Instances›AWS EC2›c8in›c8in.large
Compute
vCPUs2
Memory4 GiB
Mem / vCPU2.00 GiB
ProcessorXeon Scalable
Clock speed3.9 GHz
Architecturex86_64
Storage
TypeEBS only
Bandwidth10,000 Mbps
Throughput1250 MB/s
IOPS40,000
Networking
PerformanceUp to 25 Gigabit
Max ENIs4
IPv6Yes
GPUNone
Family sizes
c8in.large2 vCPU · 4 GiB
c8in.xlarge4 vCPU · 8 GiB
c8in.2xlarge8 vCPU · 16 GiB
c8in.4xlarge16 vCPU · 32 GiB
c8in.8xlarge32 vCPU · 64 GiB
c8in.12xlarge48 vCPU · 96 GiB
c8in.16xlarge64 vCPU · 128 GiB
c8in.24xlarge96 vCPU · 192 GiB
c8in.32xlarge128 vCPU · 256 GiB
c8in.48xlarge192 vCPU · 384 GiB
c8in.metal-48xl192 vCPU · 384 GiB
c8in.96xlarge384 vCPU · 768 GiB
c8in.metal-96xl384 vCPU · 768 GiB
c8in.large

c8in.large is AWS's compute-optimized EC2 size at 2 vCPU and 4 GiB. In the name, "c" stands for compute, "8" is the generation, "in" marks Intel processors and enhanced networking and "large" is the size within the c8in family. It runs on Intel Xeon Scalable (Granite Rapids) at 3.9 GHz, and AWS introduced it in April 2026. AWS has since shipped c9g; c9g.large is the direct replacement at this size. On Rackspace Spot the same shape is ch.vs2.medium — 2 vCPU, 4 GiB, matched on both dimensions, $0.136/hr on AWS in US East (N. Virginia), from $0.002/hr on Rackspace Spot.

Pricing by region
1 hr
RegionAWS on-demandAWS Spot1-yr Reserved3-yr ReservedRackspace SpotYou save
US East, N. Virginia$0.136$0.033$0.002
$0.134 savings
US Central, Chicagono AWS region$0.011
US Central, Dallasno AWS region$0.011
Hong Kong$0.061
Sydney, Australia$0.178$0.041$0.061
$0.117 savings
London, UK$0.016
US West, San Jose$0.011
US Central, Dallas 2no AWS region$0.011
US East, N. Virginia 2$0.136$0.033$0.011
$0.125 savings
When to use it
Good for
  • ●Video encoding and transcoding
  • ●High-traffic web and API serving
  • ●Scientific modelling and simulation
  • ●Workloads that fit inside 4 GiB of RAM
  • ●Small, steady services that do not need more than 2 vCPU
  • ●Network-heavy services — AWS rates this size at Up to 25 Gigabit
Avoid if
  • ●The working set needs more than 4 GiB of RAM
  • ●Memory-hungry applications. A memory-optimized family gives more RAM per dollar.
  • ●More than 2.00 GiB of RAM per vCPU is needed — that ratio is fixed for the whole family
  • ●Local NVMe or instance-store disk is a hard requirement
  • ●GPU or FPGA acceleration is needed
c8in.large runs $99/mo on AWS on-demand. The equivalent on Rackspace Spot: $1/mo.
  • Spot sells spare capacity at market prices. It is the cheapest compute on the internet.
  • Prices are set by supply and demand. You pay what the market decides.
  • Compute is delivered as fully managed Kubernetes. All infrastructure is taken care of.
  • Egress costs $0.01/GB after the free allowance. AWS charges $0.09/GB.
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