c6gn.xlarge
c6gn.xlarge is an AWS EC2 instance with 4 vCPUs, 8 GiB memory (AWS Graviton2 Processor). In US East (N. Virginia) it costs $0.1728 per hour on demand ($126.14 per month) for Linux; a 1-year reserved instance with no upfront costs $0.1091 per hour, 37% less. Spot capacity is about $0.0595 per hour. It is sold in 30 regions; the cheapest is Asia Pacific (Malaysia) at $0.1683 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 (Malaysia) ap-southeast-5 | $0.1683 | $0.0456 | $0.1062 | $0.078 | $0.1268 | $0.0937 |
| Asia Pacific (Thailand) ap-southeast-7 | $0.1683 | $0.0435 | $0.1062 | $0.078 | $0.1268 | $0.0937 |
| US East (N. Virginia) us-east-1 | $0.1728 | $0.0595 | $0.1091 | $0.0742 | $0.1309 | $0.089 |
| US East (Ohio) us-east-2 | $0.1728 | $0.0472 | $0.1091 | $0.0742 | $0.1309 | $0.089 |
| US West (Oregon) us-west-2 | $0.1728 | $0.0496 | $0.1091 | $0.0742 | $0.1309 | $0.089 |
| Asia Pacific (Mumbai) ap-south-1 | $0.173 | $0.0758 | $0.1092 | $0.0799 | $0.1312 | $0.0961 |
| Mexico (Central) mx-central-1 | $0.1814 | – | $0.1145 | $0.0779 | $0.1374 | $0.0935 |
| EU (Stockholm) eu-north-1 | $0.186 | $0.029 | $0.1176 | $0.0929 | $0.1407 | $0.1113 |
| Canada (Central) ca-central-1 | $0.1892 | $0.0729 | $0.1188 | $0.0822 | $0.143 | $0.0984 |
| Canada West (Calgary) ca-west-1 | $0.1892 | $0.0607 | $0.1188 | $0.0822 | $0.143 | $0.0984 |
| Asia Pacific (Seoul) ap-northeast-2 | $0.195 | $0.0463 | $0.1229 | $0.0983 | $0.147 | $0.1177 |
| EU (Ireland) eu-west-1 | $0.1952 | $0.0782 | $0.1228 | $0.0968 | $0.1474 | $0.1161 |
| Asia Pacific (Taipei) ap-east-2 | $0.1962 | – | – | – | $0.1692 | $0.1235 |
| EU (Frankfurt) eu-central-1 | $0.1972 | $0.0639 | $0.124 | $0.1005 | $0.1493 | $0.1211 |
| Asia Pacific (Singapore) ap-southeast-1 | $0.198 | $0.099 | $0.125 | $0.0918 | $0.1491 | $0.1102 |
| Asia Pacific (Jakarta) ap-southeast-3 | $0.1984 | $0.0198 | $0.125 | $0.0918 | $0.1537 | $0.1102 |
| EU (London) eu-west-2 | $0.205 | $0.0293 | $0.1291 | $0.1026 | $0.1554 | $0.1231 |
| EU (Paris) eu-west-3 | $0.205 | $0.0538 | $0.1291 | $0.1026 | $0.1554 | $0.1231 |
| Israel (Tel Aviv) il-central-1 | $0.205 | $0.051 | $0.1289 | $0.1016 | $0.1547 | $0.122 |
| EU (Milan) eu-south-1 | $0.2064 | $0.0476 | $0.1303 | $0.0886 | $0.1563 | $0.1063 |
| AWS GovCloud (US-East) us-gov-east-1 | $0.208 | – | $0.131 | $0.0894 | $0.1504 | $0.0957 |
| AWS GovCloud (US-West) us-gov-west-1 | $0.208 | – | $0.131 | $0.0894 | $0.1504 | $0.0957 |
| Middle East (Bahrain) me-south-1 | $0.2144 | $0.0542 | $0.1353 | $0.092 | $0.1624 | $0.1105 |
| US West (N. California) us-west-1 | $0.216 | $0.0644 | $0.1365 | $0.1026 | $0.1638 | $0.1231 |
| Asia Pacific (Tokyo) ap-northeast-1 | $0.218 | $0.0599 | $0.1365 | $0.1113 | $0.188 | $0.1372 |
| Asia Pacific (Osaka) ap-northeast-3 | $0.2184 | $0.059 | $0.136 | $0.1102 | $0.1871 | $0.1381 |
| Asia Pacific (Sydney) ap-southeast-2 | $0.226 | $0.0956 | $0.1428 | $0.1048 | $0.1712 | $0.1253 |
| Asia Pacific (Hong Kong) ap-east-1 | $0.229 | $0.0332 | $0.1439 | $0.1058 | $0.1732 | $0.1274 |
| Asia Pacific (New Zealand) ap-southeast-6 | $0.2373 | – | – | – | $0.1797 | $0.1316 |
| South America (Sao Paulo) sa-east-1 | $0.266 | $0.0608 | $0.168 | $0.1274 | $0.2016 | $0.1534 |
Prices by operating system in US East (N. Virginia)
| Operating system | On-demand /hr | 1-yr reserved /hr | 3-yr reserved /hr |
|---|---|---|---|
| Linux | $0.1728 | $0.1091 | $0.0742 |
| Ubuntu Pro | $0.1798 | – | – |
| SUSE | $0.2291 | $0.1591 | $0.1192 |
| RHEL | $0.2304 | $0.1667 | $0.1318 |
| RHEL HA | $0.3004 | $0.2367 | $0.2018 |
Specs
| Compute | Value |
|---|---|
| vCPUs | 4 |
| Physical cores | 4 |
| 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) | 8 |
| Networking | Value |
|---|---|
| Network | Up to 25 Gbps |
| Network baseline | 6.3 Gbps |
| Network peak | 25 Gbps |
| Enhanced networking | Yes (ENA) |
| EFA | No |
| IPv6 | Yes |
| Max network interfaces | 4 |
| IPv4 addresses per interface | 15 |
| Storage | Value |
|---|---|
| Storage | EBS only |
| EBS optimized | Yes |
| EBS over NVMe | Required |
| EBS throughput | Up to 9500 Mbps |
| EBS baseline bandwidth | 2,375 Mbps |
| EBS max bandwidth | 9,500 Mbps |
| EBS baseline throughput | 296.88 MB/s |
| EBS max throughput | 1,187.5 MB/s |
| EBS baseline IOPS | 10,000 |
| EBS max IOPS | 40,000 |
| Max EBS volumes | 27 |
| Instance details | Value |
|---|---|
| Instance type | c6gn.xlarge |
| Family | c6gn |
| Category | Compute optimized |
| Current generation | Yes |
| Normalization factor | 8 |
| Bare metal | No |
| Hypervisor | Nitro |
| Placement groups | Cluster, Partition, Spread |
| Hibernation | Yes |
| Nitro Enclaves | Yes |
| Boot modes | UEFI |
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Other c6gn sizes
| Size | vCPUs | Memory (GiB) | On-demand /hr |
|---|---|---|---|
| c6gn.medium | 1 | 2 | $0.0432 |
| c6gn.large | 2 | 4 | $0.0864 |
| c6gn.xlarge | 4 | 8 | $0.1728 |
| c6gn.2xlarge | 8 | 16 | $0.3456 |
| c6gn.4xlarge | 16 | 32 | $0.6912 |
| c6gn.8xlarge | 32 | 64 | $1.382 |
| c6gn.12xlarge | 48 | 96 | $2.074 |
| c6gn.16xlarge | 64 | 128 | $2.765 |
Prices updated 2026-11-12 from AWS public price lists. Compare all AWS EC2 instances.