c8id.xlarge
Compute optimized · c8id series · Intel Xeon Scalable (Granite Rapids)
- vCPU
- 4
- Memory
- 8 GiB
- Linux / hour
- $0.2218
- Per month
- $162
- Per vCPU-hour
- $0.0554
- Per GiB-hour
- $0.0277
Analysis
The c8id.xlarge is a compute optimized instance in the c8id series with 4 vCPUs and 8 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.xlarge on AWS Graviton4 costs $0.1595/hour, 28% less ($45.44 a month), though switching means rebuilding software for arm64. The other variants are the c8i-flex.xlarge at $0.1780, the c8i.xlarge at $0.1874 and the c8gd.xlarge at $0.1960.
Running it in N. Virginia instead of Sydney saves $50.59 a month per instance: $0.2218/hour against $0.2911/hour, a 31% spread. It is not offered in São Paulo, Ireland, London and Singapore, so plan around that if you need a presence there.
Per vCPU it is one of the dearer compute optimized types: 75% of the 291 current types in the family cost less than its $0.0554 per vCPU-hour. The premium mostly pays for the local NVMe disk. On demand it is $0.2218/hour in US East (N. Virginia), or $162 for a 730-hour month.
Looking beyond its own line, 23 of 31 current types with 4 vCPUs and similar memory are cheaper. The cheapest of those is the c6g.xlarge on AWS Graviton2 at $0.1360/hour.
Price by region (USD per hour)
| Region | Linux | Windows | 1-yr RI | 3-yr RI | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| N. Virginia us-east-1 | $0.2218 | $0.4058 | – | – | |
| Ohio us-east-2 | $0.2218 | $0.4058 | – | – | |
| Oregon us-west-2 | $0.2218 | $0.4058 | – | – | |
| Canada Central ca-central-1 | $0.2449 | $0.4289 | – | – | |
| Frankfurt eu-central-1 | $0.2564 | $0.4404 | – | – | |
| Mumbai ap-south-1 | $0.2287 | $0.4127 | – | – | |
| Sydney ap-southeast-2 | $0.2911 | $0.4751 | – | – | |
| Tokyo ap-northeast-1 | $0.2818 | $0.4658 | – | – |
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 c8id.xlarge |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| c6g.xlarge AWS Graviton2 Processor | 4 | 8 GiB | $0.1360 | -39% |
| c7g.xlarge AWS Graviton3 Processor | 4 | 8 GiB | $0.1450 | -35% |
| c6a.xlarge AMD EPYC 7R13 Processor | 4 | 8 GiB | $0.1530 | -31% |
| c6gd.xlarge AWS Graviton2 Processor | 4 | 8 GiB | $0.1536 | -31% |
| c5a.xlarge AMD EPYC 7R32 | 4 | 8 GiB | $0.1540 | -31% |
| c8g.xlarge AWS Graviton4 Processor | 4 | 8 GiB | $0.1595 | -28% |
Cost calculator
Specs
| vCPU | 4 |
|---|---|
| Memory | 8 GiB (2.0 per vCPU) |
| Processor | Intel Xeon Scalable (Granite Rapids) |
| Clock | 3.9 GHz |
| Storage | 1 x 237 NVMe SSD |
| Network | Up to 12500 Megabit |
c8id sizes
| c8id.large | 2 vCPU | $0.1109 |
| c8id.xlarge | 4 vCPU | $0.2218 |
| c8id.2xlarge | 8 vCPU | $0.4435 |
| c8id.4xlarge | 16 vCPU | $0.8870 |
| c8id.8xlarge | 32 vCPU | $1.77 |
| c8id.12xlarge | 48 vCPU | $2.66 |
| c8id.16xlarge | 64 vCPU | $3.55 |
| c8id.24xlarge | 96 vCPU | $5.32 |
| c8id.32xlarge | 128 vCPU | $7.10 |
| c8id.48xlarge | 192 vCPU | $10.64 |
| c8id.96xlarge | 384 vCPU | $21.29 |