c8i.large
Compute optimized · c8i series · Intel Xeon Scalable (Granite Rapids)
- vCPU
- 2
- Memory
- 4 GiB
- Linux / hour
- $0.0937
- Per month
- $68.41
- Per vCPU-hour
- $0.0469
- Per GiB-hour
- $0.0234
Analysis
The c8i.large is a compute optimized instance in the c8i series with 2 vCPUs and 4 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.
Within the same generation and size, the c8g.large on AWS Graviton4 costs $0.0798/hour, 15% less ($10.18 a month), though switching means rebuilding software for arm64. The other variants are the c8i-flex.large at $0.0890, the c8gd.large at $0.0980 and the c8a.large at $0.1078.
Running it in Mumbai instead of São Paulo saves $37.03 a month per instance: $0.0937/hour against $0.1444/hour, a 54% spread.
Windows Server roughly doubles the bill at $0.1857/hour, because the licence is charged per vCPU.
Looking beyond its own line, 20 of 36 current types with 2 vCPUs and similar memory are cheaper. The cheapest of those is the t4g.medium on AWS Graviton2 at $0.0336/hour. It is burstable, so it only suits workloads that do not run the CPU flat out.
On demand it costs $0.0937/hour in US East (N. Virginia), $68.41 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).
Price by region (USD per hour)
| Region | Linux | Windows | 1-yr RI | 3-yr RI | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| N. Virginia us-east-1 | $0.0937 | $0.1857 | – | – | |
| Ohio us-east-2 | $0.0937 | $0.1857 | – | – | |
| Oregon us-west-2 | $0.0937 | $0.1857 | – | – | |
| Canada Central ca-central-1 | $0.1025 | $0.1945 | – | – | |
| São Paulo sa-east-1 | $0.1444 | $0.2364 | – | – | |
| Ireland eu-west-1 | $0.1006 | $0.1925 | – | – | |
| London eu-west-2 | $0.1114 | $0.2034 | – | – | |
| Frankfurt eu-central-1 | $0.1069 | $0.1989 | – | – | |
| Mumbai ap-south-1 | $0.0937 | $0.1857 | – | – | |
| Singapore ap-southeast-1 | $0.1080 | $0.2001 | – | – | |
| Sydney ap-southeast-2 | $0.1224 | $0.2144 | – | – | |
| Tokyo ap-northeast-1 | $0.1180 | $0.2100 | – | – |
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.large |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| t4g.medium AWS Graviton2 Processor | 2 | 4 GiB | $0.0336 | -64% |
| t3a.medium AMD EPYC 7571 | 2 | 4 GiB | $0.0376 | -60% |
| t3.medium Intel Skylake E5 2686 v5 | 2 | 4 GiB | $0.0416 | -56% |
| t2.medium Intel Xeon Family | 2 | 4 GiB | $0.0464 | -50% |
| t8i.medium Intel Xeon Scalable (Granite Rapids) | 2 | 4 GiB | $0.0499 | -47% |
| c6g.large AWS Graviton2 Processor | 2 | 4 GiB | $0.0680 | -27% |
Cost calculator
Specs
| vCPU | 2 |
|---|---|
| Memory | 4 GiB (2.0 per vCPU) |
| Processor | Intel Xeon Scalable (Granite Rapids) |
| Clock | 3.9 GHz |
| Storage | EBS only |
| Network | Up to 12500 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 |