c6g.xlargevsc6i.xlarge
c6g.xlarge is 20% cheaper than c6i.xlarge on demand in US East (N. Virginia), saving $24.82 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 glance | c6g.xlarge | c6i.xlarge |
|---|---|---|
| On-demand | $0.136/hr20% less | $0.17/hr |
| Lowest rate | $0.0588/hr21% less3-yr reserved, no upfront | $0.0748/hr3-yr reserved, no upfront |
| Size | 4 vCPUs, 8 GiB | 4 vCPUs, 8 GiB |
| Processor | AWS Graviton2 Processor | Intel Xeon 8375C (Ice Lake) |
| Architecture | arm64 | x86_64 |
Prices in US East (N. Virginia)
“Off” is the discount against each type’s own on-demand price. Linux, USD per hour.
| Option | c6g.xlarge | c6i.xlarge | c6i.xlarge vs c6g.xlarge |
|---|---|---|---|
| On-demandPay by the hour | $0.136 | $0.17 | ▲ 25% |
| SpotCan be interrupted | 43% off$0.0781 | 65% off$0.0589 | ▼ 25% |
| 1-yr reservedNo upfront | 37% off$0.0857 | 34% off$0.1125 | ▲ 31% |
| 3-yr reservedNo upfront | 57% off$0.0588 | 56% off$0.0748 | ▲ 27% |
| 1-yr savings planHourly commitment | 27% off$0.0991 | 28% off$0.1229 | ▲ 24% |
| 3-yr savings planHourly commitment | 52% off$0.0657 | 52% off$0.0821 | ▲ 25% |
Key differences
The biggest lead each one has.
Where c6g.xlarge leads
On-demand price$0.136 vs $0.17 per hour
20% cheaperPhysical cores4 vs 2
2× higherWhere c6i.xlarge leads
EBS max bandwidth10,000 Mbps vs 4,750 Mbps
2.1× higherClock speed3.5 GHz vs 2.5 GHz
40% higherNetwork peak12.5 Gbps vs 10 Gbps
25% higherSpecs
19 of 40 specs differ. Those are in bold.
| Compute8 of 10 differ | c6g.xlarge | c6i.xlarge |
|---|---|---|
| vCPUs | 4 | 4 |
| Physical cores | 4 | 2 |
| Threads per core | 1 | 2 |
| Architecture | arm64 | x86_64 |
| Processor | AWS Graviton2 Processor | Intel Xeon 8375C (Ice Lake) |
| CPU maker | AWS | Intel |
| Clock speed | 2.5 GHz | 3.5 GHz |
| Sustained clock | 2.5 GHz | 3.5 GHz |
| Processor features | – | Intel AVX; Intel AVX2; Intel AVX512; Intel Turbo |
| Burstable | No | No |
| MemoryAll 1 match | c6g.xlarge | c6i.xlarge |
|---|---|---|
| Memory (GiB) | 8 | 8 |
| Networking3 of 8 differ | c6g.xlarge | c6i.xlarge |
|---|---|---|
| Network | Up to 10 Gigabit | Up to 12500 Megabit |
| Network baseline | 1.25 Gbps | 1.562 Gbps |
| Network peak | 10 Gbps | 12.5 Gbps |
| Enhanced networking | Yes (ENA) | Yes (ENA) |
| EFA | No | No |
| IPv6 | Yes | Yes |
| Max network interfaces | 4 | 4 |
| IPv4 addresses per interface | 15 | 15 |
| Storage6 of 11 differ | c6g.xlarge | c6i.xlarge |
|---|---|---|
| Storage | EBS only | EBS only |
| EBS optimized | Yes | Yes |
| EBS over NVMe | Required | Required |
| EBS throughput | Up to 4500 Mbps | Up to 10000 Mbps |
| EBS baseline bandwidth | 1,188 Mbps | 1,250 Mbps |
| EBS max bandwidth | 4,750 Mbps | 10,000 Mbps |
| EBS baseline throughput | 148.5 MB/s | 156.25 MB/s |
| EBS max throughput | 593.75 MB/s | 1,250 MB/s |
| EBS baseline IOPS | 6,000 | 6,000 |
| EBS max IOPS | 20,000 | 40,000 |
| Max EBS volumes | 27 | 27 |
| Instance details2 of 10 differ | c6g.xlarge | c6i.xlarge |
|---|---|---|
| Family | c6g | c6i |
| Category | Compute optimized | Compute optimized |
| Current generation | Yes | Yes |
| Normalization factor | 8 | 8 |
| Bare metal | No | No |
| Hypervisor | Nitro | Nitro |
| Placement groups | Cluster, Partition, Spread | Cluster, Partition, Spread |
| Hibernation | Yes | Yes |
| Nitro Enclaves | Yes | Yes |
| Boot modes | UEFI | Legacy BIOS, UEFI |
On-demand prices by region
Cheapest for c6g.xlarge first. Linux, USD per hour.
| Region | c6g.xlarge | c6i.xlarge | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Asia Pacific (Hyderabad)ap-south-2 | $0.0852 | $0.17 | ▲ 100% |
| Asia Pacific (Mumbai)ap-south-1 | $0.0852 | $0.17 | ▲ 100% |
| Asia Pacific (Malaysia)ap-southeast-5 | $0.1333 | $0.1666 | ▲ 25% |
| Asia Pacific (Thailand)ap-southeast-7 | $0.1333 | $0.1666 | ▲ 25% |
| US East (N. Virginia)Used in summaryus-east-1 | $0.136 | $0.17 | ▲ 25% |
| US East (Ohio)us-east-2 | $0.136 | $0.17 | ▲ 25% |
| US West (Oregon)us-west-2 | $0.136 | $0.17 | ▲ 25% |
| Mexico (Central)mx-central-1 | $0.1428 | $0.1785 | ▲ 25% |
| EU (Ireland)eu-west-1 | $0.1459 | $0.1824 | ▲ 25% |
| EU (Stockholm)eu-north-1 | $0.146 | $0.182 | ▲ 25% |
| Canada (Central)ca-central-1 | $0.1488 | $0.186 | ▲ 25% |
| Canada West (Calgary)ca-west-1 | $0.1488 | $0.186 | ▲ 25% |
| Israel (Tel Aviv)il-central-1 | $0.1532 | $0.1915 | ▲ 25% |
| Asia Pacific (Seoul)ap-northeast-2 | $0.154 | $0.192 | ▲ 25% |
| Asia Pacific (Taipei)ap-east-2 | $0.1541 | $0.1926 | ▲ 25% |
| EU (Frankfurt)eu-central-1 | $0.1552 | $0.194 | ▲ 25% |
| Asia Pacific (Singapore)ap-southeast-1 | $0.1568 | $0.196 | ▲ 25% |
| EU (London)eu-west-2 | $0.1616 | $0.202 | ▲ 25% |
| EU (Milan)eu-south-1 | $0.1616 | $0.202 | ▲ 25% |
| EU (Paris)eu-west-3 | $0.162 | $0.202 | ▲ 25% |
| AWS GovCloud (US-East)us-gov-east-1 | $0.1632 | $0.204 | ▲ 25% |
| AWS GovCloud (US-West)us-gov-west-1 | $0.1632 | $0.204 | ▲ 25% |
| US West (N. California)us-west-1 | $0.1696 | $0.212 | ▲ 25% |
| Middle East (Bahrain)me-south-1 | $0.17 | $0.2112 | ▲ 24% |
| Asia Pacific (Tokyo)ap-northeast-1 | $0.1712 | $0.214 | ▲ 25% |
| Asia Pacific (Hong Kong)ap-east-1 | $0.172 | $0.216 | ▲ 26% |
| Asia Pacific (Osaka)ap-northeast-3 | $0.172 | $0.214 | ▲ 24% |
| Asia Pacific (Sydney)ap-southeast-2 | $0.1776 | $0.222 | ▲ 25% |
| Africa (Cape Town)af-south-1 | $0.1824 | $0.228 | ▲ 25% |
| Asia Pacific (New Zealand)ap-southeast-6 | $0.1865 | $0.2331 | ▲ 25% |
| South America (Sao Paulo)sa-east-1 | $0.2096 | $0.262 | ▲ 25% |
Keep exploring
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AWS EC2 Linux prices in USD. Monthly figures use 730 hours. Prices last updated 12 Nov 2026.