db.m8g.large
db.m8g.large is an AWS RDS size with 2 vCPUs, 8 GiB memory. In US East (N. Virginia) it costs $0.168 per hour on demand ($122.64 per month) for PostgreSQL, Single-AZ; a 1-year reserved instance with no upfront costs $0.113 per hour, 33% less. It is sold in 23 regions.
Prices by region
USD per hour, PostgreSQL, Single-AZ. Reserved prices are no upfront, standard. Cheapest on-demand first.
| Region | On-demand | 1-yr reserved | 3-yr reserved | 1-yr savings plan |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| US East (N. Virginia) us-east-1 | $0.168 | $0.113 | $0.0789 | $0.1344 |
| US East (Ohio) us-east-2 | $0.168 | $0.113 | $0.0789 | $0.1344 |
| US West (Oregon) us-west-2 | $0.168 | $0.113 | $0.0789 | $0.1344 |
| EU (Stockholm) eu-north-1 | $0.177 | $0.119 | $0.0831 | $0.1416 |
| Canada West (Calgary) ca-west-1 | $0.186 | $0.1246 | $0.0874 | $0.1488 |
| Europe (Spain) eu-south-2 | $0.186 | $0.125 | $0.0874 | $0.1488 |
| EU (Ireland) eu-west-1 | $0.186 | $0.125 | $0.0874 | $0.1488 |
| US West (N. California) us-west-1 | $0.192 | $0.1286 | $0.0902 | $0.1536 |
| EU (London) eu-west-2 | $0.195 | $0.131 | $0.0916 | $0.156 |
| EU (Paris) eu-west-3 | $0.195 | $0.1306 | $0.0916 | $0.156 |
| EU (Milan) eu-south-1 | $0.197 | $0.1319 | $0.0925 | $0.1576 |
| Asia Pacific (Malaysia) ap-southeast-5 | $0.199 | $0.1333 | $0.0935 | $0.1592 |
| EU (Frankfurt) eu-central-1 | $0.2 | $0.134 | $0.094 | $0.16 |
| Europe (Zurich) eu-central-2 | $0.221 | $0.148 | $0.1038 | $0.1768 |
| Africa (Cape Town) af-south-1 | $0.222 | $0.1487 | $0.1043 | $0.1776 |
| Asia Pacific (Tokyo) ap-northeast-1 | $0.234 | $0.1567 | $0.1099 | $0.1872 |
| Asia Pacific (Singapore) ap-southeast-1 | $0.234 | $0.1567 | $0.1099 | $0.1872 |
| Asia Pacific (Sydney) ap-southeast-2 | $0.234 | $0.1567 | $0.1099 | $0.1872 |
| Asia Pacific (Seoul) ap-northeast-2 | $0.2344 | $0.157 | $0.1101 | $0.1875 |
| Asia Pacific (Mumbai) ap-south-1 | $0.24 | $0.1608 | $0.1128 | $0.192 |
| Asia Pacific (Hyderabad) ap-south-2 | $0.24 | $0.1607 | $0.1128 | $0.192 |
| Asia Pacific (Hong Kong) ap-east-1 | $0.258 | $0.1728 | $0.1212 | $0.2064 |
| South America (Sao Paulo) sa-east-1 | $0.2671 | $0.1789 | $0.1255 | $0.2137 |
Prices by engine and deployment in US East (N. Virginia)
| Option | On-demand /hr | 1-yr reserved /hr | 3-yr reserved /hr |
|---|---|---|---|
| PostgreSQL · Single-AZ | $0.168 | $0.113 | $0.0789 |
| PostgreSQL · Multi-AZ | $0.336 | $0.225 | $0.1579 |
| MariaDB · Single-AZ | $0.168 | $0.113 | $0.0789 |
| MySQL · Single-AZ | $0.168 | $0.113 | $0.0789 |
| MariaDB · Multi-AZ | $0.336 | $0.225 | $0.1579 |
| MySQL · Multi-AZ | $0.336 | $0.225 | $0.1579 |
Specs
| Compute | Value |
|---|---|
| vCPUs | 2 |
| Physical cores | 2 |
| Threads per core | 1 |
| Architecture | arm64 |
| CPU maker | AWS |
| Sustained clock | 2.8 GHz |
| Burstable | No |
| Memory | Value |
|---|---|
| Memory (GiB) | 8 |
| Networking | Value |
|---|---|
| Network baseline | 0.937 Gbps |
| Network peak | 12.5 Gbps |
| Storage | Value |
|---|---|
| EBS baseline bandwidth | 630 Mbps |
| EBS max bandwidth | 10,000 Mbps |
| EBS baseline throughput | 78.75 MB/s |
| EBS max throughput | 1,250 MB/s |
| EBS baseline IOPS | 3,600 |
| EBS max IOPS | 40,000 |
| Instance details | Value |
|---|---|
| Instance type | db.m8g.large |
| Family | m8g |
| Normalization factor | 4 |
| Other | Value |
|---|---|
| Hardware Basis | m8g.large |
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| Size | vCPUs | Memory (GiB) | On-demand /hr |
|---|---|---|---|
| db.m8g.large | 2 | 8 | $0.168 |
| db.m8g.xlarge | 4 | 16 | $0.336 |
| db.m8g.2xlarge | 8 | 32 | $0.672 |
| db.m8g.4xlarge | 16 | 64 | $1.344 |
| db.m8g.8xlarge | 32 | 128 | $2.688 |
| db.m8g.12xlarge | 48 | 192 | $4.032 |
| db.m8g.16xlarge | 64 | 256 | $5.376 |
| db.m8g.24xlarge | 96 | 512 | $8.064 |
| db.m8g.48xlarge | 192 | 768 | $16.128 |
Prices updated 2026-11-12 from AWS public price lists. Compare all AWS RDS sizes.