c8g.2xlargevsc8gb.2xlarge

c8g.2xlarge is 33% cheaper than c8gb.2xlarge on demand in US East (N. Virginia), saving $113.15 a month.

At a glancec8g.2xlargec8gb.2xlarge
On-demand$0.319/hr33% less$0.474/hr
Lowest rate$0.1545/hr16% lessSpot, can be interrupted$0.185/hrSpot, can be interrupted
Size8 vCPUs, 16 GiB8 vCPUs, 16 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.2xlargec8gb.2xlargec8gb.2xlarge vs c8g.2xlarge
On-demandPay by the hour$0.319$0.474▲ 49%
SpotCan be interrupted52% off$0.154561% off$0.185▲ 20%
1-yr reservedNo upfront34% off$0.2102——
3-yr reservedNo upfront56% off$0.1402——
1-yr savings planHourly commitment28% off$0.228728% off$0.3434▲ 50%
3-yr savings planHourly commitment52% off$0.154558% off$0.1982▲ 28%

Key differences

The biggest lead each one has.

Where c8g.2xlarge leads
On-demand price$0.319 vs $0.474 per hour
33% cheaper
Where c8gb.2xlarge leads
EBS baseline bandwidth12,500 Mbps vs 2,500 Mbps
5× higher
Network baseline16.666 Gbps vs 3.75 Gbps
4.4× higher
Clock speed2.8 GHz vs 2.7 GHz
4% higher

Specs

12 of 39 specs differ. Those are in bold.

Compute1 of 9 differc8g.2xlargec8gb.2xlarge
vCPUs88
Physical cores88
Threads per core11
Architecturearm64arm64
ProcessorAWS Graviton4 ProcessorAWS Graviton4 Processor
CPU makerAWSAWS
Clock speed2.7 GHz2.8 GHz
Sustained clock2.8 GHz2.8 GHz
BurstableNoNo
MemoryAll 1 matchc8g.2xlargec8gb.2xlarge
Memory (GiB)1616
Networking3 of 8 differc8g.2xlargec8gb.2xlarge
NetworkUp to 15 GigabitUp to 33.333 Gigabit
Network baseline3.75 Gbps16.666 Gbps
Network peak15 Gbps33.333 Gbps
Enhanced networkingYes (ENA)Yes (ENA)
EFANoNo
IPv6YesYes
Max network interfaces44
IPv4 addresses per interface1515
Storage7 of 11 differc8g.2xlargec8gb.2xlarge
StorageEBS onlyEBS only
EBS optimizedYesYes
EBS over NVMeRequiredRequired
EBS throughputUp to 10 GbpsUp to 25000 Mbps
EBS baseline bandwidth2,500 Mbps12,500 Mbps
EBS max bandwidth10,000 Mbps25,000 Mbps
EBS baseline throughput312.5 MB/s1,562.5 MB/s
EBS max throughput1,250 MB/s3,125 MB/s
EBS baseline IOPS12,00060,000
EBS max IOPS40,000120,000
Max EBS volumes3232
Instance details1 of 10 differc8g.2xlargec8gb.2xlarge
Familyc8gc8gb
CategoryCompute optimizedCompute optimized
Current generationYesYes
Normalization factor1616
Bare metalNoNo
HypervisorNitroNitro
Placement groupsCluster, Partition, SpreadCluster, Partition, Spread
HibernationYesYes
Nitro EnclavesYesYes
Boot modesUEFIUEFI

On-demand prices by region

Cheapest for c8g.2xlarge first. Linux, USD per hour.

Regionc8g.2xlargec8gb.2xlargeDifference
US East (Ohio)us-east-2$0.3179$0.474▲ 49%
US East (N. Virginia)Used in summaryus-east-1$0.319$0.474▲ 49%
US West (Oregon)us-west-2$0.319$0.474▲ 49%
EU (Stockholm)eu-north-1$0.3404$0.5091▲ 50%
EU (Ireland)eu-west-1$0.3411$0.5354▲ 57%
EU (Frankfurt)eu-central-1$0.3628$0.5398▲ 49%
EU (Paris)eu-west-3$0.3778$0.5618▲ 49%
US West (N. California)us-west-1$0.3965$0.5925▲ 49%
Africa (Cape Town)af-south-1$0.4264$0.6373▲ 49%

Keep exploring

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

c8g.2xlargeCompute optimized, c8g family
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c8gb.2xlarge prices and specsEvery size in the c8gb family

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