r8i-flex.xlarge
Memory optimized · r8i-flex series · Intel Xeon Scalable (Granite Rapids)
- vCPU
- 4
- Memory
- 32 GiB
- Linux / hour
- $0.2639
- Per month
- $193
- Per vCPU-hour
- $0.0660
- Per GiB-hour
- $0.00825
Analysis
The r8i-flex.xlarge is a memory optimized instance in the r8i-flex series with 4 vCPUs and 32 GiB of memory on Intel Xeon Scalable (Granite Rapids) (up to 3.9 GHz), which makes it memory-heavy at 8 GiB of memory per vCPU.
Within the same generation and size, the r8g.xlarge on AWS Graviton4 costs $0.2356/hour, 11% less ($20.66 a month), though switching means rebuilding software for arm64. The other variants are the r8i.xlarge at $0.2778, the r8gd.xlarge at $0.2939 and the r8a.xlarge at $0.3195.
Running it in N. Virginia instead of São Paulo saves $115 a month per instance: $0.2639/hour against $0.4210/hour, a 60% spread.
At $0.2639/hour on demand in US East (N. Virginia), about $193 a month, the r8i-flex.xlarge is one of the cheaper ways to buy memory optimized capacity: only 24% of the 385 current memory optimized types cost less per vCPU-hour than its $0.0660.
Looking beyond its own line, 10 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.
It is size 2 of 7 in the r8i-flex series. Stepping up to the r8i-flex.2xlarge gives 8 vCPUs and 64 GiB for $193 more a month. Dropping to the r8i-flex.large saves $96.34 a month.
Price by region (USD per hour)
| Region | Linux | Windows | 1-yr RI | 3-yr RI | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| N. Virginia us-east-1 | $0.2639 | $0.4387 | – | – | |
| Ohio us-east-2 | $0.2639 | $0.4387 | – | – | |
| Oregon us-west-2 | $0.2639 | $0.4387 | – | – | |
| Canada Central ca-central-1 | $0.2891 | $0.4639 | – | – | |
| São Paulo sa-east-1 | $0.4210 | $0.5958 | – | – | |
| Ireland eu-west-1 | $0.2954 | $0.4702 | – | – | |
| London eu-west-2 | $0.3100 | $0.4848 | – | – | |
| Frankfurt eu-central-1 | $0.3184 | $0.4932 | – | – | |
| Mumbai ap-south-1 | $0.2723 | $0.4471 | – | – | |
| Singapore ap-southeast-1 | $0.3184 | $0.4932 | – | – | |
| Sydney ap-southeast-2 | $0.3163 | $0.4911 | – | – | |
| Tokyo ap-northeast-1 | $0.3184 | $0.4932 | – | – |
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 r8i-flex.xlarge |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| r6g.xlarge AWS Graviton2 Processor | 4 | 32 GiB | $0.2016 | -24% |
| r7g.xlarge AWS Graviton3 Processor | 4 | 32 GiB | $0.2142 | -19% |
| r5a.xlarge AMD EPYC 7571 | 4 | 32 GiB | $0.2260 | -14% |
| r6a.xlarge AMD EPYC 7R13 Processor | 4 | 32 GiB | $0.2268 | -14% |
| r6gd.xlarge AWS Graviton2 Processor | 4 | 32 GiB | $0.2304 | -13% |
| r8g.xlarge AWS Graviton4 Processor | 4 | 32 GiB | $0.2356 | -11% |
Cost calculator
Specs
| vCPU | 4 |
|---|---|
| Memory | 32 GiB (8.0 per vCPU) |
| Processor | Intel Xeon Scalable (Granite Rapids) |
| Clock | 3.9 GHz |
| Storage | EBS only |
| Network | Up to 12500 Megabit |
r8i-flex sizes
| r8i-flex.large | 2 vCPU | $0.1320 |
| r8i-flex.xlarge | 4 vCPU | $0.2639 |
| r8i-flex.2xlarge | 8 vCPU | $0.5279 |
| r8i-flex.4xlarge | 16 vCPU | $1.06 |
| r8i-flex.8xlarge | 32 vCPU | $2.11 |
| r8i-flex.12xlarge | 48 vCPU | $3.17 |
| r8i-flex.16xlarge | 64 vCPU | $4.22 |