t3.mediumvst8i.medium
t3.medium is 17% cheaper than t8i.medium on demand in US East (N. Virginia), saving $6.06 a month.
| At a glance | t3.medium | t8i.medium |
|---|---|---|
| On-demand | $0.0416/hr17% less | $0.0499/hr |
| Lowest rate | $0.0139/hr24% lessSpot, can be interrupted | $0.0183/hrSpot, can be interrupted |
| Size | 2 vCPUs, 4 GiB | 2 vCPUs, 4 GiB |
| Processor | Intel Skylake E5 2686 v5 | Intel Xeon Scalable (Granite Rapids) |
| Architecture | x86_64 | x86_64 |
| CPU | BurstableBest for workloads that are mostly idle | BurstableBest for workloads that are mostly idle |
Prices in US East (N. Virginia)
“Off” is the discount against each type’s own on-demand price. Linux, USD per hour.
| Option | t3.medium | t8i.medium | t8i.medium vs t3.medium |
|---|---|---|---|
| On-demandPay by the hour | $0.0416 | $0.0499 | ▲ 20% |
| SpotCan be interrupted | 67% off$0.0139 | 63% off$0.0183 | ▲ 32% |
| 1-yr reservedNo upfront | 37% off$0.0261 | — | — |
| 3-yr reservedNo upfront | 57% off$0.018 | — | — |
| 1-yr savings planHourly commitment | 28% off$0.03 | — | — |
| 3-yr savings planHourly commitment | 50% off$0.0206 | — | — |
Key differences
The biggest lead each one has.
Where t3.medium leads
On-demand price$0.0416 vs $0.0499 per hour
17% cheaperWhere t8i.medium leads
EBS max bandwidth5,000 Mbps vs 2,085 Mbps
2.4× higherSustained clock3.9 GHz vs 2.5 GHz
56% higherNetwork peak6.25 Gbps vs 5 Gbps
25% higherSpecs
12 of 40 specs differ. Those are in bold.
| Compute4 of 10 differ | t3.medium | t8i.medium |
|---|---|---|
| vCPUs | 2 | 2 |
| Physical cores | 1 | 1 |
| Threads per core | 2 | 2 |
| Architecture | x86_64 | x86_64 |
| Processor | Intel Skylake E5 2686 v5 | Intel Xeon Scalable (Granite Rapids) |
| CPU maker | Intel | Intel |
| Clock speed | 3.1 GHz | 3.9 GHz |
| Sustained clock | 2.5 GHz | 3.9 GHz |
| Processor features | AVX; AVX2; Intel AVX; Intel AVX2; Intel AVX512; Intel Turbo | Intel AMX; Intel AVX; Intel AVX2; Intel AVX512; Intel Turbo |
| Burstable | Yes | Yes |
| MemoryAll 1 match | t3.medium | t8i.medium |
|---|---|---|
| Memory (GiB) | 4 | 4 |
| Networking2 of 8 differ | t3.medium | t8i.medium |
|---|---|---|
| Network | Up to 5 Gigabit | Up to 6.25 Gigabit |
| Network baseline | 0.256 Gbps | 0.256 Gbps |
| Network peak | 5 Gbps | 6.25 Gbps |
| Enhanced networking | Yes (ENA) | Yes (ENA) |
| EFA | No | No |
| IPv6 | Yes | Yes |
| Max network interfaces | 3 | 3 |
| IPv4 addresses per interface | 6 | 6 |
| Storage5 of 11 differ | t3.medium | t8i.medium |
|---|---|---|
| Storage | EBS only | EBS only |
| EBS optimized | Yes | Yes |
| EBS over NVMe | Required | Required |
| EBS throughput | Up to 2085 Mbps | Up to 5000 Mbps |
| EBS baseline bandwidth | 347 Mbps | 347 Mbps |
| EBS max bandwidth | 2,085 Mbps | 5,000 Mbps |
| EBS baseline throughput | 43.375 MB/s | 43.375 MB/s |
| EBS max throughput | 260.625 MB/s | 625 MB/s |
| EBS baseline IOPS | 2,000 | 2,000 |
| EBS max IOPS | 11,800 | 20,000 |
| Max EBS volumes | 27 | 32 |
| Instance details1 of 10 differ | t3.medium | t8i.medium |
|---|---|---|
| Family | t3 | t8i |
| Category | General purpose | General purpose |
| Current generation | Yes | Yes |
| Normalization factor | 2 | 2 |
| Bare metal | No | No |
| Hypervisor | Nitro | Nitro |
| Placement groups | Partition, Spread | Partition, Spread |
| Hibernation | Yes | Yes |
| Nitro Enclaves | No | No |
| Boot modes | Legacy BIOS, UEFI | Legacy BIOS, UEFI |
On-demand prices by region
Cheapest for t3.medium first. Linux, USD per hour.
| Region | t3.medium | t8i.medium | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| US East (N. Virginia)Used in summaryus-east-1 | $0.0416 | $0.0499 | ▲ 20% |
| US East (Ohio)us-east-2 | $0.0416 | $0.0499 | ▲ 20% |
| US West (Oregon)us-west-2 | $0.0416 | $0.0499 | ▲ 20% |
| Asia Pacific (Hyderabad)ap-south-2 | $0.0448 | $0.0538 | ▲ 20% |
| Asia Pacific (Mumbai)ap-south-1 | $0.0448 | $0.0538 | ▲ 20% |
| EU (Ireland)eu-west-1 | $0.0456 | $0.0547 | ▲ 20% |
| Canada (Central)ca-central-1 | $0.0464 | $0.0557 | ▲ 20% |
| EU (London)eu-west-2 | $0.0472 | $0.0566 | ▲ 20% |
| EU (Paris)eu-west-3 | $0.0472 | $0.0566 | ▲ 20% |
| Asia Pacific (Malaysia)ap-southeast-5 | $0.0475 | $0.057 | ▲ 20% |
| EU (Frankfurt)eu-central-1 | $0.048 | $0.0576 | ▲ 20% |
| US West (N. California)us-west-1 | $0.0496 | $0.0595 | ▲ 20% |
| Asia Pacific (Seoul)ap-northeast-2 | $0.052 | $0.0624 | ▲ 20% |
| Asia Pacific (Singapore)ap-southeast-1 | $0.0528 | $0.0634 | ▲ 20% |
| Asia Pacific (Sydney)ap-southeast-2 | $0.0528 | $0.0634 | ▲ 20% |
| Asia Pacific (Tokyo)ap-northeast-1 | $0.0544 | $0.0653 | ▲ 20% |
| South America (Sao Paulo)sa-east-1 | $0.0672 | $0.0806 | ▲ 20% |
Keep exploring
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AWS EC2 Linux prices in USD. Monthly figures use 730 hours. Prices last updated 12 Nov 2026.