m8g.largevsm8gn.large

m8g.large is 38% cheaper than m8gn.large on demand in US East (N. Virginia), saving $40.66 a month.

At a glancem8g.largem8gn.large
On-demand$0.0898/hr38% less$0.1455/hr
Lowest rate$0.0354/hr37% lessSpot, can be interrupted$0.0565/hrSpot, can be interrupted
Size2 vCPUs, 8 GiB2 vCPUs, 8 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.

Optionm8g.largem8gn.largem8gn.large vs m8g.large
On-demandPay by the hour$0.0898$0.1455▲ 62%
SpotCan be interrupted61% off$0.035461% off$0.0565▲ 60%
1-yr reservedNo upfront34% off$0.0594——
3-yr reservedNo upfront55% off$0.0407——
1-yr savings planHourly commitment27% off$0.065927% off$0.1062▲ 61%
3-yr savings planHourly commitment49% off$0.045556% off$0.0644▲ 42%

Key differences

The biggest lead each one has.

Where m8g.large leads
On-demand price$0.0898 vs $0.1455 per hour
38% cheaper
Where m8gn.large leads
Network baseline6.25 Gbps vs 0.937 Gbps
6.7× higher
EBS baseline bandwidth1,250 Mbps vs 630 Mbps
98% higher
Clock speed2.8 GHz vs 2.7 GHz
4% higher

Specs

9 of 39 specs differ. Those are in bold.

Compute1 of 9 differm8g.largem8gn.large
vCPUs22
Physical cores22
Threads per core11
Architecturearm64arm64
ProcessorAWS Graviton4 ProcessorAWS Graviton4 Processor
CPU makerAWSAWS
Clock speed2.7 GHz2.8 GHz
Sustained clock2.8 GHz2.8 GHz
BurstableNoNo
MemoryAll 1 matchm8g.largem8gn.large
Memory (GiB)88
Networking3 of 8 differm8g.largem8gn.large
NetworkUp to 12.5 GigabitUp to 30 Gigabit
Network baseline0.937 Gbps6.25 Gbps
Network peak12.5 Gbps30 Gbps
Enhanced networkingYes (ENA)Yes (ENA)
EFANoNo
IPv6YesYes
Max network interfaces33
IPv4 addresses per interface1010
Storage4 of 11 differm8g.largem8gn.large
StorageEBS onlyEBS only
EBS optimizedYesYes
EBS over NVMeRequiredRequired
EBS throughputUp to 10 GbpsUp to 10000 Mbps
EBS baseline bandwidth630 Mbps1,250 Mbps
EBS max bandwidth10,000 Mbps10,000 Mbps
EBS baseline throughput78.75 MB/s156.25 MB/s
EBS max throughput1,250 MB/s1,250 MB/s
EBS baseline IOPS3,6005,000
EBS max IOPS40,00040,000
Max EBS volumes3232
Instance details1 of 10 differm8g.largem8gn.large
Familym8gm8gn
CategoryGeneral purposeGeneral purpose
Current generationYesYes
Normalization factor44
Bare metalNoNo
HypervisorNitroNitro
Placement groupsCluster, Partition, SpreadCluster, Partition, Spread
HibernationYesYes
Nitro EnclavesYesYes
Boot modesUEFIUEFI

On-demand prices by region

Cheapest for m8g.large first. Linux, USD per hour.

Regionm8g.largem8gn.largeDifference
US East (N. Virginia)Used in summaryus-east-1$0.0898$0.1455▲ 62%
US West (Oregon)us-west-2$0.0898$0.1455▲ 62%
EU (Ireland)eu-west-1$0.1$0.1626▲ 63%

Keep exploring

Each type’s own page, and how it compares with others.

m8g.largeGeneral purpose, m8g family
m8g.large prices and specsEvery size in the m8g family

Compare m8g.large with

c8g.largem8i.larger8g.larget4g.largem8a.largem8gd.largem8gb.largem7g.largem9g.large
m8gn.largeGeneral purpose, m8gn family
m8gn.large prices and specsEvery size in the m8gn family

Compare m8gn.large with

c8gn.larget4g.largem8in.larger8gn.large

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