t4g.largevsm8g.large

t4g.large is 25% cheaper than m8g.large on demand in US East (N. Virginia), saving $16.50 a month.

At a glancet4g.largem8g.large
On-demand$0.0672/hr25% less$0.0898/hr
Lowest rate$0.023/hr35% lessSpot, can be interrupted$0.0354/hrSpot, can be interrupted
Size2 vCPUs, 8 GiB2 vCPUs, 8 GiB
ProcessorAWS Graviton2 ProcessorAWS Graviton4 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.largem8g.largem8g.large vs t4g.large
On-demandPay by the hour$0.0672$0.0898▲ 34%
SpotCan be interrupted66% off$0.02361% off$0.0354▲ 54%
1-yr reservedNo upfront37% off$0.042134% off$0.0594▲ 41%
3-yr reservedNo upfront57% off$0.02955% off$0.0407▲ 40%
1-yr savings planHourly commitment28% off$0.048527% off$0.0659▲ 36%
3-yr savings planHourly commitment50% off$0.033449% off$0.0455▲ 36%

Key differences

The biggest lead each one has.

Where t4g.large leads
On-demand price$0.0672 vs $0.0898 per hour
25% cheaper
CPU modelEarns credits while idle, then bursts
Burstable
IPv4 addresses per interface12 vs 10
20% higher
EBS baseline IOPS4,000 vs 3,600
11% higher
Where m8g.large leads
CPU modelSteady performance, no credits to manage
Full CPU
EBS max bandwidth10,000 Mbps vs 2,780 Mbps
3.6× higher
Network peak12.5 Gbps vs 5 Gbps
2.5× higher
Sustained clock2.8 GHz vs 2.5 GHz
12% higher

Specs

19 of 39 specs differ. Those are in bold.

Compute4 of 9 differt4g.largem8g.large
vCPUs22
Physical cores22
Threads per core11
Architecturearm64arm64
ProcessorAWS Graviton2 ProcessorAWS Graviton4 Processor
CPU makerAWSAWS
Clock speed2.5 GHz2.7 GHz
Sustained clock2.5 GHz2.8 GHz
BurstableYesNo
MemoryAll 1 matcht4g.largem8g.large
Memory (GiB)88
Networking4 of 8 differt4g.largem8g.large
NetworkUp to 5 GigabitUp to 12.5 Gigabit
Network baseline0.512 Gbps0.937 Gbps
Network peak5 Gbps12.5 Gbps
Enhanced networkingYes (ENA)Yes (ENA)
EFANoNo
IPv6YesYes
Max network interfaces33
IPv4 addresses per interface1210
Storage8 of 11 differt4g.largem8g.large
StorageEBS onlyEBS only
EBS optimizedYesYes
EBS over NVMeRequiredRequired
EBS throughputUp to 2780 MbpsUp to 10 Gbps
EBS baseline bandwidth695 Mbps630 Mbps
EBS max bandwidth2,780 Mbps10,000 Mbps
EBS baseline throughput86.875 MB/s78.75 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 details3 of 10 differt4g.largem8g.large
Familyt4gm8g
CategoryGeneral purposeGeneral purpose
Current generationYesYes
Normalization factor44
Bare metalNoNo
HypervisorNitroNitro
Placement groupsPartition, SpreadCluster, Partition, Spread
HibernationYesYes
Nitro EnclavesNoYes
Boot modesUEFIUEFI

On-demand prices by region

Cheapest for t4g.large first. Linux, USD per hour.

Regiont4g.largem8g.largeDifference
Asia Pacific (Hyderabad)ap-south-2$0.0448$0.0642▲ 43%
Asia Pacific (Mumbai)ap-south-1$0.0448$0.0642▲ 43%
US East (N. Virginia)Used in summaryus-east-1$0.0672$0.0898▲ 34%
US East (Ohio)us-east-2$0.0672$0.0898▲ 34%
US West (Oregon)us-west-2$0.0672$0.0898▲ 34%
EU (Stockholm)eu-north-1$0.0688$0.0954▲ 39%
Mexico (Central)mx-central-1$0.0706$0.0942▲ 33%
Canada (Central)ca-central-1$0.0736$0.1001▲ 36%
Canada West (Calgary)ca-west-1$0.0736$0.1001▲ 36%
EU (Ireland)eu-west-1$0.0736$0.1▲ 36%
Europe (Spain)eu-south-2$0.0736$0.1▲ 36%
EU (London)eu-west-2$0.0752$0.1038▲ 38%
EU (Paris)eu-west-3$0.0752$0.1047▲ 39%
Asia Pacific (Malaysia)ap-southeast-5$0.0763$0.0954▲ 25%
Asia Pacific (Thailand)ap-southeast-7$0.0763$0.0954▲ 25%
EU (Frankfurt)eu-central-1$0.0768$0.1075▲ 40%
EU (Milan)eu-south-1$0.0768$0.1047▲ 36%
Asia Pacific (Taipei)ap-east-2$0.0778$0.1043▲ 34%
AWS GovCloud (US-East)us-gov-east-1$0.0784$0.1131▲ 44%
AWS GovCloud (US-West)us-gov-west-1$0.0784$0.1131▲ 44%
US West (N. California)us-west-1$0.08$0.1047▲ 31%
Middle East (Bahrain)me-south-1$0.0803$0.1234▲ 54%
Middle East (UAE)me-central-1$0.0816$0.11▲ 35%
Asia Pacific (Seoul)ap-northeast-2$0.0832$0.1103▲ 33%
Europe (Zurich)eu-central-2$0.0845$0.1183▲ 40%
Asia Pacific (Jakarta)ap-southeast-3$0.0848$0.1122▲ 32%
Asia Pacific (Melbourne)ap-southeast-4$0.0848$0.1122▲ 32%
Asia Pacific (Singapore)ap-southeast-1$0.0848$0.1122▲ 32%
Asia Pacific (Sydney)ap-southeast-2$0.0848$0.1122▲ 32%
Asia Pacific (Tokyo)ap-northeast-1$0.0864$0.1159▲ 34%
Africa (Cape Town)af-south-1$0.0867$0.1188▲ 37%
Asia Pacific (Osaka)ap-northeast-3$0.087$0.1159▲ 33%
Asia Pacific (Hong Kong)ap-east-1$0.0928$0.1234▲ 33%
South America (Sao Paulo)sa-east-1$0.1072$0.1431▲ 33%

Keep exploring

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

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