c6a.xlargevsr6a.xlarge

c6a.xlarge is 33% cheaper than r6a.xlarge on demand in US East (N. Virginia), saving $53.87 a month.

At a glancec6a.xlarger6a.xlarge
On-demand$0.153/hr33% less$0.2268/hr
Lowest rate$0.0672/hr29% lessSpot, can be interrupted$0.0944/hrSpot, can be interrupted
Size4 vCPUs, 8 GiB4 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.xlarger6a.xlarger6a.xlarge vs c6a.xlarge
On-demandPay by the hour$0.153$0.2268▲ 48%
SpotCan be interrupted56% off$0.067258% off$0.0944▲ 40%
1-yr reservedNo upfront34% off$0.101234% off$0.15▲ 48%
3-yr reservedNo upfront56% off$0.067455% off$0.1029▲ 53%
1-yr savings planHourly commitment28% off$0.110628% off$0.1643▲ 49%
3-yr savings planHourly commitment52% off$0.073948% off$0.1183▲ 60%

Key differences

The biggest lead each one has.

Where c6a.xlarge leads
On-demand price$0.153 vs $0.2268 per hour
33% cheaper
Where r6a.xlarge leads
Memory (GiB)32 vs 8
4× higher

Specs

3 of 40 specs differ. Those are in bold.

ComputeAll 10 matchc6a.xlarger6a.xlarge
vCPUs44
Physical cores22
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.xlarger6a.xlarge
Memory (GiB)832
NetworkingAll 8 matchc6a.xlarger6a.xlarge
NetworkUp to 12500 MegabitUp to 12500 Megabit
Network baseline1.562 Gbps1.562 Gbps
Network peak12.5 Gbps12.5 Gbps
Enhanced networkingYes (ENA)Yes (ENA)
EFANoNo
IPv6YesYes
Max network interfaces44
IPv4 addresses per interface1515
StorageAll 11 matchc6a.xlarger6a.xlarge
StorageEBS onlyEBS only
EBS optimizedYesYes
EBS over NVMeRequiredRequired
EBS throughputUp to 6667 MbpsUp to 6667 Mbps
EBS baseline bandwidth1,250 Mbps1,250 Mbps
EBS max bandwidth10,000 Mbps10,000 Mbps
EBS baseline throughput156.25 MB/s156.25 MB/s
EBS max throughput1,250 MB/s1,250 MB/s
EBS baseline IOPS6,0006,000
EBS max IOPS40,00040,000
Max EBS volumes2727
Instance details2 of 10 differc6a.xlarger6a.xlarge
Familyc6ar6a
CategoryCompute optimizedMemory optimized
Current generationYesYes
Normalization factor88
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.xlarge first. Linux, USD per hour.

Regionc6a.xlarger6a.xlargeDifference
Asia Pacific (Hyderabad)ap-south-2$0.0935$0.143▲ 53%
Asia Pacific (Mumbai)ap-south-1$0.0935$0.143▲ 53%
US East (N. Virginia)Used in summaryus-east-1$0.153$0.2268▲ 48%
US East (Ohio)us-east-2$0.153$0.2268▲ 48%
US West (Oregon)us-west-2$0.153$0.2268▲ 48%
EU (Ireland)eu-west-1$0.1642$0.2538▲ 55%
Canada (Central)ca-central-1$0.1674$0.2484▲ 48%
EU (Frankfurt)eu-central-1$0.1746$0.2736▲ 57%
Asia Pacific (Singapore)ap-southeast-1$0.1764$0.2736▲ 55%
EU (London)eu-west-2$0.1818$0.2664▲ 47%
US West (N. California)us-west-1$0.1908$0.252▲ 32%
Asia Pacific (Tokyo)ap-northeast-1$0.1926$0.2736▲ 42%
Asia Pacific (Sydney)ap-southeast-2$0.1998$0.2718▲ 36%

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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r6a.xlargeMemory optimized, r6a family
r6a.xlarge prices and specsEvery size in the r6a family

Compare r6a.xlarge with

r6g.xlarger6i.xlargem6a.xlarger5a.xlarger7a.xlarge

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