i8g.xlargevsi8ge.xlarge

i8g.xlarge is 28% cheaper than i8ge.xlarge on demand in US East (N. Virginia), saving $95.92 a month.

At a glancei8g.xlargei8ge.xlarge
On-demand$0.3432/hr28% less$0.4746/hr
Lowest rate$0.0876/hr25% lessSpot, can be interrupted$0.1163/hrSpot, can be interrupted
Size4 vCPUs, 32 GiB4 vCPUs, 32 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.xlargei8ge.xlargei8ge.xlarge vs i8g.xlarge
On-demandPay by the hour$0.3432$0.4746▲ 38%
SpotCan be interrupted74% off$0.087675% off$0.1163▲ 33%
1-yr savings planHourly commitment22% off$0.26721% off$0.3748▲ 40%
3-yr savings planHourly commitment45% off$0.190450% off$0.2381▲ 25%

Key differences

The biggest lead each one has.

Where i8g.xlarge leads
On-demand price$0.3432 vs $0.4746 per hour
28% cheaper
Where i8ge.xlarge leads
Network peak25 Gbps vs 10 Gbps
2.5× higher

Specs

6 of 40 specs differ. Those are in bold.

ComputeAll 9 matchi8g.xlargei8ge.xlarge
vCPUs44
Physical cores44
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.xlargei8ge.xlarge
Memory (GiB)3232
Networking3 of 8 differi8g.xlargei8ge.xlarge
NetworkUp to 10 GigabitUp to 25 Gigabit
Network baseline2.344 Gbps4.2 Gbps
Network peak10 Gbps25 Gbps
Enhanced networkingYes (ENA)Yes (ENA)
EFANoNo
IPv6YesYes
Max network interfaces44
IPv4 addresses per interface1515
Storage2 of 12 differi8g.xlargei8ge.xlarge
Storage1 x 937GB1 x 2500 NVMe SSD
Local disks1 × 937 GB SSD1 × 2,500 GB SSD
EBS optimizedYesYes
EBS over NVMeRequiredRequired
EBS throughputUp to 10 GbpsUp 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 volumes3232
Instance details1 of 10 differi8g.xlargei8ge.xlarge
Familyi8gi8ge
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 i8g.xlarge first. Linux, USD per hour.

Regioni8g.xlargei8ge.xlargeDifference
US East (N. Virginia)Used in summaryus-east-1$0.3432$0.4746▲ 38%
US East (Ohio)us-east-2$0.3432$0.4746▲ 38%
US West (Oregon)us-west-2$0.3432$0.4746▲ 38%
EU (Stockholm)eu-north-1$0.3588$0.4977▲ 39%
Canada (Central)ca-central-1$0.3782$0.525▲ 39%
EU (Ireland)eu-west-1$0.3782$0.525▲ 39%
Asia Pacific (Mumbai)ap-south-1$0.3894$0.5397▲ 39%
EU (London)eu-west-2$0.3982$0.5523▲ 39%
EU (Paris)eu-west-3$0.3982$0.5523▲ 39%
Asia Pacific (Seoul)ap-northeast-2$0.4026$0.5586▲ 39%
Asia Pacific (Tokyo)ap-northeast-1$0.4032$0.5586▲ 39%
EU (Frankfurt)eu-central-1$0.4092$0.567▲ 39%
Asia Pacific (Singapore)ap-southeast-1$0.4114$0.5691▲ 38%
Asia Pacific (Sydney)ap-southeast-2$0.4114$0.5691▲ 38%
AWS GovCloud (US-East)us-gov-east-1$0.4136$0.5733▲ 39%
AWS GovCloud (US-West)us-gov-west-1$0.4136$0.5733▲ 39%

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