c6a.largevsc6g.large

c6g.large is 11% cheaper than c6a.large on demand in US East (N. Virginia), saving $6.20 a month. They use different processor architectures (x86_64 and arm64), so software built for one may need rebuilding to run on the other.

At a glancec6a.largec6g.large
On-demand$0.0765/hr$0.068/hr11% less
Lowest rate$0.0288/hrSpot, can be interrupted$0.0264/hr8% lessSpot, can be interrupted
Size2 vCPUs, 4 GiB2 vCPUs, 4 GiB
ProcessorAMD EPYC 7R13 ProcessorAWS Graviton2 Processor
Architecturex86_64arm64

Prices in US East (N. Virginia)

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

Optionc6a.largec6g.largec6g.large vs c6a.large
On-demandPay by the hour$0.0765$0.068▼ 11%
SpotCan be interrupted62% off$0.028861% off$0.0264▼ 8%
1-yr reservedNo upfront34% off$0.050637% off$0.0428▼ 15%
3-yr reservedNo upfront56% off$0.033757% off$0.0294▼ 13%
1-yr savings planHourly commitment28% off$0.055327% off$0.0496▼ 10%
3-yr savings planHourly commitment52% off$0.036952% off$0.0328▼ 11%

Key differences

The biggest lead each one has.

Where c6a.large leads
EBS max bandwidth10,000 Mbps vs 4,750 Mbps
2.1× higher
Clock speed3.6 GHz vs 2.5 GHz
44% higher
Network peak12.5 Gbps vs 10 Gbps
25% higher
Where c6g.large leads
On-demand price$0.068 vs $0.0765 per hour
11% cheaper
Physical cores2 vs 1
2× higher

Specs

20 of 40 specs differ. Those are in bold.

Compute8 of 10 differc6a.largec6g.large
vCPUs22
Physical cores12
Threads per core21
Architecturex86_64arm64
ProcessorAMD EPYC 7R13 ProcessorAWS Graviton2 Processor
CPU makerAMDAWS
Clock speed3.6 GHz2.5 GHz
Sustained clock3.6 GHz2.5 GHz
Processor featuresAMD Turbo; AVX; AVX2–
BurstableNoNo
MemoryAll 1 matchc6a.largec6g.large
Memory (GiB)44
Networking3 of 8 differc6a.largec6g.large
NetworkUp to 12500 MegabitUp to 10 Gigabit
Network baseline0.781 Gbps0.75 Gbps
Network peak12.5 Gbps10 Gbps
Enhanced networkingYes (ENA)Yes (ENA)
EFANoNo
IPv6YesYes
Max network interfaces33
IPv4 addresses per interface1010
Storage6 of 11 differc6a.largec6g.large
StorageEBS onlyEBS only
EBS optimizedYesYes
EBS over NVMeRequiredRequired
EBS throughputUp to 6667 MbpsUp to 4500 Mbps
EBS baseline bandwidth650 Mbps630 Mbps
EBS max bandwidth10,000 Mbps4,750 Mbps
EBS baseline throughput81.25 MB/s78.75 MB/s
EBS max throughput1,250 MB/s593.75 MB/s
EBS baseline IOPS3,6003,600
EBS max IOPS40,00020,000
Max EBS volumes2727
Instance details3 of 10 differc6a.largec6g.large
Familyc6ac6g
CategoryCompute optimizedCompute optimized
Current generationYesYes
Normalization factor44
Bare metalNoNo
HypervisorNitroNitro
Placement groupsCluster, Partition, SpreadCluster, Partition, Spread
HibernationYesYes
Nitro EnclavesNoYes
Boot modesLegacy BIOS, UEFIUEFI

On-demand prices by region

Cheapest for c6a.large first. Linux, USD per hour.

Regionc6a.largec6g.largeDifference
Asia Pacific (Hyderabad)ap-south-2$0.0468$0.0426▼ 9%
Asia Pacific (Mumbai)ap-south-1$0.0468$0.0426▼ 9%
US East (N. Virginia)Used in summaryus-east-1$0.0765$0.068▼ 11%
US East (Ohio)us-east-2$0.0765$0.068▼ 11%
US West (Oregon)us-west-2$0.0765$0.068▼ 11%
EU (Ireland)eu-west-1$0.0821$0.073▼ 11%
Canada (Central)ca-central-1$0.0837$0.0744▼ 11%
EU (Frankfurt)eu-central-1$0.0873$0.0776▼ 11%
Asia Pacific (Singapore)ap-southeast-1$0.0882$0.0784▼ 11%
EU (London)eu-west-2$0.0909$0.0808▼ 11%
US West (N. California)us-west-1$0.0954$0.0848▼ 11%
Asia Pacific (Tokyo)ap-northeast-1$0.0963$0.0856▼ 11%
Asia Pacific (Hong Kong)ap-east-1$0.0972$0.086▼ 12%
Asia Pacific (Sydney)ap-southeast-2$0.0999$0.0888▼ 11%
South America (Sao Paulo)sa-east-1$0.1179$0.1048▼ 11%

Keep exploring

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

c6a.largeCompute optimized, c6a family
c6a.large prices and specsEvery size in the c6a family

Compare c6a.large with

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c6g.largeCompute optimized, c6g family
c6g.large prices and specsEvery size in the c6g family

Compare c6g.large with

c6gd.largec6i.largem6g.larger6g.largec6gn.largec7g.large

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