c6a.2xlargevsm6a.2xlarge

c6a.2xlarge is 11% cheaper than m6a.2xlarge on demand in US East (N. Virginia), saving $28.91 a month.

At a glancec6a.2xlargem6a.2xlarge
On-demand$0.306/hr11% less$0.3456/hr
Lowest rate$0.1303/hr9% lessSpot, can be interrupted$0.1426/hrSpot, can be interrupted
Size8 vCPUs, 16 GiB8 vCPUs, 32 GiB
ProcessorAMD EPYC 7R13 ProcessorAMD EPYC 7R13 Processor
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.2xlargem6a.2xlargem6a.2xlarge vs c6a.2xlarge
On-demandPay by the hour$0.306$0.3456▲ 13%
SpotCan be interrupted57% off$0.130359% off$0.1426▲ 9%
1-yr reservedNo upfront34% off$0.202434% off$0.2286▲ 13%
3-yr reservedNo upfront56% off$0.134755% off$0.1568▲ 16%
1-yr savings planHourly commitment28% off$0.221127% off$0.2539▲ 15%
3-yr savings planHourly commitment52% off$0.147749% off$0.1753▲ 19%

Key differences

The biggest lead each one has.

Where c6a.2xlarge leads
On-demand price$0.306 vs $0.3456 per hour
11% cheaper
Where m6a.2xlarge leads
Memory (GiB)32 vs 16
2× higher

Specs

3 of 40 specs differ. Those are in bold.

ComputeAll 10 matchc6a.2xlargem6a.2xlarge
vCPUs88
Physical cores44
Threads per core22
Architecturex86_64x86_64
ProcessorAMD EPYC 7R13 ProcessorAMD EPYC 7R13 Processor
CPU makerAMDAMD
Clock speed3.6 GHz3.6 GHz
Sustained clock3.6 GHz3.6 GHz
Processor featuresAMD Turbo; AVX; AVX2AMD Turbo; AVX; AVX2
BurstableNoNo
Memory1 of 1 differc6a.2xlargem6a.2xlarge
Memory (GiB)1632
NetworkingAll 8 matchc6a.2xlargem6a.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
StorageAll 11 matchc6a.2xlargem6a.2xlarge
StorageEBS onlyEBS only
EBS optimizedYesYes
EBS over NVMeRequiredRequired
EBS throughputUp to 6667 MbpsUp to 6667 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 details2 of 10 differc6a.2xlargem6a.2xlarge
Familyc6am6a
CategoryCompute optimizedGeneral purpose
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.2xlargem6a.2xlargeDifference
Asia Pacific (Hyderabad)ap-south-2$0.187$0.2222▲ 19%
Asia Pacific (Mumbai)ap-south-1$0.187$0.2222▲ 19%
US East (N. Virginia)Used in summaryus-east-1$0.306$0.3456▲ 13%
US East (Ohio)us-east-2$0.306$0.3456▲ 13%
US West (Oregon)us-west-2$0.306$0.3456▲ 13%
EU (Ireland)eu-west-1$0.3283$0.3852▲ 17%
Canada (Central)ca-central-1$0.3348$0.3852▲ 15%
EU (Frankfurt)eu-central-1$0.3492$0.414▲ 19%
Asia Pacific (Singapore)ap-southeast-1$0.3528$0.432▲ 22%
EU (London)eu-west-2$0.3636$0.3996▲ 10%
US West (N. California)us-west-1$0.3816$0.4032▲ 6%
Asia Pacific (Tokyo)ap-northeast-1$0.3852$0.4464▲ 16%
Asia Pacific (Sydney)ap-southeast-2$0.3996$0.432▲ 8%
South America (Sao Paulo)sa-east-1$0.4716$0.5508▲ 17%

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

c6g.2xlargec6i.2xlarger6a.2xlargec5a.2xlargec7a.2xlarge
m6a.2xlargeGeneral purpose, m6a family
m6a.2xlarge prices and specsEvery size in the m6a family

Compare m6a.2xlarge with

m6g.2xlargem6i.2xlarger6a.2xlarget3a.2xlargem5a.2xlargem7a.2xlarge

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