r8a.xlarge

    $0.3195/hr

    ~$233.25/month on-demand in us-east-1

    The r8a.xlarge is a Memory optimized instance with 4 vCPUs and 32 GiB of memory with up to 1.88 Gbps bandwidth, starting at $0.320 per hour.

    Last updated: Jan 14, 2026, 12:21 PM UTC

    Pricing varies by operating system

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    Pricing Options

    Compute SP

    Most flexible - any instance

    1 Year - No Upfront
    $0.2315/hr
    ~$168.99/mo
    Save 28%
    3 Year - No Upfront
    $0.1667/hr
    ~$121.67/mo
    Save 48%

    EC2 Instance SP

    Locked to family - cheaper

    1 Year - No Upfront
    $0.2114/hr
    ~$154.29/mo
    Save 34%
    3 Year - No Upfront
    $0.1449/hr
    ~$105.80/mo
    Save 55%

    Reserved

    Region & instance locked

    Spot Pricing

    Up to 90% savings - flexible workloads

    Cheapest AZ
    us-east-1d
    $0.2254/hr
    ~$164.54/mo
    Save 57% vs On-Demand
    5-10%interruption rate
    Price Range (24h)
    Min
    $0.1459
    Avg
    $0.2038
    Max
    $0.2267
    All Availability Zones
    us-east-1d$0.2254/hr
    us-east-1b$0.1476/hr
    us-east-1b$0.2052/hr
    us-east-1c$0.1679/hr
    us-east-1b$0.2192/hr
    us-east-1b$0.2039/hr
    us-east-1c$0.2188/hr
    us-east-1d$0.2267/hr
    us-east-1d$0.2190/hr
    us-east-1d$0.1691/hr
    us-east-1c$0.2255/hr
    us-east-1c$0.2242/hr

    r8a Family

    Switch between sizes in us-east-1

    SizevCPUMem
    large216
    xlarge432
    2xlarge864
    4xlarge16128
    8xlarge32256
    12xlarge48384
    16xlarge64512
    24xlarge96768
    metal-24xl96768
    48xlarge1921536
    metal-48xl1921536
    medium18

    Instance Specifications

    Detailed hardware and capabilities for r8a.xlarge

    Processor

    ManufacturerAMD
    Clock Speed4.5 GHz
    Sustained Speed4.5 GHz
    Architecturex86_64
    vCPUs4
    Memory32 GiB
    Memory per vCPU8.00 GiB

    Network

    PerformanceUp to 12.5 Gigabit
    Bandwidth1.88 Gbps
    Max Interfaces4
    IPv4 per Interface20
    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

    FamilyR8A
    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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