i4g.xlargevsi8g.xlarge

i4g.xlarge is 10% cheaper than i8g.xlarge on demand in US East (N. Virginia), saving $25.04 a month.

At a glancei4g.xlargei8g.xlarge
On-demand$0.3089/hr10% less$0.3432/hr
Lowest rate$0.0709/hr19% lessSpot, can be interrupted$0.0876/hrSpot, can be interrupted
Size4 vCPUs, 32 GiB4 vCPUs, 32 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.xlargei8g.xlargei8g.xlarge vs i4g.xlarge
On-demandPay by the hour$0.3089$0.3432▲ 11%
SpotCan be interrupted77% off$0.070974% off$0.0876▲ 24%
1-yr reservedNo upfront35% off$0.2005——
3-yr reservedNo upfront54% off$0.1429——
1-yr savings planHourly commitment22% off$0.240522% off$0.267▲ 11%
3-yr savings planHourly commitment44% off$0.171545% off$0.1904▲ 11%

Key differences

The biggest lead each one has.

Where i4g.xlarge leads
On-demand price$0.3089 vs $0.3432 per hour
10% cheaper
Where i8g.xlarge leads
Network baseline2.344 Gbps vs 1.875 Gbps
25% higher
Max EBS volumes32 vs 26
23% higher
Sustained clock2.8 GHz vs 2.5 GHz
12% higher

Specs

8 of 40 specs differ. Those are in bold.

Compute3 of 9 differi4g.xlargei8g.xlarge
vCPUs44
Physical cores44
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.xlargei8g.xlarge
Memory (GiB)3232
Networking1 of 8 differi4g.xlargei8g.xlarge
NetworkUp to 10 GigabitUp to 10 Gigabit
Network baseline1.875 Gbps2.344 Gbps
Network peak10 Gbps10 Gbps
Enhanced networkingYes (ENA)Yes (ENA)
EFANoNo
IPv6YesYes
Max network interfaces44
IPv4 addresses per interface1515
Storage3 of 12 differi4g.xlargei8g.xlarge
Storage1 x 937 SSD1 x 937GB
Local disks1 × 937 GB SSD1 × 937 GB SSD
EBS optimizedYesYes
EBS over NVMeRequiredRequired
EBS throughputUp to 10000 MbpsUp to 10 Gbps
EBS baseline bandwidth1,250 Mbps1,250 Mbps
EBS max bandwidth10,000 Mbps10,000 Mbps
EBS baseline throughput156.25 MB/s156.25 MB/s
EBS max throughput1,250 MB/s1,250 MB/s
EBS baseline IOPS5,0005,000
EBS max IOPS40,00040,000
Max EBS volumes2632
Instance details1 of 10 differi4g.xlargei8g.xlarge
Familyi4gi8g
CategoryStorage optimizedStorage optimized
Current generationYesYes
Normalization factor88
Bare metalNoNo
HypervisorNitroNitro
Placement groupsCluster, Partition, SpreadCluster, Partition, Spread
HibernationYesYes
Nitro EnclavesYesYes
Boot modesUEFIUEFI

On-demand prices by region

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

Regioni4g.xlargei8g.xlargeDifference
US East (N. Virginia)Used in summaryus-east-1$0.3089$0.3432▲ 11%
US East (Ohio)us-east-2$0.3089$0.3432▲ 11%
US West (Oregon)us-west-2$0.3089$0.3432▲ 11%
Canada (Central)ca-central-1$0.3404$0.3782▲ 11%
EU (Ireland)eu-west-1$0.3404$0.3782▲ 11%
Asia Pacific (Singapore)ap-southeast-1$0.3703$0.4114▲ 11%
Asia Pacific (Sydney)ap-southeast-2$0.3703$0.4114▲ 11%
South America (Sao Paulo)sa-east-1$0.4932$0.548▲ 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.