m8g.12xlarge
m8g.12xlarge is an AWS EC2 instance with 48 vCPUs, 192 GiB memory (AWS Graviton4 Processor). In US East (N. Virginia) it costs $2.154 per hour on demand ($1,572.57 per month) for Linux; a 1-year reserved instance with no upfront costs $1.425 per hour, 34% less. Spot capacity is about $0.4307 per hour. It is sold in 34 regions; the cheapest is Asia Pacific (Mumbai) at $1.54 per hour.
Prices by region
USD per hour, Linux. Reserved prices are no upfront, standard. Cheapest on-demand first.
| Region | On-demand | Spot | 1-yr reserved | 3-yr reserved | 1-yr savings plan | 3-yr savings plan |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Asia Pacific (Mumbai) ap-south-1 | $1.54 | $0.6163 | $1.017 | $0.7003 | $1.137 | $0.7738 |
| Asia Pacific (Hyderabad) ap-south-2 | $1.54 | $0.154 | $1.019 | $0.6985 | $1.138 | $0.774 |
| US East (N. Virginia) us-east-1 | $2.154 | $0.4307 | $1.425 | $0.9772 | $1.583 | $1.093 |
| US East (Ohio) us-east-2 | $2.154 | $0.4786 | $1.425 | $0.9772 | $1.583 | $1.093 |
| US West (Oregon) us-west-2 | $2.154 | $0.7096 | $1.425 | $0.9772 | $1.583 | $1.093 |
| Mexico (Central) mx-central-1 | $2.262 | – | $1.496 | $1.026 | $1.662 | $1.147 |
| Asia Pacific (Malaysia) ap-southeast-5 | $2.289 | $0.2289 | $1.514 | $1.038 | $1.705 | $1.161 |
| Asia Pacific (Thailand) ap-southeast-7 | $2.289 | $0.3304 | $1.514 | $1.038 | $1.705 | $1.161 |
| EU (Stockholm) eu-north-1 | $2.289 | $0.3312 | $1.514 | $1.038 | $1.738 | $1.19 |
| Europe (Spain) eu-south-2 | $2.40 | $0.2566 | $1.585 | $1.086 | $1.822 | $1.261 |
| EU (Ireland) eu-west-1 | $2.401 | $1.361 | $1.588 | $1.089 | $1.822 | $1.261 |
| Canada (Central) ca-central-1 | $2.401 | $0.4827 | $1.584 | $1.094 | $1.756 | $1.212 |
| Canada West (Calgary) ca-west-1 | $2.401 | $0.5781 | $1.584 | $1.094 | $1.756 | $1.212 |
| EU (London) eu-west-2 | $2.491 | $0.2491 | $1.645 | $1.133 | $1.892 | $1.296 |
| Asia Pacific (Taipei) ap-east-2 | $2.504 | – | – | – | $1.897 | $1.301 |
| EU (Milan) eu-south-1 | $2.513 | $0.4841 | $1.663 | $1.14 | $1.908 | $1.321 |
| EU (Paris) eu-west-3 | $2.513 | $0.8334 | $1.658 | $1.145 | $1.906 | $1.321 |
| US West (N. California) us-west-1 | $2.513 | $0.5905 | $1.657 | $1.145 | $1.912 | $1.311 |
| EU (Frankfurt) eu-central-1 | $2.581 | $0.8266 | $1.707 | $1.171 | $1.968 | $1.342 |
| Middle East (UAE) me-central-1 | $2.641 | $0.7411 | $1.747 | $1.198 | $2.133 | $1.508 |
| Asia Pacific (Seoul) ap-northeast-2 | $2.648 | $0.9028 | $1.732 | $1.196 | $1.897 | $1.384 |
| Asia Pacific (Singapore) ap-southeast-1 | $2.693 | $1.132 | $1.781 | $1.222 | $2.005 | $1.365 |
| Asia Pacific (Sydney) ap-southeast-2 | $2.693 | $0.85 | $1.781 | $1.221 | $2.047 | $1.41 |
| Asia Pacific (Jakarta) ap-southeast-3 | $2.693 | $0.2693 | $1.781 | $1.222 | $2.005 | $1.366 |
| Asia Pacific (Melbourne) ap-southeast-4 | $2.693 | $0.3859 | $1.781 | $1.222 | $2.047 | $1.41 |
| AWS GovCloud (US-East) us-gov-east-1 | $2.714 | – | $1.795 | $1.231 | $2.146 | $1.42 |
| AWS GovCloud (US-West) us-gov-west-1 | $2.715 | – | $1.796 | $1.232 | $2.146 | $1.421 |
| Asia Pacific (Tokyo) ap-northeast-1 | $2.783 | $1.057 | $1.844 | $1.26 | $2.108 | $1.446 |
| Asia Pacific (Osaka) ap-northeast-3 | $2.783 | $0.7996 | $1.753 | $1.202 | $2.229 | $1.613 |
| Europe (Zurich) eu-central-2 | $2.839 | $0.5535 | $1.878 | $1.288 | $2.325 | $1.717 |
| Africa (Cape Town) af-south-1 | $2.85 | $0.6019 | $1.796 | $1.231 | $2.302 | $1.628 |
| Asia Pacific (Hong Kong) ap-east-1 | $2.962 | – | $1.959 | $1.344 | $2.206 | $1.502 |
| Middle East (Bahrain) me-south-1 | $2.962 | – | $1.959 | $1.344 | $2.206 | $1.502 |
| South America (Sao Paulo) sa-east-1 | $3.433 | $1.257 | $2.128 | $1.552 | $2.333 | $1.781 |
Prices by operating system in US East (N. Virginia)
| Operating system | On-demand /hr | 1-yr reserved /hr | 3-yr reserved /hr |
|---|---|---|---|
| Linux | $2.154 | $1.425 | $0.9772 |
| Ubuntu Pro | $2.238 | – | – |
| SUSE | $2.279 | $1.485 | $1.031 |
| RHEL | $2.673 | $1.943 | $1.496 |
| RHEL HA | $3.345 | $2.615 | $2.168 |
Specs
| Compute | Value |
|---|---|
| vCPUs | 48 |
| Physical cores | 48 |
| Threads per core | 1 |
| Architecture | arm64 |
| Processor | AWS Graviton4 Processor |
| CPU maker | AWS |
| Clock speed | 2.7 GHz |
| Sustained clock | 2.8 GHz |
| Burstable | No |
| Memory | Value |
|---|---|
| Memory (GiB) | 192 |
| Networking | Value |
|---|---|
| Network | 22.5 Gbps |
| Network baseline | 22.5 Gbps |
| Network peak | 22.5 Gbps |
| Enhanced networking | Yes (ENA) |
| EFA | No |
| IPv6 | Yes |
| Max network interfaces | 8 |
| IPv4 addresses per interface | 30 |
| Storage | Value |
|---|---|
| Storage | EBS only |
| EBS optimized | Yes |
| EBS over NVMe | Required |
| EBS throughput | 15000 Mbps |
| EBS baseline bandwidth | 15,000 Mbps |
| EBS max bandwidth | 15,000 Mbps |
| EBS baseline throughput | 1,875 MB/s |
| EBS max throughput | 1,875 MB/s |
| EBS baseline IOPS | 60,000 |
| EBS max IOPS | 60,000 |
| Max EBS volumes | 32 |
| Instance details | Value |
|---|---|
| Instance type | m8g.12xlarge |
| Family | m8g |
| Category | General purpose |
| Current generation | Yes |
| Normalization factor | 96 |
| Bare metal | No |
| Hypervisor | Nitro |
| Placement groups | Cluster, Partition, Spread |
| Hibernation | No |
| Nitro Enclaves | Yes |
| Boot modes | UEFI |
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Other m8g sizes
| Size | vCPUs | Memory (GiB) | On-demand /hr |
|---|---|---|---|
| m8g.medium | 1 | 4 | $0.0449 |
| m8g.large | 2 | 8 | $0.0898 |
| m8g.xlarge | 4 | 16 | $0.1795 |
| m8g.2xlarge | 8 | 32 | $0.359 |
| m8g.4xlarge | 16 | 64 | $0.7181 |
| m8g.8xlarge | 32 | 128 | $1.436 |
| m8g.12xlarge | 48 | 192 | $2.154 |
| m8g.16xlarge | 64 | 256 | $2.872 |
| m8g.24xlarge | 96 | 384 | $4.309 |
| m8g.metal-24xl | 96 | 384 | $4.309 |
| m8g.48xlarge | 192 | 768 | $8.617 |
| m8g.metal-48xl | 192 | 768 | $8.617 |
Prices updated 2026-11-12 from AWS public price lists. Compare all AWS EC2 instances.