c8i.4xlargevsc8id.4xlarge

c8i.4xlarge is 15% cheaper than c8id.4xlarge on demand in US East (N. Virginia), saving $100.23 a month.

At a glancec8i.4xlargec8id.4xlarge
On-demand$0.7497/hr15% less$0.887/hr
Lowest rate$0.2324/hrSpot, can be interrupted$0.178/hr23% lessSpot, can be interrupted
Size16 vCPUs, 32 GiB16 vCPUs, 32 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.4xlargec8id.4xlargec8id.4xlarge vs c8i.4xlarge
On-demandPay by the hour$0.7497$0.887▲ 18%
SpotCan be interrupted69% off$0.232480% off$0.178▼ 23%
1-yr savings planHourly commitment28% off$0.541828% off$0.6403▲ 18%
3-yr savings planHourly commitment52% off$0.36252% off$0.4291▲ 19%

Key differences

The biggest lead each one has.

Where c8i.4xlarge leads
On-demand price$0.7497 vs $0.887 per hour
15% cheaper
Where c8id.4xlarge leads

No clear lead on the measures we compare.

Specs

4 of 41 specs differ. Those are in bold.

ComputeAll 10 matchc8i.4xlargec8id.4xlarge
vCPUs1616
Physical cores88
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.4xlargec8id.4xlarge
Memory (GiB)3232
NetworkingAll 8 matchc8i.4xlargec8id.4xlarge
NetworkUp to 15000 MegabitUp to 15000 Megabit
Network baseline7.5 Gbps7.5 Gbps
Network peak15 Gbps15 Gbps
Enhanced networkingYes (ENA)Yes (ENA)
EFANoNo
IPv6YesYes
Max network interfaces88
IPv4 addresses per interface5050
Storage2 of 12 differc8i.4xlargec8id.4xlarge
StorageEBS only1 x 950 NVMe SSD
Local disks–1 × 950 GB SSD
EBS optimizedYesYes
EBS over NVMeRequiredRequired
EBS throughputUp to 10000 MbpsUp to 10000 Mbps
EBS baseline bandwidth5,000 Mbps5,000 Mbps
EBS max bandwidth10,000 Mbps10,000 Mbps
EBS baseline throughput625 MB/s625 MB/s
EBS max throughput1,250 MB/s1,250 MB/s
EBS baseline IOPS20,00020,000
EBS max IOPS40,00040,000
Max EBS volumes3232
Instance details2 of 10 differc8i.4xlargec8id.4xlarge
Familyc8ic8id
CategoryCompute optimizedCompute optimized
Current generationYesYes
Normalization factor3232
Bare metalNoNo
HypervisorNitroNitro
Placement groupsCluster, Partition, SpreadCluster, Partition, Spread
HibernationYesNo
Nitro EnclavesYesYes
Boot modesLegacy BIOS, UEFILegacy BIOS, UEFI

On-demand prices by region

Cheapest for c8i.4xlarge first. Linux, USD per hour.

Regionc8i.4xlargec8id.4xlargeDifference
Asia Pacific (Mumbai)ap-south-1$0.7497$0.9148▲ 22%
US East (N. Virginia)Used in summaryus-east-1$0.7497$0.887▲ 18%
US East (Ohio)us-east-2$0.7497$0.887▲ 18%
US West (Oregon)us-west-2$0.7497$0.887▲ 18%
EU (Stockholm)eu-north-1$0.8026$0.961▲ 20%
Europe (Spain)eu-south-2$0.8043$1.007▲ 25%
Canada (Central)ca-central-1$0.8202$0.9794▲ 19%
EU (Frankfurt)eu-central-1$0.8555$1.026▲ 20%
Asia Pacific (Tokyo)ap-northeast-1$0.9438$1.127▲ 19%
Asia Pacific (Sydney)ap-southeast-2$0.979$1.164▲ 19%

Keep exploring

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

c8i.4xlargeCompute optimized, c8i family
c8i.4xlarge prices and specsEvery size in the c8i family

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c8id.4xlargeCompute optimized, c8id family
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AWS EC2 Linux prices in USD. Monthly figures use 730 hours. Prices last updated 12 Nov 2026.