m9g.2xlargevsm9gd.2xlarge

m9g.2xlarge is 22% cheaper than m9gd.2xlarge on demand in US East (N. Virginia), saving $81.32 a month.

At a glancem9g.2xlargem9gd.2xlarge
On-demand$0.3914/hr22% less$0.5028/hr
Lowest rate$0.1236/hr30% lessSpot, can be interrupted$0.1764/hrSpot, can be interrupted
Size8 vCPUs, 32 GiB8 vCPUs, 32 GiB
ProcessorAWS Graviton5 ProcessorAWS Graviton5 Processor
Architecturearm64arm64

Prices in US East (N. Virginia)

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

Optionm9g.2xlargem9gd.2xlargem9gd.2xlarge vs m9g.2xlarge
On-demandPay by the hour$0.3914$0.5028▲ 28%
SpotCan be interrupted68% off$0.123665% off$0.1764▲ 43%
1-yr savings planHourly commitment27% off$0.287527% off$0.3682▲ 28%
3-yr savings planHourly commitment49% off$0.198550% off$0.2531▲ 28%

Key differences

The biggest lead each one has.

Where m9g.2xlarge leads
On-demand price$0.3914 vs $0.5028 per hour
22% cheaper
Where m9gd.2xlarge leads

No clear lead on the measures we compare.

Specs

4 of 40 specs differ. Those are in bold.

ComputeAll 9 matchm9g.2xlargem9gd.2xlarge
vCPUs88
Physical cores88
Threads per core11
Architecturearm64arm64
ProcessorAWS Graviton5 ProcessorAWS Graviton5 Processor
CPU makerAWSAWS
Clock speed3.3 GHz3.3 GHz
Sustained clock3.3 GHz3.3 GHz
BurstableNoNo
MemoryAll 1 matchm9g.2xlargem9gd.2xlarge
Memory (GiB)3232
Networking1 of 8 differm9g.2xlargem9gd.2xlarge
NetworkUp to 17000 MegabitUp to 17 Gigabit
Network baseline4.25 Gbps4.25 Gbps
Network peak17 Gbps17 Gbps
Enhanced networkingYes (ENA)Yes (ENA)
EFANoNo
IPv6YesYes
Max network interfaces44
IPv4 addresses per interface3030
Storage2 of 12 differm9g.2xlargem9gd.2xlarge
StorageEBS only1 x 474 NVMe SSD
Local disks–1 × 474 GB SSD
EBS optimizedYesYes
EBS over NVMeRequiredRequired
EBS throughputUp to 12000 MbpsUp to 12000 Mbps
EBS baseline bandwidth3,000 Mbps3,000 Mbps
EBS max bandwidth12,000 Mbps12,000 Mbps
EBS baseline throughput375 MB/s375 MB/s
EBS max throughput1,500 MB/s1,500 MB/s
EBS baseline IOPS12,00012,000
EBS max IOPS48,00048,000
Max EBS volumes3232
Instance details1 of 10 differm9g.2xlargem9gd.2xlarge
Familym9gm9gd
CategoryGeneral purposeGeneral purpose
Current generationYesYes
Normalization factor1616
Bare metalNoNo
HypervisorNitroNitro
Placement groupsCluster, Partition, SpreadCluster, Partition, Spread
HibernationYesYes
Nitro EnclavesYesYes
Boot modesUEFIUEFI

On-demand prices by region

Cheapest for m9g.2xlarge first. Linux, USD per hour.

Regionm9g.2xlargem9gd.2xlargeDifference
US East (N. Virginia)Used in summaryus-east-1$0.3914$0.5028▲ 28%
US East (Ohio)us-east-2$0.3914$0.5028▲ 28%
US West (Oregon)us-west-2$0.3914$0.5028▲ 28%
Asia Pacific (Malaysia)ap-southeast-5$0.4158$0.5333▲ 28%
Europe (Spain)eu-south-2$0.4359$0.5607▲ 29%
EU (Ireland)eu-west-1$0.4362$0.5607▲ 29%
EU (Frankfurt)eu-central-1$0.4689$0.6052▲ 29%
Asia Pacific (Singapore)ap-southeast-1$0.4892$0.6274▲ 28%
Asia Pacific (Sydney)ap-southeast-2$0.4892$0.6318▲ 29%
Asia Pacific (Tokyo)ap-northeast-1$0.5055$0.6496▲ 29%

Keep exploring

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

m9g.2xlargeGeneral purpose, m9g family
m9g.2xlarge prices and specsEvery size in the m9g family

Compare m9g.2xlarge with

t4g.2xlargec9g.2xlarger9g.2xlargem8g.2xlarge
m9gd.2xlargeGeneral purpose, m9gd family
m9gd.2xlarge prices and specsEvery size in the m9gd family

Compare m9gd.2xlarge with

t4g.2xlargec9gd.2xlarger9gd.2xlargem8gd.2xlarge

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