c8gn.16xlargevsr8gn.16xlarge

c8gn.16xlarge is 35% cheaper than r8gn.16xlarge on demand in US East (N. Virginia), saving $1,487.59 a month.

At a glancec8gn.16xlarger8gn.16xlarge
On-demand$3.792/hr35% less$5.83/hr
Lowest rate$0.8196/hr44% lessSpot, can be interrupted$1.467/hrSpot, can be interrupted
Size64 vCPUs, 128 GiB64 vCPUs, 512 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.

Optionc8gn.16xlarger8gn.16xlarger8gn.16xlarge vs c8gn.16xlarge
On-demandPay by the hour$3.792$5.83▲ 54%
SpotCan be interrupted78% off$0.819675% off$1.467▲ 79%
1-yr savings planHourly commitment28% off$2.74728% off$4.224▲ 54%
3-yr savings planHourly commitment58% off$1.58653% off$2.72▲ 72%

Key differences

The biggest lead each one has.

Where c8gn.16xlarge leads
On-demand price$3.792 vs $5.83 per hour
35% cheaper
Where r8gn.16xlarge leads
Memory (GiB)512 vs 128
4× higher

Specs

4 of 39 specs differ. Those are in bold.

ComputeAll 9 matchc8gn.16xlarger8gn.16xlarge
vCPUs6464
Physical cores6464
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 differc8gn.16xlarger8gn.16xlarge
Memory (GiB)128512
NetworkingAll 8 matchc8gn.16xlarger8gn.16xlarge
Network200 Gigabit200 Gigabit
Network baseline200 Gbps200 Gbps
Network peak200 Gbps200 Gbps
Enhanced networkingYes (ENA)Yes (ENA)
EFAYesYes
IPv6YesYes
Max network interfaces1616
IPv4 addresses per interface5050
StorageAll 11 matchc8gn.16xlarger8gn.16xlarge
StorageEBS onlyEBS only
EBS optimizedYesYes
EBS over NVMeRequiredRequired
EBS throughput40000 Mbps40000 Mbps
EBS baseline bandwidth40,000 Mbps40,000 Mbps
EBS max bandwidth40,000 Mbps40,000 Mbps
EBS baseline throughput5,000 MB/s5,000 MB/s
EBS max throughput5,000 MB/s5,000 MB/s
EBS baseline IOPS160,000160,000
EBS max IOPS160,000160,000
Max EBS volumes4848
Instance details3 of 10 differc8gn.16xlarger8gn.16xlarge
Familyc8gnr8gn
CategoryCompute optimizedMemory optimized
Current generationYesYes
Normalization factor128128
Bare metalNoNo
HypervisorNitroNitro
Placement groupsCluster, Partition, SpreadCluster, Partition, Spread
HibernationYesNo
Nitro EnclavesYesYes
Boot modesUEFIUEFI

On-demand prices by region

Cheapest for c8gn.16xlarge first. Linux, USD per hour.

Regionc8gn.16xlarger8gn.16xlargeDifference
US East (N. Virginia)Used in summaryus-east-1$3.792$5.83▲ 54%
US West (Oregon)us-west-2$3.792$5.83▲ 54%

Keep exploring

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

c8gn.16xlargeCompute optimized, c8gn family
c8gn.16xlarge prices and specsEvery size in the c8gn family

Compare c8gn.16xlarge with

c8g.16xlargec8in.16xlargem8gn.16xlargec7gn.16xlarge
r8gn.16xlargeMemory optimized, r8gn family
r8gn.16xlarge prices and specsEvery size in the r8gn family

Compare r8gn.16xlarge with

r8g.16xlarger8in.16xlargem8gn.16xlarge

Pay the committed rate, with commitment protection

The best committed rate on these two is 53–58% below on-demand. Connect your cloud accounts to unlock greater savings with commitment protection.

Connect AWS account

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