c8i.largevsc8ib.large

c8i.large is 31% cheaper than c8ib.large on demand in US East (N. Virginia), saving $30.95 a month.

At a glancec8i.largec8ib.large
On-demand$0.0937/hr31% less$0.1361/hr
Lowest rate$0.0321/hr10% lessSpot, can be interrupted$0.0358/hrSpot, can be interrupted
Size2 vCPUs, 4 GiB2 vCPUs, 4 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.largec8ib.largec8ib.large vs c8i.large
On-demandPay by the hour$0.0937$0.1361▲ 45%
SpotCan be interrupted66% off$0.032174% off$0.0358▲ 12%
1-yr savings planHourly commitment28% off$0.067728% off$0.0986▲ 46%
3-yr savings planHourly commitment52% off$0.045358% off$0.0569▲ 26%

Key differences

The biggest lead each one has.

Where c8i.large leads
On-demand price$0.0937 vs $0.1361 per hour
31% cheaper
Where c8ib.large leads
EBS max IOPS120,000 vs 40,000
3× higher
Network baseline2.083 Gbps vs 0.937 Gbps
2.2× higher

Specs

12 of 40 specs differ. Those are in bold.

ComputeAll 10 matchc8i.largec8ib.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
MemoryAll 1 matchc8i.largec8ib.large
Memory (GiB)44
Networking4 of 8 differc8i.largec8ib.large
NetworkUp to 12500 MegabitUp to 16.667 Gigabit
Network baseline0.937 Gbps2.083 Gbps
Network peak12.5 Gbps16.667 Gbps
Enhanced networkingYes (ENA)Yes (ENA)
EFANoNo
IPv6YesYes
Max network interfaces34
IPv4 addresses per interface2020
Storage7 of 11 differc8i.largec8ib.large
StorageEBS onlyEBS only
EBS optimizedYesYes
EBS over NVMeRequiredRequired
EBS throughputUp to 10000 MbpsUp to 25000 Mbps
EBS baseline bandwidth650 Mbps1,563 Mbps
EBS max bandwidth10,000 Mbps25,000 Mbps
EBS baseline throughput81.25 MB/s195.375 MB/s
EBS max throughput1,250 MB/s3,125 MB/s
EBS baseline IOPS3,6007,500
EBS max IOPS40,000120,000
Max EBS volumes3232
Instance details1 of 10 differc8i.largec8ib.large
Familyc8ic8ib
CategoryCompute optimizedCompute optimized
Current generationYesYes
Normalization factor44
Bare metalNoNo
HypervisorNitroNitro
Placement groupsCluster, Partition, SpreadCluster, Partition, Spread
HibernationYesYes
Nitro EnclavesNoNo
Boot modesLegacy BIOS, UEFILegacy BIOS, UEFI

On-demand prices by region

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

Regionc8i.largec8ib.largeDifference
US East (N. Virginia)Used in summaryus-east-1$0.0937$0.1361▲ 45%
US West (Oregon)us-west-2$0.0937$0.1361▲ 45%

Keep exploring

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

c8i.largeCompute optimized, c8i family
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c8ib.large prices and specsEvery size in the c8ib family

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