c6a.2xlargevsc6i.2xlarge

c6a.2xlarge is 10% cheaper than c6i.2xlarge on demand in US East (N. Virginia), saving $24.82 a month.

At a glancec6a.2xlargec6i.2xlarge
On-demand$0.306/hr10% less$0.34/hr
Lowest rate$0.1303/hrSpot, can be interrupted$0.1155/hr11% lessSpot, can be interrupted
Size8 vCPUs, 16 GiB8 vCPUs, 16 GiB
ProcessorAMD EPYC 7R13 ProcessorIntel Xeon 8375C (Ice Lake)
Architecturex86_64x86_64

Prices in US East (N. Virginia)

“Off” is the discount against each type’s own on-demand price. Linux, USD per hour.

Optionc6a.2xlargec6i.2xlargec6i.2xlarge vs c6a.2xlarge
On-demandPay by the hour$0.306$0.34▲ 11%
SpotCan be interrupted57% off$0.130366% off$0.1155▼ 11%
1-yr reservedNo upfront34% off$0.202434% off$0.2249▲ 11%
3-yr reservedNo upfront56% off$0.134756% off$0.1497▲ 11%
1-yr savings planHourly commitment28% off$0.221128% off$0.2457▲ 11%
3-yr savings planHourly commitment52% off$0.147752% off$0.1642▲ 11%

Key differences

The biggest lead each one has.

Where c6a.2xlarge leads
On-demand price$0.306 vs $0.34 per hour
10% cheaper
Clock speed3.6 GHz vs 3.5 GHz
3% higher
Where c6i.2xlarge leads

No clear lead on the measures we compare.

Specs

7 of 40 specs differ. Those are in bold.

Compute5 of 10 differc6a.2xlargec6i.2xlarge
vCPUs88
Physical cores44
Threads per core22
Architecturex86_64x86_64
ProcessorAMD EPYC 7R13 ProcessorIntel Xeon 8375C (Ice Lake)
CPU makerAMDIntel
Clock speed3.6 GHz3.5 GHz
Sustained clock3.6 GHz3.5 GHz
Processor featuresAMD Turbo; AVX; AVX2Intel AVX; Intel AVX2; Intel AVX512; Intel Turbo
BurstableNoNo
MemoryAll 1 matchc6a.2xlargec6i.2xlarge
Memory (GiB)1616
NetworkingAll 8 matchc6a.2xlargec6i.2xlarge
NetworkUp to 12500 MegabitUp to 12500 Megabit
Network baseline3.125 Gbps3.125 Gbps
Network peak12.5 Gbps12.5 Gbps
Enhanced networkingYes (ENA)Yes (ENA)
EFANoNo
IPv6YesYes
Max network interfaces44
IPv4 addresses per interface1515
Storage1 of 11 differc6a.2xlargec6i.2xlarge
StorageEBS onlyEBS only
EBS optimizedYesYes
EBS over NVMeRequiredRequired
EBS throughputUp to 6667 MbpsUp to 10000 Mbps
EBS baseline bandwidth2,500 Mbps2,500 Mbps
EBS max bandwidth10,000 Mbps10,000 Mbps
EBS baseline throughput312.5 MB/s312.5 MB/s
EBS max throughput1,250 MB/s1,250 MB/s
EBS baseline IOPS12,00012,000
EBS max IOPS40,00040,000
Max EBS volumes2727
Instance details1 of 10 differc6a.2xlargec6i.2xlarge
Familyc6ac6i
CategoryCompute optimizedCompute optimized
Current generationYesYes
Normalization factor1616
Bare metalNoNo
HypervisorNitroNitro
Placement groupsCluster, Partition, SpreadCluster, Partition, Spread
HibernationYesYes
Nitro EnclavesYesYes
Boot modesLegacy BIOS, UEFILegacy BIOS, UEFI

On-demand prices by region

Cheapest for c6a.2xlarge first. Linux, USD per hour.

Regionc6a.2xlargec6i.2xlargeDifference
Asia Pacific (Hyderabad)ap-south-2$0.187$0.34▲ 82%
Asia Pacific (Mumbai)ap-south-1$0.187$0.34▲ 82%
US East (N. Virginia)Used in summaryus-east-1$0.306$0.34▲ 11%
US East (Ohio)us-east-2$0.306$0.34▲ 11%
US West (Oregon)us-west-2$0.306$0.34▲ 11%
EU (Ireland)eu-west-1$0.3283$0.3648▲ 11%
Canada (Central)ca-central-1$0.3348$0.372▲ 11%
EU (Frankfurt)eu-central-1$0.3492$0.388▲ 11%
Asia Pacific (Singapore)ap-southeast-1$0.3528$0.392▲ 11%
EU (London)eu-west-2$0.3636$0.404▲ 11%
US West (N. California)us-west-1$0.3816$0.424▲ 11%
Asia Pacific (Tokyo)ap-northeast-1$0.3852$0.428▲ 11%
Asia Pacific (Hong Kong)ap-east-1$0.3888$0.432▲ 11%
Asia Pacific (Sydney)ap-southeast-2$0.3996$0.444▲ 11%
South America (Sao Paulo)sa-east-1$0.4716$0.524▲ 11%

Keep exploring

Each type’s own page, and how it compares with others.

c6a.2xlargeCompute optimized, c6a family
c6a.2xlarge prices and specsEvery size in the c6a family

Compare c6a.2xlarge with

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c6i.2xlargeCompute optimized, c6i family
c6i.2xlarge prices and specsEvery size in the c6i family

Compare c6i.2xlarge with

c6g.2xlargec6in.2xlargem6i.2xlarger6i.2xlargec6id.2xlargec5.2xlargec7i.2xlarge

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AWS EC2 Linux prices in USD. Monthly figures use 730 hours. Prices last updated 12 Nov 2026.