c8i.xlargevsc8ib.xlarge

c8i.xlarge is 31% cheaper than c8ib.xlarge on demand in US East (N. Virginia), saving $61.90 a month.

At a glancec8i.xlargec8ib.xlarge
On-demand$0.1874/hr31% less$0.2722/hr
Lowest rate$0.0679/hr28% lessSpot, can be interrupted$0.0941/hrSpot, can be interrupted
Size4 vCPUs, 8 GiB4 vCPUs, 8 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.xlargec8ib.xlargec8ib.xlarge vs c8i.xlarge
On-demandPay by the hour$0.1874$0.2722▲ 45%
SpotCan be interrupted64% off$0.067965% off$0.0941▲ 39%
1-yr savings planHourly commitment28% off$0.135428% off$0.1972▲ 46%
3-yr savings planHourly commitment52% off$0.090558% off$0.1138▲ 26%

Key differences

The biggest lead each one has.

Where c8i.xlarge leads
On-demand price$0.1874 vs $0.2722 per hour
31% cheaper
Where c8ib.xlarge leads
EBS max IOPS120,000 vs 40,000
3× higher
Network baseline4.166 Gbps vs 1.875 Gbps
2.2× higher

Specs

11 of 40 specs differ. Those are in bold.

ComputeAll 10 matchc8i.xlargec8ib.xlarge
vCPUs44
Physical cores22
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.xlargec8ib.xlarge
Memory (GiB)88
Networking3 of 8 differc8i.xlargec8ib.xlarge
NetworkUp to 12500 MegabitUp to 20 Gigabit
Network baseline1.875 Gbps4.166 Gbps
Network peak12.5 Gbps20 Gbps
Enhanced networkingYes (ENA)Yes (ENA)
EFANoNo
IPv6YesYes
Max network interfaces44
IPv4 addresses per interface3030
Storage7 of 11 differc8i.xlargec8ib.xlarge
StorageEBS onlyEBS only
EBS optimizedYesYes
EBS over NVMeRequiredRequired
EBS throughputUp to 10000 MbpsUp to 25000 Mbps
EBS baseline bandwidth1,250 Mbps3,125 Mbps
EBS max bandwidth10,000 Mbps25,000 Mbps
EBS baseline throughput156.25 MB/s390.625 MB/s
EBS max throughput1,250 MB/s3,125 MB/s
EBS baseline IOPS6,00015,000
EBS max IOPS40,000120,000
Max EBS volumes3232
Instance details1 of 10 differc8i.xlargec8ib.xlarge
Familyc8ic8ib
CategoryCompute optimizedCompute optimized
Current generationYesYes
Normalization factor88
Bare metalNoNo
HypervisorNitroNitro
Placement groupsCluster, Partition, SpreadCluster, Partition, Spread
HibernationYesYes
Nitro EnclavesYesYes
Boot modesLegacy BIOS, UEFILegacy BIOS, UEFI

On-demand prices by region

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

Regionc8i.xlargec8ib.xlargeDifference
US East (N. Virginia)Used in summaryus-east-1$0.1874$0.2722▲ 45%
US West (Oregon)us-west-2$0.1874$0.2722▲ 45%

Keep exploring

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

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

Compare c8i.xlarge with

c8g.xlargec8i-flex.xlargem8i.xlarger8i.xlargec8a.xlargec8id.xlargec8in.xlargec8ine.xlargec7i.xlarge
c8ib.xlargeCompute optimized, c8ib family
c8ib.xlarge prices and specsEvery size in the c8ib family

Compare c8ib.xlarge with

c8gb.xlargem8ib.xlarger8ib.xlarge

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