c6gd.2xlarge
c6gd.2xlarge is an AWS EC2 instance with 8 vCPUs, 16 GiB memory (AWS Graviton2 Processor). In US East (N. Virginia) it costs $0.3072 per hour on demand ($224.26 per month) for Linux; a 1-year reserved instance with no upfront costs $0.1935 per hour, 37% less. Spot capacity is about $0.0307 per hour. It is sold in 23 regions; the cheapest is Asia Pacific (Mumbai) at $0.196 per hour.
Prices by region
USD per hour, Linux. Reserved prices are no upfront, standard. Cheapest on-demand first.
| Region | On-demand | Spot | 1-yr reserved | 3-yr reserved | 1-yr savings plan | 3-yr savings plan |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Asia Pacific (Mumbai) ap-south-1 | $0.196 | $0.058 | $0.1235 | $0.0847 | $0.1513 | $0.1006 |
| US East (N. Virginia) us-east-1 | $0.3072 | $0.0307 | $0.1935 | $0.1327 | $0.2251 | $0.1486 |
| US East (Ohio) us-east-2 | $0.3072 | $0.0307 | $0.1935 | $0.1327 | $0.2229 | $0.1459 |
| US West (Oregon) us-west-2 | $0.3072 | $0.044 | $0.1935 | $0.1327 | $0.2221 | $0.1467 |
| EU (Stockholm) eu-north-1 | $0.3328 | $0.0448 | $0.2097 | $0.1438 | $0.264 | $0.1855 |
| Canada (Central) ca-central-1 | $0.3392 | $0.0465 | $0.2137 | $0.1419 | $0.2616 | $0.1631 |
| Europe (Spain) eu-south-2 | $0.3488 | $0.0431 | $0.2197 | $0.1507 | $0.2761 | $0.194 |
| EU (Ireland) eu-west-1 | $0.3488 | $0.1365 | $0.2197 | $0.1507 | $0.2762 | $0.194 |
| Asia Pacific (Seoul) ap-northeast-2 | $0.352 | $0.0371 | $0.2218 | $0.1521 | $0.2727 | $0.1959 |
| EU (Frankfurt) eu-central-1 | $0.356 | $0.0774 | $0.2226 | $0.1555 | $0.2814 | $0.203 |
| Asia Pacific (Singapore) ap-southeast-1 | $0.36 | $0.1028 | $0.2268 | $0.1555 | $0.2772 | $0.1858 |
| Asia Pacific (Jakarta) ap-southeast-3 | $0.36 | $0.036 | $0.2268 | $0.1555 | $0.2772 | $0.1858 |
| EU (London) eu-west-2 | $0.368 | $0.0368 | $0.2318 | $0.159 | $0.2916 | $0.2049 |
| EU (Paris) eu-west-3 | $0.368 | $0.1124 | $0.2318 | $0.159 | $0.2906 | $0.205 |
| AWS GovCloud (US-East) us-gov-east-1 | $0.3712 | – | $0.2339 | $0.1512 | $0.271 | $0.1739 |
| AWS GovCloud (US-West) us-gov-west-1 | $0.3712 | – | $0.2339 | $0.1512 | $0.271 | $0.1739 |
| US West (N. California) us-west-1 | $0.384 | $0.1152 | $0.2436 | $0.1641 | $0.3024 | $0.2074 |
| Europe (Zurich) eu-central-2 | $0.3916 | $0.0644 | $0.2449 | $0.1711 | $0.3095 | $0.2233 |
| Asia Pacific (Tokyo) ap-northeast-1 | $0.392 | $0.0764 | $0.2478 | $0.1685 | $0.3192 | $0.2333 |
| Asia Pacific (Osaka) ap-northeast-3 | $0.392 | $0.1032 | $0.2478 | $0.1685 | $0.3192 | $0.2333 |
| Asia Pacific (Sydney) ap-southeast-2 | $0.404 | $0.1159 | $0.252 | $0.1728 | $0.2982 | $0.2073 |
| Africa (Cape Town) af-south-1 | $0.416 | $0.1635 | $0.2621 | $0.1797 | $0.33 | $0.2319 |
| South America (Sao Paulo) sa-east-1 | $0.476 | $0.0608 | $0.3024 | $0.2074 | $0.3906 | $0.2549 |
Prices by operating system in US East (N. Virginia)
| Operating system | On-demand /hr | 1-yr reserved /hr | 3-yr reserved /hr |
|---|---|---|---|
| Linux | $0.3072 | $0.1935 | $0.1327 |
| Ubuntu Pro | $0.3212 | – | – |
| RHEL | $0.4224 | $0.3087 | $0.2479 |
| SUSE | $0.4322 | $0.2535 | $0.1867 |
| RHEL HA | $0.5624 | $0.4487 | $0.3879 |
Specs
| Compute | Value |
|---|---|
| vCPUs | 8 |
| Physical cores | 8 |
| Threads per core | 1 |
| Architecture | arm64 |
| Processor | AWS Graviton2 Processor |
| CPU maker | AWS |
| Clock speed | 2.5 GHz |
| Sustained clock | 2.5 GHz |
| Burstable | No |
| Memory | Value |
|---|---|
| Memory (GiB) | 16 |
| Networking | Value |
|---|---|
| Network | Up to 10 Gbps |
| Network baseline | 2.5 Gbps |
| Network peak | 10 Gbps |
| Enhanced networking | Yes (ENA) |
| EFA | No |
| IPv6 | Yes |
| Max network interfaces | 4 |
| IPv4 addresses per interface | 15 |
| Storage | Value |
|---|---|
| Storage | 1 x 475 NVMe SSD |
| Local disks | 1 × 474 GB SSD |
| EBS optimized | Yes |
| EBS over NVMe | Required |
| EBS throughput | Up to 4500 Mbps |
| EBS baseline bandwidth | 2,375 Mbps |
| EBS max bandwidth | 4,750 Mbps |
| EBS baseline throughput | 296.875 MB/s |
| EBS max throughput | 593.75 MB/s |
| EBS baseline IOPS | 12,000 |
| EBS max IOPS | 20,000 |
| Max EBS volumes | 26 |
| Instance details | Value |
|---|---|
| Instance type | c6gd.2xlarge |
| Family | c6gd |
| Category | Compute optimized |
| Current generation | Yes |
| Normalization factor | 16 |
| Bare metal | No |
| Hypervisor | Nitro |
| Placement groups | Cluster, Partition, Spread |
| Hibernation | Yes |
| Nitro Enclaves | Yes |
| Boot modes | UEFI |
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Other c6gd sizes
| Size | vCPUs | Memory (GiB) | On-demand /hr |
|---|---|---|---|
| c6gd.medium | 1 | 2 | $0.0384 |
| c6gd.large | 2 | 4 | $0.0768 |
| c6gd.xlarge | 4 | 8 | $0.1536 |
| c6gd.2xlarge | 8 | 16 | $0.3072 |
| c6gd.4xlarge | 16 | 32 | $0.6144 |
| c6gd.8xlarge | 32 | 64 | $1.229 |
| c6gd.12xlarge | 48 | 96 | $1.843 |
| c6gd.16xlarge | 64 | 128 | $2.458 |
| c6gd.metal | 64 | 128 | $2.458 |
Prices updated 2026-11-12 from AWS public price lists. Compare all AWS EC2 instances.