c8in.32xlargevsm8in.32xlarge

c8in.32xlarge is 19% cheaper than m8in.32xlarge on demand in US East (N. Virginia), saving $1,448.32 a month.

At a glancec8in.32xlargem8in.32xlarge
On-demand$8.709/hr19% less$10.693/hr
Lowest rate$2.754/hr11% lessSpot, can be interrupted$3.108/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.

Optionc8in.32xlargem8in.32xlargem8in.32xlarge vs c8in.32xlarge
On-demandPay by the hour$8.709$10.693▲ 23%
SpotCan be interrupted68% off$2.75471% off$3.108▲ 13%
1-yr savings planHourly commitment28% off$6.3127% off$7.802▲ 24%
3-yr savings planHourly commitment58% off$3.64256% off$4.735▲ 30%

Key differences

The biggest lead each one has.

Where c8in.32xlarge leads
On-demand price$8.709 vs $10.693 per hour
19% cheaper
Where m8in.32xlarge leads
Memory (GiB)512 vs 256
2× higher

Specs

3 of 40 specs differ. Those are in bold.

ComputeAll 10 matchc8in.32xlargem8in.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 differc8in.32xlargem8in.32xlarge
Memory (GiB)256512
NetworkingAll 8 matchc8in.32xlargem8in.32xlarge
Network200 Gigabit200 Gigabit
Network baseline200 Gbps200 Gbps
Network peak200 Gbps200 Gbps
Enhanced networkingYes (ENA)Yes (ENA)
EFANoNo
IPv6YesYes
Max network interfaces1616
IPv4 addresses per interface6464
StorageAll 11 matchc8in.32xlargem8in.32xlarge
StorageEBS onlyEBS only
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 differc8in.32xlargem8in.32xlarge
Familyc8inm8in
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 c8in.32xlarge first. Linux, USD per hour.

Regionc8in.32xlargem8in.32xlargeDifference
US East (N. Virginia)Used in summaryus-east-1$8.709$10.693▲ 23%
US East (Ohio)us-east-2$8.709$10.693▲ 23%
US West (Oregon)us-west-2$8.709$10.693▲ 23%
Europe (Spain)eu-south-2$9.83$11.918▲ 21%
EU (Ireland)eu-west-1$9.838$11.951▲ 21%
Asia Pacific (Tokyo)ap-northeast-1$10.967$13.748▲ 25%

Keep exploring

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

c8in.32xlargeCompute optimized, c8in family
c8in.32xlarge prices and specsEvery size in the c8in family

Compare c8in.32xlarge with

c8i.32xlarger8in.32xlargec6in.32xlarge
m8in.32xlargeGeneral purpose, m8in family
m8in.32xlarge prices and specsEvery size in the m8in family

Compare m8in.32xlarge with

m8i.32xlarger8in.32xlargem6in.32xlarge

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