c6gd.xlargevsr6gd.xlarge

c6gd.xlarge is 33% cheaper than r6gd.xlarge on demand in US East (N. Virginia), saving $56.06 a month.

At a glancec6gd.xlarger6gd.xlarge
On-demand$0.1536/hr33% less$0.2304/hr
Lowest rate$0.0519/hr52% lessSpot, can be interrupted$0.1073/hrSpot, can be interrupted
Size4 vCPUs, 8 GiB4 vCPUs, 32 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.xlarger6gd.xlarger6gd.xlarge vs c6gd.xlarge
On-demandPay by the hour$0.1536$0.2304▲ 50%
SpotCan be interrupted66% off$0.051953% off$0.1073▲ 107%
1-yr reservedNo upfront37% off$0.096837% off$0.1452▲ 50%
3-yr reservedNo upfront57% off$0.066457% off$0.0995▲ 50%
1-yr savings planHourly commitment27% off$0.112627% off$0.168▲ 49%
3-yr savings planHourly commitment52% off$0.074348% off$0.1192▲ 60%

Key differences

The biggest lead each one has.

Where c6gd.xlarge leads
On-demand price$0.1536 vs $0.2304 per hour
33% cheaper
Where r6gd.xlarge leads
Memory (GiB)32 vs 8
4× higher

Specs

3 of 40 specs differ. Those are in bold.

ComputeAll 9 matchc6gd.xlarger6gd.xlarge
vCPUs44
Physical cores44
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.xlarger6gd.xlarge
Memory (GiB)832
NetworkingAll 8 matchc6gd.xlarger6gd.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
StorageAll 12 matchc6gd.xlarger6gd.xlarge
Storage1 x 237 NVMe SSD1 x 237 NVMe SSD
Local disks1 × 237 GB SSD1 × 237 GB SSD
EBS optimizedYesYes
EBS over NVMeRequiredRequired
EBS throughputUp to 4500 MbpsUp to 4500 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 volumes2626
Instance details2 of 10 differc6gd.xlarger6gd.xlarge
Familyc6gdr6gd
CategoryCompute optimizedMemory optimized
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 c6gd.xlarge first. Linux, USD per hour.

Regionc6gd.xlarger6gd.xlargeDifference
Asia Pacific (Mumbai)ap-south-1$0.098$0.1495▲ 53%
US East (N. Virginia)Used in summaryus-east-1$0.1536$0.2304▲ 50%
US East (Ohio)us-east-2$0.1536$0.2304▲ 50%
US West (Oregon)us-west-2$0.1536$0.2304▲ 50%
EU (Stockholm)eu-north-1$0.1664$0.2432▲ 46%
Canada (Central)ca-central-1$0.1696$0.2528▲ 49%
EU (Ireland)eu-west-1$0.1744$0.256▲ 47%
Europe (Spain)eu-south-2$0.1744$0.256▲ 47%
Asia Pacific (Seoul)ap-northeast-2$0.176$0.2768▲ 57%
EU (Frankfurt)eu-central-1$0.178$0.276▲ 55%
Asia Pacific (Jakarta)ap-southeast-3$0.18$0.278▲ 54%
Asia Pacific (Singapore)ap-southeast-1$0.18$0.278▲ 54%
EU (London)eu-west-2$0.184$0.2704▲ 47%
EU (Paris)eu-west-3$0.184$0.2704▲ 47%
AWS GovCloud (US-East)us-gov-east-1$0.1856$0.2768▲ 49%
AWS GovCloud (US-West)us-gov-west-1$0.1856$0.2768▲ 49%
US West (N. California)us-west-1$0.192$0.26▲ 35%
Europe (Zurich)eu-central-2$0.1958$0.3036▲ 55%
Asia Pacific (Osaka)ap-northeast-3$0.196$0.2784▲ 42%
Asia Pacific (Tokyo)ap-northeast-1$0.196$0.278▲ 42%
Asia Pacific (Sydney)ap-southeast-2$0.202$0.278▲ 38%
Africa (Cape Town)af-south-1$0.208$0.304▲ 46%
South America (Sao Paulo)sa-east-1$0.238$0.3648▲ 53%

Keep exploring

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

c6gd.xlargeCompute optimized, c6gd family
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Compare c6gd.xlarge with

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r6gd.xlargeMemory optimized, r6gd family
r6gd.xlarge prices and specsEvery size in the r6gd family

Compare r6gd.xlarge with

m6gd.xlarger6g.xlarger6id.xlarger7gd.xlarge

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