c6g.mediumvsc6gn.medium
c6g.medium is 21% cheaper than c6gn.medium on demand in US East (N. Virginia), saving $6.72 a month.
| At a glance | c6g.medium | c6gn.medium |
|---|---|---|
| On-demand | $0.034/hr21% less | $0.0432/hr |
| Lowest rate | $0.0123/hrSpot, can be interrupted | $0.0082/hr33% lessSpot, can be interrupted |
| Size | 1 vCPUs, 2 GiB | 1 vCPUs, 2 GiB |
| Processor | AWS Graviton2 Processor | AWS Graviton2 Processor |
| Architecture | arm64 | arm64 |
Prices in US East (N. Virginia)
“Off” is the discount against each type’s own on-demand price. Linux, USD per hour.
| Option | c6g.medium | c6gn.medium | c6gn.medium vs c6g.medium |
|---|---|---|---|
| On-demandPay by the hour | $0.034 | $0.0432 | ▲ 27% |
| SpotCan be interrupted | 64% off$0.0123 | 81% off$0.0082 | ▼ 33% |
| 1-yr reservedNo upfront | 37% off$0.0214 | 37% off$0.0273 | ▲ 28% |
| 3-yr reservedNo upfront | 57% off$0.0147 | 57% off$0.0186 | ▲ 27% |
| 1-yr savings planHourly commitment | 27% off$0.0248 | 24% off$0.0327 | ▲ 32% |
| 3-yr savings planHourly commitment | 52% off$0.0164 | 48% off$0.0223 | ▲ 36% |
Key differences
The biggest lead each one has.
Where c6g.medium leads
On-demand price$0.034 vs $0.0432 per hour
21% cheaperWhere c6gn.medium leads
Network baseline1.6 Gbps vs 0.5 Gbps
3.2× higherEBS baseline bandwidth760 Mbps vs 315 Mbps
2.4× higherSpecs
10 of 39 specs differ. Those are in bold.
| ComputeAll 9 match | c6g.medium | c6gn.medium |
|---|---|---|
| vCPUs | 1 | 1 |
| Physical cores | 1 | 1 |
| Threads per core | 1 | 1 |
| Architecture | arm64 | arm64 |
| Processor | AWS Graviton2 Processor | AWS Graviton2 Processor |
| CPU maker | AWS | AWS |
| Clock speed | 2.5 GHz | 2.5 GHz |
| Sustained clock | 2.5 GHz | 2.5 GHz |
| Burstable | No | No |
| MemoryAll 1 match | c6g.medium | c6gn.medium |
|---|---|---|
| Memory (GiB) | 2 | 2 |
| Networking3 of 8 differ | c6g.medium | c6gn.medium |
|---|---|---|
| Network | Up to 10 Gigabit | Up to 25 Gigabit |
| Network baseline | 0.5 Gbps | 1.6 Gbps |
| Network peak | 10 Gbps | 16 Gbps |
| Enhanced networking | Yes (ENA) | Yes (ENA) |
| EFA | No | No |
| IPv6 | Yes | Yes |
| Max network interfaces | 2 | 2 |
| IPv4 addresses per interface | 4 | 4 |
| Storage6 of 11 differ | c6g.medium | c6gn.medium |
|---|---|---|
| Storage | EBS only | EBS only |
| EBS optimized | Yes | Yes |
| EBS over NVMe | Required | Required |
| EBS throughput | Up to 4500 Mbps | Up to 9500 Mbps |
| EBS baseline bandwidth | 315 Mbps | 760 Mbps |
| EBS max bandwidth | 4,750 Mbps | 9,500 Mbps |
| EBS baseline throughput | 39.375 MB/s | 95 MB/s |
| EBS max throughput | 593.75 MB/s | 1,187.5 MB/s |
| EBS baseline IOPS | 2,500 | 2,500 |
| EBS max IOPS | 20,000 | 40,000 |
| Max EBS volumes | 27 | 27 |
| Instance details1 of 10 differ | c6g.medium | c6gn.medium |
|---|---|---|
| Family | c6g | c6gn |
| Category | Compute optimized | Compute optimized |
| Current generation | Yes | Yes |
| Normalization factor | 2 | 2 |
| Bare metal | No | No |
| Hypervisor | Nitro | Nitro |
| Placement groups | Cluster, Partition, Spread | Cluster, Partition, Spread |
| Hibernation | Yes | Yes |
| Nitro Enclaves | No | No |
| Boot modes | UEFI | UEFI |
On-demand prices by region
Cheapest for c6g.medium first. Linux, USD per hour.
| Region | c6g.medium | c6gn.medium | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Asia Pacific (Mumbai)ap-south-1 | $0.0213 | $0.0432 | ▲ 103% |
| Asia Pacific (Malaysia)ap-southeast-5 | $0.0333 | $0.0421 | ▲ 26% |
| Asia Pacific (Thailand)ap-southeast-7 | $0.0333 | $0.0421 | ▲ 26% |
| US East (N. Virginia)Used in summaryus-east-1 | $0.034 | $0.0432 | ▲ 27% |
| US East (Ohio)us-east-2 | $0.034 | $0.0432 | ▲ 27% |
| US West (Oregon)us-west-2 | $0.034 | $0.0432 | ▲ 27% |
| Mexico (Central)mx-central-1 | $0.0357 | $0.0454 | ▲ 27% |
| EU (Ireland)eu-west-1 | $0.0365 | $0.0488 | ▲ 34% |
| EU (Stockholm)eu-north-1 | $0.0365 | $0.0465 | ▲ 27% |
| Canada (Central)ca-central-1 | $0.0372 | $0.0473 | ▲ 27% |
| Canada West (Calgary)ca-west-1 | $0.0372 | $0.0473 | ▲ 27% |
| Israel (Tel Aviv)il-central-1 | $0.0383 | $0.0512 | ▲ 34% |
| Asia Pacific (Seoul)ap-northeast-2 | $0.0385 | $0.0488 | ▲ 27% |
| Asia Pacific (Taipei)ap-east-2 | $0.0385 | $0.0491 | ▲ 28% |
| EU (Frankfurt)eu-central-1 | $0.0388 | $0.0493 | ▲ 27% |
| Asia Pacific (Jakarta)ap-southeast-3 | $0.0392 | $0.0496 | ▲ 27% |
| Asia Pacific (Singapore)ap-southeast-1 | $0.0392 | $0.0495 | ▲ 26% |
| EU (London)eu-west-2 | $0.0404 | $0.0513 | ▲ 27% |
| EU (Milan)eu-south-1 | $0.0404 | $0.0516 | ▲ 28% |
| EU (Paris)eu-west-3 | $0.0405 | $0.0513 | ▲ 27% |
| AWS GovCloud (US-East)us-gov-east-1 | $0.0408 | $0.052 | ▲ 27% |
| AWS GovCloud (US-West)us-gov-west-1 | $0.0408 | $0.052 | ▲ 27% |
| US West (N. California)us-west-1 | $0.0424 | $0.054 | ▲ 27% |
| Middle East (Bahrain)me-south-1 | $0.0425 | $0.0536 | ▲ 26% |
| Asia Pacific (Tokyo)ap-northeast-1 | $0.0428 | $0.0545 | ▲ 27% |
| Asia Pacific (Hong Kong)ap-east-1 | $0.043 | $0.0573 | ▲ 33% |
| Asia Pacific (Osaka)ap-northeast-3 | $0.043 | $0.0546 | ▲ 27% |
| Asia Pacific (Sydney)ap-southeast-2 | $0.0444 | $0.0565 | ▲ 27% |
| Asia Pacific (New Zealand)ap-southeast-6 | $0.0466 | $0.0593 | ▲ 27% |
| South America (Sao Paulo)sa-east-1 | $0.0524 | $0.0665 | ▲ 27% |
Keep exploring
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AWS EC2 Linux prices in USD. Monthly figures use 730 hours. Prices last updated 12 Nov 2026.