r8g.2xlarge
r8g.2xlarge is an AWS EC2 instance with 8 vCPUs, 64 GiB memory (AWS Graviton4 Processor). In US East (N. Virginia) it costs $0.4713 per hour on demand ($344.05 per month) for Linux; a 1-year reserved instance with no upfront costs $0.3118 per hour, 34% less. Spot capacity is about $0.1099 per hour. It is sold in 33 regions; the cheapest is Asia Pacific (Mumbai) at $0.3303 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 | $0.3303 | $0.1282 | $0.2171 | $0.1498 | $0.2388 | $0.1715 |
| Asia Pacific (Hyderabad) ap-south-2 | $0.3303 | $0.033 | $0.2174 | $0.1498 | $0.2383 | $0.1715 |
| US East (N. Virginia) us-east-1 | $0.4713 | $0.1099 | $0.3118 | $0.2138 | $0.3414 | $0.2459 |
| US East (Ohio) us-east-2 | $0.4713 | $0.0885 | $0.3118 | $0.2138 | $0.3414 | $0.2459 |
| US West (Oregon) us-west-2 | $0.4713 | $0.2081 | $0.3118 | $0.2138 | $0.3414 | $0.2459 |
| Asia Pacific (Malaysia) ap-southeast-5 | $0.4832 | $0.1428 | $0.3196 | $0.2191 | $0.35 | $0.2521 |
| Asia Pacific (Thailand) ap-southeast-7 | $0.4832 | $0.152 | $0.3196 | $0.2191 | $0.35 | $0.2521 |
| Mexico (Central) mx-central-1 | $0.4948 | – | $0.3273 | $0.2244 | $0.3585 | $0.2581 |
| EU (Stockholm) eu-north-1 | $0.5012 | $0.0581 | $0.3298 | $0.2279 | $0.3631 | $0.2615 |
| Canada (Central) ca-central-1 | $0.5162 | $0.1635 | $0.3423 | $0.2333 | $0.3731 | $0.2681 |
| Canada West (Calgary) ca-west-1 | $0.5162 | $0.1153 | $0.3423 | $0.2333 | $0.3731 | $0.2681 |
| US West (N. California) us-west-1 | $0.5236 | $0.1413 | $0.3464 | $0.2375 | $0.3794 | $0.2731 |
| Europe (Spain) eu-south-2 | $0.5271 | $0.0551 | $0.3488 | $0.239 | $0.3816 | $0.2747 |
| EU (Ireland) eu-west-1 | $0.5274 | $0.2361 | $0.3489 | $0.2392 | $0.3821 | $0.2751 |
| EU (Milan) eu-south-1 | $0.5522 | $0.1323 | $0.3664 | $0.2501 | $0.3996 | $0.2871 |
| EU (London) eu-west-2 | $0.5535 | $0.119 | $0.367 | $0.2502 | $0.4006 | $0.2888 |
| EU (Paris) eu-west-3 | $0.5535 | $0.1479 | $0.367 | $0.2502 | $0.4006 | $0.2888 |
| AWS GovCloud (US-West) us-gov-west-1 | $0.5647 | – | $0.3736 | $0.2562 | $0.4092 | $0.2946 |
| Asia Pacific (Sydney) ap-southeast-2 | $0.5648 | $0.1459 | $0.3732 | $0.2566 | $0.4084 | $0.293 |
| Asia Pacific (Melbourne) ap-southeast-4 | $0.5648 | $0.0966 | $0.3732 | $0.2566 | $0.4085 | $0.293 |
| AWS GovCloud (US-East) us-gov-east-1 | $0.5648 | – | $0.3736 | $0.2562 | $0.4092 | $0.2946 |
| Asia Pacific (Tokyo) ap-northeast-1 | $0.5685 | $0.1807 | $0.3761 | $0.2579 | $0.4119 | $0.2965 |
| Asia Pacific (Seoul) ap-northeast-2 | $0.5685 | $0.1717 | $0.3752 | $0.2587 | $0.4123 | $0.2954 |
| Asia Pacific (Osaka) ap-northeast-3 | $0.5685 | $0.1477 | $0.3581 | $0.2456 | $0.4119 | $0.2965 |
| Asia Pacific (Singapore) ap-southeast-1 | $0.5685 | $0.2049 | $0.3761 | $0.2578 | $0.4118 | $0.2965 |
| Asia Pacific (Jakarta) ap-southeast-3 | $0.5685 | $0.0568 | $0.3761 | $0.2579 | $0.4119 | $0.2965 |
| EU (Frankfurt) eu-central-1 | $0.5685 | $0.1851 | $0.3761 | $0.2579 | $0.4119 | $0.2965 |
| Middle East (UAE) me-central-1 | $0.5801 | $0.1571 | $0.3837 | $0.2631 | $0.4203 | $0.3026 |
| Asia Pacific (New Zealand) ap-southeast-6 | $0.593 | – | – | – | $0.4289 | $0.3076 |
| Asia Pacific (Hong Kong) ap-east-1 | $0.6248 | – | $0.4119 | $0.2807 | $0.4553 | $0.3222 |
| Europe (Zurich) eu-central-2 | $0.6254 | $0.1157 | $0.4137 | $0.2837 | $0.4531 | $0.3262 |
| Africa (Cape Town) af-south-1 | $0.6283 | $0.1801 | $0.3958 | $0.2714 | $0.4552 | $0.3278 |
| South America (Sao Paulo) sa-east-1 | $0.7499 | $0.075 | $0.497 | $0.3408 | $0.544 | $0.389 |
Prices by operating system in US East (N. Virginia)
| Operating system | On-demand /hr | 1-yr reserved /hr | 3-yr reserved /hr |
|---|---|---|---|
| Linux | $0.4713 | $0.3118 | $0.2138 |
| Ubuntu Pro | $0.4853 | – | – |
| RHEL | $0.5865 | $0.427 | $0.329 |
| SUSE | $0.5963 | $0.3717 | $0.2678 |
| RHEL HA | $0.7265 | $0.5669 | $0.469 |
Specs
| Compute | Value |
|---|---|
| vCPUs | 8 |
| Physical cores | 8 |
| 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) | 64 |
| Networking | Value |
|---|---|
| Network | Up to 15 Gbps |
| Network baseline | 3.75 Gbps |
| Network peak | 15 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 | 2,500 Mbps |
| EBS max bandwidth | 10,000 Mbps |
| EBS baseline throughput | 312.5 MB/s |
| EBS max throughput | 1,250 MB/s |
| EBS baseline IOPS | 12,000 |
| EBS max IOPS | 40,000 |
| Max EBS volumes | 32 |
| Instance details | Value |
|---|---|
| Instance type | r8g.2xlarge |
| Family | r8g |
| Category | Memory optimized |
| Current generation | Yes |
| Normalization factor | 16 |
| Bare metal | No |
| Hypervisor | Nitro |
| Placement groups | Cluster, Partition, Spread |
| Hibernation | Yes |
| 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.