c6gn.metalvsc6in.metal
c6gn.metal is 62% cheaper than c6in.metal on demand in Canada (Central), saving $3,578.75 a month. Per vCPU, c6gn.metal costs 24% less. 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.metal | c6in.metal |
|---|---|---|
| On-demand | $3.027/hr62% less | $7.93/hr |
| Lowest rate | $1.315/hr54% less3-yr reserved, no upfront | $2.867/hr3-yr reserved, no upfront |
| Size | 64 vCPUs, 128 GiB | 128 vCPUs, 256 GiB |
| Processor | AWS Graviton2 Processor | Intel Xeon 8375C (Ice Lake) |
| Architecture | arm64 | x86_64 |
Prices in Canada (Central)
“Off” is the discount against each type’s own on-demand price. Linux, USD per hour.
| Option | c6gn.metal | c6in.metal | c6in.metal vs c6gn.metal |
|---|---|---|---|
| On-demandPay by the hour | $3.027 | $7.93 | ▲ 162% |
| SpotCan be interrupted | — | 90% off$0.793 | — |
| 1-yr reservedNo upfront | 37% off$1.90 | 37% off$4.996 | ▲ 163% |
| 3-yr reservedNo upfront | 57% off$1.315 | 64% off$2.867 | ▲ 118% |
| 1-yr savings planHourly commitment | — | 23% off$6.118 | — |
| 3-yr savings planHourly commitment | — | 58% off$3.297 | — |
Key differences
The biggest lead each one has.
Where c6gn.metal leads
On-demand price$3.027 vs $7.93 per hour
62% cheaperWhere c6in.metal leads
vCPUs128 vs 64
2× higherMemory (GiB)256 vs 128
2× higherSpecs
37 of 40 specs differ. Those are in bold.
| Compute10 of 10 differ | c6gn.metal | c6in.metal |
|---|---|---|
| vCPUs | 64 | 128 |
| Physical cores | – | 64 |
| Threads per core | – | 2 |
| Architecture | arm64 | x86_64 |
| Processor | AWS Graviton2 Processor | Intel Xeon 8375C (Ice Lake) |
| CPU maker | – | Intel |
| Clock speed | 2.5 GHz | 3.5 GHz |
| Sustained clock | – | 3.5 GHz |
| Processor features | – | Intel AVX; Intel AVX2; Intel AVX512; Intel Turbo |
| Burstable | – | No |
| Memory1 of 1 differ | c6gn.metal | c6in.metal |
|---|---|---|
| Memory (GiB) | 128 | 256 |
| Networking9 of 9 differ | c6gn.metal | c6in.metal |
|---|---|---|
| Network | 100 Gigabit | 200000 Megabit |
| Network baseline | – | 400 Gbps |
| Network peak | – | 400 Gbps |
| Enhanced networking | – | Yes (ENA) |
| EFA | – | Yes |
| IPv6 | – | Yes |
| Max network interfaces | – | 16 |
| IPv4 addresses per interface | – | 50 |
| Network cards | – | 2 |
| Storage10 of 11 differ | c6gn.metal | c6in.metal |
|---|---|---|
| Storage | EBS only | EBS only |
| EBS optimized | – | Yes |
| EBS over NVMe | – | Required |
| EBS throughput | 38000 Mbps | 100000 Mbps |
| EBS baseline bandwidth | – | 100,000 Mbps |
| EBS max bandwidth | – | 100,000 Mbps |
| EBS baseline throughput | – | 12,500 MB/s |
| EBS max throughput | – | 12,500 MB/s |
| EBS baseline IOPS | – | 400,000 |
| EBS max IOPS | – | 400,000 |
| Max EBS volumes | – | 31 |
| Instance details7 of 9 differ | c6gn.metal | c6in.metal |
|---|---|---|
| Family | c6gn | c6in |
| Category | Compute optimized | Compute optimized |
| Current generation | Yes | Yes |
| Normalization factor | 128 | 256 |
| Bare metal | – | Yes |
| Placement groups | – | Cluster, Partition, Spread |
| Hibernation | – | No |
| Nitro Enclaves | – | No |
| Boot modes | – | Legacy BIOS |
On-demand prices by region
Cheapest for c6gn.metal first. Linux, USD per hour.
| Region | c6gn.metal | c6in.metal | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| US West (Oregon)us-west-2 | $2.877 | $7.258 | ▲ 152% |
| Canada (Central)Used in summaryca-central-1 | $3.027 | $7.93 | ▲ 162% |
| EU (Frankfurt)eu-central-1 | $3.267 | $8.266 | ▲ 153% |
| EU (Paris)eu-west-3 | $3.28 | $8.602 | ▲ 162% |
Keep exploring
Each type’s own page, and how it compares with others.
AWS EC2 Linux prices in USD. Monthly figures use 730 hours. Prices last updated 12 Nov 2026.