m8g.large

m8g.large is an AWS EC2 instance with 2 vCPUs, 8 GiB memory (AWS Graviton4 Processor). In US East (N. Virginia) it costs $0.0898 per hour on demand ($65.55 per month) for Linux; a 1-year reserved instance with no upfront costs $0.0594 per hour, 34% less. Spot capacity is about $0.0354 per hour. It is sold in 34 regions; the cheapest is Asia Pacific (Mumbai) at $0.0642 per hour.

Prices by region

USD per hour, Linux. Reserved prices are no upfront, standard. Cheapest on-demand first.

RegionOn-demandSpot1-yr reserved3-yr reserved1-yr savings plan3-yr savings plan
Asia Pacific (Mumbai) ap-south-1$0.0642$0.0341$0.0424$0.0292$0.0474$0.0322
Asia Pacific (Hyderabad) ap-south-2$0.0642$0.0064$0.0424$0.0291$0.0474$0.0323
US East (N. Virginia) us-east-1$0.0898$0.0354$0.0594$0.0407$0.0659$0.0455
US East (Ohio) us-east-2$0.0898$0.0358$0.0594$0.0407$0.0659$0.0455
US West (Oregon) us-west-2$0.0898$0.0252$0.0594$0.0407$0.0659$0.0455
Mexico (Central) mx-central-1$0.0942–$0.0623$0.0428$0.0692$0.0478
Asia Pacific (Malaysia) ap-southeast-5$0.0954$0.0443$0.0631$0.0433$0.071$0.0484
Asia Pacific (Thailand) ap-southeast-7$0.0954$0.0372$0.0631$0.0433$0.071$0.0484
EU (Stockholm) eu-north-1$0.0954$0.0165$0.0631$0.0433$0.0724$0.0496
Europe (Spain) eu-south-2$0.1$0.0202$0.0661$0.0453$0.0759$0.0525
EU (Ireland) eu-west-1$0.1$0.0491$0.0662$0.0454$0.0759$0.0526
Canada (Central) ca-central-1$0.1001$0.0433$0.066$0.0456$0.0732$0.0505
Canada West (Calgary) ca-west-1$0.1001$0.0325$0.066$0.0456$0.0732$0.0505
EU (London) eu-west-2$0.1038$0.0289$0.0686$0.0472$0.0788$0.054
Asia Pacific (Taipei) ap-east-2$0.1043–––$0.079$0.0542
EU (Milan) eu-south-1$0.1047$0.0398$0.0693$0.0475$0.0795$0.055
EU (Paris) eu-west-3$0.1047$0.0385$0.0691$0.0477$0.0794$0.055
US West (N. California) us-west-1$0.1047$0.0412$0.0691$0.0477$0.0797$0.0546
EU (Frankfurt) eu-central-1$0.1075$0.0528$0.0711$0.0488$0.082$0.0559
Middle East (UAE) me-central-1$0.11$0.0263$0.0728$0.0499$0.0889$0.0628
Asia Pacific (Seoul) ap-northeast-2$0.1103$0.0274$0.0722$0.0498$0.079$0.0577
Asia Pacific (Singapore) ap-southeast-1$0.1122$0.0471$0.0742$0.0509$0.0836$0.0569
Asia Pacific (Sydney) ap-southeast-2$0.1122$0.0531$0.0742$0.0509$0.0853$0.0588
Asia Pacific (Jakarta) ap-southeast-3$0.1122$0.0112$0.0742$0.0509$0.0836$0.0569
Asia Pacific (Melbourne) ap-southeast-4$0.1122$0.0243$0.0742$0.0509$0.0853$0.0588
AWS GovCloud (US-East) us-gov-east-1$0.1131–$0.0748$0.0513$0.0894$0.0592
AWS GovCloud (US-West) us-gov-west-1$0.1131–$0.0748$0.0513$0.0894$0.0592
Asia Pacific (Tokyo) ap-northeast-1$0.1159$0.0519$0.0768$0.0525$0.0878$0.0602
Asia Pacific (Osaka) ap-northeast-3$0.1159$0.0361$0.073$0.0501$0.0929$0.0672
Europe (Zurich) eu-central-2$0.1183$0.0346$0.0783$0.0537$0.0969$0.0715
Africa (Cape Town) af-south-1$0.1188$0.0362$0.0748$0.0513$0.0959$0.0678
Asia Pacific (Hong Kong) ap-east-1$0.1234–$0.0816$0.056$0.0919$0.0626
Middle East (Bahrain) me-south-1$0.1234–$0.0816$0.056$0.0919$0.0626
South America (Sao Paulo) sa-east-1$0.1431$0.0341$0.0887$0.0647$0.0972$0.0742

Prices by operating system in US East (N. Virginia)

Operating systemOn-demand /hr1-yr reserved /hr3-yr reserved /hr
Linux$0.0898$0.0594$0.0407
Ubuntu Pro$0.0933––
RHEL$0.1186$0.0882$0.0695
SUSE$0.1461$0.0844$0.0632
RHEL HA$0.1536$0.1232$0.1045

Specs

ComputeValue
vCPUs2
Physical cores2
Threads per core1
Architecturearm64
ProcessorAWS Graviton4 Processor
CPU makerAWS
Clock speed2.7 GHz
Sustained clock2.8 GHz
BurstableNo
MemoryValue
Memory (GiB)8
NetworkingValue
NetworkUp to 12.5 Gbps
Network baseline0.937 Gbps
Network peak12.5 Gbps
Enhanced networkingYes (ENA)
EFANo
IPv6Yes
Max network interfaces3
IPv4 addresses per interface10
StorageValue
StorageEBS only
EBS optimizedYes
EBS over NVMeRequired
EBS throughputUp to 10 Gbps
EBS baseline bandwidth630 Mbps
EBS max bandwidth10,000 Mbps
EBS baseline throughput78.75 MB/s
EBS max throughput1,250 MB/s
EBS baseline IOPS3,600
EBS max IOPS40,000
Max EBS volumes32
Instance detailsValue
Instance typem8g.large
Familym8g
CategoryGeneral purpose
Current generationYes
Normalization factor4
Bare metalNo
HypervisorNitro
Placement groupsCluster, Partition, Spread
HibernationYes
Nitro EnclavesYes
Boot modesUEFI

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Other m8g sizes

SizevCPUsMemory (GiB)On-demand /hr
m8g.medium14$0.0449
m8g.large28$0.0898
m8g.xlarge416$0.1795
m8g.2xlarge832$0.359
m8g.4xlarge1664$0.7181
m8g.8xlarge32128$1.436
m8g.12xlarge48192$2.154
m8g.16xlarge64256$2.872
m8g.24xlarge96384$4.309
m8g.metal-24xl96384$4.309
m8g.48xlarge192768$8.617
m8g.metal-48xl192768$8.617

Prices updated 2026-11-12 from AWS public price lists. Compare all AWS EC2 instances.