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c8i-flex.2xlarge

Data updated at: October 29, 2025 at 12:39 AM UTC

Amazon EC2 instance c8i-flex.2xlarge with 8 vCPUs, 16 GiB RAM . Available in 4 regions starting from $259.94 per month. A -14% cheaper alternative is available.
Instance Typec8i-flex.2xlarge
Instance FamilyCompute optimized
DetailsHigh-performance web servers, scientific modeling, batch processing, distributed analytics, HPC, machine/deep learning inference, ad serving, scalable multiplayer gaming, and video encoding.

c – Compute optimized
8 – Generation
i – Intel processor
flex – Flex instance
2xlarge – Size
vCPUs8
Memory16 GiB
CPU Architecturex86_64
ProcessorIntel Xeon Scalable (Granite Rapids)
Clock Speed3.9 GHz
Threads Per Core2
Accelerators
GPUno
Inference Acceleratorno
FPGAno
Instances
Sizesc8i-flex.large, c8i-flex.xlarge, c8i-flex.2xlarge, c8i-flex.4xlarge, c8i-flex.8xlarge, c8i-flex.12xlarge, c8i-flex.16xlarge
Generationsc7i-flex.2xlarge, c8i-flex.2xlarge
Variantsc8g.2xlarge, c8gd.2xlarge, c8gn.2xlarge, c8i.2xlarge
Free Tierno
Burstableno
Hibernationyes
Instance StorageEBS only
EBS (Elastic Block Store)
EBS Optimizeddefault
Encryptionsupported
NVMerequired
Dedicated Throughputup to 10000 MBps
Optimized Baseline Bandwidth1250 Mbps
Optimized Baseline Throughput156.25 Mbps
Optimized Baseline Performance6000 IOPS
Optimized Max Performance40000 IOPS
Optimized Max Bandwidth10000 Mbps
Optimized Max Throughput1250 Mbps
Networking
Networking PerformanceUp to 15000 Megabit
Enhanced Networkingyes
Max Interfaces4
Max Cards1
IPv4 Addresses per Interface30
IPv6 Addresses per Interface30
IPv6 Supportyes
ENA Supportrequired
EFA Supportno
Encryption in Transit Supportyes
ENA SRD Supportno

Regional Availability

US
GovCloud (US-East) / us-gov-east-1
GovCloud (US-West) / us-gov-west-1
US East (Ohio) / us-east-2
US East (Virginia) / us-east-1
US West (N. California) / us-west-1
US West (Oregon) / us-west-2
Central America
Mexico (Central) / mx-central-1
Canada
Canada (Central) / ca-central-1
Canada West (Calgary) / ca-west-1
Europe
Europe (Ireland) / eu-west-1
Europe (London) / eu-west-2
Europe (Frankfurt) / eu-central-1
Europe (Milan) / eu-south-1
Europe (Paris) / eu-west-3
Europe (Spain) / eu-south-2
Europe (Stockholm) / eu-north-1
Europe (Zurich) / eu-central-2
Africa
Africa (Cape Town) / af-south-1
South America
South America (São Paulo) / sa-east-1
Asia Pacific
Asia Pacific (Hong Kong) / ap-east-1
Asia Pacific (Hyderabad) / ap-south-2
Asia Pacific (Jakarta) / ap-southeast-3
Asia Pacific (Malaysia) / ap-southeast-5
Asia Pacific (Melbourne) / ap-southeast-4
Asia Pacific (Mumbai) / ap-south-1
Asia Pacific (New Zealand) / ap-southeast-6
Asia Pacific (Osaka) / ap-northeast-3
Asia Pacific (Seoul) / ap-northeast-2
Asia Pacific (Singapore) / ap-southeast-1
Asia Pacific (Sydney) / ap-southeast-2
Asia Pacific (Taipei) / ap-east-2
Asia Pacific (Thailand) / ap-southeast-7
Asia Pacific (Tokyo) / ap-northeast-1
Middle East
Israel (Tel Aviv) / il-central-1
Middle East (Bahrain) / me-south-1
Middle East (UAE) / me-central-1

Regional Prices

Geography
Region Name
Region
Savings Options
Instance Price
USUS East (Virginia)us-east-1compare0.3561
USUS East (Ohio)us-east-2compare0.3561
USUS West (Oregon)us-west-2compare0.3561
HiddenHiddenhidden-1compare0.3820
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