x8g.medium

    $0.0977/hr

    ~$71.32/month on-demand in us-east-1

    The x8g.medium is a Memory optimized instance with 1 vCPUs and 16 GiB of memory with up to 0.52 Gbps bandwidth, starting at $0.098 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
    $0.0722/hr
    ~$52.74/mo
    Save 26%
    3 Year - No Upfront
    $0.0401/hr
    ~$29.24/mo
    Save 59%

    EC2 Instance SP

    Locked to family - cheaper

    1 Year - No Upfront
    $0.0602/hr
    ~$43.95/mo
    Save 38%
    3 Year - No Upfront
    $0.0334/hr
    ~$24.36/mo
    Save 66%

    Reserved

    Region & instance locked

    1 Year - No Upfront
    $0.0602/hr
    ~$43.95/mo
    Save 38%
    3 Year - No Upfront
    $0.0334/hr
    ~$24.36/mo
    Save 66%

    Spot Pricing

    Up to 90% savings - flexible workloads

    Cheapest AZ
    us-east-1c
    $0.0234/hr
    ~$17.08/mo
    Save 79% vs On-Demand
    <5%interruption rate
    Price Range (24h)
    Min
    $0.0206
    Avg
    $0.0463
    Max
    $0.0806
    All Availability Zones
    us-east-1c$0.0234/hr
    us-east-1c$0.0797/hr
    us-east-1a$0.0387/hr
    us-east-1a$0.0806/hr
    us-east-1a$0.0243/hr
    us-east-1b$0.0357/hr
    us-east-1d$0.0373/hr
    us-east-1d$0.0792/hr
    us-east-1d$0.0229/hr
    us-east-1b$0.0776/hr
    us-east-1b$0.0213/hr
    us-east-1c$0.0378/hr

    x8g Family

    Switch between sizes in us-east-1

    SizevCPUMem
    large232
    xlarge464
    2xlarge8128
    4xlarge16256
    8xlarge32512
    12xlarge48768
    16xlarge641024
    24xlarge961536
    metal-24xl961536
    48xlarge1923072
    metal-48xl1923072
    medium116

    Instance Specifications

    Detailed hardware and capabilities for x8g.medium

    Processor

    ManufacturerAWS
    Clock Speed2.8 GHz
    Sustained Speed2.8 GHz
    Architecturearm64
    vCPUs1
    Memory16 GiB
    Memory per vCPU16.00 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

    FamilyX8G
    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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