c6gn.xlargevsc7gn.xlarge

c6gn.xlarge is 31% cheaper than c7gn.xlarge on demand in US East (N. Virginia), saving $56.06 a month.

At a glancec6gn.xlargec7gn.xlarge
On-demand$0.1728/hr31% less$0.2496/hr
Lowest rate$0.0595/hr35% lessSpot, can be interrupted$0.0913/hrSpot, can be interrupted
Size4 vCPUs, 8 GiB4 vCPUs, 8 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.xlargec7gn.xlargec7gn.xlarge vs c6gn.xlarge
On-demandPay by the hour$0.1728$0.2496▲ 44%
SpotCan be interrupted66% off$0.059563% off$0.0913▲ 53%
1-yr reservedNo upfront37% off$0.109137% off$0.1572▲ 44%
3-yr reservedNo upfront57% off$0.074264% off$0.0906▲ 22%
1-yr savings planHourly commitment24% off$0.130928% off$0.1808▲ 38%
3-yr savings planHourly commitment48% off$0.08958% off$0.1043▲ 17%

Key differences

The biggest lead each one has.

Where c6gn.xlarge leads
On-demand price$0.1728 vs $0.2496 per hour
31% cheaper
EBS baseline IOPS10,000 vs 8,333
20% higher
Where c7gn.xlarge leads
Network baseline12.5 Gbps vs 6.3 Gbps
98% 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.xlargec7gn.xlarge
vCPUs44
Physical cores44
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.xlargec7gn.xlarge
Memory (GiB)88
Networking3 of 8 differc6gn.xlargec7gn.xlarge
NetworkUp to 25 GigabitUp to 40 Gigabit
Network baseline6.3 Gbps12.5 Gbps
Network peak25 Gbps40 Gbps
Enhanced networkingYes (ENA)Yes (ENA)
EFANoNo
IPv6YesYes
Max network interfaces44
IPv4 addresses per interface1515
Storage6 of 11 differc6gn.xlargec7gn.xlarge
StorageEBS onlyEBS only
EBS optimizedYesYes
EBS over NVMeRequiredRequired
EBS throughputUp to 9500 MbpsUp to 10000 Mbps
EBS baseline bandwidth2,375 Mbps2,083 Mbps
EBS max bandwidth9,500 Mbps10,000 Mbps
EBS baseline throughput296.88 MB/s260.375 MB/s
EBS max throughput1,187.5 MB/s1,250 MB/s
EBS baseline IOPS10,0008,333
EBS max IOPS40,00040,000
Max EBS volumes2727
Instance details2 of 10 differc6gn.xlargec7gn.xlarge
Familyc6gnc7gn
CategoryCompute optimizedCompute optimized
Current generationYesYes
Normalization factor88
Bare metalNoNo
HypervisorNitroNitro
Placement groupsCluster, Partition, SpreadCluster, Partition, Spread
HibernationYesYes
Nitro EnclavesYesNo
Boot modesUEFIUEFI

On-demand prices by region

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

Regionc6gn.xlargec7gn.xlargeDifference
US East (N. Virginia)Used in summaryus-east-1$0.1728$0.2496▲ 44%
US East (Ohio)us-east-2$0.1728$0.2496▲ 44%
US West (Oregon)us-west-2$0.1728$0.2496▲ 44%
EU (Ireland)eu-west-1$0.1952$0.282▲ 44%
EU (London)eu-west-2$0.205$0.296▲ 44%
Asia Pacific (Tokyo)ap-northeast-1$0.218$0.3148▲ 44%

Keep exploring

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

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

Compare c6gn.xlarge with

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

Compare c7gn.xlarge with

c7g.xlargec8gn.xlarge

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