c6gn.xlargevsc6in.xlarge
c6gn.xlarge is 24% cheaper than c6in.xlarge on demand in US East (N. Virginia), saving $39.42 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.xlarge | c6in.xlarge |
|---|---|---|
| On-demand | $0.1728/hr24% less | $0.2268/hr |
| Lowest rate | $0.0595/hrSpot, can be interrupted | $0.0492/hr17% lessSpot, can be interrupted |
| Size | 4 vCPUs, 8 GiB | 4 vCPUs, 8 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.xlarge | c6in.xlarge | c6in.xlarge vs c6gn.xlarge |
|---|---|---|---|
| On-demandPay by the hour | $0.1728 | $0.2268 | ▲ 31% |
| SpotCan be interrupted | 66% off$0.0595 | 78% off$0.0492 | ▼ 17% |
| 1-yr reservedNo upfront | 37% off$0.1091 | 37% off$0.1429 | ▲ 31% |
| 3-yr reservedNo upfront | 57% off$0.0742 | 64% off$0.0824 | ▲ 11% |
| 1-yr savings planHourly commitment | 24% off$0.1309 | 28% off$0.1643 | ▲ 26% |
| 3-yr savings planHourly commitment | 48% off$0.089 | 58% off$0.0948 | ▲ 7% |
Key differences
The biggest lead each one has.
Where c6gn.xlarge leads
On-demand price$0.1728 vs $0.2268 per hour
24% cheaperPhysical cores4 vs 2
2× higherNetwork baseline6.3 Gbps vs 6.25 Gbps
1% higherWhere c6in.xlarge leads
EBS max bandwidth25,000 Mbps vs 9,500 Mbps
2.6× higherClock speed3.5 GHz vs 2.5 GHz
40% higherNetwork peak30 Gbps vs 25 Gbps
20% higherSpecs
20 of 40 specs differ. Those are in bold.
| Compute8 of 10 differ | c6gn.xlarge | c6in.xlarge |
|---|---|---|
| vCPUs | 4 | 4 |
| Physical cores | 4 | 2 |
| 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.xlarge | c6in.xlarge |
|---|---|---|
| Memory (GiB) | 8 | 8 |
| Networking3 of 8 differ | c6gn.xlarge | c6in.xlarge |
|---|---|---|
| Network | Up to 25 Gigabit | Up to 30000 Megabit |
| Network baseline | 6.3 Gbps | 6.25 Gbps |
| Network peak | 25 Gbps | 30 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.xlarge | c6in.xlarge |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | 2,375 Mbps | 3,125 Mbps |
| EBS max bandwidth | 9,500 Mbps | 25,000 Mbps |
| EBS baseline throughput | 296.88 MB/s | 390.625 MB/s |
| EBS max throughput | 1,187.5 MB/s | 3,125 MB/s |
| EBS baseline IOPS | 10,000 | 12,500 |
| EBS max IOPS | 40,000 | 100,000 |
| Max EBS volumes | 27 | 27 |
| Instance details2 of 10 differ | c6gn.xlarge | c6in.xlarge |
|---|---|---|
| Family | c6gn | c6in |
| Category | Compute optimized | Compute optimized |
| Current generation | Yes | Yes |
| Normalization factor | 8 | 8 |
| 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.xlarge first. Linux, USD per hour.
| Region | c6gn.xlarge | c6in.xlarge | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Asia Pacific (Malaysia)ap-southeast-5 | $0.1683 | $0.2213 | ▲ 31% |
| Asia Pacific (Thailand)ap-southeast-7 | $0.1683 | $0.2213 | ▲ 31% |
| US East (N. Virginia)Used in summaryus-east-1 | $0.1728 | $0.2268 | ▲ 31% |
| US East (Ohio)us-east-2 | $0.1728 | $0.2268 | ▲ 31% |
| US West (Oregon)us-west-2 | $0.1728 | $0.2268 | ▲ 31% |
| Asia Pacific (Mumbai)ap-south-1 | $0.173 | $0.2268 | ▲ 31% |
| Mexico (Central)mx-central-1 | $0.1814 | $0.2381 | ▲ 31% |
| EU (Stockholm)eu-north-1 | $0.186 | $0.2436 | ▲ 31% |
| Canada (Central)ca-central-1 | $0.1892 | $0.2478 | ▲ 31% |
| Canada West (Calgary)ca-west-1 | $0.1892 | $0.2478 | ▲ 31% |
| Asia Pacific (Seoul)ap-northeast-2 | $0.195 | $0.2562 | ▲ 31% |
| EU (Ireland)eu-west-1 | $0.1952 | $0.2562 | ▲ 31% |
| Asia Pacific (Taipei)ap-east-2 | $0.1962 | $0.257 | ▲ 31% |
| EU (Frankfurt)eu-central-1 | $0.1972 | $0.2583 | ▲ 31% |
| Asia Pacific (Singapore)ap-southeast-1 | $0.198 | $0.2604 | ▲ 32% |
| Asia Pacific (Jakarta)ap-southeast-3 | $0.1984 | $0.2604 | ▲ 31% |
| EU (London)eu-west-2 | $0.205 | $0.2688 | ▲ 31% |
| EU (Paris)eu-west-3 | $0.205 | $0.2688 | ▲ 31% |
| Israel (Tel Aviv)il-central-1 | $0.205 | $0.269 | ▲ 31% |
| EU (Milan)eu-south-1 | $0.2064 | $0.2709 | ▲ 31% |
| AWS GovCloud (US-East)us-gov-east-1 | $0.208 | $0.273 | ▲ 31% |
| AWS GovCloud (US-West)us-gov-west-1 | $0.208 | $0.273 | ▲ 31% |
| Middle East (Bahrain)me-south-1 | $0.2144 | $0.2814 | ▲ 31% |
| US West (N. California)us-west-1 | $0.216 | $0.2835 | ▲ 31% |
| Asia Pacific (Tokyo)ap-northeast-1 | $0.218 | $0.2856 | ▲ 31% |
| Asia Pacific (Osaka)ap-northeast-3 | $0.2184 | $0.2854 | ▲ 31% |
| Asia Pacific (Sydney)ap-southeast-2 | $0.226 | $0.2961 | ▲ 31% |
| Asia Pacific (Hong Kong)ap-east-1 | $0.229 | $0.3003 | ▲ 31% |
| South America (Sao Paulo)sa-east-1 | $0.266 | $0.3486 | ▲ 31% |
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.