m8i.xlargevsm8id.xlarge

m8i.xlarge is 19% cheaper than m8id.xlarge on demand in US East (N. Virginia), saving $35.99 a month.

At a glancem8i.xlargem8id.xlarge
On-demand$0.2117/hr19% less$0.261/hr
Lowest rate$0.0753/hr5% lessSpot, can be interrupted$0.0794/hrSpot, can be interrupted
Size4 vCPUs, 16 GiB4 vCPUs, 16 GiB
ProcessorIntel Xeon Scalable (Granite Rapids)Intel Xeon Scalable (Granite Rapids)
Architecturex86_64x86_64

Prices in US East (N. Virginia)

“Off” is the discount against each type’s own on-demand price. Linux, USD per hour.

Optionm8i.xlargem8id.xlargem8id.xlarge vs m8i.xlarge
On-demandPay by the hour$0.2117$0.261▲ 23%
SpotCan be interrupted64% off$0.075370% off$0.0794▲ 5%
1-yr savings planHourly commitment27% off$0.155527% off$0.1912▲ 23%
3-yr savings planHourly commitment49% off$0.107450% off$0.1314▲ 22%

Key differences

The biggest lead each one has.

Where m8i.xlarge leads
On-demand price$0.2117 vs $0.261 per hour
19% cheaper
Where m8id.xlarge leads

No clear lead on the measures we compare.

Specs

4 of 41 specs differ. Those are in bold.

ComputeAll 10 matchm8i.xlargem8id.xlarge
vCPUs44
Physical cores22
Threads per core22
Architecturex86_64x86_64
ProcessorIntel Xeon Scalable (Granite Rapids)Intel Xeon Scalable (Granite Rapids)
CPU makerIntelIntel
Clock speed3.9 GHz3.9 GHz
Sustained clock3.9 GHz3.9 GHz
Processor featuresIntel AVX; Intel AVX2; Intel AVX512; Intel Turbo; Intel AMXIntel AVX; Intel AVX2; Intel AVX512; Intel Turbo; Intel AMX
BurstableNoNo
MemoryAll 1 matchm8i.xlargem8id.xlarge
Memory (GiB)1616
NetworkingAll 8 matchm8i.xlargem8id.xlarge
NetworkUp to 12500 MegabitUp to 12500 Megabit
Network baseline1.875 Gbps1.875 Gbps
Network peak12.5 Gbps12.5 Gbps
Enhanced networkingYes (ENA)Yes (ENA)
EFANoNo
IPv6YesYes
Max network interfaces44
IPv4 addresses per interface3030
Storage2 of 12 differm8i.xlargem8id.xlarge
StorageEBS only1 x 237 NVMe SSD
Local disks–1 × 237 GB SSD
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 IOPS6,0006,000
EBS max IOPS40,00040,000
Max EBS volumes3232
Instance details2 of 10 differm8i.xlargem8id.xlarge
Familym8im8id
CategoryGeneral purposeGeneral purpose
Current generationYesYes
Normalization factor88
Bare metalNoNo
HypervisorNitroNitro
Placement groupsCluster, Partition, SpreadCluster, Partition, Spread
HibernationYesNo
Nitro EnclavesYesYes
Boot modesLegacy BIOS, UEFILegacy BIOS, UEFI

On-demand prices by region

Cheapest for m8i.xlarge first. Linux, USD per hour.

Regionm8i.xlargem8id.xlargeDifference
US East (N. Virginia)Used in summaryus-east-1$0.2117$0.261▲ 23%
US East (Ohio)us-east-2$0.2117$0.261▲ 23%
US West (Oregon)us-west-2$0.2117$0.261▲ 23%
Asia Pacific (Mumbai)ap-south-1$0.2227$0.2818▲ 27%
Asia Pacific (Malaysia)ap-southeast-5$0.2249$0.2768▲ 23%
Canada (Central)ca-central-1$0.2359$0.2911▲ 23%
EU (Ireland)eu-west-1$0.2359$0.2911▲ 23%
Europe (Spain)eu-south-2$0.2359$0.2911▲ 23%
EU (London)eu-west-2$0.2448$0.3026▲ 24%
EU (Frankfurt)eu-central-1$0.2536$0.3142▲ 24%
Asia Pacific (Sydney)ap-southeast-2$0.2646$0.328▲ 24%
Asia Pacific (Tokyo)ap-northeast-1$0.2734$0.3373▲ 23%

Keep exploring

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

m8i.xlargeGeneral purpose, m8i family
m8i.xlarge prices and specsEvery size in the m8i family

Compare m8i.xlarge with

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m8id.xlargeGeneral purpose, m8id family
m8id.xlarge prices and specsEvery size in the m8id family

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