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c8gd.12xlarge is 15% cheaper than m8gd.12xlarge on demand in US East (N. Virginia), saving $303.83 a month.

At a glancec8gd.12xlargem8gd.12xlarge
On-demand$2.352/hr15% less$2.768/hr
Lowest rate$0.4899/hr81% lessSpot, can be interrupted$2.59/hrSpot, can be interrupted
Size48 vCPUs, 96 GiB48 vCPUs, 192 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.

Optionc8gd.12xlargem8gd.12xlargem8gd.12xlarge vs c8gd.12xlarge
On-demandPay by the hour$2.352$2.768▲ 18%
SpotCan be interrupted79% off$0.48996% off$2.59▲ 429%
1-yr savings planHourly commitment28% off$1.69827% off$2.027▲ 19%
3-yr savings planHourly commitment52% off$1.13850% off$1.393▲ 22%

Key differences

The biggest lead each one has.

Where c8gd.12xlarge leads
On-demand price$2.352 vs $2.768 per hour
15% cheaper
Where m8gd.12xlarge leads
Memory (GiB)192 vs 96
2× higher

Specs

4 of 40 specs differ. Those are in bold.

ComputeAll 9 matchc8gd.12xlargem8gd.12xlarge
vCPUs4848
Physical cores4848
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 differc8gd.12xlargem8gd.12xlarge
Memory (GiB)96192
NetworkingAll 8 matchc8gd.12xlargem8gd.12xlarge
Network22500 Megabit22500 Megabit
Network baseline22.5 Gbps22.5 Gbps
Network peak22.5 Gbps22.5 Gbps
Enhanced networkingYes (ENA)Yes (ENA)
EFANoNo
IPv6YesYes
Max network interfaces88
IPv4 addresses per interface3030
StorageAll 12 matchc8gd.12xlargem8gd.12xlarge
Storage3 x 950 NVMe SSD3 x 950 NVMe SSD
Local disks3 × 950 GB SSD3 × 950 GB SSD
EBS optimizedYesYes
EBS over NVMeRequiredRequired
EBS throughput15000 Mbps15000 Mbps
EBS baseline bandwidth15,000 Mbps15,000 Mbps
EBS max bandwidth15,000 Mbps15,000 Mbps
EBS baseline throughput1,875 MB/s1,875 MB/s
EBS max throughput1,875 MB/s1,875 MB/s
EBS baseline IOPS60,00060,000
EBS max IOPS60,00060,000
Max EBS volumes3232
Instance details3 of 10 differc8gd.12xlargem8gd.12xlarge
Familyc8gdm8gd
CategoryCompute optimizedGeneral purpose
Current generationYesYes
Normalization factor9696
Bare metalNoNo
HypervisorNitroNitro
Placement groupsCluster, Partition, SpreadCluster, Partition, Spread
HibernationYesNo
Nitro EnclavesYesYes
Boot modesUEFIUEFI

On-demand prices by region

Cheapest for c8gd.12xlarge first. Linux, USD per hour.

Regionc8gd.12xlargem8gd.12xlargeDifference
Asia Pacific (Mumbai)ap-south-1$1.493$1.84▲ 23%
Asia Pacific (Malaysia)ap-southeast-5$2.332$2.936▲ 26%
US East (N. Virginia)Used in summaryus-east-1$2.352$2.768▲ 18%
US East (Ohio)us-east-2$2.352$2.768▲ 18%
US West (Oregon)us-west-2$2.352$2.768▲ 18%
EU (Stockholm)eu-north-1$2.547$2.939▲ 15%
Canada (Central)ca-central-1$2.596$3.086▲ 19%
EU (Ireland)eu-west-1$2.67$3.086▲ 16%
Europe (Spain)eu-south-2$2.67$3.086▲ 16%
EU (Frankfurt)eu-central-1$2.719$3.331▲ 23%
Asia Pacific (Singapore)ap-southeast-1$2.743$3.454▲ 26%
EU (London)eu-west-2$2.817$3.209▲ 14%
Asia Pacific (Tokyo)ap-northeast-1$2.989$3.576▲ 20%
Asia Pacific (Sydney)ap-southeast-2$3.086$3.478▲ 13%
South America (Sao Paulo)sa-east-1$3.649$4.409▲ 21%

Keep exploring

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

c8gd.12xlargeCompute optimized, c8gd family
c8gd.12xlarge prices and specsEvery size in the c8gd family

Compare c8gd.12xlarge with

c8g.12xlarger8gd.12xlargec8id.12xlargec7gd.12xlargec9gd.12xlarge
m8gd.12xlargeGeneral purpose, m8gd family
m8gd.12xlarge prices and specsEvery size in the m8gd family

Compare m8gd.12xlarge with

m8g.12xlarger8gd.12xlargem8id.12xlargem7gd.12xlargem9gd.12xlarge

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