c8in.largevsm8in.large

c8in.large is 19% cheaper than m8in.large on demand in US East (N. Virginia), saving $22.63 a month.

At a glancec8in.largem8in.large
On-demand$0.1361/hr19% less$0.1671/hr
Lowest rate$0.034/hr15% lessSpot, can be interrupted$0.0399/hrSpot, can be interrupted
Size2 vCPUs, 4 GiB2 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.

Optionc8in.largem8in.largem8in.large vs c8in.large
On-demandPay by the hour$0.1361$0.1671▲ 23%
SpotCan be interrupted75% off$0.03476% off$0.0399▲ 17%
1-yr savings planHourly commitment28% off$0.098627% off$0.1219▲ 24%
3-yr savings planHourly commitment58% off$0.056956% off$0.074▲ 30%

Key differences

The biggest lead each one has.

Where c8in.large leads
On-demand price$0.1361 vs $0.1671 per hour
19% cheaper
Where m8in.large leads
Memory (GiB)8 vs 4
2× higher

Specs

3 of 40 specs differ. Those are in bold.

ComputeAll 10 matchc8in.largem8in.large
vCPUs22
Physical cores11
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.largem8in.large
Memory (GiB)48
NetworkingAll 8 matchc8in.largem8in.large
NetworkUp to 25 GigabitUp to 25 Gigabit
Network baseline3.125 Gbps3.125 Gbps
Network peak25 Gbps25 Gbps
Enhanced networkingYes (ENA)Yes (ENA)
EFANoNo
IPv6YesYes
Max network interfaces44
IPv4 addresses per interface2020
StorageAll 11 matchc8in.largem8in.large
StorageEBS onlyEBS only
EBS optimizedYesYes
EBS over NVMeRequiredRequired
EBS throughputUp to 10000 MbpsUp to 10000 Mbps
EBS baseline bandwidth650 Mbps650 Mbps
EBS max bandwidth10,000 Mbps10,000 Mbps
EBS baseline throughput81.25 MB/s81.25 MB/s
EBS max throughput1,250 MB/s1,250 MB/s
EBS baseline IOPS3,6003,600
EBS max IOPS40,00040,000
Max EBS volumes3232
Instance details2 of 10 differc8in.largem8in.large
Familyc8inm8in
CategoryCompute optimizedGeneral purpose
Current generationYesYes
Normalization factor44
Bare metalNoNo
HypervisorNitroNitro
Placement groupsCluster, Partition, SpreadCluster, Partition, Spread
HibernationYesYes
Nitro EnclavesNoNo
Boot modesLegacy BIOS, UEFILegacy BIOS, UEFI

On-demand prices by region

Cheapest for c8in.large first. Linux, USD per hour.

Regionc8in.largem8in.largeDifference
US East (N. Virginia)Used in summaryus-east-1$0.1361$0.1671▲ 23%
US East (Ohio)us-east-2$0.1361$0.1671▲ 23%
US West (Oregon)us-west-2$0.1361$0.1671▲ 23%
Europe (Spain)eu-south-2$0.1536$0.1862▲ 21%
EU (Ireland)eu-west-1$0.1537$0.1867▲ 21%
Asia Pacific (Tokyo)ap-northeast-1$0.1714$0.2148▲ 25%

Keep exploring

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

c8in.largeCompute optimized, c8in family
c8in.large prices and specsEvery size in the c8in family

Compare c8in.large with

c8gn.largec8i.larger8in.largec6in.large
m8in.largeGeneral purpose, m8in family
m8in.large prices and specsEvery size in the m8in family

Compare m8in.large with

m8i.larget3.larger8in.larget2.largem8gn.largem6in.large

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