c6g.largevsc6i.large

c6g.large is 20% cheaper than c6i.large on demand in US East (N. Virginia), saving $12.41 a month. They use different processor architectures (arm64 and x86_64), so software built for one may need rebuilding to run on the other.

At a glancec6g.largec6i.large
On-demand$0.068/hr20% less$0.085/hr
Lowest rate$0.0264/hr2% lessSpot, can be interrupted$0.0269/hrSpot, can be interrupted
Size2 vCPUs, 4 GiB2 vCPUs, 4 GiB
ProcessorAWS Graviton2 ProcessorIntel Xeon 8375C (Ice Lake)
Architecturearm64x86_64

Prices in US East (N. Virginia)

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

Optionc6g.largec6i.largec6i.large vs c6g.large
On-demandPay by the hour$0.068$0.085▲ 25%
SpotCan be interrupted61% off$0.026468% off$0.0269▲ 2%
1-yr reservedNo upfront37% off$0.042834% off$0.0562▲ 31%
3-yr reservedNo upfront57% off$0.029456% off$0.0374▲ 27%
1-yr savings planHourly commitment27% off$0.049628% off$0.0614▲ 24%
3-yr savings planHourly commitment52% off$0.032852% off$0.041▲ 25%

Key differences

The biggest lead each one has.

Where c6g.large leads
On-demand price$0.068 vs $0.085 per hour
20% cheaper
Physical cores2 vs 1
2× higher
Where c6i.large leads
EBS max bandwidth10,000 Mbps vs 4,750 Mbps
2.1× higher
Clock speed3.5 GHz vs 2.5 GHz
40% higher
Network peak12.5 Gbps vs 10 Gbps
25% higher

Specs

20 of 40 specs differ. Those are in bold.

Compute8 of 10 differc6g.largec6i.large
vCPUs22
Physical cores21
Threads per core12
Architecturearm64x86_64
ProcessorAWS Graviton2 ProcessorIntel Xeon 8375C (Ice Lake)
CPU makerAWSIntel
Clock speed2.5 GHz3.5 GHz
Sustained clock2.5 GHz3.5 GHz
Processor features–Intel AVX; Intel AVX2; Intel AVX512; Intel Turbo
BurstableNoNo
MemoryAll 1 matchc6g.largec6i.large
Memory (GiB)44
Networking3 of 8 differc6g.largec6i.large
NetworkUp to 10 GigabitUp to 12500 Megabit
Network baseline0.75 Gbps0.781 Gbps
Network peak10 Gbps12.5 Gbps
Enhanced networkingYes (ENA)Yes (ENA)
EFANoNo
IPv6YesYes
Max network interfaces33
IPv4 addresses per interface1010
Storage6 of 11 differc6g.largec6i.large
StorageEBS onlyEBS only
EBS optimizedYesYes
EBS over NVMeRequiredRequired
EBS throughputUp to 4500 MbpsUp to 10000 Mbps
EBS baseline bandwidth630 Mbps650 Mbps
EBS max bandwidth4,750 Mbps10,000 Mbps
EBS baseline throughput78.75 MB/s81.25 MB/s
EBS max throughput593.75 MB/s1,250 MB/s
EBS baseline IOPS3,6003,600
EBS max IOPS20,00040,000
Max EBS volumes2727
Instance details3 of 10 differc6g.largec6i.large
Familyc6gc6i
CategoryCompute optimizedCompute optimized
Current generationYesYes
Normalization factor44
Bare metalNoNo
HypervisorNitroNitro
Placement groupsCluster, Partition, SpreadCluster, Partition, Spread
HibernationYesYes
Nitro EnclavesYesNo
Boot modesUEFILegacy BIOS, UEFI

On-demand prices by region

Cheapest for c6g.large first. Linux, USD per hour.

Regionc6g.largec6i.largeDifference
Asia Pacific (Hyderabad)ap-south-2$0.0426$0.085▲ 100%
Asia Pacific (Mumbai)ap-south-1$0.0426$0.085▲ 100%
Asia Pacific (Malaysia)ap-southeast-5$0.0666$0.0833▲ 25%
Asia Pacific (Thailand)ap-southeast-7$0.0666$0.0833▲ 25%
US East (N. Virginia)Used in summaryus-east-1$0.068$0.085▲ 25%
US East (Ohio)us-east-2$0.068$0.085▲ 25%
US West (Oregon)us-west-2$0.068$0.085▲ 25%
Mexico (Central)mx-central-1$0.0714$0.0893▲ 25%
EU (Ireland)eu-west-1$0.073$0.0912▲ 25%
EU (Stockholm)eu-north-1$0.073$0.091▲ 25%
Canada (Central)ca-central-1$0.0744$0.093▲ 25%
Canada West (Calgary)ca-west-1$0.0744$0.093▲ 25%
Israel (Tel Aviv)il-central-1$0.0766$0.0958▲ 25%
Asia Pacific (Seoul)ap-northeast-2$0.077$0.096▲ 25%
Asia Pacific (Taipei)ap-east-2$0.077$0.0963▲ 25%
EU (Frankfurt)eu-central-1$0.0776$0.097▲ 25%
Asia Pacific (Singapore)ap-southeast-1$0.0784$0.098▲ 25%
EU (London)eu-west-2$0.0808$0.101▲ 25%
EU (Milan)eu-south-1$0.0808$0.101▲ 25%
EU (Paris)eu-west-3$0.081$0.101▲ 25%
AWS GovCloud (US-East)us-gov-east-1$0.0816$0.102▲ 25%
AWS GovCloud (US-West)us-gov-west-1$0.0816$0.102▲ 25%
US West (N. California)us-west-1$0.0848$0.106▲ 25%
Middle East (Bahrain)me-south-1$0.085$0.1056▲ 24%
Asia Pacific (Tokyo)ap-northeast-1$0.0856$0.107▲ 25%
Asia Pacific (Hong Kong)ap-east-1$0.086$0.108▲ 26%
Asia Pacific (Osaka)ap-northeast-3$0.086$0.107▲ 24%
Asia Pacific (Sydney)ap-southeast-2$0.0888$0.111▲ 25%
Africa (Cape Town)af-south-1$0.0912$0.114▲ 25%
Asia Pacific (New Zealand)ap-southeast-6$0.0932$0.1166▲ 25%
South America (Sao Paulo)sa-east-1$0.1048$0.131▲ 25%

Keep exploring

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

c6g.largeCompute optimized, c6g family
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AWS EC2 Linux prices in USD. Monthly figures use 730 hours. Prices last updated 12 Nov 2026.