c8g.metal-48xlvsr8g.metal-48xl

c8g.metal-48xl is 32% cheaper than r8g.metal-48xl on demand in US East (N. Virginia), saving $2,667.20 a month.

At a glancec8g.metal-48xlr8g.metal-48xl
On-demand$7.657/hr32% less$11.311/hr
Lowest rate$1.662/hrSpot, can be interrupted$1.131/hr32% lessSpot, can be interrupted
Size192 vCPUs, 384 GiB192 vCPUs, 1536 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.metal-48xlr8g.metal-48xlr8g.metal-48xl vs c8g.metal-48xl
On-demandPay by the hour$7.657$11.311▲ 48%
SpotCan be interrupted78% off$1.66290% off$1.131▼ 32%
1-yr reservedNo upfront34% off$5.04634% off$7.482▲ 48%
3-yr reservedNo upfront56% off$3.36555% off$5.13▲ 52%
1-yr savings planHourly commitment28% off$5.48928% off$8.195▲ 49%
3-yr savings planHourly commitment52% off$3.70748% off$5.90▲ 59%

Key differences

The biggest lead each one has.

Where c8g.metal-48xl leads
On-demand price$7.657 vs $11.311 per hour
32% cheaper
Where r8g.metal-48xl leads
Memory (GiB)1,536 vs 384
4× higher

Specs

3 of 38 specs differ. Those are in bold.

ComputeAll 9 matchc8g.metal-48xlr8g.metal-48xl
vCPUs192192
Physical cores192192
Threads per core11
Architecturearm64arm64
ProcessorAWS Graviton4 ProcessorAWS Graviton4 Processor
CPU makerAWSAWS
Clock speed2.7 GHz2.7 GHz
Sustained clock2.7 GHz2.7 GHz
BurstableNoNo
Memory1 of 1 differc8g.metal-48xlr8g.metal-48xl
Memory (GiB)3841,536
NetworkingAll 8 matchc8g.metal-48xlr8g.metal-48xl
Network50 Gigabit50 Gigabit
Network baseline50 Gbps50 Gbps
Network peak50 Gbps50 Gbps
Enhanced networkingYes (ENA)Yes (ENA)
EFAYesYes
IPv6YesYes
Max network interfaces1515
IPv4 addresses per interface5050
StorageAll 11 matchc8g.metal-48xlr8g.metal-48xl
StorageEBS onlyEBS only
EBS optimizedYesYes
EBS over NVMeRequiredRequired
EBS throughput40000 Mbps40000 Mbps
EBS baseline bandwidth40,000 Mbps40,000 Mbps
EBS max bandwidth40,000 Mbps40,000 Mbps
EBS baseline throughput5,000 MB/s5,000 MB/s
EBS max throughput5,000 MB/s5,000 MB/s
EBS baseline IOPS240,000240,000
EBS max IOPS240,000240,000
Max EBS volumes7979
Instance details2 of 9 differc8g.metal-48xlr8g.metal-48xl
Familyc8gr8g
CategoryCompute optimizedMemory optimized
Current generationYesYes
Normalization factor384384
Bare metalYesYes
Placement groupsCluster, Partition, SpreadCluster, Partition, Spread
HibernationNoNo
Nitro EnclavesNoNo
Boot modesUEFIUEFI

On-demand prices by region

Cheapest for c8g.metal-48xl first. Linux, USD per hour.

Regionc8g.metal-48xlr8g.metal-48xlDifference
Asia Pacific (Hyderabad)ap-south-2$5.182$7.928▲ 53%
Asia Pacific (Mumbai)ap-south-1$5.182$7.928▲ 53%
Asia Pacific (Malaysia)ap-southeast-5$7.476$11.597▲ 55%
Asia Pacific (Thailand)ap-southeast-7$7.476$11.597▲ 55%
US East (Ohio)us-east-2$7.63$11.311▲ 48%
US East (N. Virginia)Used in summaryus-east-1$7.657$11.311▲ 48%
US West (Oregon)us-west-2$7.657$11.311▲ 48%
EU (Stockholm)eu-north-1$8.17$12.028▲ 47%
Europe (Spain)eu-south-2$8.185$12.651▲ 55%
EU (Ireland)eu-west-1$8.187$12.657▲ 55%
Canada (Central)ca-central-1$8.348$12.388▲ 48%
Canada West (Calgary)ca-west-1$8.348$12.388▲ 48%
Asia Pacific (Seoul)ap-northeast-2$8.617$13.643▲ 58%
EU (Frankfurt)eu-central-1$8.707$13.643▲ 57%
Asia Pacific (Jakarta)ap-southeast-3$8.796$13.643▲ 55%
Asia Pacific (Singapore)ap-southeast-1$8.797$13.643▲ 55%
EU (Milan)eu-south-1$9.045$13.254▲ 47%
EU (London)eu-west-2$9.066$13.284▲ 47%
EU (Paris)eu-west-3$9.066$13.284▲ 47%
AWS GovCloud (US-East)us-gov-east-1$9.156$13.555▲ 48%
AWS GovCloud (US-West)us-gov-west-1$9.156$13.554▲ 48%
US West (N. California)us-west-1$9.515$12.566▲ 32%
Europe (Zurich)eu-central-2$9.579$15.009▲ 57%
Asia Pacific (Osaka)ap-northeast-3$9.604$13.643▲ 42%
Asia Pacific (Tokyo)ap-northeast-1$9.606$13.643▲ 42%
Asia Pacific (Hong Kong)ap-east-1$9.61$14.995▲ 56%
Asia Pacific (Melbourne)ap-southeast-4$9.963$13.555▲ 36%
Asia Pacific (Sydney)ap-southeast-2$9.965$13.555▲ 36%
Africa (Cape Town)af-south-1$10.234$15.08▲ 47%
Asia Pacific (New Zealand)ap-southeast-6$10.462$14.233▲ 36%
South America (Sao Paulo)sa-east-1$11.729$17.998▲ 53%

Keep exploring

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

c8g.metal-48xlCompute optimized, c8g family
c8g.metal-48xl prices and specsEvery size in the c8g family

Compare c8g.metal-48xl with

c8i.metal-48xlm8g.metal-48xlc8a.metal-48xlc8gd.metal-48xlc8gb.metal-48xlc8gn.metal-48xlc9g.metal-48xl
r8g.metal-48xlMemory optimized, r8g family
r8g.metal-48xl prices and specsEvery size in the r8g family

Compare r8g.metal-48xl with

m8g.metal-48xlr8gd.metal-48xlr8i.metal-48xlr8a.metal-48xlr8gb.metal-48xlr8gn.metal-48xlr9g.metal-48xl

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