c6gd.12xlargevsm6gd.12xlarge

c6gd.12xlarge is 15% cheaper than m6gd.12xlarge on demand in US East (N. Virginia), saving $238.27 a month.

At a glancec6gd.12xlargem6gd.12xlarge
On-demand$1.843/hr15% less$2.17/hr
Lowest rate$0.3841/hr18% lessSpot, can be interrupted$0.4689/hrSpot, can be interrupted
Size48 vCPUs, 96 GiB48 vCPUs, 192 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.

Optionc6gd.12xlargem6gd.12xlargem6gd.12xlarge vs c6gd.12xlarge
On-demandPay by the hour$1.843$2.17▲ 18%
SpotCan be interrupted79% off$0.384178% off$0.4689▲ 22%
1-yr reservedNo upfront37% off$1.16137% off$1.367▲ 18%
3-yr reservedNo upfront57% off$0.796357% off$0.9373▲ 18%
1-yr savings planHourly commitment27% off$1.35127% off$1.593▲ 18%
3-yr savings planHourly commitment52% off$0.891649% off$1.099▲ 23%

Key differences

The biggest lead each one has.

Where c6gd.12xlarge leads
On-demand price$1.843 vs $2.17 per hour
15% cheaper
Where m6gd.12xlarge leads
Memory (GiB)192 vs 96
2× higher

Specs

4 of 40 specs differ. Those are in bold.

ComputeAll 9 matchc6gd.12xlargem6gd.12xlarge
vCPUs4848
Physical cores4848
Threads per core11
Architecturearm64arm64
ProcessorAWS Graviton2 ProcessorAWS Graviton2 Processor
CPU makerAWSAWS
Clock speed2.5 GHz2.5 GHz
Sustained clock2.5 GHz2.5 GHz
BurstableNoNo
Memory1 of 1 differc6gd.12xlargem6gd.12xlarge
Memory (GiB)96192
NetworkingAll 8 matchc6gd.12xlargem6gd.12xlarge
Network20 Gigabit20 Gigabit
Network baseline20 Gbps20 Gbps
Network peak20 Gbps20 Gbps
Enhanced networkingYes (ENA)Yes (ENA)
EFANoNo
IPv6YesYes
Max network interfaces88
IPv4 addresses per interface3030
StorageAll 12 matchc6gd.12xlargem6gd.12xlarge
Storage2 x 1425 NVMe SSD2 x 1425 NVMe SSD
Local disks2 × 1,425 GB SSD2 × 1,425 GB SSD
EBS optimizedYesYes
EBS over NVMeRequiredRequired
EBS throughput13500 Mbps13500 Mbps
EBS baseline bandwidth14,250 Mbps14,250 Mbps
EBS max bandwidth14,250 Mbps14,250 Mbps
EBS baseline throughput1,781.25 MB/s1,781.25 MB/s
EBS max throughput1,781.25 MB/s1,781.25 MB/s
EBS baseline IOPS50,00050,000
EBS max IOPS50,00050,000
Max EBS volumes2525
Instance details3 of 10 differc6gd.12xlargem6gd.12xlarge
Familyc6gdm6gd
CategoryCompute optimizedGeneral purpose
Current generationYesYes
Normalization factor9696
Bare metalNoNo
HypervisorNitroNitro
Placement groupsCluster, Partition, SpreadCluster, Partition, Spread
HibernationYesNo
Nitro EnclavesYesYes
Boot modesUEFIUEFI

On-demand prices by region

Cheapest for c6gd.12xlarge first. Linux, USD per hour.

Regionc6gd.12xlargem6gd.12xlargeDifference
Asia Pacific (Mumbai)ap-south-1$1.176$1.45▲ 23%
US East (N. Virginia)Used in summaryus-east-1$1.843$2.17▲ 18%
US East (Ohio)us-east-2$1.843$2.17▲ 18%
US West (Oregon)us-west-2$1.843$2.17▲ 18%
EU (Stockholm)eu-north-1$1.997$2.304▲ 15%
Canada (Central)ca-central-1$2.035$2.419▲ 19%
EU (Ireland)eu-west-1$2.093$2.419▲ 16%
Europe (Spain)eu-south-2$2.093$2.419▲ 16%
Asia Pacific (Seoul)ap-northeast-2$2.112$2.669▲ 26%
EU (Frankfurt)eu-central-1$2.136$2.616▲ 22%
Asia Pacific (Jakarta)ap-southeast-3$2.16$2.712▲ 26%
Asia Pacific (Singapore)ap-southeast-1$2.16$2.712▲ 26%
EU (London)eu-west-2$2.208$2.515▲ 14%
EU (Paris)eu-west-3$2.208$2.534▲ 15%
AWS GovCloud (US-East)us-gov-east-1$2.227$2.746▲ 23%
AWS GovCloud (US-West)us-gov-west-1$2.227$2.746▲ 23%
US West (N. California)us-west-1$2.304$2.544▲ 10%
Europe (Zurich)eu-central-2$2.35$2.878▲ 22%
Asia Pacific (Osaka)ap-northeast-3$2.352$2.803▲ 19%
Asia Pacific (Tokyo)ap-northeast-1$2.352$2.808▲ 19%
Asia Pacific (Sydney)ap-southeast-2$2.424$2.736▲ 13%
Africa (Cape Town)af-south-1$2.496$2.88▲ 15%
South America (Sao Paulo)sa-east-1$2.856$3.456▲ 21%

Keep exploring

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

c6gd.12xlargeCompute optimized, c6gd family
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m6gd.12xlargeGeneral purpose, m6gd family
m6gd.12xlarge prices and specsEvery size in the m6gd family

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