c8g.xlargevsc9g.xlarge

c8g.xlarge is 8% cheaper than c9g.xlarge on demand in US East (N. Virginia), saving $10.51 a month.

At a glancec8g.xlargec9g.xlarge
On-demand$0.1595/hr8% less$0.1739/hr
Lowest rate$0.0772/hr8% less3-yr savings plan, hourly commitment$0.0842/hr3-yr savings plan, hourly commitment
Size4 vCPUs, 8 GiB4 vCPUs, 8 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.xlargec9g.xlargec9g.xlarge vs c8g.xlarge
On-demandPay by the hour$0.1595$0.1739▲ 9%
SpotCan be interrupted51% off$0.077655% off$0.0775Same
1-yr reservedNo upfront34% off$0.1051——
3-yr reservedNo upfront56% off$0.0701——
1-yr savings planHourly commitment28% off$0.114428% off$0.1247▲ 9%
3-yr savings planHourly commitment52% off$0.077252% off$0.0842▲ 9%

Key differences

The biggest lead each one has.

Where c8g.xlarge leads
On-demand price$0.1595 vs $0.1739 per hour
8% cheaper
Where c9g.xlarge leads
IPv4 addresses per interface30 vs 15
2× higher
Clock speed3.3 GHz vs 2.7 GHz
22% higher
EBS baseline bandwidth1,500 Mbps vs 1,250 Mbps
20% higher

Specs

14 of 39 specs differ. Those are in bold.

Compute3 of 9 differc8g.xlargec9g.xlarge
vCPUs44
Physical cores44
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.xlargec9g.xlarge
Memory (GiB)88
Networking4 of 8 differc8g.xlargec9g.xlarge
NetworkUp to 12.5 GigabitUp to 15 Gigabit
Network baseline1.875 Gbps2.1 Gbps
Network peak12.5 Gbps15 Gbps
Enhanced networkingYes (ENA)Yes (ENA)
EFANoNo
IPv6YesYes
Max network interfaces44
IPv4 addresses per interface1530
Storage6 of 11 differc8g.xlargec9g.xlarge
StorageEBS onlyEBS only
EBS optimizedYesYes
EBS over NVMeRequiredRequired
EBS throughputUp to 10 GbpsUp to 12000 Mbps
EBS baseline bandwidth1,250 Mbps1,500 Mbps
EBS max bandwidth10,000 Mbps12,000 Mbps
EBS baseline throughput156.25 MB/s187.5 MB/s
EBS max throughput1,250 MB/s1,500 MB/s
EBS baseline IOPS6,0006,000
EBS max IOPS40,00048,000
Max EBS volumes3232
Instance details1 of 10 differc8g.xlargec9g.xlarge
Familyc8gc9g
CategoryCompute optimizedCompute optimized
Current generationYesYes
Normalization factor88
Bare metalNoNo
HypervisorNitroNitro
Placement groupsCluster, Partition, SpreadCluster, Partition, Spread
HibernationYesYes
Nitro EnclavesYesYes
Boot modesUEFIUEFI

On-demand prices by region

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

Regionc8g.xlargec9g.xlargeDifference
Asia Pacific (Malaysia)ap-southeast-5$0.1558$0.1698▲ 9%
US East (Ohio)us-east-2$0.159$0.1733▲ 9%
US East (N. Virginia)Used in summaryus-east-1$0.1595$0.1739▲ 9%
US West (Oregon)us-west-2$0.1595$0.1739▲ 9%
Asia Pacific (Seoul)ap-northeast-2$0.1795$0.1957▲ 9%
EU (Frankfurt)eu-central-1$0.1814$0.1977▲ 9%
Asia Pacific (Singapore)ap-southeast-1$0.1833$0.1998▲ 9%
Asia Pacific (Tokyo)ap-northeast-1$0.2001$0.2181▲ 9%

Keep exploring

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

c8g.xlargeCompute optimized, c8g family
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Compare c8g.xlarge with

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c9g.xlargeCompute optimized, c9g family
c9g.xlarge prices and specsEvery size in the c9g family

Compare c9g.xlarge with

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