West (N. California)us-west-1$2.379$2.513▲ 6%
Europe (Zurich)eu-central-2$2.395$2.839▲ 19%
Asia Pacific (Osaka)ap-northeast-3$2.401$2.783▲ 16%
Asia Pacific (Tokyo)ap-northeast-1$2.401$2.783▲ 16%
Asia Pacific (Hong Kong)ap-east-1$2.402$2.962▲ 23%
Asia Pacific (Melbourne)ap-southeast-4$2.491$2.693▲ 8%
Asia Pacific (Sydney)ap-southeast-2$2.491$2.693▲ 8%
Africa (Cape Town)af-south-1$2.558$2.85▲ 11%
South America (Sao Paulo)sa-east-1$2.932$3.433▲ 17%

Keep exploring

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

c8g.12xlargeCompute optimized, c8g family
c8g.12xlarge prices and specsEvery size in the c8g family

Compare c8g.12xlarge with

c8gb.12xlargec8gn.12xlargec8i.12xlarger8g.12xlargec8a.12xlargec8gd.12xlargec7g.12xlargec9g.12xlarge
m8g.12xlargeGeneral purpose, m8g family
m8g.12xlarge prices and specsEvery size in the m8g family

Compare m8g.12xlarge with

m8i.12xlarger8g.12xlargem8a.12xlargem8gd.12xlargem8gb.12xlargem8gn.12xlargem7g.12xlargem9g.12xlarge

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