c6a.xlargevsc6g.xlarge

c6g.xlarge is 11% cheaper than c6a.xlarge on demand in US East (N. Virginia), saving $12.41 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.xlargec6g.xlarge
On-demand$0.153/hr$0.136/hr11% less
Lowest rate$0.0674/hr3-yr reserved, no upfront$0.0588/hr13% less3-yr reserved, no upfront
Size4 vCPUs, 8 GiB4 vCPUs, 8 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.xlargec6g.xlargec6g.xlarge vs c6a.xlarge
On-demandPay by the hour$0.153$0.136▼ 11%
SpotCan be interrupted56% off$0.067243% off$0.0781▲ 16%
1-yr reservedNo upfront34% off$0.101237% off$0.0857▼ 15%
3-yr reservedNo upfront56% off$0.067457% off$0.0588▼ 13%
1-yr savings planHourly commitment28% off$0.110627% off$0.0991▼ 10%
3-yr savings planHourly commitment52% off$0.073952% off$0.0657▼ 11%

Key differences

The biggest lead each one has.

Where c6a.xlarge 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.xlarge leads
On-demand price$0.136 vs $0.153 per hour
11% cheaper
Physical cores4 vs 2
2× higher

Specs

19 of 40 specs differ. Those are in bold.

Compute8 of 10 differc6a.xlargec6g.xlarge
vCPUs44
Physical cores24
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.xlargec6g.xlarge
Memory (GiB)88
Networking3 of 8 differc6a.xlargec6g.xlarge
NetworkUp to 12500 MegabitUp to 10 Gigabit
Network baseline1.562 Gbps1.25 Gbps
Network peak12.5 Gbps10 Gbps
Enhanced networkingYes (ENA)Yes (ENA)
EFANoNo
IPv6YesYes
Max network interfaces44
IPv4 addresses per interface1515
Storage6 of 11 differc6a.xlargec6g.xlarge
StorageEBS onlyEBS only
EBS optimizedYesYes
EBS over NVMeRequiredRequired
EBS throughputUp to 6667 MbpsUp to 4500 Mbps
EBS baseline bandwidth1,250 Mbps1,188 Mbps
EBS max bandwidth10,000 Mbps4,750 Mbps
EBS baseline throughput156.25 MB/s148.5 MB/s
EBS max throughput1,250 MB/s593.75 MB/s
EBS baseline IOPS6,0006,000
EBS max IOPS40,00020,000
Max EBS volumes2727
Instance details2 of 10 differc6a.xlargec6g.xlarge
Familyc6ac6g
CategoryCompute optimizedCompute optimized
Current generationYesYes
Normalization factor88
Bare metalNoNo
HypervisorNitroNitro
Placement groupsCluster, Partition, SpreadCluster, Partition, Spread
HibernationYesYes
Nitro EnclavesYesYes
Boot modesLegacy BIOS, UEFIUEFI

On-demand prices by region

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

Regionc6a.xlargec6g.xlargeDifference
Asia Pacific (Hyderabad)ap-south-2$0.0935$0.0852▼ 9%
Asia Pacific (Mumbai)ap-south-1$0.0935$0.0852▼ 9%
US East (N. Virginia)Used in summaryus-east-1$0.153$0.136▼ 11%
US East (Ohio)us-east-2$0.153$0.136▼ 11%
US West (Oregon)us-west-2$0.153$0.136▼ 11%
EU (Ireland)eu-west-1$0.1642$0.1459▼ 11%
Canada (Central)ca-central-1$0.1674$0.1488▼ 11%
EU (Frankfurt)eu-central-1$0.1746$0.1552▼ 11%
Asia Pacific (Singapore)ap-southeast-1$0.1764$0.1568▼ 11%
EU (London)eu-west-2$0.1818$0.1616▼ 11%
US West (N. California)us-west-1$0.1908$0.1696▼ 11%
Asia Pacific (Tokyo)ap-northeast-1$0.1926$0.1712▼ 11%
Asia Pacific (Hong Kong)ap-east-1$0.1944$0.172▼ 12%
Asia Pacific (Sydney)ap-southeast-2$0.1998$0.1776▼ 11%
South America (Sao Paulo)sa-east-1$0.2358$0.2096▼ 11%

Keep exploring

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

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

Compare c6a.xlarge with

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c6g.xlargeCompute optimized, c6g family
c6g.xlarge prices and specsEvery size in the c6g family

Compare c6g.xlarge with

c6gd.xlargec6i.xlargem6g.xlarger6g.xlargec6gn.xlargec7g.xlarge

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