r8g.8xlarge
r8g.8xlarge is an AWS EC2 instance with 32 vCPUs, 256 GiB memory (AWS Graviton4 Processor). In US East (N. Virginia) it costs $1.885 per hour on demand ($1,376.12 per month) for Linux; a 1-year reserved instance with no upfront costs $1.247 per hour, 34% less. Spot capacity is about $0.4016 per hour. It is sold in 33 regions; the cheapest is Asia Pacific (Mumbai) at $1.321 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 | $1.321 | $0.59 | $0.8683 | $0.5993 | $0.9552 | $0.6861 |
| Asia Pacific (Hyderabad) ap-south-2 | $1.321 | $0.1321 | $0.8697 | $0.5993 | $0.9531 | $0.6859 |
| US East (N. Virginia) us-east-1 | $1.885 | $0.4016 | $1.247 | $0.8551 | $1.366 | $0.9834 |
| US East (Ohio) us-east-2 | $1.885 | $0.5701 | $1.247 | $0.8551 | $1.366 | $0.9834 |
| US West (Oregon) us-west-2 | $1.885 | $0.9139 | $1.247 | $0.8551 | $1.366 | $0.9834 |
| Asia Pacific (Malaysia) ap-southeast-5 | $1.933 | $0.2764 | $1.279 | $0.8765 | $1.40 | $1.008 |
| Asia Pacific (Thailand) ap-southeast-7 | $1.933 | $0.543 | $1.279 | $0.8765 | $1.40 | $1.008 |
| Mexico (Central) mx-central-1 | $1.979 | – | $1.309 | $0.8978 | $1.434 | $1.032 |
| EU (Stockholm) eu-north-1 | $2.005 | $0.2005 | $1.319 | $0.9118 | $1.452 | $1.046 |
| Canada (Central) ca-central-1 | $2.065 | $0.3899 | $1.369 | $0.9331 | $1.492 | $1.072 |
| Canada West (Calgary) ca-west-1 | $2.065 | $0.4971 | $1.369 | $0.9331 | $1.492 | $1.072 |
| US West (N. California) us-west-1 | $2.094 | $0.7923 | $1.385 | $0.95 | $1.517 | $1.093 |
| Europe (Spain) eu-south-2 | $2.108 | $0.2306 | $1.395 | $0.9561 | $1.526 | $1.099 |
| EU (Ireland) eu-west-1 | $2.109 | $1.234 | $1.395 | $0.9568 | $1.528 | $1.10 |
| EU (Milan) eu-south-1 | $2.209 | $0.2933 | $1.466 | $1.00 | $1.599 | $1.149 |
| EU (London) eu-west-2 | $2.214 | $0.268 | $1.468 | $1.001 | $1.602 | $1.155 |
| EU (Paris) eu-west-3 | $2.214 | $0.6403 | $1.468 | $1.001 | $1.602 | $1.155 |
| AWS GovCloud (US-West) us-gov-west-1 | $2.259 | – | $1.494 | $1.025 | $1.637 | $1.178 |
| Asia Pacific (Sydney) ap-southeast-2 | $2.259 | $0.6581 | $1.493 | $1.026 | $1.634 | $1.172 |
| Asia Pacific (Melbourne) ap-southeast-4 | $2.259 | $0.3912 | $1.493 | $1.026 | $1.634 | $1.172 |
| AWS GovCloud (US-East) us-gov-east-1 | $2.259 | – | $1.494 | $1.025 | $1.637 | $1.179 |
| Asia Pacific (Tokyo) ap-northeast-1 | $2.274 | $0.5553 | $1.504 | $1.032 | $1.647 | $1.186 |
| Asia Pacific (Seoul) ap-northeast-2 | $2.274 | $0.9233 | $1.501 | $1.035 | $1.649 | $1.181 |
| Asia Pacific (Osaka) ap-northeast-3 | $2.274 | $0.6576 | $1.433 | $0.9823 | $1.647 | $1.186 |
| Asia Pacific (Singapore) ap-southeast-1 | $2.274 | $0.9251 | $1.504 | $1.031 | $1.647 | $1.186 |
| Asia Pacific (Jakarta) ap-southeast-3 | $2.274 | $0.2274 | $1.504 | $1.032 | $1.647 | $1.186 |
| EU (Frankfurt) eu-central-1 | $2.274 | $0.7535 | $1.504 | $1.032 | $1.647 | $1.186 |
| Middle East (UAE) me-central-1 | $2.32 | $0.6552 | $1.535 | $1.052 | $1.681 | $1.21 |
| Asia Pacific (New Zealand) ap-southeast-6 | $2.372 | – | – | – | $1.715 | $1.23 |
| Asia Pacific (Hong Kong) ap-east-1 | $2.499 | – | $1.648 | $1.123 | $1.821 | $1.289 |
| Europe (Zurich) eu-central-2 | $2.501 | $0.4594 | $1.655 | $1.135 | $1.812 | $1.305 |
| Africa (Cape Town) af-south-1 | $2.513 | $0.4982 | $1.583 | $1.086 | $1.821 | $1.311 |
| South America (Sao Paulo) sa-east-1 | $3.00 | $0.3226 | $1.988 | $1.363 | $2.176 | $1.556 |
Prices by operating system in US East (N. Virginia)
| Operating system | On-demand /hr | 1-yr reserved /hr | 3-yr reserved /hr |
|---|---|---|---|
| Linux | $1.885 | $1.247 | $0.8551 |
| Ubuntu Pro | $1.941 | – | – |
| SUSE | $2.01 | $1.307 | $0.9091 |
| RHEL | $2.231 | $1.593 | $1.201 |
| RHEL HA | $2.679 | $2.041 | $1.649 |
Specs
| Compute | Value |
|---|---|
| vCPUs | 32 |
| Physical cores | 32 |
| 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) | 256 |
| Networking | Value |
|---|---|
| Network | 15 Gbps |
| Network baseline | 15 Gbps |
| Network peak | 15 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 | 10000 Mbps |
| EBS baseline bandwidth | 10,000 Mbps |
| EBS max bandwidth | 10,000 Mbps |
| EBS baseline throughput | 1,250 MB/s |
| EBS max throughput | 1,250 MB/s |
| EBS baseline IOPS | 40,000 |
| EBS max IOPS | 40,000 |
| Max EBS volumes | 32 |
| Instance details | Value |
|---|---|
| Instance type | r8g.8xlarge |
| Family | r8g |
| 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 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.