r6g.8xlarge
r6g.8xlarge is an AWS EC2 instance with 32 vCPUs, 256 GiB memory (AWS Graviton2 Processor). In US East (N. Virginia) it costs $1.613 per hour on demand ($1,177.34 per month) for Linux; a 1-year reserved instance with no upfront costs $1.016 per hour, 37% less. Spot capacity is about $0.3503 per hour. It is sold in 36 regions; the cheapest is Asia Pacific (Mumbai) at $1.04 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 | $1.04 | $0.3641 | $0.6552 | $0.4493 | $0.7529 | $0.5378 |
| Asia Pacific (Hyderabad) ap-south-2 | $1.04 | $0.104 | $0.6552 | $0.4493 | $0.7529 | $0.5378 |
| US East (N. Virginia) us-east-1 | $1.613 | $0.3503 | $1.016 | $0.6967 | $1.169 | $0.8432 |
| US East (Ohio) us-east-2 | $1.613 | $0.375 | $1.016 | $0.6967 | $1.163 | $0.8356 |
| US West (Oregon) us-west-2 | $1.613 | $0.5085 | $1.016 | $0.6967 | $1.163 | $0.8356 |
| Asia Pacific (Malaysia) ap-southeast-5 | $1.654 | $0.4963 | $1.042 | $0.7144 | $1.193 | $0.8662 |
| Asia Pacific (Thailand) ap-southeast-7 | $1.654 | $0.4396 | $1.042 | $0.7144 | $1.193 | $0.8662 |
| Mexico (Central) mx-central-1 | $1.693 | – | $1.067 | $0.7316 | $1.228 | $0.8854 |
| EU (Stockholm) eu-north-1 | $1.712 | $0.1712 | $1.075 | $0.7431 | $1.243 | $0.8812 |
| Asia Pacific (Taipei) ap-east-2 | $1.751 | – | – | – | $1.263 | $0.9172 |
| Canada (Central) ca-central-1 | $1.766 | $0.2862 | $1.113 | $0.7631 | $1.285 | $0.917 |
| Canada West (Calgary) ca-west-1 | $1.766 | $0.1766 | $1.113 | $0.7631 | $1.285 | $0.917 |
| US West (N. California) us-west-1 | $1.792 | $0.3878 | $1.129 | $0.7741 | $1.294 | $0.9377 |
| Europe (Spain) eu-south-2 | $1.805 | $0.1805 | $1.137 | $0.7797 | $1.312 | $0.9409 |
| EU (Ireland) eu-west-1 | $1.805 | $0.8363 | $1.137 | $0.7797 | $1.312 | $0.9409 |
| EU (Paris) eu-west-3 | $1.888 | $0.5142 | $1.193 | $0.8122 | $1.378 | $0.985 |
| EU (Milan) eu-south-1 | $1.894 | $0.3862 | $1.195 | $0.8156 | $1.371 | $0.985 |
| EU (London) eu-west-2 | $1.894 | $0.4873 | $1.194 | $0.8184 | $1.371 | $0.9917 |
| Israel (Tel Aviv) il-central-1 | $1.895 | $0.4695 | $1.194 | $0.8187 | $1.378 | $0.9879 |
| Asia Pacific (Sydney) ap-southeast-2 | $1.933 | $0.5789 | $1.218 | $0.835 | $1.399 | $1.002 |
| Asia Pacific (Melbourne) ap-southeast-4 | $1.933 | $0.3369 | $1.218 | $0.835 | $1.399 | $1.002 |
| AWS GovCloud (US-East) us-gov-east-1 | $1.933 | – | $1.218 | $0.835 | $1.399 | $1.002 |
| AWS GovCloud (US-West) us-gov-west-1 | $1.933 | – | $1.218 | $0.835 | $1.399 | $1.002 |
| Asia Pacific (Tokyo) ap-northeast-1 | $1.946 | $0.7238 | $1.226 | $0.8405 | $1.403 | $1.019 |
| Asia Pacific (Osaka) ap-northeast-3 | $1.946 | $0.5116 | $1.226 | $0.8405 | $1.41 | $1.015 |
| Asia Pacific (Singapore) ap-southeast-1 | $1.946 | $0.6132 | $1.226 | $0.8405 | $1.403 | $1.019 |
| Asia Pacific (Jakarta) ap-southeast-3 | $1.946 | $0.1946 | $1.226 | $0.8405 | $1.403 | $1.019 |
| EU (Frankfurt) eu-central-1 | $1.946 | $0.8034 | $1.226 | $0.8405 | $1.403 | $1.019 |
| Asia Pacific (Seoul) ap-northeast-2 | $1.952 | $0.5359 | $1.226 | $0.8466 | $1.411 | $1.02 |
| Middle East (UAE) me-central-1 | $1.985 | $0.5195 | $1.251 | $0.8576 | $1.443 | $1.035 |
| Middle East (Bahrain) me-south-1 | $1.985 | $0.457 | $1.251 | $0.8576 | $1.438 | $1.036 |
| Asia Pacific (New Zealand) ap-southeast-6 | $2.029 | – | – | – | $1.468 | $1.052 |
| Europe (Zurich) eu-central-2 | $2.14 | $0.3812 | $1.348 | $0.9245 | $1.551 | $1.116 |
| Asia Pacific (Hong Kong) ap-east-1 | $2.144 | $0.2492 | $1.344 | $0.9158 | $1.562 | $1.106 |
| Africa (Cape Town) af-south-1 | $2.15 | $0.5161 | $1.355 | $0.929 | $1.558 | $1.122 |
| South America (Sao Paulo) sa-east-1 | $2.573 | $0.2904 | $1.621 | $1.111 | $1.866 | $1.335 |
Prices by operating system in US East (N. Virginia)
| Operating system | On-demand /hr | 1-yr reserved /hr | 3-yr reserved /hr |
|---|---|---|---|
| Linux | $1.613 | $1.016 | $0.6967 |
| Ubuntu Pro | $1.669 | – | – |
| SUSE | $1.738 | $1.076 | $0.7507 |
| RHEL | $1.958 | $1.362 | $1.042 |
| RHEL HA | $2.406 | $1.81 | $1.49 |
Specs
| Compute | Value |
|---|---|
| vCPUs | 32 |
| Physical cores | 32 |
| Threads per core | 1 |
| Architecture | arm64 |
| Processor | AWS Graviton2 Processor |
| CPU maker | AWS |
| Clock speed | 2.5 GHz |
| Sustained clock | 2.5 GHz |
| Burstable | No |
| Memory | Value |
|---|---|
| Memory (GiB) | 256 |
| Networking | Value |
|---|---|
| Network | 12 Gbps |
| Network baseline | 12 Gbps |
| Network peak | 12 Gbps |
| Enhanced networking | Yes (ENA) |
| EFA | No |
| IPv6 | Yes |
| Max network interfaces | 8 |
| IPv4 addresses per interface | 30 |
| Storage | Value |
|---|---|
| Storage | EBS only |
| EBS optimized | Yes |
| EBS over NVMe | Required |
| EBS throughput | 9000 Mbps |
| EBS baseline bandwidth | 9,500 Mbps |
| EBS max bandwidth | 9,500 Mbps |
| EBS baseline throughput | 1,187.5 MB/s |
| EBS max throughput | 1,187.5 MB/s |
| EBS baseline IOPS | 40,000 |
| EBS max IOPS | 40,000 |
| Max EBS volumes | 27 |
| Instance details | Value |
|---|---|
| Instance type | r6g.8xlarge |
| Family | r6g |
| Category | Memory optimized |
| Current generation | Yes |
| Normalization factor | 64 |
| Bare metal | No |
| Hypervisor | Nitro |
| Placement groups | Cluster, Partition, Spread |
| Hibernation | No |
| Nitro Enclaves | Yes |
| Boot modes | UEFI |
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Other r6g sizes
| Size | vCPUs | Memory (GiB) | On-demand /hr |
|---|---|---|---|
| r6g.medium | 1 | 8 | $0.0504 |
| r6g.large | 2 | 16 | $0.1008 |
| r6g.xlarge | 4 | 32 | $0.2016 |
| r6g.2xlarge | 8 | 64 | $0.4032 |
| r6g.4xlarge | 16 | 128 | $0.8064 |
| r6g.8xlarge | 32 | 256 | $1.613 |
| r6g.12xlarge | 48 | 384 | $2.419 |
| r6g.16xlarge | 64 | 512 | $3.226 |
| r6g.metal | 64 | 512 | $3.226 |
Prices updated 2026-11-12 from AWS public price lists. Compare all AWS EC2 instances.