c8gb.xlargevsr8gb.xlarge

c8gb.xlarge is 35% cheaper than r8gb.xlarge on demand in US East (N. Virginia), saving $93.00 a month.

At a glancec8gb.xlarger8gb.xlarge
On-demand$0.237/hr35% less$0.3644/hr
Lowest rate$0.0991/hr42% less3-yr savings plan, hourly commitment$0.17/hr3-yr savings plan, hourly commitment
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.

Optionc8gb.xlarger8gb.xlarger8gb.xlarge vs c8gb.xlarge
On-demandPay by the hour$0.237$0.3644▲ 54%
SpotCan be interrupted54% off$0.109364% off$0.1317▲ 20%
1-yr savings planHourly commitment28% off$0.171728% off$0.264▲ 54%
3-yr savings planHourly commitment58% off$0.099153% off$0.17▲ 72%

Key differences

The biggest lead each one has.

Where c8gb.xlarge leads
On-demand price$0.237 vs $0.3644 per hour
35% cheaper
Where r8gb.xlarge leads
Memory (GiB)32 vs 8
4× higher
Network peak26.667 Gbps vs 26.666 Gbps
0% higher

Specs

4 of 39 specs differ. Those are in bold.

ComputeAll 9 matchc8gb.xlarger8gb.xlarge
vCPUs44
Physical cores44
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.xlarger8gb.xlarge
Memory (GiB)832
Networking1 of 8 differc8gb.xlarger8gb.xlarge
NetworkUp to 26.667 GigabitUp to 26.667 Gigabit
Network baseline8.333 Gbps8.333 Gbps
Network peak26.666 Gbps26.667 Gbps
Enhanced networkingYes (ENA)Yes (ENA)
EFANoNo
IPv6YesYes
Max network interfaces44
IPv4 addresses per interface1515
StorageAll 11 matchc8gb.xlarger8gb.xlarge
StorageEBS onlyEBS only
EBS optimizedYesYes
EBS over NVMeRequiredRequired
EBS throughputUp to 25000 MbpsUp to 25000 Mbps
EBS baseline bandwidth6,250 Mbps6,250 Mbps
EBS max bandwidth25,000 Mbps25,000 Mbps
EBS baseline throughput781.25 MB/s781.25 MB/s
EBS max throughput3,125 MB/s3,125 MB/s
EBS baseline IOPS30,00030,000
EBS max IOPS120,000120,000
Max EBS volumes3232
Instance details2 of 10 differc8gb.xlarger8gb.xlarge
Familyc8gbr8gb
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 c8gb.xlarge first. Linux, USD per hour.

Regionc8gb.xlarger8gb.xlargeDifference
US East (N. Virginia)Used in summaryus-east-1$0.237$0.3644▲ 54%
US West (Oregon)us-west-2$0.237$0.3644▲ 54%

Keep exploring

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

c8gb.xlargeCompute optimized, c8gb family
c8gb.xlarge prices and specsEvery size in the c8gb family

Compare c8gb.xlarge with

c8g.xlargem8gb.xlargec8ib.xlarge
r8gb.xlargeMemory optimized, r8gb family
r8gb.xlarge prices and specsEvery size in the r8gb family

Compare r8gb.xlarge with

r8g.xlarger8ib.xlargem8gb.xlarge

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