c8ib.48xlargevsm8ib.48xlarge

c8ib.48xlarge is 19% cheaper than m8ib.48xlarge on demand in US East (N. Virginia), saving $2,172.48 a month.

At a glancec8ib.48xlargem8ib.48xlarge
On-demand$13.064/hr19% less$16.04/hr
Lowest rate$2.738/hr20% lessSpot, can be interrupted$3.437/hrSpot, can be interrupted
Size192 vCPUs, 384 GiB192 vCPUs, 768 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.

Optionc8ib.48xlargem8ib.48xlargem8ib.48xlarge vs c8ib.48xlarge
On-demandPay by the hour$13.064$16.04▲ 23%
SpotCan be interrupted79% off$2.73879% off$3.437▲ 26%
1-yr savings planHourly commitment28% off$9.46527% off$11.703▲ 24%
3-yr savings planHourly commitment58% off$5.46356% off$7.102▲ 30%

Key differences

The biggest lead each one has.

Where c8ib.48xlarge leads
On-demand price$13.064 vs $16.04 per hour
19% cheaper
Where m8ib.48xlarge leads
Memory (GiB)768 vs 384
2× higher

Specs

3 of 40 specs differ. Those are in bold.

ComputeAll 10 matchc8ib.48xlargem8ib.48xlarge
vCPUs192192
Physical cores9696
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 differc8ib.48xlargem8ib.48xlarge
Memory (GiB)384768
NetworkingAll 8 matchc8ib.48xlargem8ib.48xlarge
Network200 Gigabit200 Gigabit
Network baseline200 Gbps200 Gbps
Network peak200 Gbps200 Gbps
Enhanced networkingYes (ENA)Yes (ENA)
EFAYesYes
IPv6YesYes
Max network interfaces2424
IPv4 addresses per interface6464
StorageAll 11 matchc8ib.48xlargem8ib.48xlarge
StorageEBS onlyEBS only
EBS optimizedYesYes
EBS over NVMeRequiredRequired
EBS throughput150000 Mbps150000 Mbps
EBS baseline bandwidth150,000 Mbps150,000 Mbps
EBS max bandwidth150,000 Mbps150,000 Mbps
EBS baseline throughput18,750 MB/s18,750 MB/s
EBS max throughput18,750 MB/s18,750 MB/s
EBS baseline IOPS720,000720,000
EBS max IOPS720,000720,000
Max EBS volumes128128
Instance details2 of 10 differc8ib.48xlargem8ib.48xlarge
Familyc8ibm8ib
CategoryCompute optimizedGeneral purpose
Current generationYesYes
Normalization factor384384
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 c8ib.48xlarge first. Linux, USD per hour.

Regionc8ib.48xlargem8ib.48xlargeDifference
US East (N. Virginia)Used in summaryus-east-1$13.064$16.04▲ 23%
US West (Oregon)us-west-2$13.064$16.04▲ 23%

Keep exploring

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

c8ib.48xlargeCompute optimized, c8ib family
c8ib.48xlarge prices and specsEvery size in the c8ib family

Compare c8ib.48xlarge with

c8gb.48xlargec8i.48xlarger8ib.48xlarge
m8ib.48xlargeGeneral purpose, m8ib family
m8ib.48xlarge prices and specsEvery size in the m8ib family

Compare m8ib.48xlarge with

m8i.48xlarger8ib.48xlargem8gb.48xlarge

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