i8g.2xlargevsi8ge.2xlarge

i8g.2xlarge is 28% cheaper than i8ge.2xlarge on demand in US East (N. Virginia), saving $191.84 a month.

At a glancei8g.2xlargei8ge.2xlarge
On-demand$0.6864/hr28% less$0.9492/hr
Lowest rate$0.1726/hr28% lessSpot, can be interrupted$0.2384/hrSpot, can be interrupted
Size8 vCPUs, 64 GiB8 vCPUs, 64 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.2xlargei8ge.2xlargei8ge.2xlarge vs i8g.2xlarge
On-demandPay by the hour$0.6864$0.9492▲ 38%
SpotCan be interrupted75% off$0.172675% off$0.2384▲ 38%
1-yr savings planHourly commitment22% off$0.53421% off$0.7497▲ 40%
3-yr savings planHourly commitment45% off$0.380750% off$0.4763▲ 25%

Key differences

The biggest lead each one has.

Where i8g.2xlarge leads
On-demand price$0.6864 vs $0.9492 per hour
28% cheaper
Where i8ge.2xlarge leads
Network peak25 Gbps vs 12 Gbps
2.1× higher

Specs

6 of 40 specs differ. Those are in bold.

ComputeAll 9 matchi8g.2xlargei8ge.2xlarge
vCPUs88
Physical cores88
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.2xlargei8ge.2xlarge
Memory (GiB)6464
Networking3 of 8 differi8g.2xlargei8ge.2xlarge
NetworkUp to 12 GigabitUp to 25 Gigabit
Network baseline4.688 Gbps8.4 Gbps
Network peak12 Gbps25 Gbps
Enhanced networkingYes (ENA)Yes (ENA)
EFANoNo
IPv6YesYes
Max network interfaces44
IPv4 addresses per interface1515
Storage2 of 12 differi8g.2xlargei8ge.2xlarge
Storage1 x 1875GB2 x 2500 NVMe SSD
Local disks1 × 1,875 GB SSD2 × 2,500 GB SSD
EBS optimizedYesYes
EBS over NVMeRequiredRequired
EBS throughputUp to 10 GbpsUp 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 volumes3232
Instance details1 of 10 differi8g.2xlargei8ge.2xlarge
Familyi8gi8ge
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 i8g.2xlarge first. Linux, USD per hour.

Regioni8g.2xlargei8ge.2xlargeDifference
US East (N. Virginia)Used in summaryus-east-1$0.6864$0.9492▲ 38%
US East (Ohio)us-east-2$0.6864$0.9492▲ 38%
US West (Oregon)us-west-2$0.6864$0.9492▲ 38%
EU (Stockholm)eu-north-1$0.7176$0.9954▲ 39%
Canada (Central)ca-central-1$0.7564$1.05▲ 39%
EU (Ireland)eu-west-1$0.7564$1.05▲ 39%
Asia Pacific (Mumbai)ap-south-1$0.7788$1.079▲ 39%
EU (London)eu-west-2$0.7964$1.105▲ 39%
EU (Paris)eu-west-3$0.7964$1.105▲ 39%
Asia Pacific (Seoul)ap-northeast-2$0.8052$1.117▲ 39%
Asia Pacific (Tokyo)ap-northeast-1$0.8064$1.117▲ 39%
EU (Frankfurt)eu-central-1$0.8184$1.134▲ 39%
Asia Pacific (Singapore)ap-southeast-1$0.8228$1.138▲ 38%
Asia Pacific (Sydney)ap-southeast-2$0.8228$1.138▲ 38%
AWS GovCloud (US-East)us-gov-east-1$0.8272$1.147▲ 39%
AWS GovCloud (US-West)us-gov-west-1$0.8272$1.147▲ 39%

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