m8i.12xlarge
m8i.12xlarge is an AWS EC2 instance with 48 vCPUs, 192 GiB memory (Intel Xeon Scalable (Granite Rapids)). In US East (N. Virginia) it costs $2.54 per hour on demand ($1,854.35 per month) for Linux. Spot capacity is about $0.8156 per hour. It is sold in 23 regions.
Prices by region
USD per hour, Linux. Reserved prices are no upfront, standard. Cheapest on-demand first.
| Region | On-demand | Spot | 1-yr savings plan | 3-yr savings plan |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| US East (N. Virginia) us-east-1 | $2.54 | $0.8156 | $1.866 | $1.288 |
| US East (Ohio) us-east-2 | $2.54 | $0.6006 | $1.866 | $1.288 |
| US West (Oregon) us-west-2 | $2.54 | $0.7917 | $1.866 | $1.288 |
| Asia Pacific (Mumbai) ap-south-1 | $2.672 | $0.7763 | $1.973 | $1.343 |
| Asia Pacific (Hyderabad) ap-south-2 | $2.672 | $0.2672 | $1.973 | $1.343 |
| Asia Pacific (Malaysia) ap-southeast-5 | $2.699 | $0.5957 | $2.01 | $1.369 |
| Canada (Central) ca-central-1 | $2.831 | $0.81 | $2.07 | $1.429 |
| Canada West (Calgary) ca-west-1 | $2.831 | $0.2831 | $2.07 | $1.429 |
| Europe (Spain) eu-south-2 | $2.831 | $0.9386 | $2.148 | $1.487 |
| EU (Ireland) eu-west-1 | $2.831 | $1.165 | $2.149 | $1.488 |
| EU (London) eu-west-2 | $2.937 | $1.068 | $2.23 | $1.528 |
| EU (Paris) eu-west-3 | $2.963 | $0.85 | $2.248 | $1.557 |
| US West (N. California) us-west-1 | $2.963 | $0.9611 | $2.255 | $1.546 |
| EU (Frankfurt) eu-central-1 | $3.043 | $1.104 | $2.32 | $1.583 |
| Asia Pacific (Seoul) ap-northeast-2 | $3.122 | $0.6504 | $2.236 | $1.632 |
| Asia Pacific (Singapore) ap-southeast-1 | $3.175 | $0.5421 | $2.364 | $1.61 |
| Asia Pacific (Sydney) ap-southeast-2 | $3.175 | $1.244 | $2.413 | $1.662 |
| AWS GovCloud (US-East) us-gov-east-1 | $3.202 | – | $2.531 | $1.675 |
| AWS GovCloud (US-West) us-gov-west-1 | $3.202 | – | $2.531 | $1.675 |
| Asia Pacific (Tokyo) ap-northeast-1 | $3.281 | $0.8767 | $2.485 | $1.705 |
| Asia Pacific (New Zealand) ap-southeast-6 | $3.334 | – | $2.534 | $1.746 |
| Africa (Cape Town) af-south-1 | $3.361 | $0.712 | $2.714 | $1.919 |
| South America (Sao Paulo) sa-east-1 | $4.048 | $2.169 | $2.751 | $2.10 |
Prices by operating system in US East (N. Virginia)
| Operating system | On-demand /hr | 1-yr reserved /hr | 3-yr reserved /hr |
|---|---|---|---|
| Linux | $2.54 | – | – |
| Ubuntu Pro | $2.624 | – | – |
| SUSE | $2.665 | – | – |
| RHEL | $3.059 | – | – |
| Linux SQL Web | $3.351 | – | – |
| RHEL HA | $3.731 | – | – |
| RHEL SQL Web | $3.87 | – | – |
| Windows | $4.748 | – | – |
| Windows SQL Web | $5.559 | – | – |
| Linux SQL Std | $8.30 | – | – |
| RHEL SQL Std | $8.819 | – | – |
| RHEL HA SQL Std | $9.491 | – | – |
| Windows SQL Std | $10.508 | – | – |
| Linux SQL Ent | $20.54 | – | – |
| RHEL SQL Ent | $21.059 | – | – |
| RHEL HA SQL Ent | $21.731 | – | – |
| Windows SQL Ent | $22.748 | – | – |
Specs
| Compute | Value |
|---|---|
| vCPUs | 48 |
| Physical cores | 24 |
| Threads per core | 2 |
| Architecture | x86_64 |
| Processor | Intel Xeon Scalable (Granite Rapids) |
| CPU maker | Intel |
| Clock speed | 3.9 GHz |
| Sustained clock | 3.9 GHz |
| Processor features | Intel AVX; Intel AVX2; Intel AVX512; Intel Turbo; Intel AMX |
| 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 | 12 |
| IPv4 addresses per interface | 50 |
| 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 | m8i.12xlarge |
| Family | m8i |
| 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 | Legacy BIOS, UEFI |
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Other generations
Other m8i sizes
| Size | vCPUs | Memory (GiB) | On-demand /hr |
|---|---|---|---|
| m8i.large | 2 | 8 | $0.1058 |
| m8i.xlarge | 4 | 16 | $0.2117 |
| m8i.2xlarge | 8 | 32 | $0.4234 |
| m8i.4xlarge | 16 | 64 | $0.8467 |
| m8i.8xlarge | 32 | 128 | $1.693 |
| m8i.12xlarge | 48 | 192 | $2.54 |
| m8i.16xlarge | 64 | 256 | $3.387 |
| m8i.24xlarge | 96 | 384 | $5.08 |
| m8i.32xlarge | 128 | 512 | $6.774 |
| m8i.48xlarge | 192 | 768 | $10.161 |
| m8i.metal-48xl | 192 | 768 | $10.161 |
| m8i.96xlarge | 384 | 1536 | $20.321 |
| m8i.metal-96xl | 384 | 1536 | $20.321 |
Prices updated 2026-11-12 from AWS public price lists. Compare all AWS EC2 instances.