c8gb.largevsr8gb.large

c8gb.large is 35% cheaper than r8gb.large on demand in US East (N. Virginia), saving $46.50 a month.

At a glancec8gb.larger8gb.large
On-demand$0.1185/hr35% less$0.1822/hr
Lowest rate$0.0313/hr52% lessSpot, can be interrupted$0.0647/hrSpot, can be interrupted
Size2 vCPUs, 4 GiB2 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.

Optionc8gb.larger8gb.larger8gb.large vs c8gb.large
On-demandPay by the hour$0.1185$0.1822▲ 54%
SpotCan be interrupted74% off$0.031364% off$0.0647▲ 107%
1-yr savings planHourly commitment28% off$0.085928% off$0.132▲ 54%
3-yr savings planHourly commitment58% off$0.049553% off$0.085▲ 72%

Key differences

The biggest lead each one has.

Where c8gb.large leads
On-demand price$0.1185 vs $0.1822 per hour
35% cheaper
Where r8gb.large leads
Memory (GiB)16 vs 4
4× higher

Specs

3 of 39 specs differ. Those are in bold.

ComputeAll 9 matchc8gb.larger8gb.large
vCPUs22
Physical cores22
Threads per core11
Architecturearm64arm64
ProcessorAWS Graviton4 ProcessorAWS Graviton4 Processor
CPU makerAWSAWS
Clock speed2.8 GHz2.8 GHz
Sustained clock2.8 GHz2.8 GHz
BurstableNoNo
Memory1 of 1 differc8gb.larger8gb.large
Memory (GiB)416
NetworkingAll 8 matchc8gb.larger8gb.large
NetworkUp to 20 GigabitUp to 20 Gigabit
Network baseline4.166 Gbps4.166 Gbps
Network peak20 Gbps20 Gbps
Enhanced networkingYes (ENA)Yes (ENA)
EFANoNo
IPv6YesYes
Max network interfaces33
IPv4 addresses per interface1010
StorageAll 11 matchc8gb.larger8gb.large
StorageEBS onlyEBS only
EBS optimizedYesYes
EBS over NVMeRequiredRequired
EBS throughputUp to 25000 MbpsUp to 25000 Mbps
EBS baseline bandwidth3,125 Mbps3,125 Mbps
EBS max bandwidth25,000 Mbps25,000 Mbps
EBS baseline throughput390.625 MB/s390.625 MB/s
EBS max throughput3,125 MB/s3,125 MB/s
EBS baseline IOPS15,00015,000
EBS max IOPS120,000120,000
Max EBS volumes3232
Instance details2 of 10 differc8gb.larger8gb.large
Familyc8gbr8gb
CategoryCompute optimizedMemory optimized
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 c8gb.large first. Linux, USD per hour.

Regionc8gb.larger8gb.largeDifference
US East (N. Virginia)Used in summaryus-east-1$0.1185$0.1822▲ 54%
US West (Oregon)us-west-2$0.1185$0.1822▲ 54%

Keep exploring

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

c8gb.largeCompute optimized, c8gb family
c8gb.large prices and specsEvery size in the c8gb family

Compare c8gb.large with

c8g.largem8gb.largec8ib.large
r8gb.largeMemory optimized, r8gb family
r8gb.large prices and specsEvery size in the r8gb family

Compare r8gb.large with

r8g.larger8ib.largem8gb.large

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