i4g.2xlargevsi8g.2xlarge

i4g.2xlarge is 10% cheaper than i8g.2xlarge on demand in US East (N. Virginia), saving $50.08 a month.

At a glancei4g.2xlargei8g.2xlarge
On-demand$0.6178/hr10% less$0.6864/hr
Lowest rate$0.1442/hr16% lessSpot, can be interrupted$0.1726/hrSpot, can be interrupted
Size8 vCPUs, 64 GiB8 vCPUs, 64 GiB
ProcessorAWS Graviton2 ProcessorAWS Graviton4 Processor
Architecturearm64arm64

Prices in US East (N. Virginia)

“Off” is the discount against each type’s own on-demand price. Linux, USD per hour.

Optioni4g.2xlargei8g.2xlargei8g.2xlarge vs i4g.2xlarge
On-demandPay by the hour$0.6178$0.6864▲ 11%
SpotCan be interrupted77% off$0.144275% off$0.1726▲ 20%
1-yr reservedNo upfront35% off$0.4009——
3-yr reservedNo upfront54% off$0.2858——
1-yr savings planHourly commitment22% off$0.48122% off$0.534▲ 11%
3-yr savings planHourly commitment44% off$0.342945% off$0.3807▲ 11%

Key differences

The biggest lead each one has.

Where i4g.2xlarge leads
On-demand price$0.6178 vs $0.6864 per hour
10% cheaper
Where i8g.2xlarge leads
Max EBS volumes32 vs 26
23% higher
Sustained clock2.8 GHz vs 2.5 GHz
12% higher
Network baseline4.688 Gbps vs 4.687 Gbps
0% higher

Specs

8 of 40 specs differ. Those are in bold.

Compute3 of 9 differi4g.2xlargei8g.2xlarge
vCPUs88
Physical cores88
Threads per core11
Architecturearm64arm64
ProcessorAWS Graviton2 ProcessorAWS Graviton4 Processor
CPU makerAWSAWS
Clock speed2.5 GHz2.7 GHz
Sustained clock2.5 GHz2.8 GHz
BurstableNoNo
MemoryAll 1 matchi4g.2xlargei8g.2xlarge
Memory (GiB)6464
Networking1 of 8 differi4g.2xlargei8g.2xlarge
NetworkUp to 12 GigabitUp to 12 Gigabit
Network baseline4.687 Gbps4.688 Gbps
Network peak12 Gbps12 Gbps
Enhanced networkingYes (ENA)Yes (ENA)
EFANoNo
IPv6YesYes
Max network interfaces44
IPv4 addresses per interface1515
Storage3 of 12 differi4g.2xlargei8g.2xlarge
Storage1 x 1875 SSD1 x 1875GB
Local disks1 × 1,875 GB SSD1 × 1,875 GB SSD
EBS optimizedYesYes
EBS over NVMeRequiredRequired
EBS throughputUp to 10000 MbpsUp to 10 Gbps
EBS baseline bandwidth2,500 Mbps2,500 Mbps
EBS max bandwidth10,000 Mbps10,000 Mbps
EBS baseline throughput312.5 MB/s312.5 MB/s
EBS max throughput1,250 MB/s1,250 MB/s
EBS baseline IOPS10,00010,000
EBS max IOPS40,00040,000
Max EBS volumes2632
Instance details1 of 10 differi4g.2xlargei8g.2xlarge
Familyi4gi8g
CategoryStorage optimizedStorage optimized
Current generationYesYes
Normalization factor1616
Bare metalNoNo
HypervisorNitroNitro
Placement groupsCluster, Partition, SpreadCluster, Partition, Spread
HibernationYesYes
Nitro EnclavesYesYes
Boot modesUEFIUEFI

On-demand prices by region

Cheapest for i4g.2xlarge first. Linux, USD per hour.

Regioni4g.2xlargei8g.2xlargeDifference
US East (N. Virginia)Used in summaryus-east-1$0.6178$0.6864▲ 11%
US East (Ohio)us-east-2$0.6178$0.6864▲ 11%
US West (Oregon)us-west-2$0.6178$0.6864▲ 11%
Canada (Central)ca-central-1$0.6808$0.7564▲ 11%
EU (Ireland)eu-west-1$0.6808$0.7564▲ 11%
Asia Pacific (Singapore)ap-southeast-1$0.7405$0.8228▲ 11%
Asia Pacific (Sydney)ap-southeast-2$0.7405$0.8228▲ 11%
South America (Sao Paulo)sa-east-1$0.9864$1.096▲ 11%

Keep exploring

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

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