c6gn.largevsc7gn.large

c6gn.large is 31% cheaper than c7gn.large on demand in US East (N. Virginia), saving $28.03 a month.

At a glancec6gn.largec7gn.large
On-demand$0.0864/hr31% less$0.1248/hr
Lowest rate$0.0299/hr8% lessSpot, can be interrupted$0.0326/hrSpot, can be interrupted
Size2 vCPUs, 4 GiB2 vCPUs, 4 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.largec7gn.largec7gn.large vs c6gn.large
On-demandPay by the hour$0.0864$0.1248▲ 44%
SpotCan be interrupted65% off$0.029974% off$0.0326▲ 9%
1-yr reservedNo upfront37% off$0.054537% off$0.0786▲ 44%
3-yr reservedNo upfront57% off$0.037164% off$0.0453▲ 22%
1-yr savings planHourly commitment24% off$0.065428% off$0.0904▲ 38%
3-yr savings planHourly commitment48% off$0.044558% off$0.0522▲ 17%

Key differences

The biggest lead each one has.

Where c6gn.large leads
On-demand price$0.0864 vs $0.1248 per hour
31% cheaper
EBS baseline IOPS5,000 vs 4,167
20% higher
Where c7gn.large leads
Network baseline6.25 Gbps vs 3 Gbps
2.1× 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.largec7gn.large
vCPUs22
Physical cores22
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.largec7gn.large
Memory (GiB)44
Networking3 of 8 differc6gn.largec7gn.large
NetworkUp to 25 GigabitUp to 30 Gigabit
Network baseline3 Gbps6.25 Gbps
Network peak25 Gbps30 Gbps
Enhanced networkingYes (ENA)Yes (ENA)
EFANoNo
IPv6YesYes
Max network interfaces33
IPv4 addresses per interface1010
Storage6 of 11 differc6gn.largec7gn.large
StorageEBS onlyEBS only
EBS optimizedYesYes
EBS over NVMeRequiredRequired
EBS throughputUp to 9500 MbpsUp to 10000 Mbps
EBS baseline bandwidth1,235 Mbps1,042 Mbps
EBS max bandwidth9,500 Mbps10,000 Mbps
EBS baseline throughput154.375 MB/s130.25 MB/s
EBS max throughput1,187.5 MB/s1,250 MB/s
EBS baseline IOPS5,0004,167
EBS max IOPS40,00040,000
Max EBS volumes2727
Instance details2 of 10 differc6gn.largec7gn.large
Familyc6gnc7gn
CategoryCompute optimizedCompute optimized
Current generationYesYes
Normalization factor44
Bare metalNoNo
HypervisorNitroNitro
Placement groupsCluster, Partition, SpreadCluster, Partition, Spread
HibernationYesYes
Nitro EnclavesYesNo
Boot modesUEFIUEFI

On-demand prices by region

Cheapest for c6gn.large first. Linux, USD per hour.

Regionc6gn.largec7gn.largeDifference
US East (N. Virginia)Used in summaryus-east-1$0.0864$0.1248▲ 44%
US East (Ohio)us-east-2$0.0864$0.1248▲ 44%
US West (Oregon)us-west-2$0.0864$0.1248▲ 44%
EU (Ireland)eu-west-1$0.0976$0.141▲ 44%
EU (London)eu-west-2$0.1025$0.148▲ 44%
Asia Pacific (Tokyo)ap-northeast-1$0.109$0.1574▲ 44%

Keep exploring

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

c6gn.largeCompute optimized, c6gn family
c6gn.large prices and specsEvery size in the c6gn family

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c7gn.largeCompute optimized, c7gn family
c7gn.large prices and specsEvery size in the c7gn family

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