m8g.16xlarge
m8g.16xlarge is an AWS EC2 instance with 64 vCPUs, 256 GiB memory (AWS Graviton4 Processor). In US East (N. Virginia) it costs $2.872 per hour on demand ($2,096.78 per month) for Linux; a 1-year reserved instance with no upfront costs $1.90 per hour, 34% less. Spot capacity is about $0.7971 per hour. It is sold in 34 regions; the cheapest is Asia Pacific (Mumbai) at $2.053 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 | $2.053 | $0.8044 | $1.356 | $0.9337 | $1.516 | $1.032 |
| Asia Pacific (Hyderabad) ap-south-2 | $2.053 | $0.2053 | $1.358 | $0.9313 | $1.517 | $1.032 |
| US East (N. Virginia) us-east-1 | $2.872 | $0.7971 | $1.90 | $1.303 | $2.11 | $1.457 |
| US East (Ohio) us-east-2 | $2.872 | $0.7382 | $1.90 | $1.303 | $2.11 | $1.457 |
| US West (Oregon) us-west-2 | $2.872 | $0.9462 | $1.90 | $1.303 | $2.11 | $1.457 |
| Mexico (Central) mx-central-1 | $3.016 | – | $1.995 | $1.368 | $2.216 | $1.529 |
| Asia Pacific (Malaysia) ap-southeast-5 | $3.052 | $0.8664 | $2.019 | $1.385 | $2.273 | $1.548 |
| Asia Pacific (Thailand) ap-southeast-7 | $3.052 | $0.7649 | $2.019 | $1.385 | $2.273 | $1.548 |
| EU (Stockholm) eu-north-1 | $3.052 | $0.4767 | $2.019 | $1.385 | $2.317 | $1.586 |
| Europe (Spain) eu-south-2 | $3.199 | $0.336 | $2.114 | $1.448 | $2.429 | $1.681 |
| EU (Ireland) eu-west-1 | $3.201 | $1.796 | $2.118 | $1.452 | $2.43 | $1.682 |
| Canada (Central) ca-central-1 | $3.202 | $0.8403 | $2.111 | $1.459 | $2.341 | $1.616 |
| Canada West (Calgary) ca-west-1 | $3.202 | $1.084 | $2.111 | $1.459 | $2.341 | $1.616 |
| EU (London) eu-west-2 | $3.322 | $0.9334 | $2.194 | $1.51 | $2.522 | $1.728 |
| Asia Pacific (Taipei) ap-east-2 | $3.339 | – | – | – | $2.529 | $1.734 |
| EU (Milan) eu-south-1 | $3.351 | $0.686 | $2.217 | $1.52 | $2.543 | $1.761 |
| EU (Paris) eu-west-3 | $3.351 | $0.9982 | $2.21 | $1.527 | $2.542 | $1.761 |
| US West (N. California) us-west-1 | $3.351 | $0.6245 | $2.21 | $1.527 | $2.549 | $1.748 |
| EU (Frankfurt) eu-central-1 | $3.441 | $0.9012 | $2.276 | $1.561 | $2.624 | $1.79 |
| Middle East (UAE) me-central-1 | $3.521 | $0.9188 | $2.329 | $1.597 | $2.844 | $2.011 |
| Asia Pacific (Seoul) ap-northeast-2 | $3.531 | $1.383 | $2.309 | $1.595 | $2.529 | $1.846 |
| Asia Pacific (Singapore) ap-southeast-1 | $3.59 | $1.237 | $2.375 | $1.629 | $2.674 | $1.821 |
| Asia Pacific (Sydney) ap-southeast-2 | $3.59 | $1.063 | $2.375 | $1.628 | $2.729 | $1.88 |
| Asia Pacific (Jakarta) ap-southeast-3 | $3.59 | $0.359 | $2.375 | $1.629 | $2.674 | $1.821 |
| Asia Pacific (Melbourne) ap-southeast-4 | $3.59 | $0.7725 | $2.375 | $1.629 | $2.729 | $1.88 |
| AWS GovCloud (US-East) us-gov-east-1 | $3.619 | – | $2.394 | $1.641 | $2.861 | $1.893 |
| AWS GovCloud (US-West) us-gov-west-1 | $3.62 | – | $2.394 | $1.642 | $2.862 | $1.894 |
| Asia Pacific (Tokyo) ap-northeast-1 | $3.71 | $1.148 | $2.458 | $1.68 | $2.81 | $1.927 |
| Asia Pacific (Osaka) ap-northeast-3 | $3.71 | $0.9851 | $2.337 | $1.603 | $2.972 | $2.151 |
| Europe (Zurich) eu-central-2 | $3.785 | $0.8449 | $2.504 | $1.717 | $3.10 | $2.289 |
| Africa (Cape Town) af-south-1 | $3.80 | $0.806 | $2.394 | $1.642 | $3.069 | $2.17 |
| Asia Pacific (Hong Kong) ap-east-1 | $3.949 | – | $2.613 | $1.792 | $2.941 | $2.003 |
| Middle East (Bahrain) me-south-1 | $3.949 | – | $2.613 | $1.792 | $2.941 | $2.003 |
| South America (Sao Paulo) sa-east-1 | $4.578 | $0.9922 | $2.837 | $2.07 | $3.11 | $2.375 |
Prices by operating system in US East (N. Virginia)
| Operating system | On-demand /hr | 1-yr reserved /hr | 3-yr reserved /hr |
|---|---|---|---|
| Linux | $2.872 | $1.90 | $1.303 |
| Ubuntu Pro | $2.984 | – | – |
| SUSE | $2.997 | $1.96 | $1.357 |
| RHEL | $3.563 | $2.591 | $1.994 |
| RHEL HA | $4.46 | $3.487 | $2.89 |
Specs
| Compute | Value |
|---|---|
| vCPUs | 64 |
| Physical cores | 64 |
| 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) | 256 |
| Networking | Value |
|---|---|
| Network | 30 Gbps |
| Network baseline | 30 Gbps |
| Network peak | 30 Gbps |
| Enhanced networking | Yes (ENA) |
| EFA | No |
| IPv6 | Yes |
| Max network interfaces | 15 |
| IPv4 addresses per interface | 50 |
| Storage | Value |
|---|---|
| Storage | EBS only |
| EBS optimized | Yes |
| EBS over NVMe | Required |
| EBS throughput | 20000 Mbps |
| EBS baseline bandwidth | 20,000 Mbps |
| EBS max bandwidth | 20,000 Mbps |
| EBS baseline throughput | 2,500 MB/s |
| EBS max throughput | 2,500 MB/s |
| EBS baseline IOPS | 80,000 |
| EBS max IOPS | 80,000 |
| Max EBS volumes | 48 |
| Instance details | Value |
|---|---|
| Instance type | m8g.16xlarge |
| Family | m8g |
| Category | General purpose |
| Current generation | Yes |
| Normalization factor | 128 |
| 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.