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Introducing Amazon EC2 T8i instances

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General availability of low‑cost burstable EC2 T8i instances (nano, micro, small, medium) with 6th‑gen Intel Xeon and Nitro, delivering up to 30% better price performance than T3.
Up to 70% higher compute, 1.25× network and 2.4× EBS bandwidth; uses the same CPU‑credit model with Standard/Unlimited modes, and T8i.micro and T8i.small are free‑tier eligible.
Available across multiple AWS regions; purchasable as On‑Demand and Spot instances (Savings Plans coming soon).

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