c6g.2xlargevsc6gd.2xlarge

c6g.2xlarge is 11% cheaper than c6gd.2xlarge on demand in US East (N. Virginia), saving $25.70 a month.

At a glancec6g.2xlargec6gd.2xlarge
On-demand$0.272/hr11% less$0.3072/hr
Lowest rate$0.1398/hrSpot, can be interrupted$0.0307/hr78% lessSpot, can be interrupted
Size8 vCPUs, 16 GiB8 vCPUs, 16 GiB
ProcessorAWS Graviton2 ProcessorAWS Graviton2 Processor
Architecturearm64arm64

Prices in US East (N. Virginia)

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

Optionc6g.2xlargec6gd.2xlargec6gd.2xlarge vs c6g.2xlarge
On-demandPay by the hour$0.272$0.3072▲ 13%
SpotCan be interrupted49% off$0.139890% off$0.0307▼ 78%
1-yr reservedNo upfront37% off$0.171437% off$0.1935▲ 13%
3-yr reservedNo upfront57% off$0.117557% off$0.1327▲ 13%
1-yr savings planHourly commitment27% off$0.198227% off$0.2251▲ 14%
3-yr savings planHourly commitment52% off$0.131352% off$0.1486▲ 13%

Key differences

The biggest lead each one has.

Where c6g.2xlarge leads
On-demand price$0.272 vs $0.3072 per hour
11% cheaper
Max EBS volumes27 vs 26
4% higher
Where c6gd.2xlarge leads

No clear lead on the measures we compare.

Specs

4 of 40 specs differ. Those are in bold.

ComputeAll 9 matchc6g.2xlargec6gd.2xlarge
vCPUs88
Physical cores88
Threads per core11
Architecturearm64arm64
ProcessorAWS Graviton2 ProcessorAWS Graviton2 Processor
CPU makerAWSAWS
Clock speed2.5 GHz2.5 GHz
Sustained clock2.5 GHz2.5 GHz
BurstableNoNo
MemoryAll 1 matchc6g.2xlargec6gd.2xlarge
Memory (GiB)1616
NetworkingAll 8 matchc6g.2xlargec6gd.2xlarge
NetworkUp to 10 GigabitUp to 10 Gigabit
Network baseline2.5 Gbps2.5 Gbps
Network peak10 Gbps10 Gbps
Enhanced networkingYes (ENA)Yes (ENA)
EFANoNo
IPv6YesYes
Max network interfaces44
IPv4 addresses per interface1515
Storage3 of 12 differc6g.2xlargec6gd.2xlarge
StorageEBS only1 x 475 NVMe SSD
Local disks–1 × 474 GB SSD
EBS optimizedYesYes
EBS over NVMeRequiredRequired
EBS throughputUp to 4500 MbpsUp to 4500 Mbps
EBS baseline bandwidth2,375 Mbps2,375 Mbps
EBS max bandwidth4,750 Mbps4,750 Mbps
EBS baseline throughput296.875 MB/s296.875 MB/s
EBS max throughput593.75 MB/s593.75 MB/s
EBS baseline IOPS12,00012,000
EBS max IOPS20,00020,000
Max EBS volumes2726
Instance details1 of 10 differc6g.2xlargec6gd.2xlarge
Familyc6gc6gd
CategoryCompute optimizedCompute optimized
Current generationYesYes
Normalization factor1616
Bare metalNoNo
HypervisorNitroNitro
Placement groupsCluster, Partition, SpreadCluster, Partition, Spread
HibernationYesYes
Nitro EnclavesYesYes
Boot modesUEFIUEFI

On-demand prices by region

Cheapest for c6g.2xlarge first. Linux, USD per hour.

Regionc6g.2xlargec6gd.2xlargeDifference
Asia Pacific (Mumbai)ap-south-1$0.1704$0.196▲ 15%
US East (N. Virginia)Used in summaryus-east-1$0.272$0.3072▲ 13%
US East (Ohio)us-east-2$0.272$0.3072▲ 13%
US West (Oregon)us-west-2$0.272$0.3072▲ 13%
EU (Ireland)eu-west-1$0.2918$0.3488▲ 20%
Europe (Spain)eu-south-2$0.2918$0.3488▲ 20%
EU (Stockholm)eu-north-1$0.292$0.3328▲ 14%
Canada (Central)ca-central-1$0.2976$0.3392▲ 14%
Asia Pacific (Seoul)ap-northeast-2$0.308$0.352▲ 14%
EU (Frankfurt)eu-central-1$0.3104$0.356▲ 15%
Asia Pacific (Jakarta)ap-southeast-3$0.3136$0.36▲ 15%
Asia Pacific (Singapore)ap-southeast-1$0.3136$0.36▲ 15%
EU (London)eu-west-2$0.3232$0.368▲ 14%
EU (Paris)eu-west-3$0.324$0.368▲ 14%
AWS GovCloud (US-East)us-gov-east-1$0.3264$0.3712▲ 14%
AWS GovCloud (US-West)us-gov-west-1$0.3264$0.3712▲ 14%
US West (N. California)us-west-1$0.3392$0.384▲ 13%
Europe (Zurich)eu-central-2$0.3414$0.3916▲ 15%
Asia Pacific (Tokyo)ap-northeast-1$0.3424$0.392▲ 14%
Asia Pacific (Osaka)ap-northeast-3$0.344$0.392▲ 14%
Asia Pacific (Sydney)ap-southeast-2$0.3552$0.404▲ 14%
Africa (Cape Town)af-south-1$0.3648$0.416▲ 14%
South America (Sao Paulo)sa-east-1$0.4192$0.476▲ 14%

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