m8g.24xlargevsm8i.24xlarge
m8g.24xlarge is 15% cheaper than m8i.24xlarge on demand in US East (N. Virginia), saving $563.41 a month. They use different processor architectures (arm64 and x86_64), so software built for one may need rebuilding to run on the other.
| At a glance | m8g.24xlarge | m8i.24xlarge |
|---|---|---|
| On-demand | $4.309/hr15% less | $5.08/hr |
| Lowest rate | $0.9272/hr37% lessSpot, can be interrupted | $1.474/hrSpot, can be interrupted |
| Size | 96 vCPUs, 384 GiB | 96 vCPUs, 384 GiB |
| Processor | AWS Graviton4 Processor | Intel Xeon Scalable (Granite Rapids) |
| Architecture | arm64 | 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 | m8g.24xlarge | m8i.24xlarge | m8i.24xlarge vs m8g.24xlarge |
|---|---|---|---|
| On-demandPay by the hour | $4.309 | $5.08 | ▲ 18% |
| SpotCan be interrupted | 78% off$0.9272 | 71% off$1.474 | ▲ 59% |
| 1-yr reservedNo upfront | 34% off$2.85 | — | — |
| 3-yr reservedNo upfront | 55% off$1.954 | — | — |
| 1-yr savings planHourly commitment | 27% off$3.165 | 27% off$3.732 | ▲ 18% |
| 3-yr savings planHourly commitment | 49% off$2.185 | 49% off$2.576 | ▲ 18% |
Key differences
The biggest lead each one has.
Where m8g.24xlarge leads
On-demand price$4.309 vs $5.08 per hour
15% cheaperPhysical cores96 vs 48
2× higherWhere m8i.24xlarge leads
Clock speed3.9 GHz vs 2.7 GHz
44% higherIPv4 addresses per interface64 vs 50
28% higherSpecs
14 of 40 specs differ. Those are in bold.
| Compute8 of 10 differ | m8g.24xlarge | m8i.24xlarge |
|---|---|---|
| vCPUs | 96 | 96 |
| Physical cores | 96 | 48 |
| Threads per core | 1 | 2 |
| Architecture | arm64 | x86_64 |
| Processor | AWS Graviton4 Processor | Intel Xeon Scalable (Granite Rapids) |
| CPU maker | AWS | Intel |
| Clock speed | 2.7 GHz | 3.9 GHz |
| Sustained clock | 2.8 GHz | 3.9 GHz |
| Processor features | – | Intel AVX; Intel AVX2; Intel AVX512; Intel Turbo; Intel AMX |
| Burstable | No | No |
| MemoryAll 1 match | m8g.24xlarge | m8i.24xlarge |
|---|---|---|
| Memory (GiB) | 384 | 384 |
| Networking4 of 8 differ | m8g.24xlarge | m8i.24xlarge |
|---|---|---|
| Network | 40 Gigabit | 40000 Megabit |
| Network baseline | 40 Gbps | 40 Gbps |
| Network peak | 40 Gbps | 40 Gbps |
| Enhanced networking | Yes (ENA) | Yes (ENA) |
| EFA | Yes | No |
| IPv6 | Yes | Yes |
| Max network interfaces | 15 | 16 |
| IPv4 addresses per interface | 50 | 64 |
| StorageAll 11 match | m8g.24xlarge | m8i.24xlarge |
|---|---|---|
| Storage | EBS only | EBS only |
| EBS optimized | Yes | Yes |
| EBS over NVMe | Required | Required |
| EBS throughput | 30000 Mbps | 30000 Mbps |
| EBS baseline bandwidth | 30,000 Mbps | 30,000 Mbps |
| EBS max bandwidth | 30,000 Mbps | 30,000 Mbps |
| EBS baseline throughput | 3,750 MB/s | 3,750 MB/s |
| EBS max throughput | 3,750 MB/s | 3,750 MB/s |
| EBS baseline IOPS | 120,000 | 120,000 |
| EBS max IOPS | 120,000 | 120,000 |
| Max EBS volumes | 64 | 64 |
| Instance details2 of 10 differ | m8g.24xlarge | m8i.24xlarge |
|---|---|---|
| Family | m8g | m8i |
| Category | General purpose | General purpose |
| Current generation | Yes | Yes |
| Normalization factor | 192 | 192 |
| Bare metal | No | No |
| Hypervisor | Nitro | Nitro |
| Placement groups | Cluster, Partition, Spread | Cluster, Partition, Spread |
| Hibernation | No | No |
| Nitro Enclaves | Yes | Yes |
| Boot modes | UEFI | Legacy BIOS, UEFI |
On-demand prices by region
Cheapest for m8g.24xlarge first. Linux, USD per hour.
| Region | m8g.24xlarge | m8i.24xlarge | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Asia Pacific (Hyderabad)ap-south-2 | $3.08 | $5.345 | ▲ 74% |
| Asia Pacific (Mumbai)ap-south-1 | $3.08 | $5.345 | ▲ 74% |
| US East (N. Virginia)Used in summaryus-east-1 | $4.309 | $5.08 | ▲ 18% |
| US East (Ohio)us-east-2 | $4.309 | $5.08 | ▲ 18% |
| US West (Oregon)us-west-2 | $4.309 | $5.08 | ▲ 18% |
| Asia Pacific (Malaysia)ap-southeast-5 | $4.578 | $5.398 | ▲ 18% |
| Europe (Spain)eu-south-2 | $4.799 | $5.663 | ▲ 18% |
| EU (Ireland)eu-west-1 | $4.802 | $5.663 | ▲ 18% |
| Canada (Central)ca-central-1 | $4.803 | $5.663 | ▲ 18% |
| Canada West (Calgary)ca-west-1 | $4.803 | $5.663 | ▲ 18% |
| EU (London)eu-west-2 | $4.982 | $5.874 | ▲ 18% |
| EU (Paris)eu-west-3 | $5.027 | $5.927 | ▲ 18% |
| US West (N. California)us-west-1 | $5.027 | $5.927 | ▲ 18% |
| EU (Frankfurt)eu-central-1 | $5.162 | $6.086 | ▲ 18% |
| Asia Pacific (Seoul)ap-northeast-2 | $5.296 | $6.244 | ▲ 18% |
| Asia Pacific (Singapore)ap-southeast-1 | $5.386 | $6.35 | ▲ 18% |
| Asia Pacific (Sydney)ap-southeast-2 | $5.386 | $6.35 | ▲ 18% |
| AWS GovCloud (US-East)us-gov-east-1 | $5.428 | $6.403 | ▲ 18% |
| AWS GovCloud (US-West)us-gov-west-1 | $5.43 | $6.403 | ▲ 18% |
| Asia Pacific (Tokyo)ap-northeast-1 | $5.565 | $6.562 | ▲ 18% |
| Africa (Cape Town)af-south-1 | $5.70 | $6.721 | ▲ 18% |
| South America (Sao Paulo)sa-east-1 | $6.867 | $8.097 | ▲ 18% |
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AWS EC2 Linux prices in USD. Monthly figures use 730 hours. Prices last updated 12 Nov 2026.