c8i.32xlargevsc8in.32xlarge

c8i.32xlarge is 31% cheaper than c8in.32xlarge on demand in US East (N. Virginia), saving $1,979.54 a month.

At a glancec8i.32xlargec8in.32xlarge
On-demand$5.997/hr31% less$8.709/hr
Lowest rate$1.452/hr47% lessSpot, can be interrupted$2.754/hrSpot, can be interrupted
Size128 vCPUs, 256 GiB128 vCPUs, 256 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.32xlargec8in.32xlargec8in.32xlarge vs c8i.32xlarge
On-demandPay by the hour$5.997$8.709▲ 45%
SpotCan be interrupted76% off$1.45268% off$2.754▲ 90%
1-yr savings planHourly commitment28% off$4.33428% off$6.31▲ 46%
3-yr savings planHourly commitment52% off$2.89658% off$3.642▲ 26%

Key differences

The biggest lead each one has.

Where c8i.32xlarge leads
On-demand price$5.997 vs $8.709 per hour
31% cheaper
Max network interfaces24 vs 16
50% higher
Where c8in.32xlarge leads
Network baseline200 Gbps vs 50 Gbps
4× higher

Specs

5 of 40 specs differ. Those are in bold.

ComputeAll 10 matchc8i.32xlargec8in.32xlarge
vCPUs128128
Physical cores6464
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
MemoryAll 1 matchc8i.32xlargec8in.32xlarge
Memory (GiB)256256
Networking4 of 8 differc8i.32xlargec8in.32xlarge
Network50000 Megabit200 Gigabit
Network baseline50 Gbps200 Gbps
Network peak50 Gbps200 Gbps
Enhanced networkingYes (ENA)Yes (ENA)
EFANoNo
IPv6YesYes
Max network interfaces2416
IPv4 addresses per interface6464
StorageAll 11 matchc8i.32xlargec8in.32xlarge
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 volumes8888
Instance details1 of 10 differc8i.32xlargec8in.32xlarge
Familyc8ic8in
CategoryCompute optimizedCompute optimized
Current generationYesYes
Normalization factor256256
Bare metalNoNo
HypervisorNitroNitro
Placement groupsCluster, Partition, SpreadCluster, Partition, Spread
HibernationNoNo
Nitro EnclavesYesYes
Boot modesLegacy BIOS, UEFILegacy BIOS, UEFI

On-demand prices by region

Cheapest for c8i.32xlarge first. Linux, USD per hour.

Regionc8i.32xlargec8in.32xlargeDifference
Asia Pacific (Malaysia)ap-southeast-5$5.878$9.00▲ 53%
US East (N. Virginia)Used in summaryus-east-1$5.997$8.709▲ 45%
US East (Ohio)us-east-2$5.997$8.709▲ 45%
US West (Oregon)us-west-2$5.997$8.709▲ 45%
Europe (Spain)eu-south-2$6.435$9.83▲ 53%
EU (Ireland)eu-west-1$6.435$9.838▲ 53%
EU (Frankfurt)eu-central-1$6.844$9.919▲ 45%
Asia Pacific (Singapore)ap-southeast-1$6.915$9.999▲ 45%
Asia Pacific (Tokyo)ap-northeast-1$7.55$10.967▲ 45%
Asia Pacific (Sydney)ap-southeast-2$7.832$11.37▲ 45%

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