i8g.48xlarge
Storage optimized · i8g series · AWS Graviton4 Processor
- vCPU
- 192
- Memory
- 1536 GiB
- Linux / hour
- $16.47
- Per month
- $12,026
- Per vCPU-hour
- $0.0858
- Per GiB-hour
- $0.0107
Analysis
The i8g.48xlarge is a storage optimized instance in the i8g series with 192 vCPUs and 1536 GiB of memory on AWS Graviton4 (up to 2.7 GHz), which makes it memory-heavy at 8 GiB of memory per vCPU.
Running it in N. Virginia instead of São Paulo saves $7,176 a month per instance: $16.47/hour against $26.30/hour, a 60% spread. It is not offered in Frankfurt, so plan around that if you need a presence there.
It is the cheapest of the 2 processor variants AWS sells at this size and generation. The i8ge.48xlarge on AWS Graviton4 costs 38% more, and no others also sit above it.
On demand it costs $16.47/hour in US East (N. Virginia), $12,026 a month if left running, which puts it mid-table for storage optimized types at the 28th percentile per vCPU ($0.0858 per vCPU-hour) and the 24th percentile per GiB ($0.0107 per GiB-hour).
Looking beyond its own line, 10 of 20 current types with 192 vCPUs and similar memory are cheaper. The cheapest of those is the r6a.48xlarge on AMD EPYC 7R13 at $10.89/hour.
It is the largest of the 9 i8g sizes. Dropping to the i8g.24xlarge saves $6,013 a month.
Storage is EBS only. Network: Up to 100 Gigabit.
Price by region (USD per hour)
| Region | Linux | Windows | 1-yr RI | 3-yr RI | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| N. Virginia us-east-1 | $16.47 | – | – | – | |
| Ohio us-east-2 | $16.47 | – | – | – | |
| Oregon us-west-2 | $16.47 | – | – | – | |
| Canada Central ca-central-1 | $18.15 | – | – | – | |
| São Paulo sa-east-1 | $26.30 | – | – | – | |
| Ireland eu-west-1 | $18.15 | – | – | – | |
| London eu-west-2 | $19.11 | – | – | – | |
| Mumbai ap-south-1 | $18.69 | – | – | – | |
| Singapore ap-southeast-1 | $19.75 | – | – | – | |
| Sydney ap-southeast-2 | $19.75 | – | – | – | |
| Tokyo ap-northeast-1 | $19.35 | – | – | – |
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 i8g.48xlarge |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| r6a.48xlarge AMD EPYC 7R13 Processor | 192 | 1536 GiB | $10.89 | -34% |
| r8g.48xlarge AWS Graviton4 Processor | 192 | 1536 GiB | $11.31 | -31% |
| r9g.48xlarge AWS Graviton5 Processor | 192 | 1536 GiB | $12.33 | -25% |
| r7i.48xlarge Intel Xeon Scalable (Sapphire Rapids) | 192 | 1536 GiB | $12.70 | -23% |
| r8i.48xlarge Intel Xeon Scalable (Granite Rapids) | 192 | 1536 GiB | $13.34 | -19% |
| r8gd.48xlarge AWS Graviton4 Processor | 192 | 1536 GiB | $14.11 | -14% |
Cost calculator
Specs
| vCPU | 192 |
|---|---|
| Memory | 1536 GiB (8.0 per vCPU) |
| Processor | AWS Graviton4 Processor |
| Clock | 2.7 GHz |
| Storage | 12 x 3750GB |
| Network | Up to 100 Gigabit |
i8g sizes
| i8g.large | 2 vCPU | $0.1716 |
| i8g.xlarge | 4 vCPU | $0.3432 |
| i8g.2xlarge | 8 vCPU | $0.6864 |
| i8g.4xlarge | 16 vCPU | $1.37 |
| i8g.8xlarge | 32 vCPU | $2.75 |
| i8g.12xlarge | 48 vCPU | $4.12 |
| i8g.16xlarge | 64 vCPU | $5.49 |
| i8g.24xlarge | 96 vCPU | $8.24 |
| i8g.48xlarge | 192 vCPU | $16.47 |