c8g.xlarge

    $0.1595/hr

    ~$116.45/month on-demand in us-east-1

    The c8g.xlarge is a Compute optimized instance with 4 vCPUs and 8 GiB of memory with up to 1.88 Gbps bandwidth, starting at $0.160 per hour.

    Last updated: Jan 14, 2026, 12:25 PM UTC

    Pricing varies by operating system

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    Pricing Options

    Compute SP

    Most flexible - any instance

    1 Year - No Upfront
    $0.1144/hr
    ~$83.48/mo
    Save 28%
    3 Year - No Upfront
    $0.0772/hr
    ~$56.38/mo
    Save 52%

    EC2 Instance SP

    Locked to family - cheaper

    1 Year - No Upfront
    $0.1051/hr
    ~$76.74/mo
    Save 34%
    3 Year - No Upfront
    $0.0701/hr
    ~$51.17/mo
    Save 56%

    Reserved

    Region & instance locked

    1 Year - No Upfront
    $0.1051/hr
    ~$76.74/mo
    Save 34%
    3 Year - No Upfront
    $0.0701/hr
    ~$51.17/mo
    Save 56%

    Spot Pricing

    Up to 90% savings - flexible workloads

    Cheapest AZ
    us-east-1f
    $0.0737/hr
    ~$53.80/mo
    Save 52% vs On-Demand
    >20%interruption rate
    Price Range (24h)
    Min
    $0.0701
    Avg
    $0.1131
    Max
    $0.1395
    All Availability Zones
    us-east-1f$0.0737/hr
    us-east-1c$0.0736/hr
    us-east-1c$0.1299/hr
    us-east-1d$0.1268/hr
    us-east-1c$0.1312/hr
    us-east-1f$0.1313/hr
    us-east-1f$0.1300/hr
    us-east-1d$0.1281/hr
    us-east-1d$0.0705/hr
    us-east-1b$0.1360/hr
    us-east-1b$0.1347/hr
    us-east-1b$0.0784/hr
    us-east-1a$0.1395/hr
    us-east-1a$0.1382/hr
    us-east-1a$0.0819/hr

    c8g Family

    Switch between sizes in us-east-1

    SizevCPUMem
    large24
    xlarge48
    2xlarge816
    4xlarge1632
    8xlarge3264
    12xlarge4896
    16xlarge64128
    24xlarge96192
    metal-24xl96192
    48xlarge192384
    metal-48xl192384
    medium12

    Instance Specifications

    Detailed hardware and capabilities for c8g.xlarge

    Processor

    ManufacturerAWS
    Clock Speed2.8 GHz
    Sustained Speed2.8 GHz
    Architecturearm64
    vCPUs4
    Memory8 GiB
    Memory per vCPU2.00 GiB

    Network

    PerformanceUp to 12.5 Gigabit
    Bandwidth1.88 Gbps
    Max Interfaces4
    IPv4 per Interface15
    Enhanced Networking
    EFA Support
    IPv6

    Storage

    EBS Only
    EBS Optimized
    EBS Encryption
    EBS NVMe Support
    Max Bandwidth10000 Mbps (1250.00 MB/s)
    Max IOPS40,000
    Baseline Bandwidth1250 Mbps (156.25 MB/s)
    Baseline IOPS6,000

    Capabilities

    FamilyC8G
    GenerationCurrent
    Burstable
    Bare Metal
    Dedicated Hosts
    Hibernation
    Auto Recovery
    Free Tier
    Usage Classeson-demand, spot
    Root Devicesebs
    Virtualizationhvm

    Regional Pricing Comparison

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