i8g.12xlargevsi8ge.12xlarge

i8g.12xlarge is 28% cheaper than i8ge.12xlarge on demand in US East (N. Virginia), saving $1,151.06 a month.

At a glancei8g.12xlargei8ge.12xlarge
On-demand$4.118/hr28% less$5.695/hr
Lowest rate$0.8807/hr43% lessSpot, can be interrupted$1.558/hrSpot, can be interrupted
Size48 vCPUs, 384 GiB48 vCPUs, 384 GiB
ProcessorAWS Graviton4 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.

Optioni8g.12xlargei8ge.12xlargei8ge.12xlarge vs i8g.12xlarge
On-demandPay by the hour$4.118$5.695▲ 38%
SpotCan be interrupted79% off$0.880773% off$1.558▲ 77%
1-yr savings planHourly commitment22% off$3.20421% off$4.498▲ 40%
3-yr savings planHourly commitment45% off$2.28450% off$2.858▲ 25%

Key differences

The biggest lead each one has.

Where i8g.12xlarge leads
On-demand price$4.118 vs $5.695 per hour
28% cheaper
Where i8ge.12xlarge leads
Network baseline75 Gbps vs 28.125 Gbps
2.7× higher

Specs

7 of 40 specs differ. Those are in bold.

ComputeAll 9 matchi8g.12xlargei8ge.12xlarge
vCPUs4848
Physical cores4848
Threads per core11
Architecturearm64arm64
ProcessorAWS Graviton4 ProcessorAWS Graviton4 Processor
CPU makerAWSAWS
Clock speed2.7 GHz2.7 GHz
Sustained clock2.8 GHz2.8 GHz
BurstableNoNo
MemoryAll 1 matchi8g.12xlargei8ge.12xlarge
Memory (GiB)384384
Networking4 of 8 differi8g.12xlargei8ge.12xlarge
NetworkUp to 28.125 Gigabit75 Gigabit
Network baseline28.125 Gbps75 Gbps
Network peak28.125 Gbps75 Gbps
Enhanced networkingYes (ENA)Yes (ENA)
EFANoNo
IPv6YesYes
Max network interfaces812
IPv4 addresses per interface3030
Storage2 of 12 differi8g.12xlargei8ge.12xlarge
Storage3 x 3750GB4 x 7500 NVMe SSD
Local disks3 × 3,750 GB SSD4 × 7,500 GB SSD
EBS optimizedYesYes
EBS over NVMeRequiredRequired
EBS throughput15000 Mbps15000 Mbps
EBS baseline bandwidth15,000 Mbps15,000 Mbps
EBS max bandwidth15,000 Mbps15,000 Mbps
EBS baseline throughput1,875 MB/s1,875 MB/s
EBS max throughput1,875 MB/s1,875 MB/s
EBS baseline IOPS60,00060,000
EBS max IOPS60,00060,000
Max EBS volumes3232
Instance details1 of 10 differi8g.12xlargei8ge.12xlarge
Familyi8gi8ge
CategoryStorage optimizedStorage optimized
Current generationYesYes
Normalization factor9696
Bare metalNoNo
HypervisorNitroNitro
Placement groupsCluster, Partition, SpreadCluster, Partition, Spread
HibernationNoNo
Nitro EnclavesYesYes
Boot modesUEFIUEFI

On-demand prices by region

Cheapest for i8g.12xlarge first. Linux, USD per hour.

Regioni8g.12xlargei8ge.12xlargeDifference
US East (N. Virginia)Used in summaryus-east-1$4.118$5.695▲ 38%
US East (Ohio)us-east-2$4.118$5.695▲ 38%
US West (Oregon)us-west-2$4.118$5.695▲ 38%
EU (Stockholm)eu-north-1$4.306$5.972▲ 39%
Canada (Central)ca-central-1$4.538$6.30▲ 39%
EU (Ireland)eu-west-1$4.538$6.30▲ 39%
Asia Pacific (Mumbai)ap-south-1$4.673$6.476▲ 39%
EU (London)eu-west-2$4.778$6.628▲ 39%
EU (Paris)eu-west-3$4.778$6.628▲ 39%
Asia Pacific (Seoul)ap-northeast-2$4.831$6.703▲ 39%
Asia Pacific (Tokyo)ap-northeast-1$4.838$6.703▲ 39%
EU (Frankfurt)eu-central-1$4.91$6.804▲ 39%
Asia Pacific (Singapore)ap-southeast-1$4.937$6.829▲ 38%
Asia Pacific (Sydney)ap-southeast-2$4.937$6.829▲ 38%
AWS GovCloud (US-East)us-gov-east-1$4.963$6.88▲ 39%
AWS GovCloud (US-West)us-gov-west-1$4.963$6.88▲ 39%

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.