r8g.12xlarge
r8g.12xlarge is an AWS EC2 instance with 48 vCPUs, 384 GiB memory (AWS Graviton4 Processor). In US East (N. Virginia) it costs $2.828 per hour on demand ($2,064.22 per month) for Linux; a 1-year reserved instance with no upfront costs $1.871 per hour, 34% less. Spot capacity is about $0.6649 per hour. It is sold in 33 regions; the cheapest is Asia Pacific (Mumbai) at $1.982 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 | $1.982 | $0.8126 | $1.302 | $0.899 | $1.433 | $1.029 |
| Asia Pacific (Hyderabad) ap-south-2 | $1.982 | $0.1982 | $1.304 | $0.899 | $1.43 | $1.029 |
| US East (N. Virginia) us-east-1 | $2.828 | $0.6649 | $1.871 | $1.283 | $2.049 | $1.475 |
| US East (Ohio) us-east-2 | $2.828 | $0.514 | $1.871 | $1.283 | $2.049 | $1.475 |
| US West (Oregon) us-west-2 | $2.828 | $0.9254 | $1.871 | $1.283 | $2.049 | $1.475 |
| Asia Pacific (Malaysia) ap-southeast-5 | $2.899 | $0.3632 | $1.918 | $1.315 | $2.10 | $1.512 |
| Asia Pacific (Thailand) ap-southeast-7 | $2.899 | $0.5216 | $1.918 | $1.315 | $2.10 | $1.512 |
| Mexico (Central) mx-central-1 | $2.969 | – | $1.964 | $1.347 | $2.151 | $1.549 |
| EU (Stockholm) eu-north-1 | $3.007 | $0.3007 | $1.979 | $1.368 | $2.179 | $1.569 |
| Canada (Central) ca-central-1 | $3.097 | $0.4627 | $2.054 | $1.40 | $2.239 | $1.608 |
| Canada West (Calgary) ca-west-1 | $3.097 | $0.3097 | $2.054 | $1.40 | $2.239 | $1.608 |
| US West (N. California) us-west-1 | $3.142 | $0.7155 | $2.078 | $1.425 | $2.276 | $1.639 |
| Europe (Spain) eu-south-2 | $3.163 | $0.3451 | $2.093 | $1.434 | $2.29 | $1.648 |
| EU (Ireland) eu-west-1 | $3.164 | $1.662 | $2.093 | $1.435 | $2.292 | $1.651 |
| EU (Milan) eu-south-1 | $3.313 | $0.5636 | $2.198 | $1.501 | $2.398 | $1.723 |
| EU (London) eu-west-2 | $3.321 | $0.6754 | $2.202 | $1.501 | $2.403 | $1.733 |
| EU (Paris) eu-west-3 | $3.321 | $0.9157 | $2.202 | $1.501 | $2.403 | $1.733 |
| AWS GovCloud (US-West) us-gov-west-1 | $3.388 | – | $2.242 | $1.537 | $2.455 | $1.768 |
| Asia Pacific (Sydney) ap-southeast-2 | $3.389 | $0.6301 | $2.239 | $1.54 | $2.451 | $1.758 |
| Asia Pacific (Melbourne) ap-southeast-4 | $3.389 | $0.5799 | $2.239 | $1.54 | $2.451 | $1.758 |
| AWS GovCloud (US-East) us-gov-east-1 | $3.389 | – | $2.242 | $1.537 | $2.455 | $1.768 |
| Asia Pacific (Tokyo) ap-northeast-1 | $3.411 | $1.175 | $2.256 | $1.547 | $2.471 | $1.779 |
| Asia Pacific (Seoul) ap-northeast-2 | $3.411 | $0.935 | $2.251 | $1.552 | $2.474 | $1.772 |
| Asia Pacific (Osaka) ap-northeast-3 | $3.411 | $0.8423 | $2.149 | $1.474 | $2.471 | $1.779 |
| Asia Pacific (Singapore) ap-southeast-1 | $3.411 | $1.659 | $2.256 | $1.547 | $2.471 | $1.779 |
| Asia Pacific (Jakarta) ap-southeast-3 | $3.411 | $0.3411 | $2.256 | $1.547 | $2.471 | $1.779 |
| EU (Frankfurt) eu-central-1 | $3.411 | $1.126 | $2.256 | $1.547 | $2.471 | $1.779 |
| Middle East (UAE) me-central-1 | $3.481 | $0.9659 | $2.302 | $1.579 | $2.522 | $1.816 |
| Asia Pacific (New Zealand) ap-southeast-6 | $3.558 | – | – | – | $2.573 | $1.846 |
| Asia Pacific (Hong Kong) ap-east-1 | $3.749 | – | $2.472 | $1.684 | $2.732 | $1.933 |
| Europe (Zurich) eu-central-2 | $3.752 | $0.3752 | $2.482 | $1.702 | $2.718 | $1.957 |
| Africa (Cape Town) af-south-1 | $3.77 | $0.7361 | $2.375 | $1.629 | $2.731 | $1.966 |
| South America (Sao Paulo) sa-east-1 | $4.50 | $1.097 | $2.982 | $2.045 | $3.264 | $2.334 |
Prices by operating system in US East (N. Virginia)
| Operating system | On-demand /hr | 1-yr reserved /hr | 3-yr reserved /hr |
|---|---|---|---|
| Linux | $2.828 | $1.871 | $1.283 |
| Ubuntu Pro | $2.912 | – | – |
| SUSE | $2.953 | $1.93 | $1.337 |
| RHEL | $3.346 | $2.389 | $1.801 |
| RHEL HA | $4.018 | $3.061 | $2.473 |
Specs
| Compute | Value |
|---|---|
| vCPUs | 48 |
| Physical cores | 48 |
| 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) | 384 |
| 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 | 8 |
| IPv4 addresses per interface | 30 |
| 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 | r8g.12xlarge |
| Family | r8g |
| Category | Memory optimized |
| Current generation | Yes |
| Normalization factor | 96 |
| Bare metal | No |
| Hypervisor | Nitro |
| Placement groups | Cluster, Partition, Spread |
| Hibernation | No |
| Nitro Enclaves | Yes |
| Boot modes | UEFI |
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Other r8g sizes
| Size | vCPUs | Memory (GiB) | On-demand /hr |
|---|---|---|---|
| r8g.medium | 1 | 8 | $0.0589 |
| r8g.large | 2 | 16 | $0.1178 |
| r8g.xlarge | 4 | 32 | $0.2356 |
| r8g.2xlarge | 8 | 64 | $0.4713 |
| r8g.4xlarge | 16 | 128 | $0.9426 |
| r8g.8xlarge | 32 | 256 | $1.885 |
| r8g.12xlarge | 48 | 384 | $2.828 |
| r8g.16xlarge | 64 | 512 | $3.77 |
| r8g.24xlarge | 96 | 768 | $5.655 |
| r8g.metal-24xl | 96 | 768 | $5.655 |
| r8g.48xlarge | 192 | 1536 | $11.311 |
| r8g.metal-48xl | 192 | 1536 | $11.311 |
Prices updated 2026-11-12 from AWS public price lists. Compare all AWS EC2 instances.