c8g.xlargevsr8g.xlarge

c8g.xlarge is 32% cheaper than r8g.xlarge on demand in US East (N. Virginia), saving $55.55 a month.

At a glancec8g.xlarger8g.xlarge
On-demand$0.1595/hr32% less$0.2356/hr
Lowest rate$0.0701/hr34% less3-yr reserved, no upfront$0.1069/hr3-yr reserved, no upfront
Size4 vCPUs, 8 GiB4 vCPUs, 32 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.xlarger8g.xlarger8g.xlarge vs c8g.xlarge
On-demandPay by the hour$0.1595$0.2356▲ 48%
SpotCan be interrupted51% off$0.077664% off$0.0846▲ 9%
1-yr reservedNo upfront34% off$0.105134% off$0.1559▲ 48%
3-yr reservedNo upfront56% off$0.070155% off$0.1069▲ 52%
1-yr savings planHourly commitment28% off$0.114428% off$0.1707▲ 49%
3-yr savings planHourly commitment52% off$0.077248% off$0.1229▲ 59%

Key differences

The biggest lead each one has.

Where c8g.xlarge leads
On-demand price$0.1595 vs $0.2356 per hour
32% cheaper
Where r8g.xlarge leads
Memory (GiB)32 vs 8
4× higher

Specs

3 of 39 specs differ. Those are in bold.

ComputeAll 9 matchc8g.xlarger8g.xlarge
vCPUs44
Physical cores44
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.xlarger8g.xlarge
Memory (GiB)832
NetworkingAll 8 matchc8g.xlarger8g.xlarge
NetworkUp to 12.5 GigabitUp to 12.5 Gigabit
Network baseline1.875 Gbps1.875 Gbps
Network peak12.5 Gbps12.5 Gbps
Enhanced networkingYes (ENA)Yes (ENA)
EFANoNo
IPv6YesYes
Max network interfaces44
IPv4 addresses per interface1515
StorageAll 11 matchc8g.xlarger8g.xlarge
StorageEBS onlyEBS only
EBS optimizedYesYes
EBS over NVMeRequiredRequired
EBS throughputUp to 10 GbpsUp to 10 Gbps
EBS baseline bandwidth1,250 Mbps1,250 Mbps
EBS max bandwidth10,000 Mbps10,000 Mbps
EBS baseline throughput156.25 MB/s156.25 MB/s
EBS max throughput1,250 MB/s1,250 MB/s
EBS baseline IOPS6,0006,000
EBS max IOPS40,00040,000
Max EBS volumes3232
Instance details2 of 10 differc8g.xlarger8g.xlarge
Familyc8gr8g
CategoryCompute optimizedMemory 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.xlarger8g.xlargeDifference
Asia Pacific (Hyderabad)ap-south-2$0.108$0.1652▲ 53%
Asia Pacific (Mumbai)ap-south-1$0.108$0.1652▲ 53%
Asia Pacific (Malaysia)ap-southeast-5$0.1558$0.2416▲ 55%
Asia Pacific (Thailand)ap-southeast-7$0.1558$0.2416▲ 55%
US East (Ohio)us-east-2$0.159$0.2356▲ 48%
US East (N. Virginia)Used in summaryus-east-1$0.1595$0.2356▲ 48%
US West (Oregon)us-west-2$0.1595$0.2356▲ 48%
EU (Stockholm)eu-north-1$0.1702$0.2506▲ 47%
Europe (Spain)eu-south-2$0.1705$0.2636▲ 55%
EU (Ireland)eu-west-1$0.1706$0.2637▲ 55%
Canada (Central)ca-central-1$0.1739$0.2581▲ 48%
Canada West (Calgary)ca-west-1$0.1739$0.2581▲ 48%
Asia Pacific (Seoul)ap-northeast-2$0.1795$0.2842▲ 58%
EU (Frankfurt)eu-central-1$0.1814$0.2842▲ 57%
Asia Pacific (Jakarta)ap-southeast-3$0.1833$0.2842▲ 55%
Asia Pacific (Singapore)ap-southeast-1$0.1833$0.2842▲ 55%
EU (Milan)eu-south-1$0.1884$0.2761▲ 47%
EU (London)eu-west-2$0.1889$0.2768▲ 47%
EU (Paris)eu-west-3$0.1889$0.2768▲ 47%
AWS GovCloud (US-East)us-gov-east-1$0.1908$0.2824▲ 48%
AWS GovCloud (US-West)us-gov-west-1$0.1908$0.2824▲ 48%
US West (N. California)us-west-1$0.1982$0.2618▲ 32%
Europe (Zurich)eu-central-2$0.1996$0.3127▲ 57%
Asia Pacific (Osaka)ap-northeast-3$0.2001$0.2842▲ 42%
Asia Pacific (Tokyo)ap-northeast-1$0.2001$0.2842▲ 42%
Asia Pacific (Hong Kong)ap-east-1$0.2002$0.3124▲ 56%
Asia Pacific (Melbourne)ap-southeast-4$0.2076$0.2824▲ 36%
Asia Pacific (Sydney)ap-southeast-2$0.2076$0.2824▲ 36%
Africa (Cape Town)af-south-1$0.2132$0.3142▲ 47%
Asia Pacific (New Zealand)ap-southeast-6$0.218$0.2965▲ 36%
South America (Sao Paulo)sa-east-1$0.2444$0.375▲ 53%

Keep exploring

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

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

Compare c8g.xlarge with

c8gb.xlargec8gn.xlargec8i.xlargem8g.xlargec8a.xlargec8gd.xlargec7g.xlargec9g.xlarge
r8g.xlargeMemory optimized, r8g family
r8g.xlarge prices and specsEvery size in the r8g family

Compare r8g.xlarge with

m8g.xlarger8gd.xlarger8i.xlarger8a.xlarger8gb.xlarger8gn.xlarger7g.xlarger9g.xlarge

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