m8gn.largevsr8gn.large

m8gn.large is 20% cheaper than r8gn.large on demand in US East (N. Virginia), saving $26.79 a month.

At a glancem8gn.larger8gn.large
On-demand$0.1455/hr20% less$0.1822/hr
Lowest rate$0.0565/hr33% lessSpot, can be interrupted$0.0848/hrSpot, can be interrupted
Size2 vCPUs, 8 GiB2 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.

Optionm8gn.larger8gn.larger8gn.large vs m8gn.large
On-demandPay by the hour$0.1455$0.1822▲ 25%
SpotCan be interrupted61% off$0.056553% off$0.0848▲ 50%
1-yr savings planHourly commitment27% off$0.106228% off$0.132▲ 24%
3-yr savings planHourly commitment56% off$0.064453% off$0.085▲ 32%

Key differences

The biggest lead each one has.

Where m8gn.large leads
On-demand price$0.1455 vs $0.1822 per hour
20% cheaper
Where r8gn.large leads
Memory (GiB)16 vs 8
2× higher

Specs

3 of 39 specs differ. Those are in bold.

ComputeAll 9 matchm8gn.larger8gn.large
vCPUs22
Physical cores22
Threads per core11
Architecturearm64arm64
ProcessorAWS Graviton4 ProcessorAWS Graviton4 Processor
CPU makerAWSAWS
Clock speed2.8 GHz2.8 GHz
Sustained clock2.8 GHz2.8 GHz
BurstableNoNo
Memory1 of 1 differm8gn.larger8gn.large
Memory (GiB)816
NetworkingAll 8 matchm8gn.larger8gn.large
NetworkUp to 30 GigabitUp to 30 Gigabit
Network baseline6.25 Gbps6.25 Gbps
Network peak30 Gbps30 Gbps
Enhanced networkingYes (ENA)Yes (ENA)
EFANoNo
IPv6YesYes
Max network interfaces33
IPv4 addresses per interface1010
StorageAll 11 matchm8gn.larger8gn.large
StorageEBS onlyEBS only
EBS optimizedYesYes
EBS over NVMeRequiredRequired
EBS throughputUp to 10000 MbpsUp to 10000 Mbps
EBS baseline bandwidth1,250 Mbps1,250 Mbps
EBS max bandwidth10,000 Mbps10,000 Mbps
EBS baseline throughput156.25 MB/s156.25 MB/s
EBS max throughput1,250 MB/s1,250 MB/s
EBS baseline IOPS5,0005,000
EBS max IOPS40,00040,000
Max EBS volumes3232
Instance details2 of 10 differm8gn.larger8gn.large
Familym8gnr8gn
CategoryGeneral purposeMemory optimized
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 m8gn.large first. Linux, USD per hour.

Regionm8gn.larger8gn.largeDifference
US East (N. Virginia)Used in summaryus-east-1$0.1455$0.1822▲ 25%
US West (Oregon)us-west-2$0.1455$0.1822▲ 25%

Keep exploring

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

m8gn.largeGeneral purpose, m8gn family
m8gn.large prices and specsEvery size in the m8gn family

Compare m8gn.large with

c8gn.largem8g.larget4g.largem8in.large
r8gn.largeMemory optimized, r8gn family
r8gn.large prices and specsEvery size in the r8gn family

Compare r8gn.large with

c8gn.larger8g.larger8in.large

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