c6gn.2xlargevsc7gn.2xlarge

c6gn.2xlarge is 31% cheaper than c7gn.2xlarge on demand in US East (N. Virginia), saving $112.13 a month.

At a glancec6gn.2xlargec7gn.2xlarge
On-demand$0.3456/hr31% less$0.4992/hr
Lowest rate$0.1107/hr32% lessSpot, can be interrupted$0.1625/hrSpot, can be interrupted
Size8 vCPUs, 16 GiB8 vCPUs, 16 GiB
ProcessorAWS Graviton2 ProcessorAWS Graviton3 Processor
Architecturearm64arm64

Prices in US East (N. Virginia)

“Off” is the discount against each type’s own on-demand price. Linux, USD per hour.

Optionc6gn.2xlargec7gn.2xlargec7gn.2xlarge vs c6gn.2xlarge
On-demandPay by the hour$0.3456$0.4992▲ 44%
SpotCan be interrupted68% off$0.110767% off$0.1625▲ 47%
1-yr reservedNo upfront37% off$0.218137% off$0.3145▲ 44%
3-yr reservedNo upfront57% off$0.148464% off$0.1811▲ 22%
1-yr savings planHourly commitment24% off$0.261828% off$0.3617▲ 38%
3-yr savings planHourly commitment48% off$0.17858% off$0.2086▲ 17%

Key differences

The biggest lead each one has.

Where c6gn.2xlarge leads
On-demand price$0.3456 vs $0.4992 per hour
31% cheaper
EBS baseline IOPS20,000 vs 16,667
20% higher
Where c7gn.2xlarge leads
Network baseline25 Gbps vs 12.5 Gbps
2× higher
EBS max bandwidth10,000 Mbps vs 9,500 Mbps
5% higher
Clock speed2.6 GHz vs 2.5 GHz
4% higher

Specs

14 of 39 specs differ. Those are in bold.

Compute3 of 9 differc6gn.2xlargec7gn.2xlarge
vCPUs88
Physical cores88
Threads per core11
Architecturearm64arm64
ProcessorAWS Graviton2 ProcessorAWS Graviton3 Processor
CPU makerAWSAWS
Clock speed2.5 GHz2.6 GHz
Sustained clock2.5 GHz2.6 GHz
BurstableNoNo
MemoryAll 1 matchc6gn.2xlargec7gn.2xlarge
Memory (GiB)1616
Networking3 of 8 differc6gn.2xlargec7gn.2xlarge
NetworkUp to 25 GigabitUp to 50 Gigabit
Network baseline12.5 Gbps25 Gbps
Network peak25 Gbps50 Gbps
Enhanced networkingYes (ENA)Yes (ENA)
EFANoNo
IPv6YesYes
Max network interfaces44
IPv4 addresses per interface1515
Storage6 of 11 differc6gn.2xlargec7gn.2xlarge
StorageEBS onlyEBS only
EBS optimizedYesYes
EBS over NVMeRequiredRequired
EBS throughputUp to 9500 MbpsUp to 10000 Mbps
EBS baseline bandwidth4,750 Mbps4,167 Mbps
EBS max bandwidth9,500 Mbps10,000 Mbps
EBS baseline throughput593.75 MB/s520.875 MB/s
EBS max throughput1,187.5 MB/s1,250 MB/s
EBS baseline IOPS20,00016,667
EBS max IOPS40,00040,000
Max EBS volumes2727
Instance details2 of 10 differc6gn.2xlargec7gn.2xlarge
Familyc6gnc7gn
CategoryCompute optimizedCompute optimized
Current generationYesYes
Normalization factor1616
Bare metalNoNo
HypervisorNitroNitro
Placement groupsCluster, Partition, SpreadCluster, Partition, Spread
HibernationYesYes
Nitro EnclavesYesNo
Boot modesUEFIUEFI

On-demand prices by region

Cheapest for c6gn.2xlarge first. Linux, USD per hour.

Regionc6gn.2xlargec7gn.2xlargeDifference
US East (N. Virginia)Used in summaryus-east-1$0.3456$0.4992▲ 44%
US East (Ohio)us-east-2$0.3456$0.4992▲ 44%
US West (Oregon)us-west-2$0.3456$0.4992▲ 44%
EU (Ireland)eu-west-1$0.3904$0.564▲ 44%
EU (London)eu-west-2$0.41$0.592▲ 44%
Asia Pacific (Tokyo)ap-northeast-1$0.436$0.6296▲ 44%

Keep exploring

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

c6gn.2xlargeCompute optimized, c6gn family
c6gn.2xlarge prices and specsEvery size in the c6gn family

Compare c6gn.2xlarge with

c6g.2xlargec6in.2xlarge
c7gn.2xlargeCompute optimized, c7gn family
c7gn.2xlarge prices and specsEvery size in the c7gn family

Compare c7gn.2xlarge with

c7g.2xlargec8gn.2xlarge

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