c8gn.8xlargevsr8gn.8xlarge

c8gn.8xlarge is 35% cheaper than r8gn.8xlarge on demand in US East (N. Virginia), saving $743.80 a month.

At a glancec8gn.8xlarger8gn.8xlarge
On-demand$1.896/hr35% less$2.915/hr
Lowest rate$0.4361/hr48% lessSpot, can be interrupted$0.8439/hrSpot, can be interrupted
Size32 vCPUs, 64 GiB32 vCPUs, 256 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.8xlarger8gn.8xlarger8gn.8xlarge vs c8gn.8xlarge
On-demandPay by the hour$1.896$2.915▲ 54%
SpotCan be interrupted77% off$0.436171% off$0.8439▲ 94%
1-yr savings planHourly commitment28% off$1.37428% off$2.112▲ 54%
3-yr savings planHourly commitment58% off$0.792953% off$1.36▲ 72%

Key differences

The biggest lead each one has.

Where c8gn.8xlarge leads
On-demand price$1.896 vs $2.915 per hour
35% cheaper
Where r8gn.8xlarge leads
Memory (GiB)256 vs 64
4× higher

Specs

4 of 39 specs differ. Those are in bold.

ComputeAll 9 matchc8gn.8xlarger8gn.8xlarge
vCPUs3232
Physical cores3232
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.8xlarger8gn.8xlarge
Memory (GiB)64256
NetworkingAll 8 matchc8gn.8xlarger8gn.8xlarge
Network100 Gigabit100 Gigabit
Network baseline100 Gbps100 Gbps
Network peak100 Gbps100 Gbps
Enhanced networkingYes (ENA)Yes (ENA)
EFANoNo
IPv6YesYes
Max network interfaces1010
IPv4 addresses per interface3030
StorageAll 11 matchc8gn.8xlarger8gn.8xlarge
StorageEBS onlyEBS only
EBS optimizedYesYes
EBS over NVMeRequiredRequired
EBS throughput20000 Mbps20000 Mbps
EBS baseline bandwidth20,000 Mbps20,000 Mbps
EBS max bandwidth20,000 Mbps20,000 Mbps
EBS baseline throughput2,500 MB/s2,500 MB/s
EBS max throughput2,500 MB/s2,500 MB/s
EBS baseline IOPS80,00080,000
EBS max IOPS80,00080,000
Max EBS volumes3232
Instance details3 of 10 differc8gn.8xlarger8gn.8xlarge
Familyc8gnr8gn
CategoryCompute optimizedMemory optimized
Current generationYesYes
Normalization factor6464
Bare metalNoNo
HypervisorNitroNitro
Placement groupsCluster, Partition, SpreadCluster, Partition, Spread
HibernationYesNo
Nitro EnclavesYesYes
Boot modesUEFIUEFI

On-demand prices by region

Cheapest for c8gn.8xlarge first. Linux, USD per hour.

Regionc8gn.8xlarger8gn.8xlargeDifference
US East (N. Virginia)Used in summaryus-east-1$1.896$2.915▲ 54%
US West (Oregon)us-west-2$1.896$2.915▲ 54%

Keep exploring

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

c8gn.8xlargeCompute optimized, c8gn family
c8gn.8xlarge prices and specsEvery size in the c8gn family

Compare c8gn.8xlarge with

c8g.8xlargec8in.8xlargem8gn.8xlargec7gn.8xlarge
r8gn.8xlargeMemory optimized, r8gn family
r8gn.8xlarge prices and specsEvery size in the r8gn family

Compare r8gn.8xlarge with

r8g.8xlarger8in.8xlargem8gn.8xlarge

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