c8i.96xlarge
Compute optimized · c8i series · Intel Xeon Scalable (Granite Rapids)
- vCPU
- 384
- Memory
- 768 GiB
- Linux / hour
- $17.99
- Per month
- $13,134
- Per vCPU-hour
- $0.0469
- Per GiB-hour
- $0.0234
Analysis
The c8i.96xlarge is a compute optimized instance in the c8i series with 384 vCPUs and 768 GiB of memory on Intel Xeon Scalable (Granite Rapids) (up to 3.9 GHz), which makes it compute-heavy at 2 GiB of memory per vCPU.
Nothing else with 384 vCPUs and similar memory is cheaper: among 4 current same-shape types it has the lowest on-demand price.
It is the cheapest of the 4 processor variants AWS sells at this size and generation. The c8ib.96xlarge on Intel Xeon Scalable (Granite Rapids) costs 45% more, and the c8id.96xlarge and the c8in.96xlarge also sit above it.
Running it in Mumbai instead of São Paulo saves $7,109 a month per instance: $17.99/hour against $27.73/hour, a 54% spread.
Windows Server roughly doubles the bill at $35.66/hour, because the licence is charged per vCPU.
On demand it costs $17.99/hour in US East (N. Virginia), $13,134 a month if left running, which puts it mid-table for compute optimized types at the 47th percentile per vCPU ($0.0469 per vCPU-hour) and the 50th percentile per GiB ($0.0234 per GiB-hour).
It is the largest of the 11 c8i sizes. Dropping to the c8i.48xlarge saves $6,567 a month.
Storage is EBS only. Network: 100000 Megabit.
Price by region (USD per hour)
| Region | Linux | Windows | 1-yr RI | 3-yr RI | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| N. Virginia us-east-1 | $17.99 | $35.66 | – | – | |
| Ohio us-east-2 | $17.99 | $35.66 | – | – | |
| Oregon us-west-2 | $17.99 | $35.66 | – | – | |
| Canada Central ca-central-1 | $19.69 | $37.35 | – | – | |
| São Paulo sa-east-1 | $27.73 | $45.39 | – | – | |
| Ireland eu-west-1 | $19.31 | $36.97 | – | – | |
| London eu-west-2 | $21.38 | $39.04 | – | – | |
| Frankfurt eu-central-1 | $20.53 | $38.20 | – | – | |
| Mumbai ap-south-1 | $17.99 | $35.66 | – | – | |
| Singapore ap-southeast-1 | $20.75 | $38.41 | – | – | |
| Sydney ap-southeast-2 | $23.50 | $41.16 | – | – | |
| Tokyo ap-northeast-1 | $22.65 | $40.31 | – | – |
Shared tenancy, no pre-installed software. Reserved rates are standard, no upfront, per hour. Prices as of 2026-11-04.
Same shape, other types
| Type | vCPU | Memory | $/hour | vs c8i.96xlarge |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| c8id.96xlarge Intel Xeon Scalable (Granite Rapids) | 384 | 768 GiB | $21.29 | +18% |
| c8in.96xlarge Intel Xeon Scalable (Granite Rapids) | 384 | 768 GiB | $26.13 | +45% |
| c8ib.96xlarge Intel Xeon Scalable (Granite Rapids) | 384 | 768 GiB | $26.13 | +45% |
Cost calculator
Specs
| vCPU | 384 |
|---|---|
| Memory | 768 GiB (2.0 per vCPU) |
| Processor | Intel Xeon Scalable (Granite Rapids) |
| Clock | 3.9 GHz |
| Storage | EBS only |
| Network | 100000 Megabit |
c8i sizes
| c8i.large | 2 vCPU | $0.0937 |
| c8i.xlarge | 4 vCPU | $0.1874 |
| c8i.2xlarge | 8 vCPU | $0.3748 |
| c8i.4xlarge | 16 vCPU | $0.7497 |
| c8i.8xlarge | 32 vCPU | $1.50 |
| c8i.12xlarge | 48 vCPU | $2.25 |
| c8i.16xlarge | 64 vCPU | $3.00 |
| c8i.24xlarge | 96 vCPU | $4.50 |
| c8i.32xlarge | 128 vCPU | $6.00 |
| c8i.48xlarge | 192 vCPU | $9.00 |
| c8i.96xlarge | 384 vCPU | $17.99 |