m8a family
The m8a family has 12 sizes on AWS EC2, from 1 to 192 vCPUs and 4 to 768 GiB of memory. In US East (N. Virginia), on-demand prices run $0.0609 to $11.685 per hour for Linux. It is sold in 10 regions and listed as general purpose.
Sizes and prices in US East (N. Virginia)
| Type | vCPUs | Memory (GiB) | On-demand /hr | Spot /hr | 1-yr Savings Plan /hr |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| m8a.medium | 1 | 4 | $0.0609 | $0.0129 | $0.0447 |
| m8a.large | 2 | 8 | $0.1217 | $0.0325 | $0.0894 |
| m8a.xlarge | 4 | 16 | $0.2434 | $0.0593 | $0.1789 |
| m8a.2xlarge | 8 | 32 | $0.4869 | $0.1402 | $0.3577 |
| m8a.4xlarge | 16 | 64 | $0.9738 | $0.2925 | $0.7154 |
| m8a.8xlarge | 32 | 128 | $1.948 | $0.4813 | $1.431 |
| m8a.12xlarge | 48 | 192 | $2.921 | $0.6882 | $2.146 |
| m8a.16xlarge | 64 | 256 | $3.895 | $0.8559 | $2.862 |
| m8a.24xlarge | 96 | 384 | $5.843 | $2.317 | $4.292 |
| m8a.metal-24xl | 96 | 384 | $5.843 | $1.27 | $4.292 |
| m8a.48xlarge | 192 | 768 | $11.685 | $2.812 | $8.585 |
| m8a.metal-48xl | 192 | 768 | $11.685 | $1.169 | $8.585 |
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Prices in USD per hour for Linux; reserved prices are 1 year, no upfront. Updated 2026-11-12 from AWS public price lists. Compare all AWS EC2 instance types.