m8ib.largevsr8ib.large

m8ib.large is 20% cheaper than r8ib.large on demand in US East (N. Virginia), saving $30.73 a month.

At a glancem8ib.larger8ib.large
On-demand$0.1671/hr20% less$0.2092/hr
Lowest rate$0.0422/hr19% lessSpot, can be interrupted$0.0521/hrSpot, can be interrupted
Size2 vCPUs, 8 GiB2 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.

Optionm8ib.larger8ib.larger8ib.large vs m8ib.large
On-demandPay by the hour$0.1671$0.2092▲ 25%
SpotCan be interrupted75% off$0.042275% off$0.0521▲ 23%
1-yr savings planHourly commitment27% off$0.121928% off$0.1516▲ 24%
3-yr savings planHourly commitment56% off$0.07453% off$0.0976▲ 32%

Key differences

The biggest lead each one has.

Where m8ib.large leads
On-demand price$0.1671 vs $0.2092 per hour
20% cheaper
Where r8ib.large leads
Memory (GiB)16 vs 8
2× higher

Specs

3 of 40 specs differ. Those are in bold.

ComputeAll 10 matchm8ib.larger8ib.large
vCPUs22
Physical cores11
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
Memory1 of 1 differm8ib.larger8ib.large
Memory (GiB)816
NetworkingAll 8 matchm8ib.larger8ib.large
NetworkUp to 16.66 GigabitUp to 16.66 Gigabit
Network baseline2.083 Gbps2.083 Gbps
Network peak16.667 Gbps16.667 Gbps
Enhanced networkingYes (ENA)Yes (ENA)
EFANoNo
IPv6YesYes
Max network interfaces44
IPv4 addresses per interface2020
StorageAll 11 matchm8ib.larger8ib.large
StorageEBS onlyEBS only
EBS optimizedYesYes
EBS over NVMeRequiredRequired
EBS throughputUp to 25000 MbpsUp to 25000 Mbps
EBS baseline bandwidth1,563 Mbps1,563 Mbps
EBS max bandwidth25,000 Mbps25,000 Mbps
EBS baseline throughput195.375 MB/s195.375 MB/s
EBS max throughput3,125 MB/s3,125 MB/s
EBS baseline IOPS7,5007,500
EBS max IOPS120,000120,000
Max EBS volumes3232
Instance details2 of 10 differm8ib.larger8ib.large
Familym8ibr8ib
CategoryGeneral purposeMemory optimized
Current generationYesYes
Normalization factor44
Bare metalNoNo
HypervisorNitroNitro
Placement groupsCluster, Partition, SpreadCluster, Partition, Spread
HibernationYesYes
Nitro EnclavesNoNo
Boot modesLegacy BIOS, UEFILegacy BIOS, UEFI

On-demand prices by region

Cheapest for m8ib.large first. Linux, USD per hour.

Regionm8ib.larger8ib.largeDifference
US East (N. Virginia)Used in summaryus-east-1$0.1671$0.2092▲ 25%
US East (Ohio)us-east-2$0.1671$0.2092▲ 25%
US West (Oregon)us-west-2$0.1671$0.2092▲ 25%
Europe (Spain)eu-south-2$0.1862$0.2345▲ 26%
EU (Ireland)eu-west-1$0.1867$0.2345▲ 26%
Asia Pacific (Tokyo)ap-northeast-1$0.2148$0.2541▲ 18%

Keep exploring

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

m8ib.largeGeneral purpose, m8ib family
m8ib.large prices and specsEvery size in the m8ib family

Compare m8ib.large with

m8i.larget3.larget2.largem8gb.largec8ib.large
r8ib.largeMemory optimized, r8ib family
r8ib.large prices and specsEvery size in the r8ib family

Compare r8ib.large with

r8i.largec8ib.larger8gb.larger5b.large

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