t4g.2xlargevsm9g.2xlarge

t4g.2xlarge is 31% cheaper than m9g.2xlarge on demand in US East (N. Virginia), saving $89.50 a month.

At a glancet4g.2xlargem9g.2xlarge
On-demand$0.2688/hr31% less$0.3914/hr
Lowest rate$0.0654/hr47% lessSpot, can be interrupted$0.1236/hrSpot, can be interrupted
Size8 vCPUs, 32 GiB8 vCPUs, 32 GiB
ProcessorAWS Graviton2 ProcessorAWS Graviton5 Processor
Architecturearm64arm64
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.

Optiont4g.2xlargem9g.2xlargem9g.2xlarge vs t4g.2xlarge
On-demandPay by the hour$0.2688$0.3914▲ 46%
SpotCan be interrupted76% off$0.065468% off$0.1236▲ 89%
1-yr reservedNo upfront37% off$0.1686——
3-yr reservedNo upfront57% off$0.1161——
1-yr savings planHourly commitment28% off$0.193827% off$0.2875▲ 48%
3-yr savings planHourly commitment50% off$0.133749% off$0.1985▲ 48%

Key differences

The biggest lead each one has.

Where t4g.2xlarge leads
On-demand price$0.2688 vs $0.3914 per hour
31% cheaper
CPU modelEarns credits while idle, then bursts
Burstable
Where m9g.2xlarge leads
CPU modelSteady performance, no credits to manage
Full CPU
EBS baseline bandwidth3,000 Mbps vs 695 Mbps
4.3× higher
Network peak17 Gbps vs 5 Gbps
3.4× higher
Clock speed3.3 GHz vs 2.5 GHz
32% higher

Specs

19 of 39 specs differ. Those are in bold.

Compute4 of 9 differt4g.2xlargem9g.2xlarge
vCPUs88
Physical cores88
Threads per core11
Architecturearm64arm64
ProcessorAWS Graviton2 ProcessorAWS Graviton5 Processor
CPU makerAWSAWS
Clock speed2.5 GHz3.3 GHz
Sustained clock2.5 GHz3.3 GHz
BurstableYesNo
MemoryAll 1 matcht4g.2xlargem9g.2xlarge
Memory (GiB)3232
Networking4 of 8 differt4g.2xlargem9g.2xlarge
NetworkUp to 5 GigabitUp to 17000 Megabit
Network baseline2.048 Gbps4.25 Gbps
Network peak5 Gbps17 Gbps
Enhanced networkingYes (ENA)Yes (ENA)
EFANoNo
IPv6YesYes
Max network interfaces44
IPv4 addresses per interface1530
Storage8 of 11 differt4g.2xlargem9g.2xlarge
StorageEBS onlyEBS only
EBS optimizedYesYes
EBS over NVMeRequiredRequired
EBS throughputUp to 2780 MbpsUp to 12000 Mbps
EBS baseline bandwidth695 Mbps3,000 Mbps
EBS max bandwidth2,780 Mbps12,000 Mbps
EBS baseline throughput86.875 MB/s375 MB/s
EBS max throughput347.5 MB/s1,500 MB/s
EBS baseline IOPS4,00012,000
EBS max IOPS15,70048,000
Max EBS volumes2732
Instance details3 of 10 differt4g.2xlargem9g.2xlarge
Familyt4gm9g
CategoryGeneral purposeGeneral purpose
Current generationYesYes
Normalization factor1616
Bare metalNoNo
HypervisorNitroNitro
Placement groupsPartition, SpreadCluster, Partition, Spread
HibernationYesYes
Nitro EnclavesNoYes
Boot modesUEFIUEFI

On-demand prices by region

Cheapest for t4g.2xlarge first. Linux, USD per hour.

Regiont4g.2xlargem9g.2xlargeDifference
US East (N. Virginia)Used in summaryus-east-1$0.2688$0.3914▲ 46%
US East (Ohio)us-east-2$0.2688$0.3914▲ 46%
US West (Oregon)us-west-2$0.2688$0.3914▲ 46%
EU (Ireland)eu-west-1$0.2944$0.4362▲ 48%
Europe (Spain)eu-south-2$0.2944$0.4359▲ 48%
Asia Pacific (Malaysia)ap-southeast-5$0.3053$0.4158▲ 36%
EU (Frankfurt)eu-central-1$0.3072$0.4689▲ 53%
Asia Pacific (Singapore)ap-southeast-1$0.3392$0.4892▲ 44%
Asia Pacific (Sydney)ap-southeast-2$0.3392$0.4892▲ 44%
Asia Pacific (Tokyo)ap-northeast-1$0.3456$0.5055▲ 46%

Keep exploring

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

t4g.2xlargeGeneral purpose, t4g family, burstable
t4g.2xlarge prices and specsEvery size in the t4g family

Compare t4g.2xlarge with

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m9g.2xlargeGeneral purpose, m9g family
m9g.2xlarge prices and specsEvery size in the m9g family

Compare m9g.2xlarge with

c9g.2xlargem9gd.2xlarger9g.2xlargem8g.2xlarge

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