r8i.largevsr8idn.large

r8i.large is 41% cheaper than r8idn.large on demand in US East (N. Virginia), saving $69.79 a month.

At a glancer8i.larger8idn.large
On-demand$0.1389/hr41% less$0.2345/hr
Lowest rate$0.0339/hr36% lessSpot, can be interrupted$0.0526/hrSpot, can be interrupted
Size2 vCPUs, 16 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.

Optionr8i.larger8idn.larger8idn.large vs r8i.large
On-demandPay by the hour$0.1389$0.2345▲ 69%
SpotCan be interrupted76% off$0.033978% off$0.0526▲ 55%
1-yr savings planHourly commitment28% off$0.100728% off$0.1699▲ 69%
3-yr savings planHourly commitment48% off$0.072553% off$0.1096▲ 51%

Key differences

The biggest lead each one has.

Where r8i.large leads
On-demand price$0.1389 vs $0.2345 per hour
41% cheaper
Where r8idn.large leads
Network baseline3.125 Gbps vs 0.937 Gbps
3.3× higher

Specs

7 of 41 specs differ. Those are in bold.

ComputeAll 10 matchr8i.larger8idn.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
MemoryAll 1 matchr8i.larger8idn.large
Memory (GiB)1616
Networking4 of 8 differr8i.larger8idn.large
NetworkUp to 12500 MegabitUp to 25 Gigabit
Network baseline0.937 Gbps3.125 Gbps
Network peak12.5 Gbps25 Gbps
Enhanced networkingYes (ENA)Yes (ENA)
EFANoNo
IPv6YesYes
Max network interfaces34
IPv4 addresses per interface2020
Storage2 of 12 differr8i.larger8idn.large
StorageEBS only1 x 118 NVMe SSD
Local disks–1 × 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 details1 of 10 differr8i.larger8idn.large
Familyr8ir8idn
CategoryMemory optimizedMemory 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 r8i.large first. Linux, USD per hour.

Regionr8i.larger8idn.largeDifference
US East (N. Virginia)Used in summaryus-east-1$0.1389$0.2345▲ 69%
US East (Ohio)us-east-2$0.1389$0.2345▲ 69%
US West (Oregon)us-west-2$0.1389$0.2345▲ 69%
EU (Ireland)eu-west-1$0.1555$0.2611▲ 68%
Europe (Spain)eu-south-2$0.1555$0.2611▲ 68%
Asia Pacific (Tokyo)ap-northeast-1$0.1676$0.285▲ 70%
EU (Frankfurt)eu-central-1$0.1676$0.2794▲ 67%

Keep exploring

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

r8i.largeMemory optimized, r8i family
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AWS EC2 Linux prices in USD. Monthly figures use 730 hours. Prices last updated 12 Nov 2026.