c6i.16xlarge
c6i.16xlarge is an AWS EC2 instance with 64 vCPUs, 128 GiB memory (Intel Xeon 8375C (Ice Lake)). In US East (N. Virginia) it costs $2.72 per hour on demand ($1,985.60 per month) for Linux; a 1-year reserved instance with no upfront costs $1.799 per hour, 34% less. Spot capacity is about $0.7046 per hour. It is sold in 31 regions; the cheapest is Asia Pacific (Malaysia) at $2.666 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 | $2.666 | $0.8135 | $1.769 | $1.209 | $2.023 | $1.381 |
| Asia Pacific (Thailand) ap-southeast-7 | $2.666 | $0.2671 | $1.769 | $1.209 | $2.023 | $1.381 |
| Asia Pacific (Mumbai) ap-south-1 | $2.72 | $0.8604 | $1.801 | $1.234 | $2.073 | $1.417 |
| Asia Pacific (Hyderabad) ap-south-2 | $2.72 | $0.272 | $1.799 | $1.234 | $2.115 | $1.412 |
| US East (N. Virginia) us-east-1 | $2.72 | $0.7046 | $1.799 | $1.198 | $1.966 | $1.313 |
| US East (Ohio) us-east-2 | $2.72 | $0.917 | $1.799 | $1.198 | $1.966 | $1.313 |
| US West (Oregon) us-west-2 | $2.72 | $1.037 | $1.799 | $1.198 | $1.966 | $1.313 |
| Mexico (Central) mx-central-1 | $2.856 | – | $1.889 | $1.257 | $2.064 | $1.379 |
| EU (Stockholm) eu-north-1 | $2.912 | $0.3191 | $1.926 | $1.321 | $2.122 | $1.46 |
| EU (Ireland) eu-west-1 | $2.918 | $1.407 | $1.932 | $1.331 | $2.23 | $1.525 |
| Canada (Central) ca-central-1 | $2.976 | $0.9633 | $1.976 | $1.306 | $2.258 | $1.434 |
| Canada West (Calgary) ca-west-1 | $2.976 | $0.65 | $1.976 | $1.306 | $2.258 | $1.434 |
| Israel (Tel Aviv) il-central-1 | $3.064 | $0.3064 | $2.029 | $1.397 | $2.342 | $1.601 |
| Asia Pacific (Seoul) ap-northeast-2 | $3.072 | $0.5808 | $2.029 | $1.396 | $2.339 | $1.604 |
| Asia Pacific (Taipei) ap-east-2 | $3.082 | – | – | – | $2.339 | $1.604 |
| EU (Frankfurt) eu-central-1 | $3.104 | $1.21 | $2.046 | $1.408 | $2.362 | $1.611 |
| Asia Pacific (Singapore) ap-southeast-1 | $3.136 | $1.132 | $2.082 | $1.423 | $2.38 | $1.624 |
| EU (Milan) eu-south-1 | $3.232 | $0.6775 | $2.138 | $1.466 | $2.458 | $1.691 |
| EU (London) eu-west-2 | $3.232 | $0.8188 | $2.134 | $1.469 | $2.446 | $1.683 |
| EU (Paris) eu-west-3 | $3.232 | $0.8763 | $2.134 | $1.469 | $2.463 | $1.687 |
| AWS GovCloud (US-East) us-gov-east-1 | $3.264 | – | $2.159 | $1.365 | $2.372 | $1.495 |
| AWS GovCloud (US-West) us-gov-west-1 | $3.264 | – | $2.159 | $1.365 | $2.372 | $1.495 |
| Middle East (Bahrain) me-south-1 | $3.379 | $0.6971 | $2.235 | $1.533 | $2.57 | $1.768 |
| US West (N. California) us-west-1 | $3.392 | $1.029 | $2.24 | $1.542 | $2.588 | $1.784 |
| Asia Pacific (Tokyo) ap-northeast-1 | $3.424 | $1.484 | $2.258 | $1.56 | $2.599 | $1.782 |
| Asia Pacific (Osaka) ap-northeast-3 | $3.424 | $1.238 | $2.251 | $1.553 | $2.822 | $2.022 |
| Asia Pacific (Hong Kong) ap-east-1 | $3.456 | $0.5471 | $2.286 | $1.568 | $2.626 | $1.788 |
| Asia Pacific (Sydney) ap-southeast-2 | $3.552 | $1.552 | $2.345 | $1.614 | $2.604 | $1.832 |
| Africa (Cape Town) af-south-1 | $3.648 | $0.7408 | $2.298 | $1.576 | $2.89 | $2.009 |
| Asia Pacific (New Zealand) ap-southeast-6 | $3.73 | – | – | – | $2.734 | $1.923 |
| South America (Sao Paulo) sa-east-1 | $4.192 | $0.4429 | $2.769 | $1.904 | $3.192 | $2.174 |
Prices by operating system in US East (N. Virginia)
| Operating system | On-demand /hr | 1-yr reserved /hr | 3-yr reserved /hr |
|---|---|---|---|
| Linux | $2.72 | $1.799 | $1.198 |
| Ubuntu Pro | $2.832 | – | – |
| SUSE | $2.845 | $1.859 | $1.252 |
| RHEL | $3.411 | $2.49 | $1.889 |
| Linux SQL Web | $3.802 | $2.881 | $2.279 |
| RHEL HA | $4.307 | $3.386 | $2.785 |
| RHEL SQL Web | $4.493 | – | – |
| Windows | $5.664 | $4.743 | $4.141 |
| Windows SQL Web | $6.746 | $5.825 | $5.223 |
| Linux SQL Std | $10.40 | $9.479 | $8.877 |
| RHEL SQL Std | $11.091 | – | – |
| RHEL HA SQL Std | $11.987 | – | – |
| Windows SQL Std | $13.344 | $12.423 | $11.822 |
| Linux SQL Ent | $26.72 | $25.799 | $25.198 |
| RHEL SQL Ent | $27.411 | – | – |
| RHEL HA SQL Ent | $28.307 | – | – |
| Windows SQL Ent | $29.664 | $28.743 | $28.142 |
Specs
| Compute | Value |
|---|---|
| vCPUs | 64 |
| Physical cores | 32 |
| 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) | 128 |
| Networking | Value |
|---|---|
| Network | 25 Gbps |
| Network baseline | 25 Gbps |
| Network peak | 25 Gbps |
| Enhanced networking | Yes (ENA) |
| EFA | No |
| IPv6 | Yes |
| Max network interfaces | 15 |
| IPv4 addresses per interface | 50 |
| Storage | Value |
|---|---|
| Storage | EBS only |
| EBS optimized | Yes |
| EBS over NVMe | Required |
| EBS throughput | 20000 Mbps |
| EBS baseline bandwidth | 20,000 Mbps |
| EBS max bandwidth | 20,000 Mbps |
| EBS baseline throughput | 2,500 MB/s |
| EBS max throughput | 2,500 MB/s |
| EBS baseline IOPS | 80,000 |
| EBS max IOPS | 80,000 |
| Max EBS volumes | 27 |
| Instance details | Value |
|---|---|
| Instance type | c6i.16xlarge |
| Family | c6i |
| Category | Compute optimized |
| Current generation | Yes |
| Normalization factor | 128 |
| 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.