c6i.metal
c6i.metal is an AWS EC2 instance with 128 vCPUs, 256 GiB memory (Intel Xeon 8375C (Ice Lake)). In US East (N. Virginia) it costs $5.44 per hour on demand ($3,971.20 per month) for Linux; a 1-year reserved instance with no upfront costs $3.599 per hour, 34% less. Spot capacity is about $1.26 per hour. It is sold in 29 regions; the cheapest is Asia Pacific (Malaysia) at $5.331 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 | $5.331 | $0.5331 | $3.539 | $2.418 | $4.046 | $2.761 |
| Asia Pacific (Thailand) ap-southeast-7 | $5.331 | $0.5931 | $3.539 | $2.418 | $4.046 | $2.761 |
| Asia Pacific (Mumbai) ap-south-1 | $5.44 | $0.9826 | $3.602 | $2.468 | $4.146 | $2.834 |
| Asia Pacific (Hyderabad) ap-south-2 | $5.44 | $0.544 | $3.599 | $2.468 | $4.229 | $2.824 |
| US East (N. Virginia) us-east-1 | $5.44 | $1.26 | $3.599 | $2.395 | $3.931 | $2.627 |
| US East (Ohio) us-east-2 | $5.44 | $1.347 | $3.599 | $2.395 | $3.931 | $2.627 |
| US West (Oregon) us-west-2 | $5.44 | $1.524 | $3.599 | $2.395 | $3.931 | $2.627 |
| Mexico (Central) mx-central-1 | $5.712 | – | $3.779 | $2.515 | $4.128 | $2.758 |
| EU (Stockholm) eu-north-1 | $5.824 | $0.5824 | $3.853 | $2.642 | $4.244 | $2.919 |
| EU (Ireland) eu-west-1 | $5.837 | $1.502 | $3.864 | $2.661 | $4.46 | $3.05 |
| Canada (Central) ca-central-1 | $5.952 | $1.206 | $3.951 | $2.613 | $4.516 | $2.869 |
| Canada West (Calgary) ca-west-1 | $5.952 | $0.6174 | $3.951 | $2.613 | $4.516 | $2.869 |
| Israel (Tel Aviv) il-central-1 | $6.129 | $6.129 | $4.057 | $2.794 | $4.683 | $3.202 |
| Asia Pacific (Seoul) ap-northeast-2 | $6.144 | $0.6144 | $4.059 | $2.792 | $4.677 | $3.207 |
| EU (Frankfurt) eu-central-1 | $6.208 | $1.247 | $4.093 | $2.816 | $4.725 | $3.221 |
| Asia Pacific (Singapore) ap-southeast-1 | $6.272 | $2.052 | $4.163 | $2.845 | $4.761 | $3.249 |
| EU (Milan) eu-south-1 | $6.464 | $0.6464 | $4.276 | $2.932 | $4.915 | $3.382 |
| EU (London) eu-west-2 | $6.464 | $0.6661 | $4.267 | $2.938 | $4.892 | $3.366 |
| EU (Paris) eu-west-3 | $6.464 | $1.413 | $4.267 | $2.938 | $4.926 | $3.373 |
| AWS GovCloud (US-East) us-gov-east-1 | $6.528 | – | $4.318 | $2.731 | $4.743 | $2.991 |
| AWS GovCloud (US-West) us-gov-west-1 | $6.528 | – | $4.318 | $2.731 | $4.743 | $2.991 |
| Middle East (Bahrain) me-south-1 | $6.758 | $1.516 | $4.471 | $3.066 | $5.139 | $3.537 |
| US West (N. California) us-west-1 | $6.784 | $0.8821 | $4.481 | $3.084 | $5.176 | $3.567 |
| Asia Pacific (Tokyo) ap-northeast-1 | $6.848 | $1.205 | $4.516 | $3.121 | $5.199 | $3.565 |
| Asia Pacific (Osaka) ap-northeast-3 | $6.848 | $0.8432 | $4.503 | $3.106 | $5.644 | $4.043 |
| Asia Pacific (Hong Kong) ap-east-1 | $6.912 | $0.7775 | $4.572 | $3.135 | $5.251 | $3.576 |
| Asia Pacific (Sydney) ap-southeast-2 | $7.104 | $2.517 | $4.691 | $3.228 | $5.208 | $3.663 |
| Africa (Cape Town) af-south-1 | $7.296 | $0.7296 | $4.596 | $3.152 | $5.779 | $4.019 |
| South America (Sao Paulo) sa-east-1 | $8.384 | $0.8384 | $5.537 | $3.808 | $6.384 | $4.348 |
Prices by operating system in US East (N. Virginia)
| Operating system | On-demand /hr | 1-yr reserved /hr | 3-yr reserved /hr |
|---|---|---|---|
| Linux | $5.44 | $3.599 | $2.395 |
| SUSE | $5.565 | $3.659 | $2.449 |
| Ubuntu Pro | $5.664 | – | – |
| RHEL | $6.669 | $4.827 | $3.624 |
| Linux SQL Web | $7.603 | $5.762 | $4.558 |
| RHEL HA | $8.013 | $6.171 | $4.968 |
| RHEL SQL Web | $8.832 | – | – |
| Windows | $11.328 | $9.487 | $8.283 |
| Windows SQL Web | $13.491 | $11.65 | $10.446 |
| Linux SQL Std | $20.80 | $18.959 | $17.755 |
| RHEL SQL Std | $22.029 | – | – |
| RHEL HA SQL Std | $23.373 | – | – |
| Windows SQL Std | $26.688 | $24.847 | $23.643 |
| Linux SQL Ent | $53.44 | $51.599 | $50.395 |
| RHEL SQL Ent | $54.669 | – | – |
| RHEL HA SQL Ent | $56.013 | – | – |
| Windows SQL Ent | $59.328 | $57.487 | $56.283 |
Specs
| Compute | Value |
|---|---|
| vCPUs | 128 |
| Physical cores | 64 |
| 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) | 256 |
| Networking | Value |
|---|---|
| Network | 50 Gbps |
| Network baseline | 50 Gbps |
| Network peak | 50 Gbps |
| Enhanced networking | Yes (ENA) |
| EFA | Yes |
| 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 | 40000 Mbps |
| EBS baseline bandwidth | 40,000 Mbps |
| EBS max bandwidth | 40,000 Mbps |
| EBS baseline throughput | 5,000 MB/s |
| EBS max throughput | 5,000 MB/s |
| EBS baseline IOPS | 160,000 |
| EBS max IOPS | 160,000 |
| Max EBS volumes | 31 |
| Instance details | Value |
|---|---|
| Instance type | c6i.metal |
| Family | c6i |
| Category | Compute optimized |
| Current generation | Yes |
| Normalization factor | 256 |
| Bare metal | Yes |
| Placement groups | Cluster, Partition, Spread |
| Hibernation | No |
| Nitro Enclaves | No |
| Boot modes | Legacy BIOS |
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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.