t4g.xlargevsm8gd.xlarge

t4g.xlarge is 42% cheaper than m8gd.xlarge on demand in US East (N. Virginia), saving $70.23 a month.

At a glancet4g.xlargem8gd.xlarge
On-demand$0.1344/hr42% less$0.2306/hr
Lowest rate$0.0422/hr40% lessSpot, can be interrupted$0.0705/hrSpot, can be interrupted
Size4 vCPUs, 16 GiB4 vCPUs, 16 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.xlargem8gd.xlargem8gd.xlarge vs t4g.xlarge
On-demandPay by the hour$0.1344$0.2306▲ 72%
SpotCan be interrupted69% off$0.042269% off$0.0705▲ 67%
1-yr reservedNo upfront37% off$0.0843——
3-yr reservedNo upfront57% off$0.058——
1-yr savings planHourly commitment28% off$0.096927% off$0.1689▲ 74%
3-yr savings planHourly commitment50% off$0.066850% off$0.1161▲ 74%

Key differences

The biggest lead each one has.

Where t4g.xlarge leads
On-demand price$0.1344 vs $0.2306 per hour
42% cheaper
CPU modelEarns credits while idle, then bursts
Burstable
Where m8gd.xlarge 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

20 of 40 specs differ. Those are in bold.

Compute4 of 9 differt4g.xlargem8gd.xlarge
vCPUs44
Physical cores44
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.xlargem8gd.xlarge
Memory (GiB)1616
Networking3 of 8 differt4g.xlargem8gd.xlarge
NetworkUp to 5 GigabitUp to 12500 Megabit
Network baseline1.024 Gbps1.875 Gbps
Network peak5 Gbps12.5 Gbps
Enhanced networkingYes (ENA)Yes (ENA)
EFANoNo
IPv6YesYes
Max network interfaces44
IPv4 addresses per interface1515
Storage10 of 12 differt4g.xlargem8gd.xlarge
StorageEBS only1 x 237 NVMe SSD
Local disks–1 × 237 GB SSD
EBS optimizedYesYes
EBS over NVMeRequiredRequired
EBS throughputUp to 2780 MbpsUp to 10 Gbps
EBS baseline bandwidth695 Mbps1,250 Mbps
EBS max bandwidth2,780 Mbps10,000 Mbps
EBS baseline throughput86.875 MB/s156.25 MB/s
EBS max throughput347.5 MB/s1,250 MB/s
EBS baseline IOPS4,0006,000
EBS max IOPS15,70040,000
Max EBS volumes2732
Instance details3 of 10 differt4g.xlargem8gd.xlarge
Familyt4gm8gd
CategoryGeneral purposeGeneral purpose
Current generationYesYes
Normalization factor88
Bare metalNoNo
HypervisorNitroNitro
Placement groupsPartition, SpreadCluster, Partition, Spread
HibernationYesYes
Nitro EnclavesNoYes
Boot modesUEFIUEFI

On-demand prices by region

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

Regiont4g.xlargem8gd.xlargeDifference
Asia Pacific (Mumbai)ap-south-1$0.0896$0.1534▲ 71%
US East (N. Virginia)Used in summaryus-east-1$0.1344$0.2306▲ 72%
US East (Ohio)us-east-2$0.1344$0.2306▲ 72%
US West (Oregon)us-west-2$0.1344$0.2306▲ 72%
EU (Stockholm)eu-north-1$0.1376$0.245▲ 78%
Mexico (Central)mx-central-1$0.1411$0.2422▲ 72%
Canada (Central)ca-central-1$0.1472$0.2572▲ 75%
EU (Ireland)eu-west-1$0.1472$0.2572▲ 75%
Europe (Spain)eu-south-2$0.1472$0.2572▲ 75%
EU (London)eu-west-2$0.1504$0.2674▲ 78%
EU (Paris)eu-west-3$0.1504$0.2694▲ 79%
Asia Pacific (Malaysia)ap-southeast-5$0.1526$0.2446▲ 60%
EU (Frankfurt)eu-central-1$0.1536$0.2776▲ 81%
AWS GovCloud (US-East)us-gov-east-1$0.1568$0.292▲ 86%
AWS GovCloud (US-West)us-gov-west-1$0.1568$0.292▲ 86%
US West (N. California)us-west-1$0.16$0.2715▲ 70%
Asia Pacific (Melbourne)ap-southeast-4$0.1696$0.2898▲ 71%
Asia Pacific (Singapore)ap-southeast-1$0.1696$0.2878▲ 70%
Asia Pacific (Sydney)ap-southeast-2$0.1696$0.2898▲ 71%
Asia Pacific (Tokyo)ap-northeast-1$0.1728$0.298▲ 72%
South America (Sao Paulo)sa-east-1$0.2144$0.3674▲ 71%

Keep exploring

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

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

Compare t4g.xlarge with

m6g.xlargem6gd.xlargem7g.xlargem8g.xlargem7gd.xlargem9g.xlargem9gd.xlargem8gb.xlargem8gn.xlarge
m8gd.xlargeGeneral purpose, m8gd family
m8gd.xlarge prices and specsEvery size in the m8gd family

Compare m8gd.xlarge with

m8g.xlarger8gd.xlargec8gd.xlargem8id.xlargem7gd.xlargem9gd.xlarge

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