m8gn.mediumvsr8gn.medium

m8gn.medium is 20% cheaper than r8gn.medium on demand in US East (N. Virginia), saving $13.36 a month.

At a glancem8gn.mediumr8gn.medium
On-demand$0.0728/hr20% less$0.0911/hr
Lowest rate$0.0177/hrSpot, can be interrupted$0.0165/hr7% lessSpot, can be interrupted
Size1 vCPUs, 4 GiB1 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.

Optionm8gn.mediumr8gn.mediumr8gn.medium vs m8gn.medium
On-demandPay by the hour$0.0728$0.0911▲ 25%
SpotCan be interrupted76% off$0.017782% off$0.0165▼ 7%
1-yr savings planHourly commitment27% off$0.053128% off$0.066▲ 24%
3-yr savings planHourly commitment56% off$0.032253% off$0.0425▲ 32%

Key differences

The biggest lead each one has.

Where m8gn.medium leads
On-demand price$0.0728 vs $0.0911 per hour
20% cheaper
Where r8gn.medium leads
Memory (GiB)8 vs 4
2× higher

Specs

3 of 39 specs differ. Those are in bold.

ComputeAll 9 matchm8gn.mediumr8gn.medium
vCPUs11
Physical cores11
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.mediumr8gn.medium
Memory (GiB)48
NetworkingAll 8 matchm8gn.mediumr8gn.medium
NetworkUp to 25 GigabitUp to 25 Gigabit
Network baseline3.125 Gbps3.125 Gbps
Network peak25 Gbps25 Gbps
Enhanced networkingYes (ENA)Yes (ENA)
EFANoNo
IPv6YesYes
Max network interfaces22
IPv4 addresses per interface44
StorageAll 11 matchm8gn.mediumr8gn.medium
StorageEBS onlyEBS only
EBS optimizedYesYes
EBS over NVMeRequiredRequired
EBS throughputUp to 10000 MbpsUp to 10000 Mbps
EBS baseline bandwidth760 Mbps760 Mbps
EBS max bandwidth10,000 Mbps10,000 Mbps
EBS baseline throughput95 MB/s95 MB/s
EBS max throughput1,250 MB/s1,250 MB/s
EBS baseline IOPS2,5002,500
EBS max IOPS40,00040,000
Max EBS volumes3232
Instance details2 of 10 differm8gn.mediumr8gn.medium
Familym8gnr8gn
CategoryGeneral purposeMemory optimized
Current generationYesYes
Normalization factor22
Bare metalNoNo
HypervisorNitroNitro
Placement groupsCluster, Partition, SpreadCluster, Partition, Spread
HibernationYesYes
Nitro EnclavesNoNo
Boot modesUEFIUEFI

On-demand prices by region

Cheapest for m8gn.medium first. Linux, USD per hour.

Regionm8gn.mediumr8gn.mediumDifference
US East (N. Virginia)Used in summaryus-east-1$0.0728$0.0911▲ 25%
US West (Oregon)us-west-2$0.0728$0.0911▲ 25%

Keep exploring

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

m8gn.mediumGeneral purpose, m8gn family
m8gn.medium prices and specsEvery size in the m8gn family

Compare m8gn.medium with

c8gn.mediumm8g.medium
r8gn.mediumMemory optimized, r8gn family
r8gn.medium prices and specsEvery size in the r8gn family

Compare r8gn.medium with

c8gn.mediumr8g.medium

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