m6in.largevsm8in.large
m6in.large is 17% cheaper than m8in.large on demand in US East (N. Virginia), saving $20.37 a month.
| At a glance | m6in.large | m8in.large |
|---|---|---|
| On-demand | $0.1392/hr17% less | $0.1671/hr |
| Lowest rate | $0.0407/hrSpot, can be interrupted | $0.0399/hr2% lessSpot, can be interrupted |
| Size | 2 vCPUs, 8 GiB | 2 vCPUs, 8 GiB |
| Processor | Intel Xeon 8375C (Ice Lake) | Intel Xeon Scalable (Granite Rapids) |
| Architecture | x86_64 | x86_64 |
Prices in US East (N. Virginia)
“Off” is the discount against each type’s own on-demand price. Linux, USD per hour.
| Option | m6in.large | m8in.large | m8in.large vs m6in.large |
|---|---|---|---|
| On-demandPay by the hour | $0.1392 | $0.1671 | ▲ 20% |
| SpotCan be interrupted | 71% off$0.0407 | 76% off$0.0399 | ▼ 2% |
| 1-yr reservedNo upfront | 37% off$0.0877 | — | — |
| 3-yr reservedNo upfront | 61% off$0.0537 | — | — |
| 1-yr savings planHourly commitment | 27% off$0.1016 | 27% off$0.1219 | ▲ 20% |
| 3-yr savings planHourly commitment | 56% off$0.0617 | 56% off$0.074 | ▲ 20% |
Key differences
The biggest lead each one has.
Where m6in.large leads
On-demand price$0.1392 vs $0.1671 per hour
17% cheaperEBS max bandwidth25,000 Mbps vs 10,000 Mbps
2.5× higherWhere m8in.large leads
IPv4 addresses per interface20 vs 10
2× higherMax EBS volumes32 vs 27
19% higherClock speed3.9 GHz vs 3.5 GHz
11% higherSpecs
16 of 40 specs differ. Those are in bold.
| Compute4 of 10 differ | m6in.large | m8in.large |
|---|---|---|
| vCPUs | 2 | 2 |
| Physical cores | 1 | 1 |
| Threads per core | 2 | 2 |
| Architecture | x86_64 | x86_64 |
| Processor | Intel Xeon 8375C (Ice Lake) | Intel Xeon Scalable (Granite Rapids) |
| CPU maker | Intel | Intel |
| Clock speed | 3.5 GHz | 3.9 GHz |
| Sustained clock | 3.5 GHz | 3.9 GHz |
| Processor features | Intel AVX; Intel AVX2; Intel AVX512; Intel Turbo | Intel AVX; Intel AVX2; Intel AVX512; Intel Turbo; Intel AMX |
| Burstable | No | No |
| MemoryAll 1 match | m6in.large | m8in.large |
|---|---|---|
| Memory (GiB) | 8 | 8 |
| Networking3 of 8 differ | m6in.large | m8in.large |
|---|---|---|
| Network | Up to 25000 Megabit | Up to 25 Gigabit |
| Network baseline | 3.125 Gbps | 3.125 Gbps |
| Network peak | 25 Gbps | 25 Gbps |
| Enhanced networking | Yes (ENA) | Yes (ENA) |
| EFA | No | No |
| IPv6 | Yes | Yes |
| Max network interfaces | 3 | 4 |
| IPv4 addresses per interface | 10 | 20 |
| Storage8 of 11 differ | m6in.large | m8in.large |
|---|---|---|
| Storage | EBS only | EBS only |
| EBS optimized | Yes | Yes |
| EBS over NVMe | Required | Required |
| EBS throughput | Up to 25000 Mbps | Up to 10000 Mbps |
| EBS baseline bandwidth | 1,562 Mbps | 650 Mbps |
| EBS max bandwidth | 25,000 Mbps | 10,000 Mbps |
| EBS baseline throughput | 195.313 MB/s | 81.25 MB/s |
| EBS max throughput | 3,125 MB/s | 1,250 MB/s |
| EBS baseline IOPS | 6,250 | 3,600 |
| EBS max IOPS | 100,000 | 40,000 |
| Max EBS volumes | 27 | 32 |
| Instance details1 of 10 differ | m6in.large | m8in.large |
|---|---|---|
| Family | m6in | m8in |
| Category | General purpose | General purpose |
| Current generation | Yes | Yes |
| Normalization factor | 4 | 4 |
| Bare metal | No | No |
| Hypervisor | Nitro | Nitro |
| Placement groups | Cluster, Partition, Spread | Cluster, Partition, Spread |
| Hibernation | Yes | Yes |
| Nitro Enclaves | No | No |
| Boot modes | Legacy BIOS, UEFI | Legacy BIOS, UEFI |
On-demand prices by region
Cheapest for m6in.large first. Linux, USD per hour.
| Region | m6in.large | m8in.large | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| US East (N. Virginia)Used in summaryus-east-1 | $0.1392 | $0.1671 | ▲ 20% |
| US East (Ohio)us-east-2 | $0.1392 | $0.1671 | ▲ 20% |
| US West (Oregon)us-west-2 | $0.1392 | $0.1671 | ▲ 20% |
| Europe (Spain)eu-south-2 | $0.1552 | $0.1862 | ▲ 20% |
| EU (Ireland)eu-west-1 | $0.1556 | $0.1867 | ▲ 20% |
| Asia Pacific (Tokyo)ap-northeast-1 | $0.179 | $0.2148 | ▲ 20% |
Keep exploring
Each type’s own page, and how it compares with others.
AWS EC2 Linux prices in USD. Monthly figures use 730 hours. Prices last updated 12 Nov 2026.