c6g.xlargevsm6g.xlarge

c6g.xlarge is 12% cheaper than m6g.xlarge on demand in US East (N. Virginia), saving $13.14 a month.

At a glancec6g.xlargem6g.xlarge
On-demand$0.136/hr12% less$0.154/hr
Lowest rate$0.0588/hr12% less3-yr reserved, no upfront$0.0669/hr3-yr reserved, no upfront
Size4 vCPUs, 8 GiB4 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.xlargem6g.xlargem6g.xlarge vs c6g.xlarge
On-demandPay by the hour$0.136$0.154▲ 13%
SpotCan be interrupted43% off$0.078146% off$0.0832▲ 7%
1-yr reservedNo upfront37% off$0.085737% off$0.0966▲ 13%
3-yr reservedNo upfront57% off$0.058857% off$0.0669▲ 14%
1-yr savings planHourly commitment27% off$0.099126% off$0.1134▲ 14%
3-yr savings planHourly commitment52% off$0.065748% off$0.0799▲ 22%

Key differences

The biggest lead each one has.

Where c6g.xlarge leads
On-demand price$0.136 vs $0.154 per hour
12% cheaper
Where m6g.xlarge leads
Memory (GiB)16 vs 8
2× higher

Specs

5 of 39 specs differ. Those are in bold.

Compute1 of 9 differc6g.xlargem6g.xlarge
vCPUs44
Physical cores44
Threads per core11
Architecturearm64arm64
ProcessorAWS Graviton2 ProcessorAWS Graviton2 Processor
CPU makerAWSAWS
Clock speed2.5 GHz–
Sustained clock2.5 GHz2.5 GHz
BurstableNoNo
Memory1 of 1 differc6g.xlargem6g.xlarge
Memory (GiB)816
NetworkingAll 8 matchc6g.xlargem6g.xlarge
NetworkUp to 10 GigabitUp to 10 Gigabit
Network baseline1.25 Gbps1.25 Gbps
Network peak10 Gbps10 Gbps
Enhanced networkingYes (ENA)Yes (ENA)
EFANoNo
IPv6YesYes
Max network interfaces44
IPv4 addresses per interface1515
Storage1 of 11 differc6g.xlargem6g.xlarge
StorageEBS onlyEBS only
EBS optimizedYesYes
EBS over NVMeRequiredRequired
EBS throughputUp to 4500 Mbps1125 Mbps
EBS baseline bandwidth1,188 Mbps1,188 Mbps
EBS max bandwidth4,750 Mbps4,750 Mbps
EBS baseline throughput148.5 MB/s148.5 MB/s
EBS max throughput593.75 MB/s593.75 MB/s
EBS baseline IOPS6,0006,000
EBS max IOPS20,00020,000
Max EBS volumes2727
Instance details2 of 10 differc6g.xlargem6g.xlarge
Familyc6gm6g
CategoryCompute optimizedGeneral purpose
Current generationYesYes
Normalization factor88
Bare metalNoNo
HypervisorNitroNitro
Placement groupsCluster, Partition, SpreadCluster, Partition, Spread
HibernationYesYes
Nitro EnclavesYesYes
Boot modesUEFIUEFI

On-demand prices by region

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

Regionc6g.xlargem6g.xlargeDifference
Asia Pacific (Hyderabad)ap-south-2$0.0852$0.1012▲ 19%
Asia Pacific (Mumbai)ap-south-1$0.0852$0.1012▲ 19%
Asia Pacific (Malaysia)ap-southeast-5$0.1333$0.1632▲ 22%
Asia Pacific (Thailand)ap-southeast-7$0.1333$0.1632▲ 22%
US East (N. Virginia)Used in summaryus-east-1$0.136$0.154▲ 13%
US East (Ohio)us-east-2$0.136$0.154▲ 13%
US West (Oregon)us-west-2$0.136$0.154▲ 13%
Mexico (Central)mx-central-1$0.1428$0.1617▲ 13%
EU (Ireland)eu-west-1$0.1459$0.172▲ 18%
Europe (Spain)eu-south-2$0.1459$0.172▲ 18%
EU (Stockholm)eu-north-1$0.146$0.164▲ 12%
Canada (Central)ca-central-1$0.1488$0.1712▲ 15%
Canada West (Calgary)ca-west-1$0.1488$0.1712▲ 15%
Israel (Tel Aviv)il-central-1$0.1532$0.1806▲ 18%
Asia Pacific (Seoul)ap-northeast-2$0.154$0.188▲ 22%
Asia Pacific (Taipei)ap-east-2$0.1541$0.1782▲ 16%
EU (Frankfurt)eu-central-1$0.1552$0.184▲ 19%
Asia Pacific (Jakarta)ap-southeast-3$0.1568$0.192▲ 22%
Asia Pacific (Singapore)ap-southeast-1$0.1568$0.192▲ 22%
Middle East (UAE)me-central-1$0.1605$0.1892▲ 18%
EU (London)eu-west-2$0.1616$0.1776▲ 10%
EU (Milan)eu-south-1$0.1616$0.1792▲ 11%
EU (Paris)eu-west-3$0.162$0.18▲ 11%
AWS GovCloud (US-East)us-gov-east-1$0.1632$0.1936▲ 19%
AWS GovCloud (US-West)us-gov-west-1$0.1632$0.1936▲ 19%
US West (N. California)us-west-1$0.1696$0.1792▲ 6%
Middle East (Bahrain)me-south-1$0.17$0.188▲ 11%
Europe (Zurich)eu-central-2$0.1707$0.2024▲ 19%
Asia Pacific (Tokyo)ap-northeast-1$0.1712$0.198▲ 16%
Asia Pacific (Hong Kong)ap-east-1$0.172$0.212▲ 23%
Asia Pacific (Osaka)ap-northeast-3$0.172$0.1984▲ 15%
Asia Pacific (Melbourne)ap-southeast-4$0.1776$0.192▲ 8%
Asia Pacific (Sydney)ap-southeast-2$0.1776$0.192▲ 8%
Africa (Cape Town)af-south-1$0.1824$0.2032▲ 11%
Asia Pacific (New Zealand)ap-southeast-6$0.1865$0.2016▲ 8%
South America (Sao Paulo)sa-east-1$0.2096$0.2448▲ 17%

Keep exploring

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

c6g.xlargeCompute optimized, c6g family
c6g.xlarge prices and specsEvery size in the c6g family

Compare c6g.xlarge with

c6gd.xlargec6i.xlarger6g.xlargec6a.xlargec6gn.xlargec7g.xlarge
m6g.xlargeGeneral purpose, m6g family
m6g.xlarge prices and specsEvery size in the m6g family

Compare m6g.xlarge with

m6gd.xlargem6i.xlarger6g.xlarget4g.xlargem6a.xlargem7g.xlarge

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