c8gd.xlargevsm8gd.xlarge

c8gd.xlarge is 15% cheaper than m8gd.xlarge on demand in US East (N. Virginia), saving $25.26 a month.

At a glancec8gd.xlargem8gd.xlarge
On-demand$0.196/hr15% less$0.2306/hr
Lowest rate$0.0577/hr18% lessSpot, can be interrupted$0.0705/hrSpot, can be interrupted
Size4 vCPUs, 8 GiB4 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.

Optionc8gd.xlargem8gd.xlargem8gd.xlarge vs c8gd.xlarge
On-demandPay by the hour$0.196$0.2306▲ 18%
SpotCan be interrupted71% off$0.057769% off$0.0705▲ 22%
1-yr savings planHourly commitment28% off$0.141527% off$0.1689▲ 19%
3-yr savings planHourly commitment52% off$0.094850% off$0.1161▲ 22%

Key differences

The biggest lead each one has.

Where c8gd.xlarge leads
On-demand price$0.196 vs $0.2306 per hour
15% cheaper
Where m8gd.xlarge leads
Memory (GiB)16 vs 8
2× higher

Specs

3 of 40 specs differ. Those are in bold.

ComputeAll 9 matchc8gd.xlargem8gd.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 differc8gd.xlargem8gd.xlarge
Memory (GiB)816
NetworkingAll 8 matchc8gd.xlargem8gd.xlarge
NetworkUp to 12500 MegabitUp to 12500 Megabit
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 12 matchc8gd.xlargem8gd.xlarge
Storage1 x 237 NVMe SSD1 x 237 NVMe SSD
Local disks1 × 237 GB SSD1 × 237 GB SSD
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 differc8gd.xlargem8gd.xlarge
Familyc8gdm8gd
CategoryCompute optimizedGeneral purpose
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 c8gd.xlarge first. Linux, USD per hour.

Regionc8gd.xlargem8gd.xlargeDifference
Asia Pacific (Mumbai)ap-south-1$0.1244$0.1534▲ 23%
Asia Pacific (Malaysia)ap-southeast-5$0.1943$0.2446▲ 26%
US East (N. Virginia)Used in summaryus-east-1$0.196$0.2306▲ 18%
US East (Ohio)us-east-2$0.196$0.2306▲ 18%
US West (Oregon)us-west-2$0.196$0.2306▲ 18%
EU (Stockholm)eu-north-1$0.2123$0.245▲ 15%
Canada (Central)ca-central-1$0.2164$0.2572▲ 19%
EU (Ireland)eu-west-1$0.2225$0.2572▲ 16%
Europe (Spain)eu-south-2$0.2225$0.2572▲ 16%
EU (Frankfurt)eu-central-1$0.2266$0.2776▲ 23%
Asia Pacific (Singapore)ap-southeast-1$0.2286$0.2878▲ 26%
EU (London)eu-west-2$0.2347$0.2674▲ 14%
Asia Pacific (Tokyo)ap-northeast-1$0.249$0.298▲ 20%
Asia Pacific (Sydney)ap-southeast-2$0.2572$0.2898▲ 13%
South America (Sao Paulo)sa-east-1$0.3041$0.3674▲ 21%

Keep exploring

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

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

Compare c8gd.xlarge with

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

Compare m8gd.xlarge with

m8g.xlarger8gd.xlarget4g.xlargem8id.xlargem7gd.xlargem9gd.xlarge

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