t3.largevsm8in.large

t3.large is 50% cheaper than m8in.large on demand in US East (N. Virginia), saving $61.25 a month.

At a glancet3.largem8in.large
On-demand$0.0832/hr50% less$0.1671/hr
Lowest rate$0.0235/hr41% lessSpot, can be interrupted$0.0399/hrSpot, can be interrupted
Size2 vCPUs, 8 GiB2 vCPUs, 8 GiB
ProcessorIntel Skylake E5 2686 v5Intel 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.

Optiont3.largem8in.largem8in.large vs t3.large
On-demandPay by the hour$0.0832$0.1671▲ 101%
SpotCan be interrupted72% off$0.023576% off$0.0399▲ 70%
1-yr reservedNo upfront37% off$0.0522——
3-yr reservedNo upfront57% off$0.0359——
1-yr savings planHourly commitment28% off$0.0627% off$0.1219▲ 103%
3-yr savings planHourly commitment50% off$0.041356% off$0.074▲ 79%

Key differences

The biggest lead each one has.

Where t3.large leads
On-demand price$0.0832 vs $0.1671 per hour
50% cheaper
CPU modelEarns credits while idle, then bursts
Burstable
EBS baseline IOPS4,000 vs 3,600
11% higher
Where m8in.large leads
CPU modelSteady performance, no credits to manage
Full CPU
Network baseline3.125 Gbps vs 0.512 Gbps
6.1× higher
EBS max bandwidth10,000 Mbps vs 2,780 Mbps
3.6× higher
Sustained clock3.9 GHz vs 2.5 GHz
56% higher

Specs

20 of 40 specs differ. Those are in bold.

Compute5 of 10 differt3.largem8in.large
vCPUs22
Physical cores11
Threads per core22
Architecturex86_64x86_64
ProcessorIntel Skylake E5 2686 v5Intel Xeon Scalable (Granite Rapids)
CPU makerIntelIntel
Clock speed3.1 GHz3.9 GHz
Sustained clock2.5 GHz3.9 GHz
Processor featuresAVX; AVX2; Intel AVX; Intel AVX2; Intel AVX512; Intel TurboIntel AVX; Intel AVX2; Intel AVX512; Intel Turbo; Intel AMX
BurstableYesNo
MemoryAll 1 matcht3.largem8in.large
Memory (GiB)88
Networking5 of 8 differt3.largem8in.large
NetworkUp to 5 GigabitUp to 25 Gigabit
Network baseline0.512 Gbps3.125 Gbps
Network peak5 Gbps25 Gbps
Enhanced networkingYes (ENA)Yes (ENA)
EFANoNo
IPv6YesYes
Max network interfaces34
IPv4 addresses per interface1220
Storage8 of 11 differt3.largem8in.large
StorageEBS onlyEBS only
EBS optimizedYesYes
EBS over NVMeRequiredRequired
EBS throughputUp to 2780 MbpsUp to 10000 Mbps
EBS baseline bandwidth695 Mbps650 Mbps
EBS max bandwidth2,780 Mbps10,000 Mbps
EBS baseline throughput86.875 MB/s81.25 MB/s
EBS max throughput347.5 MB/s1,250 MB/s
EBS baseline IOPS4,0003,600
EBS max IOPS15,70040,000
Max EBS volumes2732
Instance details2 of 10 differt3.largem8in.large
Familyt3m8in
CategoryGeneral purposeGeneral purpose
Current generationYesYes
Normalization factor44
Bare metalNoNo
HypervisorNitroNitro
Placement groupsPartition, SpreadCluster, Partition, Spread
HibernationYesYes
Nitro EnclavesNoNo
Boot modesLegacy BIOS, UEFILegacy BIOS, UEFI

On-demand prices by region

Cheapest for t3.large first. Linux, USD per hour.

Regiont3.largem8in.largeDifference
US East (N. Virginia)Used in summaryus-east-1$0.0832$0.1671▲ 101%
US East (Ohio)us-east-2$0.0832$0.1671▲ 101%
US West (Oregon)us-west-2$0.0832$0.1671▲ 101%
EU (Ireland)eu-west-1$0.0912$0.1867▲ 105%
Europe (Spain)eu-south-2$0.0912$0.1862▲ 104%
Asia Pacific (Tokyo)ap-northeast-1$0.1088$0.2148▲ 97%

Keep exploring

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

t3.largeGeneral purpose, t3 family, burstable
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AWS EC2 Linux prices in USD. Monthly figures use 730 hours. Prices last updated 12 Nov 2026.