t2.largevsm8i.large

t2.large is 12% cheaper than m8i.large on demand in US East (N. Virginia), saving $9.49 a month.

At a glancet2.largem8i.large
On-demand$0.0928/hr12% less$0.1058/hr
Lowest rate$0.023/hr33% lessSpot, can be interrupted$0.0344/hrSpot, can be interrupted
Size2 vCPUs, 8 GiB2 vCPUs, 8 GiB
ProcessorIntel Xeon FamilyIntel Xeon Scalable (Granite Rapids)
Architecturex86_64x86_64
CPUBurstableBest for workloads that are mostly idleFull CPUSteady performance, no credits to manage

Prices in US East (N. Virginia)

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

Optiont2.largem8i.largem8i.large vs t2.large
On-demandPay by the hour$0.0928$0.1058▲ 14%
SpotCan be interrupted75% off$0.02367% off$0.0344▲ 50%
1-yr reservedNo upfront38% off$0.0575——
3-yr reservedNo upfront57% off$0.0401——
1-yr savings planHourly commitment29% off$0.066126% off$0.0778▲ 18%
3-yr savings planHourly commitment50% off$0.046149% off$0.0537▲ 16%

Key differences

The biggest lead each one has.

Where t2.large leads
On-demand price$0.0928 vs $0.1058 per hour
12% cheaper
CPU modelEarns credits while idle, then bursts
Burstable
Physical cores2 vs 1
2× higher
Max EBS volumes40 vs 32
25% higher
Where m8i.large leads
CPU modelSteady performance, no credits to manage
Full CPU
Network peak12.5 Gbps vs 1.024 Gbps
12.2× higher
Sustained clock3.9 GHz vs 2.3 GHz
70% higher

Specs

26 of 40 specs differ. Those are in bold.

Compute7 of 10 differt2.largem8i.large
vCPUs22
Physical cores21
Threads per core12
Architecturex86_64x86_64
ProcessorIntel Xeon FamilyIntel Xeon Scalable (Granite Rapids)
CPU makerIntelIntel
Clock speedUp to 3.3 GHz3.9 GHz
Sustained clock2.3 GHz3.9 GHz
Processor featuresIntel AVX; Intel TurboIntel AVX; Intel AVX2; Intel AVX512; Intel Turbo; Intel AMX
BurstableYesNo
MemoryAll 1 matcht2.largem8i.large
Memory (GiB)88
Networking5 of 8 differt2.largem8i.large
NetworkLow to ModerateUp to 12500 Megabit
Network baseline0.512 Gbps0.937 Gbps
Network peak1.024 Gbps12.5 Gbps
Enhanced networkingNoYes (ENA)
EFANoNo
IPv6YesYes
Max network interfaces33
IPv4 addresses per interface1220
Storage10 of 11 differt2.largem8i.large
StorageEBS onlyEBS only
EBS optimizedNoYes
EBS over NVMeNoRequired
EBS throughput–Up to 10000 Mbps
EBS baseline bandwidth–650 Mbps
EBS max bandwidth–10,000 Mbps
EBS baseline throughput–81.25 MB/s
EBS max throughput–1,250 MB/s
EBS baseline IOPS–3,600
EBS max IOPS–40,000
Max EBS volumes4032
Instance details4 of 10 differt2.largem8i.large
Familyt2m8i
CategoryGeneral purposeGeneral purpose
Current generationYesYes
Normalization factor44
Bare metalNoNo
HypervisorXenNitro
Placement groupsPartition, SpreadCluster, Partition, Spread
HibernationYesYes
Nitro EnclavesNoNo
Boot modesLegacy BIOSLegacy BIOS, UEFI

On-demand prices by region

Cheapest for t2.large first. Linux, USD per hour.

Regiont2.largem8i.largeDifference
US East (N. Virginia)Used in summaryus-east-1$0.0928$0.1058▲ 14%
US East (Ohio)us-east-2$0.0928$0.1058▲ 14%
US West (Oregon)us-west-2$0.0928$0.1058▲ 14%
Asia Pacific (Mumbai)ap-south-1$0.0992$0.1114▲ 12%
EU (Ireland)eu-west-1$0.1008$0.118▲ 17%
Canada (Central)ca-central-1$0.1024$0.118▲ 15%
EU (London)eu-west-2$0.1056$0.1224▲ 16%
EU (Paris)eu-west-3$0.1056$0.1235▲ 17%
EU (Frankfurt)eu-central-1$0.1072$0.1268▲ 18%
AWS GovCloud (US-West)us-gov-west-1$0.1088$0.1334▲ 23%
US West (N. California)us-west-1$0.1104$0.1235▲ 12%
Asia Pacific (Seoul)ap-northeast-2$0.1152$0.1301▲ 13%
Asia Pacific (Singapore)ap-southeast-1$0.1168$0.1323▲ 13%
Asia Pacific (Sydney)ap-southeast-2$0.1168$0.1323▲ 13%
Asia Pacific (Tokyo)ap-northeast-1$0.1216$0.1367▲ 12%
South America (Sao Paulo)sa-east-1$0.1488$0.1687▲ 13%

Keep exploring

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

t2.largeGeneral purpose, t2 family, burstable
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AWS EC2 Linux prices in USD. Monthly figures use 730 hours. Prices last updated 12 Nov 2026.