c6i.12xlarge
c6i.12xlarge is an AWS EC2 instance with 48 vCPUs, 96 GiB memory (Intel Xeon 8375C (Ice Lake)). In US East (N. Virginia) it costs $2.04 per hour on demand ($1,489.20 per month) for Linux; a 1-year reserved instance with no upfront costs $1.349 per hour, 34% less. Spot capacity is about $0.6051 per hour. It is sold in 31 regions; the cheapest is Asia Pacific (Malaysia) at $1.999 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 | $1.999 | $0.5959 | $1.327 | $0.9068 | $1.517 | $1.036 |
| Asia Pacific (Thailand) ap-southeast-7 | $1.999 | $0.523 | $1.327 | $0.9068 | $1.517 | $1.036 |
| Asia Pacific (Mumbai) ap-south-1 | $2.04 | $0.7008 | $1.351 | $0.9253 | $1.555 | $1.063 |
| Asia Pacific (Hyderabad) ap-south-2 | $2.04 | $0.204 | $1.349 | $0.9253 | $1.586 | $1.059 |
| US East (N. Virginia) us-east-1 | $2.04 | $0.6051 | $1.349 | $0.8981 | $1.474 | $0.985 |
| US East (Ohio) us-east-2 | $2.04 | $0.4487 | $1.349 | $0.8981 | $1.474 | $0.985 |
| US West (Oregon) us-west-2 | $2.04 | $0.562 | $1.349 | $0.8981 | $1.474 | $0.985 |
| Mexico (Central) mx-central-1 | $2.142 | – | $1.417 | $0.943 | $1.548 | $1.034 |
| EU (Stockholm) eu-north-1 | $2.184 | $0.2184 | $1.445 | $0.9907 | $1.592 | $1.095 |
| EU (Ireland) eu-west-1 | $2.189 | $1.016 | $1.449 | $0.9979 | $1.673 | $1.144 |
| Canada (Central) ca-central-1 | $2.232 | $0.5879 | $1.482 | $0.9798 | $1.693 | $1.076 |
| Canada West (Calgary) ca-west-1 | $2.232 | $0.4967 | $1.482 | $0.9798 | $1.693 | $1.076 |
| Israel (Tel Aviv) il-central-1 | $2.298 | $0.4332 | $1.522 | $1.048 | $1.756 | $1.201 |
| Asia Pacific (Seoul) ap-northeast-2 | $2.304 | $0.2845 | $1.522 | $1.047 | $1.754 | $1.203 |
| Asia Pacific (Taipei) ap-east-2 | $2.311 | – | – | – | $1.755 | $1.203 |
| EU (Frankfurt) eu-central-1 | $2.328 | $0.8573 | $1.535 | $1.056 | $1.772 | $1.208 |
| Asia Pacific (Singapore) ap-southeast-1 | $2.352 | $0.9389 | $1.561 | $1.067 | $1.785 | $1.218 |
| EU (Milan) eu-south-1 | $2.424 | $0.5733 | $1.603 | $1.099 | $1.843 | $1.268 |
| EU (London) eu-west-2 | $2.424 | $0.7031 | $1.60 | $1.102 | $1.835 | $1.262 |
| EU (Paris) eu-west-3 | $2.424 | $0.6848 | $1.60 | $1.102 | $1.847 | $1.265 |
| AWS GovCloud (US-East) us-gov-east-1 | $2.448 | – | $1.619 | $1.024 | $1.779 | $1.121 |
| AWS GovCloud (US-West) us-gov-west-1 | $2.448 | – | $1.619 | $1.024 | $1.779 | $1.121 |
| Middle East (Bahrain) me-south-1 | $2.534 | $0.5037 | $1.677 | $1.15 | $1.927 | $1.326 |
| US West (N. California) us-west-1 | $2.544 | $0.7167 | $1.68 | $1.157 | $1.941 | $1.338 |
| Asia Pacific (Tokyo) ap-northeast-1 | $2.568 | $0.9314 | $1.693 | $1.17 | $1.95 | $1.337 |
| Asia Pacific (Osaka) ap-northeast-3 | $2.568 | $0.7116 | $1.688 | $1.165 | $2.117 | $1.516 |
| Asia Pacific (Hong Kong) ap-east-1 | $2.592 | $0.2706 | $1.715 | $1.176 | $1.969 | $1.341 |
| Asia Pacific (Sydney) ap-southeast-2 | $2.664 | $1.113 | $1.759 | $1.21 | $1.953 | $1.374 |
| Africa (Cape Town) af-south-1 | $2.736 | $0.7658 | $1.724 | $1.182 | $2.167 | $1.507 |
| Asia Pacific (New Zealand) ap-southeast-6 | $2.797 | – | – | – | $2.051 | $1.442 |
| South America (Sao Paulo) sa-east-1 | $3.144 | $0.3144 | $2.076 | $1.428 | $2.394 | $1.63 |
Prices by operating system in US East (N. Virginia)
| Operating system | On-demand /hr | 1-yr reserved /hr | 3-yr reserved /hr |
|---|---|---|---|
| Linux | $2.04 | $1.349 | $0.8981 |
| Ubuntu Pro | $2.124 | – | – |
| SUSE | $2.165 | $1.409 | $0.9521 |
| RHEL | $2.558 | $1.868 | $1.417 |
| Linux SQL Web | $2.851 | $2.161 | $1.709 |
| RHEL HA | $3.23 | $2.54 | $2.088 |
| RHEL SQL Web | $3.37 | – | – |
| Windows | $4.248 | $3.558 | $3.106 |
| Windows SQL Web | $5.059 | $4.369 | $3.917 |
| Linux SQL Std | $7.80 | $7.109 | $6.658 |
| RHEL SQL Std | $8.318 | – | – |
| RHEL HA SQL Std | $8.99 | – | – |
| Windows SQL Std | $10.008 | $9.318 | $8.866 |
| Linux SQL Ent | $20.04 | $19.349 | $18.898 |
| RHEL SQL Ent | $20.558 | – | – |
| RHEL HA SQL Ent | $21.23 | – | – |
| Windows SQL Ent | $22.248 | $21.558 | $21.106 |
Specs
| Compute | Value |
|---|---|
| vCPUs | 48 |
| Physical cores | 24 |
| Threads per core | 2 |
| Architecture | x86_64 |
| Processor | Intel Xeon 8375C (Ice Lake) |
| CPU maker | Intel |
| Clock speed | 3.5 GHz |
| Sustained clock | 3.5 GHz |
| Processor features | Intel AVX; Intel AVX2; Intel AVX512; Intel Turbo |
| Burstable | No |
| Memory | Value |
|---|---|
| Memory (GiB) | 96 |
| Networking | Value |
|---|---|
| Network | 18.75 Gbps |
| Network baseline | 18.75 Gbps |
| Network peak | 18.75 Gbps |
| Enhanced networking | Yes (ENA) |
| EFA | No |
| IPv6 | Yes |
| Max network interfaces | 8 |
| IPv4 addresses per interface | 30 |
| Storage | Value |
|---|---|
| Storage | EBS only |
| EBS optimized | Yes |
| EBS over NVMe | Required |
| EBS throughput | 15000 Mbps |
| EBS baseline bandwidth | 15,000 Mbps |
| EBS max bandwidth | 15,000 Mbps |
| EBS baseline throughput | 1,875 MB/s |
| EBS max throughput | 1,875 MB/s |
| EBS baseline IOPS | 60,000 |
| EBS max IOPS | 60,000 |
| Max EBS volumes | 27 |
| Instance details | Value |
|---|---|
| Instance type | c6i.12xlarge |
| Family | c6i |
| Category | Compute optimized |
| Current generation | Yes |
| Normalization factor | 96 |
| Bare metal | No |
| Hypervisor | Nitro |
| Placement groups | Cluster, Partition, Spread |
| Hibernation | Yes |
| Nitro Enclaves | Yes |
| Boot modes | Legacy BIOS, UEFI |
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Other c6i sizes
| Size | vCPUs | Memory (GiB) | On-demand /hr |
|---|---|---|---|
| c6i.large | 2 | 4 | $0.085 |
| c6i.xlarge | 4 | 8 | $0.17 |
| c6i.2xlarge | 8 | 16 | $0.34 |
| c6i.4xlarge | 16 | 32 | $0.68 |
| c6i.8xlarge | 32 | 64 | $1.36 |
| c6i.12xlarge | 48 | 96 | $2.04 |
| c6i.16xlarge | 64 | 128 | $2.72 |
| c6i.24xlarge | 96 | 192 | $4.08 |
| c6i.32xlarge | 128 | 256 | $5.44 |
| c6i.metal | 128 | 256 | $5.44 |
Prices updated 2026-11-12 from AWS public price lists. Compare all AWS EC2 instances.