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c8id.32xlarge is 15% cheaper than m8id.32xlarge on demand in US East (N. Virginia), saving $917.61 a month.

At a glancec8id.32xlargem8id.32xlarge
On-demand$7.096/hr15% less$8.353/hr
Lowest rate$1.42/hr18% lessSpot, can be interrupted$1.738/hrSpot, can be interrupted
Size128 vCPUs, 256 GiB128 vCPUs, 512 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.

Optionc8id.32xlargem8id.32xlargem8id.32xlarge vs c8id.32xlarge
On-demandPay by the hour$7.096$8.353▲ 18%
SpotCan be interrupted80% off$1.4279% off$1.738▲ 22%
1-yr savings planHourly commitment28% off$5.12327% off$6.117▲ 19%
3-yr savings planHourly commitment52% off$3.43350% off$4.204▲ 22%

Key differences

The biggest lead each one has.

Where c8id.32xlarge leads
On-demand price$7.096 vs $8.353 per hour
15% cheaper
Where m8id.32xlarge leads
Memory (GiB)512 vs 256
2× higher

Specs

3 of 41 specs differ. Those are in bold.

ComputeAll 10 matchc8id.32xlargem8id.32xlarge
vCPUs128128
Physical cores6464
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 differc8id.32xlargem8id.32xlarge
Memory (GiB)256512
NetworkingAll 8 matchc8id.32xlargem8id.32xlarge
Network50000 Megabit50000 Megabit
Network baseline50 Gbps50 Gbps
Network peak50 Gbps50 Gbps
Enhanced networkingYes (ENA)Yes (ENA)
EFANoNo
IPv6YesYes
Max network interfaces2424
IPv4 addresses per interface6464
StorageAll 12 matchc8id.32xlargem8id.32xlarge
Storage2 x 3800 NVMe SSD2 x 3800 NVMe SSD
Local disks2 × 3,800 GB SSD2 × 3,800 GB SSD
EBS optimizedYesYes
EBS over NVMeRequiredRequired
EBS throughput40000 Mbps40000 Mbps
EBS baseline bandwidth40,000 Mbps40,000 Mbps
EBS max bandwidth40,000 Mbps40,000 Mbps
EBS baseline throughput5,000 MB/s5,000 MB/s
EBS max throughput5,000 MB/s5,000 MB/s
EBS baseline IOPS160,000160,000
EBS max IOPS160,000160,000
Max EBS volumes8888
Instance details2 of 10 differc8id.32xlargem8id.32xlarge
Familyc8idm8id
CategoryCompute optimizedGeneral purpose
Current generationYesYes
Normalization factor256256
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 c8id.32xlarge first. Linux, USD per hour.

Regionc8id.32xlargem8id.32xlargeDifference
US East (N. Virginia)Used in summaryus-east-1$7.096$8.353▲ 18%
US East (Ohio)us-east-2$7.096$8.353▲ 18%
US West (Oregon)us-west-2$7.096$8.353▲ 18%
Asia Pacific (Mumbai)ap-south-1$7.318$9.018▲ 23%
EU (Stockholm)eu-north-1$7.688$8.87▲ 15%
Canada (Central)ca-central-1$7.835$9.314▲ 19%
Europe (Spain)eu-south-2$8.058$9.314▲ 16%
EU (Frankfurt)eu-central-1$8.205$10.053▲ 23%
Asia Pacific (Tokyo)ap-northeast-1$9.018$10.792▲ 20%
Asia Pacific (Sydney)ap-southeast-2$9.314$10.497▲ 13%

Keep exploring

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

c8id.32xlargeCompute optimized, c8id family
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AWS EC2 Linux prices in USD. Monthly figures use 730 hours. Prices last updated 12 Nov 2026.