r8g.medium
Memory optimized · r8g series · AWS Graviton4 Processor
- vCPU
- 1
- Memory
- 8 GiB
- Linux / hour
- $0.0589
- Per month
- $43.00
- Per vCPU-hour
- $0.0589
- Per GiB-hour
- $0.00736
Analysis
The r8g.medium is a memory optimized instance in the r8g series with 1 vCPU and 8 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 Mumbai instead of São Paulo saves $38.29 a month per instance: $0.0413/hour against $0.0937/hour, a 127% spread.
It is the cheapest of the 5 processor variants AWS sells at this size and generation. The r8gn.medium on AWS Graviton4 costs 55% more, and the r8gd.medium, the r8a.medium and the r8gb.medium also sit above it.
At $0.0589/hour on demand in US East (N. Virginia), about $43.00 a month, the r8g.medium is one of the cheaper ways to buy memory optimized capacity: only 12% of the 385 current memory optimized types cost less per vCPU-hour than its $0.0589.
Compared with the previous generation, it costs 9.9% more than the r7g.medium on AWS Graviton3 ($3.88 more a month per instance), in exchange for the newer processor. The newer r9g.medium on AWS Graviton5 is 9.0% dearer at $0.0642/hour.
Looking beyond its own line, 3 of 13 current types with 1 vCPU and similar memory are cheaper. The cheapest of those is the r6g.medium on AWS Graviton2 at $0.0504/hour.
Price by region (USD per hour)
| Region | Linux | Windows | 1-yr RI | 3-yr RI | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| N. Virginia us-east-1 | $0.0589 | – | $0.0390 | $0.0267 | |
| Ohio us-east-2 | $0.0589 | – | $0.0390 | $0.0267 | |
| Oregon us-west-2 | $0.0589 | – | $0.0390 | $0.0267 | |
| Canada Central ca-central-1 | $0.0645 | – | $0.0428 | $0.0292 | |
| São Paulo sa-east-1 | $0.0937 | – | $0.0621 | $0.0426 | |
| Ireland eu-west-1 | $0.0659 | – | $0.0436 | $0.0299 | |
| London eu-west-2 | $0.0692 | – | $0.0459 | $0.0313 | |
| Frankfurt eu-central-1 | $0.0711 | – | $0.0470 | $0.0322 | |
| Mumbai ap-south-1 | $0.0413 | – | $0.0271 | $0.0187 | |
| Singapore ap-southeast-1 | $0.0711 | – | $0.0470 | $0.0322 | |
| Sydney ap-southeast-2 | $0.0706 | – | $0.0466 | $0.0321 | |
| Tokyo ap-northeast-1 | $0.0711 | – | $0.0470 | $0.0322 |
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 r8g.medium |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| r6g.medium AWS Graviton2 Processor | 1 | 8 GiB | $0.0504 | -14% |
| r7g.medium AWS Graviton3 Processor | 1 | 8 GiB | $0.0536 | -9% |
| r6gd.medium AWS Graviton2 Processor | 1 | 8 GiB | $0.0576 | -2% |
| r9g.medium AWS Graviton5 Processor | 1 | 8 GiB | $0.0642 | +9% |
| r7gd.medium AWS Graviton3 Processor | 1 | 8 GiB | $0.0680 | +15% |
| r8gd.medium AWS Graviton4 Processor | 1 | 8 GiB | $0.0735 | +25% |
Cost calculator
Specs
| vCPU | 1 |
|---|---|
| Memory | 8 GiB (8.0 per vCPU) |
| Processor | AWS Graviton4 Processor |
| Clock | 2.7 GHz |
| Storage | EBS only |
| Network | Up to 12.5 Gigabit |
r8g sizes
| r8g.medium | 1 vCPU | $0.0589 |
| r8g.large | 2 vCPU | $0.1178 |
| r8g.xlarge | 4 vCPU | $0.2356 |
| r8g.2xlarge | 8 vCPU | $0.4713 |
| r8g.4xlarge | 16 vCPU | $0.9426 |
| r8g.8xlarge | 32 vCPU | $1.89 |
| r8g.12xlarge | 48 vCPU | $2.83 |
| r8g.16xlarge | 64 vCPU | $3.77 |
| r8g.24xlarge | 96 vCPU | $5.66 |
| r8g.48xlarge | 192 vCPU | $11.31 |