i4g.large
Storage optimized · i4g series · AWS Graviton2 Processor
- vCPU
- 2
- Memory
- 16 GiB
- Linux / hour
- $0.1544
- Per month
- $113
- Per vCPU-hour
- $0.0772
- Per GiB-hour
- $0.00965
Analysis
The i4g.large is a storage optimized instance in the i4g series with 2 vCPUs and 16 GiB of memory on AWS Graviton2 (up to 2.5 GHz), which makes it memory-heavy at 8 GiB of memory per vCPU.
Running it in N. Virginia instead of São Paulo saves $67.28 a month per instance: $0.1544/hour against $0.2466/hour, a 60% spread. It is not offered in London, Frankfurt, Mumbai and Tokyo, so plan around that if you need a presence there.
At $0.1544/hour on demand in US East (N. Virginia), about $113 a month, the i4g.large is one of the cheaper ways to buy storage optimized capacity: only 8% of the 90 current storage optimized types cost less per vCPU-hour than its $0.0772.
It is the cheapest of the 2 processor variants AWS sells at this size and generation. The i4i.large on Intel Xeon 8375C (Ice Lake) costs 11% more, and no others also sit above it.
It has local instance storage (1 x 468 GB SSD), which is fast but lost when the instance stops. Network: Up to 10 Gigabit.
Looking beyond its own line, 21 of 44 current types with 2 vCPUs and similar memory are cheaper. The cheapest of those is the r6g.large on AWS Graviton2 at $0.1008/hour.
Price by region (USD per hour)
| Region | Linux | Windows | 1-yr RI | 3-yr RI | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| N. Virginia us-east-1 | $0.1544 | – | $0.1002 | $0.0714 | |
| Ohio us-east-2 | $0.1544 | – | $0.1002 | $0.0714 | |
| Oregon us-west-2 | $0.1544 | – | $0.1002 | $0.0714 | |
| Canada Central ca-central-1 | $0.1702 | – | $0.1111 | $0.0787 | |
| São Paulo sa-east-1 | $0.2466 | – | $0.1607 | $0.1137 | |
| Ireland eu-west-1 | $0.1702 | – | $0.1111 | $0.0787 | |
| Singapore ap-southeast-1 | $0.1851 | – | $0.1209 | $0.0857 | |
| Sydney ap-southeast-2 | $0.1851 | – | $0.1209 | $0.0857 |
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 i4g.large |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| r6g.large AWS Graviton2 Processor | 2 | 16 GiB | $0.1008 | -35% |
| r7g.large AWS Graviton3 Processor | 2 | 16 GiB | $0.1071 | -31% |
| r5a.large AMD EPYC 7571 | 2 | 16 GiB | $0.1130 | -27% |
| r6a.large AMD EPYC 7R13 Processor | 2 | 16 GiB | $0.1134 | -27% |
| r6gd.large AWS Graviton2 Processor | 2 | 16 GiB | $0.1152 | -25% |
| r8g.large AWS Graviton4 Processor | 2 | 16 GiB | $0.1178 | -24% |
Cost calculator
Specs
| vCPU | 2 |
|---|---|
| Memory | 16 GiB (8.0 per vCPU) |
| Processor | AWS Graviton2 Processor |
| Clock | 2.5 GHz |
| Storage | 1 x 468 SSD |
| Network | Up to 10 Gigabit |
i4g sizes
| i4g.large | 2 vCPU | $0.1544 |
| i4g.xlarge | 4 vCPU | $0.3089 |
| i4g.2xlarge | 8 vCPU | $0.6178 |
| i4g.4xlarge | 16 vCPU | $1.24 |
| i4g.8xlarge | 32 vCPU | $2.47 |
| i4g.16xlarge | 64 vCPU | $4.94 |