m8gn.xlargevsr8gn.xlarge

m8gn.xlarge is 20% cheaper than r8gn.xlarge on demand in US East (N. Virginia), saving $53.58 a month.

At a glancem8gn.xlarger8gn.xlarge
On-demand$0.291/hr20% less$0.3644/hr
Lowest rate$0.107/hr19% lessSpot, can be interrupted$0.132/hrSpot, can be interrupted
Size4 vCPUs, 16 GiB4 vCPUs, 32 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.xlarger8gn.xlarger8gn.xlarge vs m8gn.xlarge
On-demandPay by the hour$0.291$0.3644▲ 25%
SpotCan be interrupted63% off$0.10764% off$0.132▲ 23%
1-yr savings planHourly commitment27% off$0.212328% off$0.264▲ 24%
3-yr savings planHourly commitment56% off$0.128953% off$0.17▲ 32%

Key differences

The biggest lead each one has.

Where m8gn.xlarge leads
On-demand price$0.291 vs $0.3644 per hour
20% cheaper
Where r8gn.xlarge leads
Memory (GiB)32 vs 16
2× higher

Specs

3 of 39 specs differ. Those are in bold.

ComputeAll 9 matchm8gn.xlarger8gn.xlarge
vCPUs44
Physical cores44
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.xlarger8gn.xlarge
Memory (GiB)1632
NetworkingAll 8 matchm8gn.xlarger8gn.xlarge
NetworkUp to 40 GigabitUp to 40 Gigabit
Network baseline12.5 Gbps12.5 Gbps
Network peak40 Gbps40 Gbps
Enhanced networkingYes (ENA)Yes (ENA)
EFANoNo
IPv6YesYes
Max network interfaces44
IPv4 addresses per interface1515
StorageAll 11 matchm8gn.xlarger8gn.xlarge
StorageEBS onlyEBS only
EBS optimizedYesYes
EBS over NVMeRequiredRequired
EBS throughputUp to 10000 MbpsUp to 10000 Mbps
EBS baseline bandwidth2,500 Mbps2,500 Mbps
EBS max bandwidth10,000 Mbps10,000 Mbps
EBS baseline throughput312.5 MB/s312.5 MB/s
EBS max throughput1,250 MB/s1,250 MB/s
EBS baseline IOPS10,00010,000
EBS max IOPS40,00040,000
Max EBS volumes3232
Instance details2 of 10 differm8gn.xlarger8gn.xlarge
Familym8gnr8gn
CategoryGeneral purposeMemory optimized
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 m8gn.xlarge first. Linux, USD per hour.

Regionm8gn.xlarger8gn.xlargeDifference
US East (N. Virginia)Used in summaryus-east-1$0.291$0.3644▲ 25%
US West (Oregon)us-west-2$0.291$0.3644▲ 25%

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.xlargem8in.xlarge
r8gn.xlargeMemory optimized, r8gn family
r8gn.xlarge prices and specsEvery size in the r8gn family

Compare r8gn.xlarge with

c8gn.xlarger8g.xlarger8in.xlarge

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