m8g.xlargevsm8gb.xlarge

m8g.xlarge is 38% cheaper than m8gb.xlarge on demand in US East (N. Virginia), saving $81.40 a month.

At a glancem8g.xlargem8gb.xlarge
On-demand$0.1795/hr38% less$0.291/hr
Lowest rate$0.0765/hr41% lessSpot, can be interrupted$0.129/hrSpot, can be interrupted
Size4 vCPUs, 16 GiB4 vCPUs, 16 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.xlargem8gb.xlargem8gb.xlarge vs m8g.xlarge
On-demandPay by the hour$0.1795$0.291▲ 62%
SpotCan be interrupted57% off$0.076556% off$0.129▲ 69%
1-yr reservedNo upfront34% off$0.1188——
3-yr reservedNo upfront55% off$0.0814——
1-yr savings planHourly commitment27% off$0.131927% off$0.2123▲ 61%
3-yr savings planHourly commitment49% off$0.09156% off$0.1289▲ 42%

Key differences

The biggest lead each one has.

Where m8g.xlarge leads
On-demand price$0.1795 vs $0.291 per hour
38% cheaper
Where m8gb.xlarge leads
EBS baseline bandwidth6,250 Mbps vs 1,250 Mbps
5× higher
Network baseline8.333 Gbps vs 1.875 Gbps
4.4× higher
Clock speed2.8 GHz vs 2.7 GHz
4% higher

Specs

12 of 39 specs differ. Those are in bold.

Compute1 of 9 differm8g.xlargem8gb.xlarge
vCPUs44
Physical cores44
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.xlargem8gb.xlarge
Memory (GiB)1616
Networking3 of 8 differm8g.xlargem8gb.xlarge
NetworkUp to 12.5 GigabitUp to 26.667 Gigabit
Network baseline1.875 Gbps8.333 Gbps
Network peak12.5 Gbps26.666 Gbps
Enhanced networkingYes (ENA)Yes (ENA)
EFANoNo
IPv6YesYes
Max network interfaces44
IPv4 addresses per interface1515
Storage7 of 11 differm8g.xlargem8gb.xlarge
StorageEBS onlyEBS only
EBS optimizedYesYes
EBS over NVMeRequiredRequired
EBS throughputUp to 10 GbpsUp to 25000 Mbps
EBS baseline bandwidth1,250 Mbps6,250 Mbps
EBS max bandwidth10,000 Mbps25,000 Mbps
EBS baseline throughput156.25 MB/s781.25 MB/s
EBS max throughput1,250 MB/s3,125 MB/s
EBS baseline IOPS6,00030,000
EBS max IOPS40,000120,000
Max EBS volumes3232
Instance details1 of 10 differm8g.xlargem8gb.xlarge
Familym8gm8gb
CategoryGeneral purposeGeneral purpose
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 m8g.xlarge first. Linux, USD per hour.

Regionm8g.xlargem8gb.xlargeDifference
US East (N. Virginia)Used in summaryus-east-1$0.1795$0.291▲ 62%
US West (Oregon)us-west-2$0.1795$0.291▲ 62%
EU (Ireland)eu-west-1$0.2001$0.3252▲ 63%

Keep exploring

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

m8g.xlargeGeneral purpose, m8g family
m8g.xlarge prices and specsEvery size in the m8g family

Compare m8g.xlarge with

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m8gb.xlarge prices and specsEvery size in the m8gb family

Compare m8gb.xlarge with

c8gb.xlarget4g.xlargem8ib.xlarger8gb.xlarge

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