m8id.largevsr8id.large

m8id.large is 22% cheaper than r8id.large on demand in US East (N. Virginia), saving $26.13 a month.

At a glancem8id.larger8id.large
On-demand$0.1305/hr22% less$0.1663/hr
Lowest rate$0.0307/hr20% lessSpot, can be interrupted$0.0385/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.

Optionm8id.larger8id.larger8id.large vs m8id.large
On-demandPay by the hour$0.1305$0.1663▲ 27%
SpotCan be interrupted76% off$0.030777% off$0.0385▲ 25%
1-yr savings planHourly commitment27% off$0.095627% off$0.1207▲ 26%
3-yr savings planHourly commitment50% off$0.065749% off$0.0855▲ 30%

Key differences

The biggest lead each one has.

Where m8id.large leads
On-demand price$0.1305 vs $0.1663 per hour
22% cheaper
Where r8id.large leads
Memory (GiB)16 vs 8
2× higher

Specs

3 of 41 specs differ. Those are in bold.

ComputeAll 10 matchm8id.larger8id.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 differm8id.larger8id.large
Memory (GiB)816
NetworkingAll 8 matchm8id.larger8id.large
NetworkUp to 12500 MegabitUp to 12500 Megabit
Network baseline0.937 Gbps0.937 Gbps
Network peak12.5 Gbps12.5 Gbps
Enhanced networkingYes (ENA)Yes (ENA)
EFANoNo
IPv6YesYes
Max network interfaces33
IPv4 addresses per interface2020
StorageAll 12 matchm8id.larger8id.large
Storage1 x 118 NVMe SSD1 x 118 NVMe SSD
Local disks1 × 118 GB SSD1 × 118 GB SSD
EBS optimizedYesYes
EBS over NVMeRequiredRequired
EBS throughputUp to 10000 MbpsUp to 10000 Mbps
EBS baseline bandwidth650 Mbps650 Mbps
EBS max bandwidth10,000 Mbps10,000 Mbps
EBS baseline throughput81.25 MB/s81.25 MB/s
EBS max throughput1,250 MB/s1,250 MB/s
EBS baseline IOPS3,6003,600
EBS max IOPS40,00040,000
Max EBS volumes3232
Instance details2 of 10 differm8id.larger8id.large
Familym8idr8id
CategoryGeneral purposeMemory optimized
Current generationYesYes
Normalization factor44
Bare metalNoNo
HypervisorNitroNitro
Placement groupsCluster, Partition, SpreadCluster, Partition, Spread
HibernationNoNo
Nitro EnclavesNoNo
Boot modesLegacy BIOS, UEFILegacy BIOS, UEFI

On-demand prices by region

Cheapest for m8id.large first. Linux, USD per hour.

Regionm8id.larger8id.largeDifference
US East (N. Virginia)Used in summaryus-east-1$0.1305$0.1663▲ 27%
US East (Ohio)us-east-2$0.1305$0.1663▲ 27%
US West (Oregon)us-west-2$0.1305$0.1663▲ 27%
Asia Pacific (Malaysia)ap-southeast-5$0.1384$0.1708▲ 23%
EU (Stockholm)eu-north-1$0.1386$0.1756▲ 27%
Asia Pacific (Mumbai)ap-south-1$0.1409$0.1745▲ 24%
Canada (Central)ca-central-1$0.1455$0.1825▲ 25%
EU (Ireland)eu-west-1$0.1455$0.1848▲ 27%
Europe (Spain)eu-south-2$0.1455$0.1848▲ 27%
EU (London)eu-west-2$0.1513$0.1952▲ 29%
EU (Frankfurt)eu-central-1$0.1571$0.1998▲ 27%
Asia Pacific (Sydney)ap-southeast-2$0.164$0.1914▲ 17%
Asia Pacific (Tokyo)ap-northeast-1$0.1686$0.201▲ 19%

Keep exploring

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

m8id.largeGeneral purpose, m8id family
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AWS EC2 Linux prices in USD. Monthly figures use 730 hours. Prices last updated 12 Nov 2026.