c6a.32xlargevsr6a.32xlarge

c6a.32xlarge is 33% cheaper than r6a.32xlarge on demand in US East (N. Virginia), saving $1,723.97 a month.

At a glancec6a.32xlarger6a.32xlarge
On-demand$4.896/hr33% less$7.258/hr
Lowest rate$1.487/hr5% lessSpot, can be interrupted$1.563/hrSpot, can be interrupted
Size128 vCPUs, 256 GiB128 vCPUs, 1024 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.32xlarger6a.32xlarger6a.32xlarge vs c6a.32xlarge
On-demandPay by the hour$4.896$7.258▲ 48%
SpotCan be interrupted70% off$1.48778% off$1.563▲ 5%
1-yr reservedNo upfront34% off$3.23934% off$4.801▲ 48%
3-yr reservedNo upfront56% off$2.15555% off$3.292▲ 53%
1-yr savings planHourly commitment28% off$3.53828% off$5.258▲ 49%
3-yr savings planHourly commitment52% off$2.36448% off$3.786▲ 60%

Key differences

The biggest lead each one has.

Where c6a.32xlarge leads
On-demand price$4.896 vs $7.258 per hour
33% cheaper
Where r6a.32xlarge leads
Memory (GiB)1,024 vs 256
4× higher

Specs

3 of 40 specs differ. Those are in bold.

ComputeAll 10 matchc6a.32xlarger6a.32xlarge
vCPUs128128
Physical cores6464
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.32xlarger6a.32xlarge
Memory (GiB)2561,024
NetworkingAll 8 matchc6a.32xlarger6a.32xlarge
Network50000 Megabit50000 Megabit
Network baseline50 Gbps50 Gbps
Network peak50 Gbps50 Gbps
Enhanced networkingYes (ENA)Yes (ENA)
EFANoNo
IPv6YesYes
Max network interfaces1515
IPv4 addresses per interface5050
StorageAll 11 matchc6a.32xlarger6a.32xlarge
StorageEBS onlyEBS only
EBS optimizedYesYes
EBS over NVMeRequiredRequired
EBS throughput26667 Mbps26667 Mbps
EBS baseline bandwidth40,000 Mbps40,000 Mbps
EBS max bandwidth40,000 Mbps40,000 Mbps
EBS baseline throughput5,000 MB/s5,000 MB/s
EBS max throughput5,000 MB/s5,000 MB/s
EBS baseline IOPS160,000160,000
EBS max IOPS160,000160,000
Max EBS volumes2727
Instance details2 of 10 differc6a.32xlarger6a.32xlarge
Familyc6ar6a
CategoryCompute optimizedMemory optimized
Current generationYesYes
Normalization factor256256
Bare metalNoNo
HypervisorNitroNitro
Placement groupsCluster, Partition, SpreadCluster, Partition, Spread
HibernationNoNo
Nitro EnclavesYesYes
Boot modesLegacy BIOS, UEFILegacy BIOS, UEFI

On-demand prices by region

Cheapest for c6a.32xlarge first. Linux, USD per hour.

Regionc6a.32xlarger6a.32xlargeDifference
Asia Pacific (Hyderabad)ap-south-2$2.992$4.576▲ 53%
Asia Pacific (Mumbai)ap-south-1$2.992$4.576▲ 53%
US East (N. Virginia)Used in summaryus-east-1$4.896$7.258▲ 48%
US East (Ohio)us-east-2$4.896$7.258▲ 48%
US West (Oregon)us-west-2$4.896$7.258▲ 48%
EU (Ireland)eu-west-1$5.253$8.122▲ 55%
Canada (Central)ca-central-1$5.357$7.949▲ 48%
EU (Frankfurt)eu-central-1$5.587$8.755▲ 57%
Asia Pacific (Singapore)ap-southeast-1$5.645$8.755▲ 55%
EU (London)eu-west-2$5.818$8.525▲ 47%
US West (N. California)us-west-1$6.106$8.064▲ 32%
Asia Pacific (Tokyo)ap-northeast-1$6.163$8.755▲ 42%
Asia Pacific (Sydney)ap-southeast-2$6.394$8.698▲ 36%

Keep exploring

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

c6a.32xlargeCompute optimized, c6a family
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Compare c6a.32xlarge with

c6i.32xlargem6a.32xlargec7a.32xlarge
r6a.32xlargeMemory optimized, r6a family
r6a.32xlarge prices and specsEvery size in the r6a family

Compare r6a.32xlarge with

r6i.32xlargem6a.32xlarger7a.32xlarge

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