c8ib.48xlargevsr8ib.48xlarge

c8ib.48xlarge is 35% cheaper than r8ib.48xlarge on demand in US East (N. Virginia), saving $5,124.24 a month.

At a glancec8ib.48xlarger8ib.48xlarge
On-demand$13.064/hr35% less$20.083/hr
Lowest rate$2.738/hr17% lessSpot, can be interrupted$3.306/hrSpot, can be interrupted
Size192 vCPUs, 384 GiB192 vCPUs, 1536 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.48xlarger8ib.48xlarger8ib.48xlarge vs c8ib.48xlarge
On-demandPay by the hour$13.064$20.083▲ 54%
SpotCan be interrupted79% off$2.73884% off$3.306▲ 21%
1-yr savings planHourly commitment28% off$9.46528% off$14.55▲ 54%
3-yr savings planHourly commitment58% off$5.46353% off$9.37▲ 72%

Key differences

The biggest lead each one has.

Where c8ib.48xlarge leads
On-demand price$13.064 vs $20.083 per hour
35% cheaper
Where r8ib.48xlarge leads
Memory (GiB)1,536 vs 384
4× higher

Specs

3 of 40 specs differ. Those are in bold.

ComputeAll 10 matchc8ib.48xlarger8ib.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.48xlarger8ib.48xlarge
Memory (GiB)3841,536
NetworkingAll 8 matchc8ib.48xlarger8ib.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.48xlarger8ib.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.48xlarger8ib.48xlarge
Familyc8ibr8ib
CategoryCompute optimizedMemory optimized
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.48xlarger8ib.48xlargeDifference
US East (N. Virginia)Used in summaryus-east-1$13.064$20.083▲ 54%
US West (Oregon)us-west-2$13.064$20.083▲ 54%

Keep exploring

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

c8ib.48xlargeCompute optimized, c8ib family
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r8ib.48xlargeMemory optimized, r8ib family
r8ib.48xlarge prices and specsEvery size in the r8ib family

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r8i.48xlargem8ib.48xlarger8gb.48xlarge

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