m8gn.xlargevsm8in.xlarge

m8gn.xlarge is 13% cheaper than m8in.xlarge on demand in US East (N. Virginia), saving $31.54 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 glancem8gn.xlargem8in.xlarge
On-demand$0.291/hr13% less$0.3342/hr
Lowest rate$0.107/hrSpot, can be interrupted$0.097/hr9% lessSpot, can be interrupted
Size4 vCPUs, 16 GiB4 vCPUs, 16 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.

Optionm8gn.xlargem8in.xlargem8in.xlarge vs m8gn.xlarge
On-demandPay by the hour$0.291$0.3342▲ 15%
SpotCan be interrupted63% off$0.10771% off$0.097▼ 9%
1-yr savings planHourly commitment27% off$0.212327% off$0.2438▲ 15%
3-yr savings planHourly commitment56% off$0.128956% off$0.148▲ 15%

Key differences

The biggest lead each one has.

Where m8gn.xlarge leads
On-demand price$0.291 vs $0.3342 per hour
13% cheaper
Physical cores4 vs 2
2× higher
Network baseline12.5 Gbps vs 6.25 Gbps
2× higher
EBS baseline bandwidth2,500 Mbps vs 1,250 Mbps
2× higher
Where m8in.xlarge leads
IPv4 addresses per interface30 vs 15
2× higher
Clock speed3.9 GHz vs 2.8 GHz
39% higher

Specs

17 of 40 specs differ. Those are in bold.

Compute8 of 10 differm8gn.xlargem8in.xlarge
vCPUs44
Physical cores42
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 matchm8gn.xlargem8in.xlarge
Memory (GiB)1616
Networking4 of 8 differm8gn.xlargem8in.xlarge
NetworkUp to 40 GigabitUp to 30 Gigabit
Network baseline12.5 Gbps6.25 Gbps
Network peak40 Gbps30 Gbps
Enhanced networkingYes (ENA)Yes (ENA)
EFANoNo
IPv6YesYes
Max network interfaces44
IPv4 addresses per interface1530
Storage3 of 11 differm8gn.xlargem8in.xlarge
StorageEBS onlyEBS only
EBS optimizedYesYes
EBS over NVMeRequiredRequired
EBS throughputUp to 10000 MbpsUp to 10000 Mbps
EBS baseline bandwidth2,500 Mbps1,250 Mbps
EBS max bandwidth10,000 Mbps10,000 Mbps
EBS baseline throughput312.5 MB/s156.25 MB/s
EBS max throughput1,250 MB/s1,250 MB/s
EBS baseline IOPS10,0006,000
EBS max IOPS40,00040,000
Max EBS volumes3232
Instance details2 of 10 differm8gn.xlargem8in.xlarge
Familym8gnm8in
CategoryGeneral purposeGeneral purpose
Current generationYesYes
Normalization factor88
Bare metalNoNo
HypervisorNitroNitro
Placement groupsCluster, Partition, SpreadCluster, Partition, Spread
HibernationYesYes
Nitro EnclavesYesYes
Boot modesUEFILegacy BIOS, UEFI

On-demand prices by region

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

Regionm8gn.xlargem8in.xlargeDifference
US East (N. Virginia)Used in summaryus-east-1$0.291$0.3342▲ 15%
US West (Oregon)us-west-2$0.291$0.3342▲ 15%
EU (Ireland)eu-west-1$0.3252$0.3735▲ 15%

Keep exploring

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

m8gn.xlargeGeneral purpose, m8gn family
m8gn.xlarge prices and specsEvery size in the m8gn family

Compare m8gn.xlarge with

c8gn.xlargem8g.xlarget4g.xlarger8gn.xlarge
m8in.xlargeGeneral purpose, m8in family
m8in.xlarge prices and specsEvery size in the m8in family

Compare m8in.xlarge with

m8i.xlarget3.xlargec8in.xlarger8in.xlarget2.xlargem6in.xlarge

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