m8g.medium

    $0.0500/hr

    ~$36.52/month on-demand in ca-central-1

    The m8g.medium is a General purpose instance with 1 vCPUs and 4 GiB of memory with up to 0.52 Gbps bandwidth, starting at $0.050 per hour.

    Last updated: Jan 15, 2026, 12:24 PM UTC

    Pricing varies by operating system

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    Pricing Options

    Compute SP

    Most flexible - any instance

    1 Year - No Upfront
    $0.0366/hr
    ~$26.70/mo
    Save 27%
    3 Year - No Upfront
    $0.0253/hr
    ~$18.43/mo
    Save 50%

    EC2 Instance SP

    Locked to family - cheaper

    1 Year - No Upfront
    $0.0330/hr
    ~$24.08/mo
    Save 34%
    3 Year - No Upfront
    $0.0228/hr
    ~$16.64/mo
    Save 54%

    Reserved

    Region & instance locked

    1 Year - No Upfront
    $0.0330/hr
    ~$24.08/mo
    Save 34%
    3 Year - No Upfront
    $0.0228/hr
    ~$16.64/mo
    Save 54%

    Spot Pricing

    Up to 90% savings - flexible workloads

    Cheapest AZ
    ca-central-1a
    $0.0249/hr
    ~$18.18/mo
    Save 75% vs On-Demand
    <5%interruption rate
    Price Range (24h)
    Min
    $0.0093
    Avg
    $0.0360
    Max
    $0.0741
    All Availability Zones
    ca-central-1a$0.0249/hr
    ca-central-1d$0.0322/hr
    ca-central-1d$0.0178/hr
    ca-central-1b$0.0659/hr
    ca-central-1b$0.0096/hr
    ca-central-1b$0.0240/hr
    ca-central-1a$0.0668/hr
    ca-central-1a$0.0105/hr
    ca-central-1d$0.0741/hr

    m8g Family

    Switch between sizes in ca-central-1

    SizevCPUMem
    large28
    xlarge416
    2xlarge832
    4xlarge1664
    8xlarge32128
    12xlarge48192
    16xlarge64256
    24xlarge96384
    metal-24xl96384
    48xlarge192768
    metal-48xl192768
    medium14

    Instance Specifications

    Detailed hardware and capabilities for m8g.medium

    Processor

    ManufacturerAWS
    Clock Speed2.8 GHz
    Sustained Speed2.8 GHz
    Architecturearm64
    vCPUs1
    Memory4 GiB
    Memory per vCPU4.00 GiB

    Network

    PerformanceUp to 12.5 Gigabit
    Bandwidth0.52 Gbps
    Max Interfaces2
    IPv4 per Interface4
    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 Bandwidth315 Mbps (39.38 MB/s)
    Baseline IOPS2,500

    Capabilities

    FamilyM8G
    GenerationCurrent
    Burstable
    Bare Metal
    Dedicated Hosts
    Hibernation
    Auto Recovery
    Free Tier
    Usage Classeson-demand, spot
    Root Devicesebs
    Virtualizationhvm

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