m8id.12xlarge
General purpose · m8id series · Intel Xeon Scalable (Granite Rapids)
- vCPU
- 48
- Memory
- 192 GiB
- Linux / hour
- $3.13
- Per month
- $2,287
- Per vCPU-hour
- $0.0653
- Per GiB-hour
- $0.0163
Analysis
The m8id.12xlarge is a general purpose instance in the m8id series with 48 vCPUs and 192 GiB of memory on Intel Xeon Scalable (Granite Rapids) (up to 3.9 GHz), which makes it balanced at 4 GiB of memory per vCPU.
Within the same generation and size, the m8g.12xlarge on AWS Graviton4 costs $2.15/hour, 31% less ($714 a month), though switching means rebuilding software for arm64. The other variants are the m8i-flex.12xlarge at $2.41, the m8i.12xlarge at $2.54 and the m8gd.12xlarge at $2.77.
Running it in N. Virginia instead of Tokyo saves $668 a month per instance: $3.13/hour against $4.05/hour, a 29% spread. It is not offered in São Paulo and Singapore, so plan around that if you need a presence there.
On demand it costs $3.13/hour in US East (N. Virginia), $2,287 a month if left running, which puts it mid-table for general purpose types at the 68th percentile per vCPU ($0.0653 per vCPU-hour) and the 68th percentile per GiB ($0.0163 per GiB-hour).
Looking beyond its own line, 22 of 36 current types with 48 vCPUs and similar memory are cheaper. The cheapest of those is the m6g.12xlarge on AWS Graviton2 at $1.85/hour.
It has local instance storage (1 x 2850 GB NVMe SSD), which is fast but lost when the instance stops. Network: 22500 Megabit.
Price by region (USD per hour)
| Region | Linux | Windows | 1-yr RI | 3-yr RI | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| N. Virginia us-east-1 | $3.13 | $5.34 | – | – | |
| Ohio us-east-2 | $3.13 | $5.34 | – | – | |
| Oregon us-west-2 | $3.13 | $5.34 | – | – | |
| Canada Central ca-central-1 | $3.49 | $5.70 | – | – | |
| Ireland eu-west-1 | $3.49 | $5.70 | – | – | |
| London eu-west-2 | $3.63 | $5.84 | – | – | |
| Frankfurt eu-central-1 | $3.77 | $5.98 | – | – | |
| Mumbai ap-south-1 | $3.38 | $5.59 | – | – | |
| Sydney ap-southeast-2 | $3.94 | $6.14 | – | – | |
| Tokyo ap-northeast-1 | $4.05 | $6.26 | – | – |
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 m8id.12xlarge |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| m6g.12xlarge AWS Graviton2 Processor | 48 | 192 GiB | $1.85 | -41% |
| m7g.12xlarge AWS Graviton3 Processor | 48 | 192 GiB | $1.96 | -37% |
| m5a.12xlarge AMD EPYC 7571 | 48 | 192 GiB | $2.06 | -34% |
| m6a.12xlarge AMD EPYC 7R13 Processor | 48 | 192 GiB | $2.07 | -34% |
| m8g.12xlarge AWS Graviton4 Processor | 48 | 192 GiB | $2.15 | -31% |
| m6gd.12xlarge AWS Graviton2 Processor | 48 | 192 GiB | $2.17 | -31% |
Cost calculator
Specs
| vCPU | 48 |
|---|---|
| Memory | 192 GiB (4.0 per vCPU) |
| Processor | Intel Xeon Scalable (Granite Rapids) |
| Clock | 3.9 GHz |
| Storage | 1 x 2850 NVMe SSD |
| Network | 22500 Megabit |
m8id sizes
| m8id.large | 2 vCPU | $0.1305 |
| m8id.xlarge | 4 vCPU | $0.2610 |
| m8id.2xlarge | 8 vCPU | $0.5221 |
| m8id.4xlarge | 16 vCPU | $1.04 |
| m8id.8xlarge | 32 vCPU | $2.09 |
| m8id.12xlarge | 48 vCPU | $3.13 |
| m8id.16xlarge | 64 vCPU | $4.18 |
| m8id.24xlarge | 96 vCPU | $6.26 |
| m8id.32xlarge | 128 vCPU | $8.35 |
| m8id.48xlarge | 192 vCPU | $12.53 |
| m8id.96xlarge | 384 vCPU | $25.06 |