c8g.largevsm8g.large

c8g.large is 11% cheaper than m8g.large on demand in US East (N. Virginia), saving $7.30 a month.

At a glancec8g.largem8g.large
On-demand$0.0798/hr11% less$0.0898/hr
Lowest rate$0.0261/hr26% lessSpot, can be interrupted$0.0354/hrSpot, can be interrupted
Size2 vCPUs, 4 GiB2 vCPUs, 8 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.largem8g.largem8g.large vs c8g.large
On-demandPay by the hour$0.0798$0.0898▲ 13%
SpotCan be interrupted67% off$0.026161% off$0.0354▲ 36%
1-yr reservedNo upfront34% off$0.052634% off$0.0594▲ 13%
3-yr reservedNo upfront56% off$0.035155% off$0.0407▲ 16%
1-yr savings planHourly commitment28% off$0.057227% off$0.0659▲ 15%
3-yr savings planHourly commitment52% off$0.038649% off$0.0455▲ 18%

Key differences

The biggest lead each one has.

Where c8g.large leads
On-demand price$0.0798 vs $0.0898 per hour
11% cheaper
Where m8g.large leads
Memory (GiB)8 vs 4
2× higher

Specs

3 of 39 specs differ. Those are in bold.

ComputeAll 9 matchc8g.largem8g.large
vCPUs22
Physical cores22
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.largem8g.large
Memory (GiB)48
NetworkingAll 8 matchc8g.largem8g.large
NetworkUp to 12.5 GigabitUp to 12.5 Gigabit
Network baseline0.937 Gbps0.937 Gbps
Network peak12.5 Gbps12.5 Gbps
Enhanced networkingYes (ENA)Yes (ENA)
EFANoNo
IPv6YesYes
Max network interfaces33
IPv4 addresses per interface1010
StorageAll 11 matchc8g.largem8g.large
StorageEBS onlyEBS only
EBS optimizedYesYes
EBS over NVMeRequiredRequired
EBS throughputUp to 10 GbpsUp to 10 Gbps
EBS baseline bandwidth630 Mbps630 Mbps
EBS max bandwidth10,000 Mbps10,000 Mbps
EBS baseline throughput78.75 MB/s78.75 MB/s
EBS max throughput1,250 MB/s1,250 MB/s
EBS baseline IOPS3,6003,600
EBS max IOPS40,00040,000
Max EBS volumes3232
Instance details2 of 10 differc8g.largem8g.large
Familyc8gm8g
CategoryCompute optimizedGeneral purpose
Current generationYesYes
Normalization factor44
Bare metalNoNo
HypervisorNitroNitro
Placement groupsCluster, Partition, SpreadCluster, Partition, Spread
HibernationYesYes
Nitro EnclavesYesYes
Boot modesUEFIUEFI

On-demand prices by region

Cheapest for c8g.large first. Linux, USD per hour.

Regionc8g.largem8g.largeDifference
Asia Pacific (Hyderabad)ap-south-2$0.054$0.0642▲ 19%
Asia Pacific (Mumbai)ap-south-1$0.054$0.0642▲ 19%
Asia Pacific (Malaysia)ap-southeast-5$0.0779$0.0954▲ 22%
Asia Pacific (Thailand)ap-southeast-7$0.0779$0.0954▲ 22%
US East (Ohio)us-east-2$0.0795$0.0898▲ 13%
US East (N. Virginia)Used in summaryus-east-1$0.0798$0.0898▲ 13%
US West (Oregon)us-west-2$0.0798$0.0898▲ 13%
EU (Stockholm)eu-north-1$0.0851$0.0954▲ 12%
EU (Ireland)eu-west-1$0.0853$0.1▲ 17%
Europe (Spain)eu-south-2$0.0853$0.1▲ 17%
Canada (Central)ca-central-1$0.087$0.1001▲ 15%
Canada West (Calgary)ca-west-1$0.087$0.1001▲ 15%
Asia Pacific (Seoul)ap-northeast-2$0.0898$0.1103▲ 23%
Asia Pacific (Taipei)ap-east-2$0.09$0.1043▲ 16%
EU (Frankfurt)eu-central-1$0.0907$0.1075▲ 19%
Asia Pacific (Jakarta)ap-southeast-3$0.0916$0.1122▲ 22%
Asia Pacific (Singapore)ap-southeast-1$0.0916$0.1122▲ 22%
EU (Milan)eu-south-1$0.0942$0.1047▲ 11%
EU (London)eu-west-2$0.0944$0.1038▲ 10%
EU (Paris)eu-west-3$0.0944$0.1047▲ 11%
AWS GovCloud (US-East)us-gov-east-1$0.0954$0.1131▲ 19%
AWS GovCloud (US-West)us-gov-west-1$0.0954$0.1131▲ 19%
US West (N. California)us-west-1$0.0991$0.1047▲ 6%
Europe (Zurich)eu-central-2$0.0998$0.1183▲ 19%
Asia Pacific (Osaka)ap-northeast-3$0.1$0.1159▲ 16%
Asia Pacific (Hong Kong)ap-east-1$0.1001$0.1234▲ 23%
Asia Pacific (Tokyo)ap-northeast-1$0.1001$0.1159▲ 16%
Asia Pacific (Melbourne)ap-southeast-4$0.1038$0.1122▲ 8%
Asia Pacific (Sydney)ap-southeast-2$0.1038$0.1122▲ 8%
Africa (Cape Town)af-south-1$0.1066$0.1188▲ 11%
South America (Sao Paulo)sa-east-1$0.1222$0.1431▲ 17%

Keep exploring

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

c8g.largeCompute optimized, c8g family
c8g.large prices and specsEvery size in the c8g family

Compare c8g.large with

c8gb.largec8gn.largec8i.larger8g.largec8a.largec8gd.largec7g.largec9g.large
m8g.largeGeneral purpose, m8g family
m8g.large prices and specsEvery size in the m8g family

Compare m8g.large with

m8i.larger8g.larget4g.largem8a.largem8gd.largem8gb.largem8gn.largem7g.largem9g.large

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