m8i.largevsr8i.large
m8i.large is 24% cheaper than r8i.large on demand in US East (N. Virginia), saving $24.16 a month.
Prices in US East (N. Virginia)
“Off” is the discount against each type’s own on-demand price. Linux, USD per hour.
| Option | m8i.large | r8i.large | r8i.large vs m8i.large |
|---|---|---|---|
| On-demandPay by the hour | $0.1058 | $0.1389 | ▲ 31% |
| SpotCan be interrupted | 67% off$0.0344 | 76% off$0.0339 | ▼ 1% |
| 1-yr savings planHourly commitment | 26% off$0.0778 | 28% off$0.1007 | ▲ 29% |
| 3-yr savings planHourly commitment | 49% off$0.0537 | 48% off$0.0725 | ▲ 35% |
Key differences
The biggest lead each one has.
Where m8i.large leads
On-demand price$0.1058 vs $0.1389 per hour
24% cheaperWhere r8i.large leads
Memory (GiB)16 vs 8
2× higherSpecs
3 of 40 specs differ. Those are in bold.
| ComputeAll 10 match | m8i.large | r8i.large |
|---|---|---|
| vCPUs | 2 | 2 |
| Physical cores | 1 | 1 |
| Threads per core | 2 | 2 |
| Architecture | x86_64 | x86_64 |
| Processor | Intel Xeon Scalable (Granite Rapids) | Intel Xeon Scalable (Granite Rapids) |
| CPU maker | Intel | Intel |
| Clock speed | 3.9 GHz | 3.9 GHz |
| Sustained clock | 3.9 GHz | 3.9 GHz |
| Processor features | Intel AVX; Intel AVX2; Intel AVX512; Intel Turbo; Intel AMX | Intel AVX; Intel AVX2; Intel AVX512; Intel Turbo; Intel AMX |
| Burstable | No | No |
| Memory1 of 1 differ | m8i.large | r8i.large |
|---|---|---|
| Memory (GiB) | 8 | 16 |
| NetworkingAll 8 match | m8i.large | r8i.large |
|---|---|---|
| Network | Up to 12500 Megabit | Up to 12500 Megabit |
| Network baseline | 0.937 Gbps | 0.937 Gbps |
| Network peak | 12.5 Gbps | 12.5 Gbps |
| Enhanced networking | Yes (ENA) | Yes (ENA) |
| EFA | No | No |
| IPv6 | Yes | Yes |
| Max network interfaces | 3 | 3 |
| IPv4 addresses per interface | 20 | 20 |
| StorageAll 11 match | m8i.large | r8i.large |
|---|---|---|
| Storage | EBS only | EBS only |
| EBS optimized | Yes | Yes |
| EBS over NVMe | Required | Required |
| EBS throughput | Up to 10000 Mbps | Up to 10000 Mbps |
| EBS baseline bandwidth | 650 Mbps | 650 Mbps |
| EBS max bandwidth | 10,000 Mbps | 10,000 Mbps |
| EBS baseline throughput | 81.25 MB/s | 81.25 MB/s |
| EBS max throughput | 1,250 MB/s | 1,250 MB/s |
| EBS baseline IOPS | 3,600 | 3,600 |
| EBS max IOPS | 40,000 | 40,000 |
| Max EBS volumes | 32 | 32 |
| Instance details2 of 10 differ | m8i.large | r8i.large |
|---|---|---|
| Family | m8i | r8i |
| Category | General purpose | Memory optimized |
| Current generation | Yes | Yes |
| Normalization factor | 4 | 4 |
| Bare metal | No | No |
| Hypervisor | Nitro | Nitro |
| Placement groups | Cluster, Partition, Spread | Cluster, Partition, Spread |
| Hibernation | Yes | Yes |
| Nitro Enclaves | No | No |
| Boot modes | Legacy BIOS, UEFI | Legacy BIOS, UEFI |
On-demand prices by region
Cheapest for m8i.large first. Linux, USD per hour.
| Region | m8i.large | r8i.large | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| US East (N. Virginia)Used in summaryus-east-1 | $0.1058 | $0.1389 | ▲ 31% |
| US East (Ohio)us-east-2 | $0.1058 | $0.1389 | ▲ 31% |
| US West (Oregon)us-west-2 | $0.1058 | $0.1389 | ▲ 31% |
| Asia Pacific (Hyderabad)ap-south-2 | $0.1114 | $0.1433 | ▲ 29% |
| Asia Pacific (Mumbai)ap-south-1 | $0.1114 | $0.1433 | ▲ 29% |
| Asia Pacific (Malaysia)ap-southeast-5 | $0.1125 | $0.1424 | ▲ 27% |
| Canada (Central)ca-central-1 | $0.118 | $0.1522 | ▲ 29% |
| Canada West (Calgary)ca-west-1 | $0.118 | $0.1522 | ▲ 29% |
| EU (Ireland)eu-west-1 | $0.118 | $0.1555 | ▲ 32% |
| Europe (Spain)eu-south-2 | $0.118 | $0.1555 | ▲ 32% |
| EU (London)eu-west-2 | $0.1224 | $0.1632 | ▲ 33% |
| EU (Paris)eu-west-3 | $0.1235 | $0.1632 | ▲ 32% |
| US West (N. California)us-west-1 | $0.1235 | $0.1543 | ▲ 25% |
| EU (Frankfurt)eu-central-1 | $0.1268 | $0.1676 | ▲ 32% |
| Asia Pacific (Seoul)ap-northeast-2 | $0.1301 | $0.1676 | ▲ 29% |
| Asia Pacific (Singapore)ap-southeast-1 | $0.1323 | $0.1676 | ▲ 27% |
| Asia Pacific (Sydney)ap-southeast-2 | $0.1323 | $0.1665 | ▲ 26% |
| AWS GovCloud (US-East)us-gov-east-1 | $0.1334 | $0.1665 | ▲ 25% |
| AWS GovCloud (US-West)us-gov-west-1 | $0.1334 | $0.1665 | ▲ 25% |
| Asia Pacific (Tokyo)ap-northeast-1 | $0.1367 | $0.1676 | ▲ 23% |
| Asia Pacific (New Zealand)ap-southeast-6 | $0.1389 | $0.1748 | ▲ 26% |
| Africa (Cape Town)af-south-1 | $0.14 | $0.1852 | ▲ 32% |
| South America (Sao Paulo)sa-east-1 | $0.1687 | $0.2216 | ▲ 31% |
Keep exploring
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AWS EC2 Linux prices in USD. Monthly figures use 730 hours. Prices last updated 12 Nov 2026.