m9gd.largevsr9gd.large

m9gd.large is 22% cheaper than r9gd.large on demand in US East (N. Virginia), saving $25.19 a month.

At a glancem9gd.larger9gd.large
On-demand$0.1257/hr22% less$0.1602/hr
Lowest rate$0.0302/hr43% lessSpot, can be interrupted$0.053/hrSpot, can be interrupted
Size2 vCPUs, 8 GiB2 vCPUs, 16 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.

Optionm9gd.larger9gd.larger9gd.large vs m9gd.large
On-demandPay by the hour$0.1257$0.1602▲ 27%
SpotCan be interrupted76% off$0.030267% off$0.053▲ 75%
1-yr savings planHourly commitment27% off$0.092127% off$0.1162▲ 26%
3-yr savings planHourly commitment50% off$0.063349% off$0.0823▲ 30%

Key differences

The biggest lead each one has.

Where m9gd.large leads
On-demand price$0.1257 vs $0.1602 per hour
22% cheaper
Where r9gd.large leads
Memory (GiB)16 vs 8
2× higher

Specs

3 of 40 specs differ. Those are in bold.

ComputeAll 9 matchm9gd.larger9gd.large
vCPUs22
Physical cores22
Threads per core11
Architecturearm64arm64
ProcessorAWS Graviton5 ProcessorAWS Graviton5 Processor
CPU makerAWSAWS
Clock speed3.3 GHz3.3 GHz
Sustained clock3.3 GHz3.3 GHz
BurstableNoNo
Memory1 of 1 differm9gd.larger9gd.large
Memory (GiB)816
NetworkingAll 8 matchm9gd.larger9gd.large
NetworkUp to 15 GigabitUp to 15 Gigabit
Network baseline1 Gbps1 Gbps
Network peak15 Gbps15 Gbps
Enhanced networkingYes (ENA)Yes (ENA)
EFANoNo
IPv6YesYes
Max network interfaces33
IPv4 addresses per interface2020
StorageAll 12 matchm9gd.larger9gd.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 12000 MbpsUp to 12000 Mbps
EBS baseline bandwidth760 Mbps760 Mbps
EBS max bandwidth12,000 Mbps12,000 Mbps
EBS baseline throughput95 MB/s95 MB/s
EBS max throughput1,500 MB/s1,500 MB/s
EBS baseline IOPS3,6003,600
EBS max IOPS48,00048,000
Max EBS volumes3232
Instance details2 of 10 differm9gd.larger9gd.large
Familym9gdr9gd
CategoryGeneral purposeMemory optimized
Current generationYesYes
Normalization factor44
Bare metalNoNo
HypervisorNitroNitro
Placement groupsCluster, Partition, SpreadCluster, Partition, Spread
HibernationYesYes
Nitro EnclavesYesYes
Boot modesUEFIUEFI

On-demand prices by region

Cheapest for m9gd.large first. Linux, USD per hour.

Regionm9gd.larger9gd.largeDifference
US East (N. Virginia)Used in summaryus-east-1$0.1257$0.1602▲ 27%
US East (Ohio)us-east-2$0.1257$0.1602▲ 27%
US West (Oregon)us-west-2$0.1257$0.1602▲ 27%
EU (Frankfurt)eu-central-1$0.1513$0.1925▲ 27%

Keep exploring

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

m9gd.largeGeneral purpose, m9gd family
m9gd.large prices and specsEvery size in the m9gd family

Compare m9gd.large with

t4g.largec9gd.largem9g.largem8gd.large
r9gd.largeMemory optimized, r9gd family
r9gd.large prices and specsEvery size in the r9gd family

Compare r9gd.large with

c9gd.larger9g.larger8gd.large

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The best committed rate on these two is 49–50% below on-demand. Connect your cloud accounts to unlock greater savings with commitment protection.

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