c8gn.4xlargevsm8gn.4xlarge

c8gn.4xlarge is 19% cheaper than m8gn.4xlarge on demand in US East (N. Virginia), saving $157.68 a month.

At a glancec8gn.4xlargem8gn.4xlarge
On-demand$0.948/hr19% less$1.164/hr
Lowest rate$0.242/hr29% lessSpot, can be interrupted$0.3423/hrSpot, can be interrupted
Size16 vCPUs, 32 GiB16 vCPUs, 64 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.4xlargem8gn.4xlargem8gn.4xlarge vs c8gn.4xlarge
On-demandPay by the hour$0.948$1.164▲ 23%
SpotCan be interrupted74% off$0.24271% off$0.3423▲ 41%
1-yr savings planHourly commitment28% off$0.686827% off$0.8493▲ 24%
3-yr savings planHourly commitment58% off$0.396456% off$0.5154▲ 30%

Key differences

The biggest lead each one has.

Where c8gn.4xlarge leads
On-demand price$0.948 vs $1.164 per hour
19% cheaper
Where m8gn.4xlarge leads
Memory (GiB)64 vs 32
2× higher

Specs

3 of 39 specs differ. Those are in bold.

ComputeAll 9 matchc8gn.4xlargem8gn.4xlarge
vCPUs1616
Physical cores1616
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.4xlargem8gn.4xlarge
Memory (GiB)3264
NetworkingAll 8 matchc8gn.4xlargem8gn.4xlarge
Network50 Gigabit50 Gigabit
Network baseline50 Gbps50 Gbps
Network peak50 Gbps50 Gbps
Enhanced networkingYes (ENA)Yes (ENA)
EFANoNo
IPv6YesYes
Max network interfaces88
IPv4 addresses per interface3030
StorageAll 11 matchc8gn.4xlargem8gn.4xlarge
StorageEBS onlyEBS only
EBS optimizedYesYes
EBS over NVMeRequiredRequired
EBS throughput10000 Mbps10000 Mbps
EBS baseline bandwidth10,000 Mbps10,000 Mbps
EBS max bandwidth10,000 Mbps10,000 Mbps
EBS baseline throughput1,250 MB/s1,250 MB/s
EBS max throughput1,250 MB/s1,250 MB/s
EBS baseline IOPS40,00040,000
EBS max IOPS40,00040,000
Max EBS volumes3232
Instance details2 of 10 differc8gn.4xlargem8gn.4xlarge
Familyc8gnm8gn
CategoryCompute optimizedGeneral purpose
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 c8gn.4xlarge first. Linux, USD per hour.

Regionc8gn.4xlargem8gn.4xlargeDifference
US East (N. Virginia)Used in summaryus-east-1$0.948$1.164▲ 23%
US West (Oregon)us-west-2$0.948$1.164▲ 23%
EU (Ireland)eu-west-1$1.071$1.301▲ 21%

Keep exploring

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

c8gn.4xlargeCompute optimized, c8gn family
c8gn.4xlarge prices and specsEvery size in the c8gn family

Compare c8gn.4xlarge with

c8g.4xlargec8in.4xlarger8gn.4xlargec7gn.4xlarge
m8gn.4xlargeGeneral purpose, m8gn family
m8gn.4xlarge prices and specsEvery size in the m8gn family

Compare m8gn.4xlarge with

m8g.4xlargem8in.4xlarger8gn.4xlarge

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