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EC2 M9g and M9gd (Graviton5) GA: When to Move Off M8g — and When to Wait
On June 10, 2026 AWS made M9g/M9gd on Graviton5 generally available: up to 25% more compute vs M8g, and 35% faster for web and ML per AWS. Field guide to M9g vs M9gd, a canary checklist, RI traps, and agentic-AI fit. The compute-optimized siblings C9g/C9gd went GA June 30.
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