m8gb.largevsm8ib.large

m8gb.large is 13% cheaper than m8ib.large on demand in US East (N. Virginia), saving $15.77 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 glancem8gb.largem8ib.large
On-demand$0.1455/hr13% less$0.1671/hr
Lowest rate$0.0581/hrSpot, can be interrupted$0.0422/hr27% lessSpot, can be interrupted
Size2 vCPUs, 8 GiB2 vCPUs, 8 GiB
ProcessorAWS Graviton4 ProcessorIntel Xeon Scalable (Granite Rapids)
Architecturearm64x86_64

Prices in US East (N. Virginia)

“Off” is the discount against each type’s own on-demand price. Linux, USD per hour.

Optionm8gb.largem8ib.largem8ib.large vs m8gb.large
On-demandPay by the hour$0.1455$0.1671▲ 15%
SpotCan be interrupted60% off$0.058175% off$0.0422▼ 27%
1-yr savings planHourly commitment27% off$0.106227% off$0.1219▲ 15%
3-yr savings planHourly commitment56% off$0.064456% off$0.074▲ 15%

Key differences

The biggest lead each one has.

Where m8gb.large leads
On-demand price$0.1455 vs $0.1671 per hour
13% cheaper
Physical cores2 vs 1
2× higher
Network baseline4.166 Gbps vs 2.083 Gbps
2× higher
EBS baseline IOPS15,000 vs 7,500
2× higher
Where m8ib.large leads
IPv4 addresses per interface20 vs 10
2× higher
Clock speed3.9 GHz vs 2.8 GHz
39% higher

Specs

19 of 40 specs differ. Those are in bold.

Compute8 of 10 differm8gb.largem8ib.large
vCPUs22
Physical cores21
Threads per core12
Architecturearm64x86_64
ProcessorAWS Graviton4 ProcessorIntel Xeon Scalable (Granite Rapids)
CPU makerAWSIntel
Clock speed2.8 GHz3.9 GHz
Sustained clock2.8 GHz3.9 GHz
Processor features–Intel AVX; Intel AVX2; Intel AVX512; Intel Turbo; Intel AMX
BurstableNoNo
MemoryAll 1 matchm8gb.largem8ib.large
Memory (GiB)88
Networking5 of 8 differm8gb.largem8ib.large
NetworkUp to 20 GigabitUp to 16.66 Gigabit
Network baseline4.166 Gbps2.083 Gbps
Network peak20 Gbps16.667 Gbps
Enhanced networkingYes (ENA)Yes (ENA)
EFANoNo
IPv6YesYes
Max network interfaces34
IPv4 addresses per interface1020
Storage3 of 11 differm8gb.largem8ib.large
StorageEBS onlyEBS only
EBS optimizedYesYes
EBS over NVMeRequiredRequired
EBS throughputUp to 25000 MbpsUp to 25000 Mbps
EBS baseline bandwidth3,125 Mbps1,563 Mbps
EBS max bandwidth25,000 Mbps25,000 Mbps
EBS baseline throughput390.625 MB/s195.375 MB/s
EBS max throughput3,125 MB/s3,125 MB/s
EBS baseline IOPS15,0007,500
EBS max IOPS120,000120,000
Max EBS volumes3232
Instance details3 of 10 differm8gb.largem8ib.large
Familym8gbm8ib
CategoryGeneral purposeGeneral purpose
Current generationYesYes
Normalization factor44
Bare metalNoNo
HypervisorNitroNitro
Placement groupsCluster, Partition, SpreadCluster, Partition, Spread
HibernationYesYes
Nitro EnclavesYesNo
Boot modesUEFILegacy BIOS, UEFI

On-demand prices by region

Cheapest for m8gb.large first. Linux, USD per hour.

Regionm8gb.largem8ib.largeDifference
US East (N. Virginia)Used in summaryus-east-1$0.1455$0.1671▲ 15%
US West (Oregon)us-west-2$0.1455$0.1671▲ 15%
EU (Ireland)eu-west-1$0.1626$0.1867▲ 15%

Keep exploring

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

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