c6gn.largevsc6in.large
c6gn.large is 24% cheaper than c6in.large on demand in US East (N. Virginia), saving $19.71 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.large | c6in.large |
|---|---|---|
| On-demand | $0.0864/hr24% less | $0.1134/hr |
| Lowest rate | $0.0299/hrSpot, can be interrupted | $0.0295/hr1% lessSpot, can be interrupted |
| Size | 2 vCPUs, 4 GiB | 2 vCPUs, 4 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.large | c6in.large | c6in.large vs c6gn.large |
|---|---|---|---|
| On-demandPay by the hour | $0.0864 | $0.1134 | ▲ 31% |
| SpotCan be interrupted | 65% off$0.0299 | 74% off$0.0295 | ▼ 1% |
| 1-yr reservedNo upfront | 37% off$0.0545 | 37% off$0.0714 | ▲ 31% |
| 3-yr reservedNo upfront | 57% off$0.0371 | 64% off$0.0412 | ▲ 11% |
| 1-yr savings planHourly commitment | 24% off$0.0654 | 28% off$0.0822 | ▲ 26% |
| 3-yr savings planHourly commitment | 48% off$0.0445 | 58% off$0.0474 | ▲ 7% |
Key differences
The biggest lead each one has.
Where c6gn.large leads
On-demand price$0.0864 vs $0.1134 per hour
24% cheaperPhysical cores2 vs 1
2× higherWhere c6in.large leads
EBS max bandwidth25,000 Mbps vs 9,500 Mbps
2.6× higherClock speed3.5 GHz vs 2.5 GHz
40% higherNetwork baseline3.125 Gbps vs 3 Gbps
4% higherSpecs
20 of 40 specs differ. Those are in bold.
| Compute8 of 10 differ | c6gn.large | c6in.large |
|---|---|---|
| vCPUs | 2 | 2 |
| Physical cores | 2 | 1 |
| 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.large | c6in.large |
|---|---|---|
| Memory (GiB) | 4 | 4 |
| Networking2 of 8 differ | c6gn.large | c6in.large |
|---|---|---|
| Network | Up to 25 Gigabit | Up to 25000 Megabit |
| Network baseline | 3 Gbps | 3.125 Gbps |
| Network peak | 25 Gbps | 25 Gbps |
| Enhanced networking | Yes (ENA) | Yes (ENA) |
| EFA | No | No |
| IPv6 | Yes | Yes |
| Max network interfaces | 3 | 3 |
| IPv4 addresses per interface | 10 | 10 |
| Storage7 of 11 differ | c6gn.large | c6in.large |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | 1,235 Mbps | 1,562 Mbps |
| EBS max bandwidth | 9,500 Mbps | 25,000 Mbps |
| EBS baseline throughput | 154.375 MB/s | 195.313 MB/s |
| EBS max throughput | 1,187.5 MB/s | 3,125 MB/s |
| EBS baseline IOPS | 5,000 | 6,250 |
| EBS max IOPS | 40,000 | 100,000 |
| Max EBS volumes | 27 | 27 |
| Instance details3 of 10 differ | c6gn.large | c6in.large |
|---|---|---|
| Family | c6gn | c6in |
| Category | Compute optimized | Compute optimized |
| Current generation | Yes | Yes |
| Normalization factor | 4 | 4 |
| Bare metal | No | No |
| Hypervisor | Nitro | Nitro |
| Placement groups | Cluster, Partition, Spread | Cluster, Partition, Spread |
| Hibernation | Yes | Yes |
| Nitro Enclaves | Yes | No |
| Boot modes | UEFI | Legacy BIOS, UEFI |
On-demand prices by region
Cheapest for c6gn.large first. Linux, USD per hour.
| Region | c6gn.large | c6in.large | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Asia Pacific (Malaysia)ap-southeast-5 | $0.0842 | $0.1107 | ▲ 31% |
| Asia Pacific (Thailand)ap-southeast-7 | $0.0842 | $0.1107 | ▲ 31% |
| US East (N. Virginia)Used in summaryus-east-1 | $0.0864 | $0.1134 | ▲ 31% |
| US East (Ohio)us-east-2 | $0.0864 | $0.1134 | ▲ 31% |
| US West (Oregon)us-west-2 | $0.0864 | $0.1134 | ▲ 31% |
| Asia Pacific (Mumbai)ap-south-1 | $0.0865 | $0.1134 | ▲ 31% |
| Mexico (Central)mx-central-1 | $0.0907 | $0.1191 | ▲ 31% |
| EU (Stockholm)eu-north-1 | $0.093 | $0.1218 | ▲ 31% |
| Canada (Central)ca-central-1 | $0.0946 | $0.1239 | ▲ 31% |
| Canada West (Calgary)ca-west-1 | $0.0946 | $0.1239 | ▲ 31% |
| Asia Pacific (Seoul)ap-northeast-2 | $0.0975 | $0.1281 | ▲ 31% |
| EU (Ireland)eu-west-1 | $0.0976 | $0.1281 | ▲ 31% |
| Asia Pacific (Taipei)ap-east-2 | $0.0981 | $0.1285 | ▲ 31% |
| EU (Frankfurt)eu-central-1 | $0.0986 | $0.1291 | ▲ 31% |
| Asia Pacific (Singapore)ap-southeast-1 | $0.099 | $0.1302 | ▲ 32% |
| Asia Pacific (Jakarta)ap-southeast-3 | $0.0992 | $0.1302 | ▲ 31% |
| EU (London)eu-west-2 | $0.1025 | $0.1344 | ▲ 31% |
| EU (Paris)eu-west-3 | $0.1025 | $0.1344 | ▲ 31% |
| Israel (Tel Aviv)il-central-1 | $0.1025 | $0.1345 | ▲ 31% |
| EU (Milan)eu-south-1 | $0.1032 | $0.1354 | ▲ 31% |
| AWS GovCloud (US-East)us-gov-east-1 | $0.104 | $0.1365 | ▲ 31% |
| AWS GovCloud (US-West)us-gov-west-1 | $0.104 | $0.1365 | ▲ 31% |
| Middle East (Bahrain)me-south-1 | $0.1072 | $0.1407 | ▲ 31% |
| US West (N. California)us-west-1 | $0.108 | $0.1417 | ▲ 31% |
| Asia Pacific (Tokyo)ap-northeast-1 | $0.109 | $0.1428 | ▲ 31% |
| Asia Pacific (Osaka)ap-northeast-3 | $0.1092 | $0.1427 | ▲ 31% |
| Asia Pacific (Sydney)ap-southeast-2 | $0.113 | $0.148 | ▲ 31% |
| Asia Pacific (Hong Kong)ap-east-1 | $0.1145 | $0.1502 | ▲ 31% |
| South America (Sao Paulo)sa-east-1 | $0.133 | $0.1743 | ▲ 31% |
Keep exploring
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AWS EC2 Linux prices in USD. Monthly figures use 730 hours. Prices last updated 12 Nov 2026.