c8i-flex.largevsr8i-flex.large

c8i-flex.large is 33% cheaper than r8i-flex.large on demand in US East (N. Virginia), saving $31.39 a month.

At a glancec8i-flex.larger8i-flex.large
On-demand$0.089/hr33% less$0.132/hr
Lowest rate$0.026/hr25% lessSpot, can be interrupted$0.0347/hrSpot, can be interrupted
Size2 vCPUs, 4 GiB2 vCPUs, 16 GiB
ProcessorIntel Xeon Scalable (Granite Rapids)Intel Xeon Scalable (Granite Rapids)
Architecturex86_64x86_64

Prices in US East (N. Virginia)

“Off” is the discount against each type’s own on-demand price. Linux, USD per hour.

Optionc8i-flex.larger8i-flex.larger8i-flex.large vs c8i-flex.large
On-demandPay by the hour$0.089$0.132▲ 48%
SpotCan be interrupted71% off$0.02674% off$0.0347▲ 33%
1-yr savings planHourly commitment28% off$0.064328% off$0.0956▲ 49%
3-yr savings planHourly commitment52% off$0.04348% off$0.0688▲ 60%

Key differences

The biggest lead each one has.

Where c8i-flex.large leads
On-demand price$0.089 vs $0.132 per hour
33% cheaper
Where r8i-flex.large leads
Memory (GiB)16 vs 4
4× higher

Specs

3 of 40 specs differ. Those are in bold.

ComputeAll 10 matchc8i-flex.larger8i-flex.large
vCPUs22
Physical cores11
Threads per core22
Architecturex86_64x86_64
ProcessorIntel Xeon Scalable (Granite Rapids)Intel Xeon Scalable (Granite Rapids)
CPU makerIntelIntel
Clock speed3.9 GHz3.9 GHz
Sustained clock3.9 GHz3.9 GHz
Processor featuresIntel AVX; Intel AVX2; Intel AVX512; Intel Turbo; Intel AMXIntel AVX; Intel AVX2; Intel AVX512; Intel Turbo; Intel AMX
BurstableNoNo
Memory1 of 1 differc8i-flex.larger8i-flex.large
Memory (GiB)416
NetworkingAll 8 matchc8i-flex.larger8i-flex.large
NetworkUp to 12500 MegabitUp to 12500 Megabit
Network baseline0.468 Gbps0.468 Gbps
Network peak12.5 Gbps12.5 Gbps
Enhanced networkingYes (ENA)Yes (ENA)
EFANoNo
IPv6YesYes
Max network interfaces33
IPv4 addresses per interface2020
StorageAll 11 matchc8i-flex.larger8i-flex.large
StorageEBS onlyEBS only
EBS optimizedYesYes
EBS over NVMeRequiredRequired
EBS throughputUp to 10000 MbpsUp to 10000 Mbps
EBS baseline bandwidth315 Mbps315 Mbps
EBS max bandwidth10,000 Mbps10,000 Mbps
EBS baseline throughput39.375 MB/s39.375 MB/s
EBS max throughput1,250 MB/s1,250 MB/s
EBS baseline IOPS2,5002,500
EBS max IOPS40,00040,000
Max EBS volumes3232
Instance details2 of 10 differc8i-flex.larger8i-flex.large
Familyc8i-flexr8i-flex
CategoryCompute optimizedMemory optimized
Current generationYesYes
Normalization factor44
Bare metalNoNo
HypervisorNitroNitro
Placement groupsPartition, SpreadPartition, Spread
HibernationYesYes
Nitro EnclavesNoNo
Boot modesLegacy BIOS, UEFILegacy BIOS, UEFI

On-demand prices by region

Cheapest for c8i-flex.large first. Linux, USD per hour.

Regionc8i-flex.larger8i-flex.largeDifference
Asia Pacific (Malaysia)ap-southeast-5$0.0872$0.1353▲ 55%
Asia Pacific (Hyderabad)ap-south-2$0.089$0.1362▲ 53%
Asia Pacific (Mumbai)ap-south-1$0.089$0.1362▲ 53%
US East (N. Virginia)Used in summaryus-east-1$0.089$0.132▲ 48%
US East (Ohio)us-east-2$0.089$0.132▲ 48%
US West (Oregon)us-west-2$0.089$0.132▲ 48%
EU (Ireland)eu-west-1$0.0955$0.1477▲ 55%
Europe (Spain)eu-south-2$0.0955$0.1477▲ 55%
Canada (Central)ca-central-1$0.0974$0.1445▲ 48%
Asia Pacific (Seoul)ap-northeast-2$0.1006$0.1592▲ 58%
EU (Frankfurt)eu-central-1$0.1016$0.1592▲ 57%
Asia Pacific (Singapore)ap-southeast-1$0.1027$0.1592▲ 55%
EU (London)eu-west-2$0.1058$0.155▲ 47%
EU (Paris)eu-west-3$0.1058$0.155▲ 47%
US West (N. California)us-west-1$0.111$0.1466▲ 32%
Asia Pacific (Tokyo)ap-northeast-1$0.1121$0.1592▲ 42%
Asia Pacific (Sydney)ap-southeast-2$0.1163$0.1582▲ 36%
Africa (Cape Town)af-south-1$0.1194$0.176▲ 47%
Asia Pacific (New Zealand)ap-southeast-6$0.1221$0.1661▲ 36%
South America (Sao Paulo)sa-east-1$0.1372$0.2105▲ 53%

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c8i-flex.largeCompute optimized, c8i-flex family
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AWS EC2 Linux prices in USD. Monthly figures use 730 hours. Prices last updated 12 Nov 2026.