c6gn.2xlargevsc6in.2xlarge
c6gn.2xlarge is 24% cheaper than c6in.2xlarge on demand in US East (N. Virginia), saving $78.84 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 | c6gn.2xlarge | c6in.2xlarge |
|---|---|---|
| On-demand | $0.3456/hr24% less | $0.4536/hr |
| Lowest rate | $0.1107/hr16% lessSpot, can be interrupted | $0.1313/hrSpot, can be interrupted |
| Size | 8 vCPUs, 16 GiB | 8 vCPUs, 16 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 | c6gn.2xlarge | c6in.2xlarge | c6in.2xlarge vs c6gn.2xlarge |
|---|---|---|---|
| On-demandPay by the hour | $0.3456 | $0.4536 | ▲ 31% |
| SpotCan be interrupted | 68% off$0.1107 | 71% off$0.1313 | ▲ 19% |
| 1-yr reservedNo upfront | 37% off$0.2181 | 37% off$0.2858 | ▲ 31% |
| 3-yr reservedNo upfront | 57% off$0.1484 | 64% off$0.1647 | ▲ 11% |
| 1-yr savings planHourly commitment | 24% off$0.2618 | 28% off$0.3286 | ▲ 26% |
| 3-yr savings planHourly commitment | 48% off$0.178 | 58% off$0.1897 | ▲ 7% |
Key differences
The biggest lead each one has.
Where c6gn.2xlarge leads
On-demand price$0.3456 vs $0.4536 per hour
24% cheaperPhysical cores8 vs 4
2× higherWhere c6in.2xlarge leads
EBS max bandwidth25,000 Mbps vs 9,500 Mbps
2.6× higherNetwork peak40 Gbps vs 25 Gbps
60% higherClock speed3.5 GHz vs 2.5 GHz
40% higherSpecs
19 of 40 specs differ. Those are in bold.
| Compute8 of 10 differ | c6gn.2xlarge | c6in.2xlarge |
|---|---|---|
| vCPUs | 8 | 8 |
| Physical cores | 8 | 4 |
| 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 | c6gn.2xlarge | c6in.2xlarge |
|---|---|---|
| Memory (GiB) | 16 | 16 |
| Networking2 of 8 differ | c6gn.2xlarge | c6in.2xlarge |
|---|---|---|
| Network | Up to 25 Gigabit | Up to 40000 Megabit |
| Network baseline | 12.5 Gbps | 12.5 Gbps |
| Network peak | 25 Gbps | 40 Gbps |
| Enhanced networking | Yes (ENA) | Yes (ENA) |
| EFA | No | No |
| IPv6 | Yes | Yes |
| Max network interfaces | 4 | 4 |
| IPv4 addresses per interface | 15 | 15 |
| Storage7 of 11 differ | c6gn.2xlarge | c6in.2xlarge |
|---|---|---|
| Storage | EBS only | EBS only |
| EBS optimized | Yes | Yes |
| EBS over NVMe | Required | Required |
| EBS throughput | Up to 9500 Mbps | Up to 25000 Mbps |
| EBS baseline bandwidth | 4,750 Mbps | 6,250 Mbps |
| EBS max bandwidth | 9,500 Mbps | 25,000 Mbps |
| EBS baseline throughput | 593.75 MB/s | 781.25 MB/s |
| EBS max throughput | 1,187.5 MB/s | 3,125 MB/s |
| EBS baseline IOPS | 20,000 | 25,000 |
| EBS max IOPS | 40,000 | 100,000 |
| Max EBS volumes | 27 | 27 |
| Instance details2 of 10 differ | c6gn.2xlarge | c6in.2xlarge |
|---|---|---|
| Family | c6gn | c6in |
| Category | Compute optimized | Compute optimized |
| Current generation | Yes | Yes |
| Normalization factor | 16 | 16 |
| 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 c6gn.2xlarge first. Linux, USD per hour.
| Region | c6gn.2xlarge | c6in.2xlarge | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Asia Pacific (Malaysia)ap-southeast-5 | $0.3366 | $0.4427 | ▲ 32% |
| Asia Pacific (Thailand)ap-southeast-7 | $0.3366 | $0.4427 | ▲ 32% |
| US East (N. Virginia)Used in summaryus-east-1 | $0.3456 | $0.4536 | ▲ 31% |
| US East (Ohio)us-east-2 | $0.3456 | $0.4536 | ▲ 31% |
| US West (Oregon)us-west-2 | $0.3456 | $0.4536 | ▲ 31% |
| Asia Pacific (Mumbai)ap-south-1 | $0.346 | $0.4536 | ▲ 31% |
| Mexico (Central)mx-central-1 | $0.3629 | $0.4763 | ▲ 31% |
| EU (Stockholm)eu-north-1 | $0.372 | $0.4872 | ▲ 31% |
| Canada (Central)ca-central-1 | $0.3784 | $0.4956 | ▲ 31% |
| Canada West (Calgary)ca-west-1 | $0.3784 | $0.4956 | ▲ 31% |
| Asia Pacific (Seoul)ap-northeast-2 | $0.39 | $0.5124 | ▲ 31% |
| EU (Ireland)eu-west-1 | $0.3904 | $0.5124 | ▲ 31% |
| Asia Pacific (Taipei)ap-east-2 | $0.3924 | $0.5141 | ▲ 31% |
| EU (Frankfurt)eu-central-1 | $0.3944 | $0.5166 | ▲ 31% |
| Asia Pacific (Singapore)ap-southeast-1 | $0.396 | $0.5208 | ▲ 32% |
| Asia Pacific (Jakarta)ap-southeast-3 | $0.3968 | $0.5208 | ▲ 31% |
| Israel (Tel Aviv)il-central-1 | $0.4099 | $0.538 | ▲ 31% |
| EU (London)eu-west-2 | $0.41 | $0.5376 | ▲ 31% |
| EU (Paris)eu-west-3 | $0.41 | $0.5376 | ▲ 31% |
| EU (Milan)eu-south-1 | $0.4128 | $0.5418 | ▲ 31% |
| AWS GovCloud (US-East)us-gov-east-1 | $0.416 | $0.546 | ▲ 31% |
| AWS GovCloud (US-West)us-gov-west-1 | $0.416 | $0.546 | ▲ 31% |
| Middle East (Bahrain)me-south-1 | $0.4288 | $0.5628 | ▲ 31% |
| US West (N. California)us-west-1 | $0.432 | $0.567 | ▲ 31% |
| Asia Pacific (Tokyo)ap-northeast-1 | $0.436 | $0.5712 | ▲ 31% |
| Asia Pacific (Osaka)ap-northeast-3 | $0.4369 | $0.5708 | ▲ 31% |
| Asia Pacific (Sydney)ap-southeast-2 | $0.452 | $0.5922 | ▲ 31% |
| Asia Pacific (Hong Kong)ap-east-1 | $0.458 | $0.6006 | ▲ 31% |
| South America (Sao Paulo)sa-east-1 | $0.532 | $0.6972 | ▲ 31% |
Keep exploring
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AWS EC2 Linux prices in USD. Monthly figures use 730 hours. Prices last updated 12 Nov 2026.