m8g.xlarge
m8g.xlarge is an AWS EC2 instance with 4 vCPUs, 16 GiB memory (AWS Graviton4 Processor). In US East (N. Virginia) it costs $0.1795 per hour on demand ($131.04 per month) for Linux; a 1-year reserved instance with no upfront costs $0.1188 per hour, 34% less. Spot capacity is about $0.0765 per hour. It is sold in 34 regions; the cheapest is Asia Pacific (Mumbai) at $0.1283 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 | $0.1283 | $0.0657 | $0.0848 | $0.0584 | $0.0947 | $0.0645 |
| Asia Pacific (Hyderabad) ap-south-2 | $0.1283 | $0.0128 | $0.0849 | $0.0582 | $0.0948 | $0.0645 |
| US East (N. Virginia) us-east-1 | $0.1795 | $0.0765 | $0.1188 | $0.0814 | $0.1319 | $0.091 |
| US East (Ohio) us-east-2 | $0.1795 | $0.0509 | $0.1188 | $0.0814 | $0.1319 | $0.091 |
| US West (Oregon) us-west-2 | $0.1795 | $0.0535 | $0.1188 | $0.0814 | $0.1319 | $0.091 |
| Mexico (Central) mx-central-1 | $0.1885 | – | $0.1247 | $0.0855 | $0.1385 | $0.0956 |
| Asia Pacific (Malaysia) ap-southeast-5 | $0.1908 | $0.0915 | $0.1262 | $0.0865 | $0.1421 | $0.0967 |
| Asia Pacific (Thailand) ap-southeast-7 | $0.1908 | $0.076 | $0.1262 | $0.0865 | $0.1421 | $0.0967 |
| EU (Stockholm) eu-north-1 | $0.1908 | $0.0502 | $0.1262 | $0.0865 | $0.1448 | $0.0991 |
| Europe (Spain) eu-south-2 | $0.2 | $0.0243 | $0.1321 | $0.0905 | $0.1518 | $0.1051 |
| Canada (Central) ca-central-1 | $0.2001 | $0.0888 | $0.132 | $0.0912 | $0.1463 | $0.101 |
| Canada West (Calgary) ca-west-1 | $0.2001 | $0.0843 | $0.132 | $0.0912 | $0.1463 | $0.101 |
| EU (Ireland) eu-west-1 | $0.2001 | $0.1031 | $0.1324 | $0.0908 | $0.1519 | $0.1051 |
| EU (London) eu-west-2 | $0.2076 | $0.0552 | $0.1371 | $0.0944 | $0.1576 | $0.108 |
| Asia Pacific (Taipei) ap-east-2 | $0.2087 | – | – | – | $0.1581 | $0.1084 |
| EU (Milan) eu-south-1 | $0.2094 | $0.0841 | $0.1385 | $0.095 | $0.159 | $0.1101 |
| EU (Paris) eu-west-3 | $0.2094 | $0.0798 | $0.1381 | $0.0954 | $0.1589 | $0.1101 |
| US West (N. California) us-west-1 | $0.2094 | $0.0732 | $0.1381 | $0.0954 | $0.1593 | $0.1092 |
| EU (Frankfurt) eu-central-1 | $0.2151 | $0.0967 | $0.1423 | $0.0976 | $0.164 | $0.1119 |
| Middle East (UAE) me-central-1 | $0.2201 | $0.0606 | $0.1456 | $0.0998 | $0.1777 | $0.1257 |
| Asia Pacific (Seoul) ap-northeast-2 | $0.2207 | $0.0529 | $0.1443 | $0.0997 | $0.1581 | $0.1154 |
| Asia Pacific (Singapore) ap-southeast-1 | $0.2244 | $0.0888 | $0.1484 | $0.1018 | $0.1671 | $0.1138 |
| Asia Pacific (Sydney) ap-southeast-2 | $0.2244 | $0.0915 | $0.1484 | $0.1018 | $0.1706 | $0.1175 |
| Asia Pacific (Jakarta) ap-southeast-3 | $0.2244 | $0.0224 | $0.1484 | $0.1018 | $0.1671 | $0.1138 |
| Asia Pacific (Melbourne) ap-southeast-4 | $0.2244 | $0.0693 | $0.1484 | $0.1018 | $0.1706 | $0.1175 |
| AWS GovCloud (US-East) us-gov-east-1 | $0.2262 | – | $0.1496 | $0.1026 | $0.1788 | $0.1183 |
| AWS GovCloud (US-West) us-gov-west-1 | $0.2262 | – | $0.1497 | $0.1026 | $0.1789 | $0.1184 |
| Asia Pacific (Tokyo) ap-northeast-1 | $0.2319 | $0.0997 | $0.1536 | $0.105 | $0.1756 | $0.1205 |
| Asia Pacific (Osaka) ap-northeast-3 | $0.2319 | $0.0668 | $0.1461 | $0.1002 | $0.1858 | $0.1345 |
| Europe (Zurich) eu-central-2 | $0.2366 | $0.0748 | $0.1565 | $0.1073 | $0.1937 | $0.1431 |
| Africa (Cape Town) af-south-1 | $0.2375 | $0.0848 | $0.1496 | $0.1026 | $0.1918 | $0.1357 |
| Asia Pacific (Hong Kong) ap-east-1 | $0.2468 | – | $0.1633 | $0.112 | $0.1838 | $0.1252 |
| Middle East (Bahrain) me-south-1 | $0.2468 | – | $0.1633 | $0.112 | $0.1838 | $0.1252 |
| South America (Sao Paulo) sa-east-1 | $0.2861 | $0.0747 | $0.1773 | $0.1294 | $0.1944 | $0.1485 |
Prices by operating system in US East (N. Virginia)
| Operating system | On-demand /hr | 1-yr reserved /hr | 3-yr reserved /hr |
|---|---|---|---|
| Linux | $0.1795 | $0.1188 | $0.0814 |
| Ubuntu Pro | $0.1865 | – | – |
| SUSE | $0.2358 | $0.1688 | $0.1264 |
| RHEL | $0.2371 | $0.1764 | $0.139 |
| RHEL HA | $0.3071 | $0.2464 | $0.209 |
Specs
| Compute | Value |
|---|---|
| vCPUs | 4 |
| Physical cores | 4 |
| 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) | 16 |
| Networking | Value |
|---|---|
| Network | Up to 12.5 Gbps |
| Network baseline | 1.875 Gbps |
| Network peak | 12.5 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 | 1,250 Mbps |
| EBS max bandwidth | 10,000 Mbps |
| EBS baseline throughput | 156.25 MB/s |
| EBS max throughput | 1,250 MB/s |
| EBS baseline IOPS | 6,000 |
| EBS max IOPS | 40,000 |
| Max EBS volumes | 32 |
| Instance details | Value |
|---|---|
| Instance type | m8g.xlarge |
| Family | m8g |
| Category | General purpose |
| Current generation | Yes |
| Normalization factor | 8 |
| 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.