c8gd.4xlargevsr8gd.4xlarge

c8gd.4xlarge is 33% cheaper than r8gd.4xlarge on demand in US East (N. Virginia), saving $286.09 a month.

At a glancec8gd.4xlarger8gd.4xlarge
On-demand$0.7838/hr33% less$1.176/hr
Lowest rate$0.2693/hr68% lessSpot, can be interrupted$0.8482/hrSpot, can be interrupted
Size16 vCPUs, 32 GiB16 vCPUs, 128 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.4xlarger8gd.4xlarger8gd.4xlarge vs c8gd.4xlarge
On-demandPay by the hour$0.7838$1.176▲ 50%
SpotCan be interrupted66% off$0.269328% off$0.8482▲ 215%
1-yr savings planHourly commitment28% off$0.565827% off$0.853▲ 51%
3-yr savings planHourly commitment52% off$0.379249% off$0.604▲ 59%

Key differences

The biggest lead each one has.

Where c8gd.4xlarge leads
On-demand price$0.7838 vs $1.176 per hour
33% cheaper
Where r8gd.4xlarge leads
Memory (GiB)128 vs 32
4× higher

Specs

3 of 40 specs differ. Those are in bold.

ComputeAll 9 matchc8gd.4xlarger8gd.4xlarge
vCPUs1616
Physical cores1616
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.4xlarger8gd.4xlarge
Memory (GiB)32128
NetworkingAll 8 matchc8gd.4xlarger8gd.4xlarge
NetworkUp to 15 GigabitUp to 15 Gigabit
Network baseline7.5 Gbps7.5 Gbps
Network peak15 Gbps15 Gbps
Enhanced networkingYes (ENA)Yes (ENA)
EFANoNo
IPv6YesYes
Max network interfaces88
IPv4 addresses per interface3030
StorageAll 12 matchc8gd.4xlarger8gd.4xlarge
Storage1 x 950 NVMe SSD1 x 950 NVMe SSD
Local disks1 × 950 GB SSD1 × 950 GB SSD
EBS optimizedYesYes
EBS over NVMeRequiredRequired
EBS throughputUp to 10 GbpsUp to 10 Gbps
EBS baseline bandwidth5,000 Mbps5,000 Mbps
EBS max bandwidth10,000 Mbps10,000 Mbps
EBS baseline throughput625 MB/s625 MB/s
EBS max throughput1,250 MB/s1,250 MB/s
EBS baseline IOPS20,00020,000
EBS max IOPS40,00040,000
Max EBS volumes3232
Instance details2 of 10 differc8gd.4xlarger8gd.4xlarge
Familyc8gdr8gd
CategoryCompute optimizedMemory optimized
Current generationYesYes
Normalization factor3232
Bare metalNoNo
HypervisorNitroNitro
Placement groupsCluster, Partition, SpreadCluster, Partition, Spread
HibernationYesYes
Nitro EnclavesYesYes
Boot modesUEFIUEFI

On-demand prices by region

Cheapest for c8gd.4xlarge first. Linux, USD per hour.

Regionc8gd.4xlarger8gd.4xlargeDifference
Asia Pacific (Mumbai)ap-south-1$0.4976$0.7603▲ 53%
Asia Pacific (Malaysia)ap-southeast-5$0.7773$1.208▲ 55%
US East (N. Virginia)Used in summaryus-east-1$0.7838$1.176▲ 50%
US East (Ohio)us-east-2$0.7838$1.176▲ 50%
US West (Oregon)us-west-2$0.7838$1.176▲ 50%
EU (Stockholm)eu-north-1$0.8491$1.241▲ 46%
Canada (Central)ca-central-1$0.8654$1.29▲ 49%
EU (Ireland)eu-west-1$0.8899$1.306▲ 47%
Europe (Spain)eu-south-2$0.8899$1.306▲ 47%
Asia Pacific (Seoul)ap-northeast-2$0.8982$1.413▲ 57%
EU (Frankfurt)eu-central-1$0.9064$1.413▲ 56%
Asia Pacific (Singapore)ap-southeast-1$0.9144$1.421▲ 55%
EU (London)eu-west-2$0.9389$1.38▲ 47%
Asia Pacific (Tokyo)ap-northeast-1$0.9962$1.421▲ 43%
Asia Pacific (Sydney)ap-southeast-2$1.029$1.353▲ 32%
South America (Sao Paulo)sa-east-1$1.216$1.862▲ 53%

Keep exploring

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

c8gd.4xlargeCompute optimized, c8gd family
c8gd.4xlarge prices and specsEvery size in the c8gd family

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r8gd.4xlarge prices and specsEvery size in the r8gd family

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