c8gn.24xlargevsc8in.24xlarge
c8gn.24xlarge is 13% cheaper than c8in.24xlarge on demand in US East (N. Virginia), saving $615.97 a month. They use different processor architectures (arm64 and x86_64), so software built for one may need rebuilding to run on the other.
| At a glance | c8gn.24xlarge | c8in.24xlarge |
|---|---|---|
| On-demand | $5.688/hr13% less | $6.532/hr |
| Lowest rate | $1.088/hr39% lessSpot, can be interrupted | $1.784/hrSpot, can be interrupted |
| Size | 96 vCPUs, 192 GiB | 96 vCPUs, 192 GiB |
| Processor | AWS Graviton4 Processor | Intel Xeon Scalable (Granite Rapids) |
| Architecture | arm64 | x86_64 |
Prices in US East (N. Virginia)
“Off” is the discount against each type’s own on-demand price. Linux, USD per hour.
| Option | c8gn.24xlarge | c8in.24xlarge | c8in.24xlarge vs c8gn.24xlarge |
|---|---|---|---|
| On-demandPay by the hour | $5.688 | $6.532 | ▲ 15% |
| SpotCan be interrupted | 81% off$1.088 | 73% off$1.784 | ▲ 64% |
| 1-yr savings planHourly commitment | 28% off$4.121 | 28% off$4.732 | ▲ 15% |
| 3-yr savings planHourly commitment | 58% off$2.379 | 58% off$2.732 | ▲ 15% |
Key differences
The biggest lead each one has.
Where c8gn.24xlarge leads
On-demand price$5.688 vs $6.532 per hour
13% cheaperPhysical cores96 vs 48
2× higherNetwork baseline300 Gbps vs 150 Gbps
2× higherEBS baseline bandwidth60,000 Mbps vs 30,000 Mbps
2× higherWhere c8in.24xlarge leads
Clock speed3.9 GHz vs 2.8 GHz
39% higherIPv4 addresses per interface64 vs 50
28% higherSpecs
23 of 40 specs differ. Those are in bold.
| Compute8 of 10 differ | c8gn.24xlarge | c8in.24xlarge |
|---|---|---|
| vCPUs | 96 | 96 |
| Physical cores | 96 | 48 |
| Threads per core | 1 | 2 |
| Architecture | arm64 | x86_64 |
| Processor | AWS Graviton4 Processor | Intel Xeon Scalable (Granite Rapids) |
| CPU maker | AWS | Intel |
| Clock speed | 2.8 GHz | 3.9 GHz |
| Sustained clock | 2.8 GHz | 3.9 GHz |
| Processor features | – | Intel AVX; Intel AVX2; Intel AVX512; Intel Turbo; Intel AMX |
| Burstable | No | No |
| MemoryAll 1 match | c8gn.24xlarge | c8in.24xlarge |
|---|---|---|
| Memory (GiB) | 192 | 192 |
| Networking6 of 8 differ | c8gn.24xlarge | c8in.24xlarge |
|---|---|---|
| Network | 300 Gigabit | 150 Gigabit |
| Network baseline | 300 Gbps | 150 Gbps |
| Network peak | 300 Gbps | 150 Gbps |
| Enhanced networking | Yes (ENA) | Yes (ENA) |
| EFA | Yes | No |
| IPv6 | Yes | Yes |
| Max network interfaces | 24 | 16 |
| IPv4 addresses per interface | 50 | 64 |
| Storage7 of 11 differ | c8gn.24xlarge | c8in.24xlarge |
|---|---|---|
| Storage | EBS only | EBS only |
| EBS optimized | Yes | Yes |
| EBS over NVMe | Required | Required |
| EBS throughput | 60000 Mbps | 30000 Mbps |
| EBS baseline bandwidth | 60,000 Mbps | 30,000 Mbps |
| EBS max bandwidth | 60,000 Mbps | 30,000 Mbps |
| EBS baseline throughput | 7,500 MB/s | 3,750 MB/s |
| EBS max throughput | 7,500 MB/s | 3,750 MB/s |
| EBS baseline IOPS | 240,000 | 120,000 |
| EBS max IOPS | 240,000 | 120,000 |
| Max EBS volumes | 64 | 64 |
| Instance details2 of 10 differ | c8gn.24xlarge | c8in.24xlarge |
|---|---|---|
| Family | c8gn | c8in |
| Category | Compute optimized | Compute optimized |
| Current generation | Yes | Yes |
| Normalization factor | 192 | 192 |
| Bare metal | No | No |
| Hypervisor | Nitro | Nitro |
| Placement groups | Cluster, Partition, Spread | Cluster, Partition, Spread |
| Hibernation | No | No |
| Nitro Enclaves | Yes | Yes |
| Boot modes | UEFI | Legacy BIOS, UEFI |
On-demand prices by region
Cheapest for c8gn.24xlarge first. Linux, USD per hour.
| Region | c8gn.24xlarge | c8in.24xlarge | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Asia Pacific (Malaysia)ap-southeast-5 | $5.552 | $6.75 | ▲ 22% |
| US East (N. Virginia)Used in summaryus-east-1 | $5.688 | $6.532 | ▲ 15% |
| US East (Ohio)us-east-2 | $5.688 | $6.532 | ▲ 15% |
| US West (Oregon)us-west-2 | $5.688 | $6.532 | ▲ 15% |
| Europe (Spain)eu-south-2 | $6.42 | $7.373 | ▲ 15% |
| EU (Ireland)eu-west-1 | $6.425 | $7.379 | ▲ 15% |
| EU (Frankfurt)eu-central-1 | $6.478 | $7.439 | ▲ 15% |
| Asia Pacific (Singapore)ap-southeast-1 | $6.531 | $7.50 | ▲ 15% |
| Asia Pacific (Tokyo)ap-northeast-1 | $7.163 | $8.225 | ▲ 15% |
| Asia Pacific (Sydney)ap-southeast-2 | $7.427 | $8.528 | ▲ 15% |
Keep exploring
Each type’s own page, and how it compares with others.
AWS EC2 Linux prices in USD. Monthly figures use 730 hours. Prices last updated 12 Nov 2026.