i8g.metal-48xlvsi8ge.metal-48xl

i8g.metal-48xl is 28% cheaper than i8ge.metal-48xl on demand in US East (N. Virginia), saving $4,604.26 a month.

At a glancei8g.metal-48xli8ge.metal-48xl
On-demand$16.474/hr28% less$22.781/hr
Lowest rate$2.181/hr47% lessSpot, can be interrupted$4.088/hrSpot, can be interrupted
Size192 vCPUs, 1536 GiB192 vCPUs, 1536 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.metal-48xli8ge.metal-48xli8ge.metal-48xl vs i8g.metal-48xl
On-demandPay by the hour$16.474$22.781▲ 38%
SpotCan be interrupted87% off$2.18182% off$4.088▲ 87%
1-yr savings planHourly commitment22% off$12.81621% off$17.993▲ 40%
3-yr savings planHourly commitment45% off$9.13850% off$11.431▲ 25%

Key differences

The biggest lead each one has.

Where i8g.metal-48xl leads
On-demand price$16.474 vs $22.781 per hour
28% cheaper
Sustained clock2.8 GHz vs 2.7 GHz
4% higher
Where i8ge.metal-48xl leads
Network baseline600 Gbps vs 100 Gbps
6× higher

Specs

9 of 40 specs differ. Those are in bold.

Compute1 of 9 differi8g.metal-48xli8ge.metal-48xl
vCPUs192192
Physical cores192192
Threads per core11
Architecturearm64arm64
ProcessorAWS Graviton4 ProcessorAWS Graviton4 Processor
CPU makerAWSAWS
Clock speed2.7 GHz2.7 GHz
Sustained clock2.8 GHz2.7 GHz
BurstableNoNo
MemoryAll 1 matchi8g.metal-48xli8ge.metal-48xl
Memory (GiB)1,5361,536
Networking5 of 9 differi8g.metal-48xli8ge.metal-48xl
NetworkUp to 100 Gigabit300 Gigabit
Network baseline100 Gbps600 Gbps
Network peak100 Gbps600 Gbps
Enhanced networkingYes (ENA)Yes (ENA)
EFAYesYes
IPv6YesYes
Max network interfaces1524
IPv4 addresses per interface5050
Network cards–2
Storage2 of 12 differi8g.metal-48xli8ge.metal-48xl
Storage12 x 3750GB16 x 7500 NVMe SSD
Local disks12 × 3,750 GB SSD16 × 7,500 GB SSD
EBS optimizedYesYes
EBS over NVMeRequiredRequired
EBS throughput60000 Mbps60000 Mbps
EBS baseline bandwidth60,000 Mbps60,000 Mbps
EBS max bandwidth60,000 Mbps60,000 Mbps
EBS baseline throughput7,500 MB/s7,500 MB/s
EBS max throughput7,500 MB/s7,500 MB/s
EBS baseline IOPS240,000240,000
EBS max IOPS240,000240,000
Max EBS volumes7979
Instance details1 of 9 differi8g.metal-48xli8ge.metal-48xl
Familyi8gi8ge
CategoryStorage optimizedStorage optimized
Current generationYesYes
Normalization factor384384
Bare metalYesYes
Placement groupsCluster, Partition, SpreadCluster, Partition, Spread
HibernationNoNo
Nitro EnclavesNoNo
Boot modesUEFIUEFI

On-demand prices by region

Cheapest for i8g.metal-48xl first. Linux, USD per hour.

Regioni8g.metal-48xli8ge.metal-48xlDifference
US East (N. Virginia)Used in summaryus-east-1$16.474$22.781▲ 38%
US East (Ohio)us-east-2$16.474$22.781▲ 38%
US West (Oregon)us-west-2$16.474$22.781▲ 38%
EU (Stockholm)eu-north-1$17.222$23.89▲ 39%
Canada (Central)ca-central-1$18.154$25.20▲ 39%
EU (Ireland)eu-west-1$18.154$25.20▲ 39%
Asia Pacific (Mumbai)ap-south-1$18.691$25.906▲ 39%
EU (Paris)eu-west-3$19.114$26.51▲ 39%
Asia Pacific (Seoul)ap-northeast-2$19.325$26.813▲ 39%
Asia Pacific (Tokyo)ap-northeast-1$19.354$26.813▲ 39%
EU (Frankfurt)eu-central-1$19.642$27.216▲ 39%
Asia Pacific (Singapore)ap-southeast-1$19.747$27.317▲ 38%
Asia Pacific (Sydney)ap-southeast-2$19.747$27.317▲ 38%
AWS GovCloud (US-East)us-gov-east-1$19.853$27.518▲ 39%
AWS GovCloud (US-West)us-gov-west-1$19.853$27.518▲ 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.