i4g.xlarge
Storage optimized · i4g series · AWS Graviton2 Processor
- vCPU
- 4
- Memory
- 32 GiB
- Linux / hour
- $0.3089
- Per month
- $225
- Per vCPU-hour
- $0.0772
- Per GiB-hour
- $0.00965
Analysis
The i4g.xlarge is a storage optimized instance in the i4g series with 4 vCPUs and 32 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 $135 a month per instance: $0.3089/hour against $0.4932/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 $0.3089/hour on demand in US East (N. Virginia), about $225 a month, the i4g.xlarge 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.xlarge on Intel Xeon 8375C (Ice Lake) costs 11% more, and no others also sit above it.
It has local instance storage (1 x 937 GB SSD), which is fast but lost when the instance stops. Network: Up to 10 Gigabit.
Looking beyond its own line, 21 of 45 current types with 4 vCPUs and similar memory are cheaper. The cheapest of those is the r6g.xlarge on AWS Graviton2 at $0.2016/hour.
Price by region (USD per hour)
| Region | Linux | Windows | 1-yr RI | 3-yr RI | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| N. Virginia us-east-1 | $0.3089 | – | $0.2004 | $0.1429 | |
| Ohio us-east-2 | $0.3089 | – | $0.2004 | $0.1429 | |
| Oregon us-west-2 | $0.3089 | – | $0.2004 | $0.1429 | |
| Canada Central ca-central-1 | $0.3404 | – | $0.2222 | $0.1575 | |
| São Paulo sa-east-1 | $0.4932 | – | $0.3213 | $0.2274 | |
| Ireland eu-west-1 | $0.3404 | – | $0.2222 | $0.1575 | |
| Singapore ap-southeast-1 | $0.3703 | – | $0.2417 | $0.1715 | |
| Sydney ap-southeast-2 | $0.3703 | – | $0.2417 | $0.1715 |
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.xlarge |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| r6g.xlarge AWS Graviton2 Processor | 4 | 32 GiB | $0.2016 | -35% |
| r7g.xlarge AWS Graviton3 Processor | 4 | 32 GiB | $0.2142 | -31% |
| r5a.xlarge AMD EPYC 7571 | 4 | 32 GiB | $0.2260 | -27% |
| r6a.xlarge AMD EPYC 7R13 Processor | 4 | 32 GiB | $0.2268 | -27% |
| r6gd.xlarge AWS Graviton2 Processor | 4 | 32 GiB | $0.2304 | -25% |
| r8g.xlarge AWS Graviton4 Processor | 4 | 32 GiB | $0.2356 | -24% |
Cost calculator
Specs
| vCPU | 4 |
|---|---|
| Memory | 32 GiB (8.0 per vCPU) |
| Processor | AWS Graviton2 Processor |
| Clock | 2.5 GHz |
| Storage | 1 x 937 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 |