m8gb.medium
General purpose · m8gb series · AWS Graviton4 Processor
- vCPU
- 1
- Memory
- 4 GiB
- Linux / hour
- $0.0727
- Per month
- $53.11
- Per vCPU-hour
- $0.0727
- Per GiB-hour
- $0.0182
Analysis
The m8gb.medium is a general purpose instance in the m8gb series with 1 vCPU and 4 GiB of memory on AWS Graviton4 (up to 2.8 GHz), which makes it balanced at 4 GiB of memory per vCPU.
Within the same generation and size, the m8g.medium on AWS Graviton4 costs $0.0449/hour, 38% less ($20.35 a month). The other variants are the m8gd.medium at $0.0577, the m8a.medium at $0.0609 and the m8gn.medium at $0.0728.
Running it in N. Virginia instead of Ireland saves $6.25 a month per instance: $0.0727/hour against $0.0813/hour, a 12% spread. It is not offered in Ohio, Canada Central, São Paulo, London, Frankfurt, Mumbai, Singapore, Sydney and Tokyo, so plan around that if you need a presence there.
Per vCPU it is one of the dearer general purpose types: 77% of the 354 current types in the family cost less than its $0.0727 per vCPU-hour. The premium mostly pays for a newer processor or a specialised configuration. On demand it is $0.0727/hour in US East (N. Virginia), or $53.11 for a 730-hour month.
Looking beyond its own line, 10 of 13 current types with 1 vCPU and similar memory are cheaper. The cheapest of those is the m6g.medium on AWS Graviton2 at $0.0385/hour.
Price by region (USD per hour)
| Region | Linux | Windows | 1-yr RI | 3-yr RI | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| N. Virginia us-east-1 | $0.0727 | – | – | – | |
| Oregon us-west-2 | $0.0727 | – | – | – | |
| Ireland eu-west-1 | $0.0813 | – | – | – |
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 m8gb.medium |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| m6g.medium AWS Graviton2 Processor | 1 | 4 GiB | $0.0385 | -47% |
| m7g.medium AWS Graviton3 Processor | 1 | 4 GiB | $0.0408 | -44% |
| m8g.medium AWS Graviton4 Processor | 1 | 4 GiB | $0.0449 | -38% |
| m6gd.medium AWS Graviton2 Processor | 1 | 4 GiB | $0.0452 | -38% |
| m9g.medium AWS Graviton5 Processor | 1 | 4 GiB | $0.0489 | -33% |
| m7gd.medium AWS Graviton3 Processor | 1 | 4 GiB | $0.0534 | -27% |
Cost calculator
Specs
| vCPU | 1 |
|---|---|
| Memory | 4 GiB (4.0 per vCPU) |
| Processor | AWS Graviton4 Processor |
| Clock | 2.8 GHz |
| Storage | EBS only |
| Network | Up to 16.667 Gigabit |
m8gb sizes
| m8gb.medium | 1 vCPU | $0.0727 |
| m8gb.large | 2 vCPU | $0.1455 |
| m8gb.xlarge | 4 vCPU | $0.2910 |
| m8gb.2xlarge | 8 vCPU | $0.5820 |
| m8gb.4xlarge | 16 vCPU | $1.16 |
| m8gb.8xlarge | 32 vCPU | $2.33 |
| m8gb.12xlarge | 48 vCPU | $3.49 |
| m8gb.16xlarge | 64 vCPU | $4.66 |
| m8gb.24xlarge | 96 vCPU | $6.98 |
| m8gb.48xlarge | 192 vCPU | $13.97 |