m8g.2xlarge
m8g.2xlarge is an AWS EC2 instance with 8 vCPUs, 32 GiB memory (AWS Graviton4 Processor). In US East (N. Virginia) it costs $0.359 per hour on demand ($262.07 per month) for Linux; a 1-year reserved instance with no upfront costs $0.2375 per hour, 34% less. Spot capacity is about $0.0752 per hour. It is sold in 34 regions; the cheapest is Asia Pacific (Mumbai) at $0.2566 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 | $0.2566 | $0.1114 | $0.1695 | $0.1167 | $0.1894 | $0.129 |
| Asia Pacific (Hyderabad) ap-south-2 | $0.2566 | $0.0257 | $0.1698 | $0.1164 | $0.1897 | $0.129 |
| US East (N. Virginia) us-east-1 | $0.359 | $0.0752 | $0.2375 | $0.1629 | $0.2638 | $0.1821 |
| US East (Ohio) us-east-2 | $0.359 | $0.064 | $0.2375 | $0.1629 | $0.2638 | $0.1821 |
| US West (Oregon) us-west-2 | $0.359 | $0.0959 | $0.2375 | $0.1629 | $0.2638 | $0.1821 |
| Mexico (Central) mx-central-1 | $0.377 | – | $0.2494 | $0.171 | $0.2769 | $0.1912 |
| Asia Pacific (Malaysia) ap-southeast-5 | $0.3815 | $0.1147 | $0.2524 | $0.1731 | $0.2841 | $0.1935 |
| Asia Pacific (Thailand) ap-southeast-7 | $0.3815 | $0.1734 | $0.2524 | $0.1731 | $0.2841 | $0.1935 |
| EU (Stockholm) eu-north-1 | $0.3815 | $0.0978 | $0.2524 | $0.1731 | $0.2896 | $0.1983 |
| Europe (Spain) eu-south-2 | $0.3999 | $0.0608 | $0.2642 | $0.181 | $0.3036 | $0.2102 |
| Canada (Central) ca-central-1 | $0.4002 | $0.1363 | $0.2639 | $0.1824 | $0.2926 | $0.202 |
| Canada West (Calgary) ca-west-1 | $0.4002 | $0.1009 | $0.2639 | $0.1824 | $0.2926 | $0.202 |
| EU (Ireland) eu-west-1 | $0.4002 | $0.1906 | $0.2647 | $0.1815 | $0.3037 | $0.2102 |
| EU (London) eu-west-2 | $0.4152 | $0.1019 | $0.2742 | $0.1888 | $0.3153 | $0.216 |
| Asia Pacific (Taipei) ap-east-2 | $0.4174 | – | – | – | $0.3161 | $0.2168 |
| EU (Milan) eu-south-1 | $0.4189 | $0.14 | $0.2771 | $0.19 | $0.3179 | $0.2201 |
| EU (Paris) eu-west-3 | $0.4189 | $0.1453 | $0.2763 | $0.1909 | $0.3177 | $0.2201 |
| US West (N. California) us-west-1 | $0.4189 | $0.1603 | $0.2763 | $0.1909 | $0.3187 | $0.2185 |
| EU (Frankfurt) eu-central-1 | $0.4302 | $0.1652 | $0.2846 | $0.1951 | $0.328 | $0.2237 |
| Middle East (UAE) me-central-1 | $0.4402 | $0.1137 | $0.2912 | $0.1996 | $0.3554 | $0.2514 |
| Asia Pacific (Seoul) ap-northeast-2 | $0.4414 | $0.1273 | $0.2887 | $0.1993 | $0.3162 | $0.2307 |
| Asia Pacific (Singapore) ap-southeast-1 | $0.4488 | $0.1699 | $0.2969 | $0.2036 | $0.3342 | $0.2276 |
| Asia Pacific (Sydney) ap-southeast-2 | $0.4488 | $0.1548 | $0.2969 | $0.2035 | $0.3411 | $0.235 |
| Asia Pacific (Jakarta) ap-southeast-3 | $0.4488 | $0.0449 | $0.2969 | $0.2036 | $0.3342 | $0.2276 |
| Asia Pacific (Melbourne) ap-southeast-4 | $0.4488 | $0.1444 | $0.2969 | $0.2036 | $0.3411 | $0.235 |
| AWS GovCloud (US-East) us-gov-east-1 | $0.4523 | – | $0.2992 | $0.2052 | $0.3576 | $0.2367 |
| AWS GovCloud (US-West) us-gov-west-1 | $0.4525 | – | $0.2993 | $0.2052 | $0.3577 | $0.2368 |
| Asia Pacific (Tokyo) ap-northeast-1 | $0.4638 | $0.1846 | $0.3073 | $0.21 | $0.3513 | $0.2409 |
| Asia Pacific (Osaka) ap-northeast-3 | $0.4638 | $0.133 | $0.2922 | $0.2003 | $0.3715 | $0.2689 |
| Europe (Zurich) eu-central-2 | $0.4731 | $0.1367 | $0.313 | $0.2146 | $0.3875 | $0.2861 |
| Africa (Cape Town) af-south-1 | $0.475 | $0.1971 | $0.2993 | $0.2052 | $0.3836 | $0.2713 |
| Asia Pacific (Hong Kong) ap-east-1 | $0.4937 | – | $0.3266 | $0.2239 | $0.3676 | $0.2504 |
| Middle East (Bahrain) me-south-1 | $0.4937 | – | $0.3266 | $0.2239 | $0.3676 | $0.2504 |
| South America (Sao Paulo) sa-east-1 | $0.5722 | $0.084 | $0.3546 | $0.2587 | $0.3888 | $0.2969 |
Prices by operating system in US East (N. Virginia)
| Operating system | On-demand /hr | 1-yr reserved /hr | 3-yr reserved /hr |
|---|---|---|---|
| Linux | $0.359 | $0.2375 | $0.1629 |
| Ubuntu Pro | $0.373 | – | – |
| RHEL | $0.4742 | $0.3527 | $0.2781 |
| SUSE | $0.484 | $0.2974 | $0.2169 |
| RHEL HA | $0.6142 | $0.4927 | $0.4181 |
Specs
| Compute | Value |
|---|---|
| vCPUs | 8 |
| Physical cores | 8 |
| 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) | 32 |
| Networking | Value |
|---|---|
| Network | Up to 15 Gbps |
| Network baseline | 3.75 Gbps |
| Network peak | 15 Gbps |
| Enhanced networking | Yes (ENA) |
| EFA | No |
| IPv6 | Yes |
| Max network interfaces | 4 |
| IPv4 addresses per interface | 15 |
| Storage | Value |
|---|---|
| Storage | EBS only |
| EBS optimized | Yes |
| EBS over NVMe | Required |
| EBS throughput | Up to 10 Gbps |
| EBS baseline bandwidth | 2,500 Mbps |
| EBS max bandwidth | 10,000 Mbps |
| EBS baseline throughput | 312.5 MB/s |
| EBS max throughput | 1,250 MB/s |
| EBS baseline IOPS | 12,000 |
| EBS max IOPS | 40,000 |
| Max EBS volumes | 32 |
| Instance details | Value |
|---|---|
| Instance type | m8g.2xlarge |
| Family | m8g |
| Category | General purpose |
| Current generation | Yes |
| Normalization factor | 16 |
| Bare metal | No |
| Hypervisor | Nitro |
| Placement groups | Cluster, Partition, Spread |
| Hibernation | Yes |
| 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.