c6i.largevsr6i.large

c6i.large is 33% cheaper than r6i.large on demand in US East (N. Virginia), saving $29.93 a month.

At a glancec6i.larger6i.large
On-demand$0.085/hr33% less$0.126/hr
Lowest rate$0.0269/hr40% lessSpot, can be interrupted$0.0449/hrSpot, can be interrupted
Size2 vCPUs, 4 GiB2 vCPUs, 16 GiB
ProcessorIntel Xeon 8375C (Ice Lake)Intel Xeon 8375C (Ice Lake)
Architecturex86_64x86_64

Prices in US East (N. Virginia)

“Off” is the discount against each type’s own on-demand price. Linux, USD per hour.

Optionc6i.larger6i.larger6i.large vs c6i.large
On-demandPay by the hour$0.085$0.126▲ 48%
SpotCan be interrupted68% off$0.026964% off$0.0449▲ 67%
1-yr reservedNo upfront34% off$0.056234% off$0.0833▲ 48%
3-yr reservedNo upfront56% off$0.037455% off$0.0572▲ 53%
1-yr savings planHourly commitment28% off$0.061428% off$0.0913▲ 49%
3-yr savings planHourly commitment52% off$0.04148% off$0.0657▲ 60%

Key differences

The biggest lead each one has.

Where c6i.large leads
On-demand price$0.085 vs $0.126 per hour
33% cheaper
Where r6i.large leads
Memory (GiB)16 vs 4
4× higher

Specs

4 of 40 specs differ. Those are in bold.

ComputeAll 10 matchc6i.larger6i.large
vCPUs22
Physical cores11
Threads per core22
Architecturex86_64x86_64
ProcessorIntel Xeon 8375C (Ice Lake)Intel Xeon 8375C (Ice Lake)
CPU makerIntelIntel
Clock speed3.5 GHz3.5 GHz
Sustained clock3.5 GHz3.5 GHz
Processor featuresIntel AVX; Intel AVX2; Intel AVX512; Intel TurboIntel AVX; Intel AVX2; Intel AVX512; Intel Turbo
BurstableNoNo
Memory1 of 1 differc6i.larger6i.large
Memory (GiB)416
NetworkingAll 8 matchc6i.larger6i.large
NetworkUp to 12500 MegabitUp to 12500 Megabit
Network baseline0.781 Gbps0.781 Gbps
Network peak12.5 Gbps12.5 Gbps
Enhanced networkingYes (ENA)Yes (ENA)
EFANoNo
IPv6YesYes
Max network interfaces33
IPv4 addresses per interface1010
StorageAll 11 matchc6i.larger6i.large
StorageEBS onlyEBS only
EBS optimizedYesYes
EBS over NVMeRequiredRequired
EBS throughputUp to 10000 MbpsUp to 10000 Mbps
EBS baseline bandwidth650 Mbps650 Mbps
EBS max bandwidth10,000 Mbps10,000 Mbps
EBS baseline throughput81.25 MB/s81.25 MB/s
EBS max throughput1,250 MB/s1,250 MB/s
EBS baseline IOPS3,6003,600
EBS max IOPS40,00040,000
Max EBS volumes2727
Instance details3 of 10 differc6i.larger6i.large
Familyc6ir6i
CategoryCompute optimizedMemory optimized
Current generationYesYes
Normalization factor44
Bare metalNoNo
HypervisorNitroNitro
Placement groupsCluster, Partition, SpreadCluster, Partition, Spread
HibernationYesNo
Nitro EnclavesNoNo
Boot modesLegacy BIOS, UEFILegacy BIOS, UEFI

On-demand prices by region

Cheapest for c6i.large first. Linux, USD per hour.

Regionc6i.larger6i.largeDifference
Asia Pacific (Malaysia)ap-southeast-5$0.0833$0.1292▲ 55%
Asia Pacific (Thailand)ap-southeast-7$0.0833$0.1292▲ 55%
Asia Pacific (Hyderabad)ap-south-2$0.085$0.13▲ 53%
Asia Pacific (Mumbai)ap-south-1$0.085$0.13▲ 53%
US East (N. Virginia)Used in summaryus-east-1$0.085$0.126▲ 48%
US East (Ohio)us-east-2$0.085$0.126▲ 48%
US West (Oregon)us-west-2$0.085$0.126▲ 48%
Mexico (Central)mx-central-1$0.0893$0.1323▲ 48%
EU (Stockholm)eu-north-1$0.091$0.134▲ 47%
EU (Ireland)eu-west-1$0.0912$0.141▲ 55%
Canada (Central)ca-central-1$0.093$0.138▲ 48%
Canada West (Calgary)ca-west-1$0.093$0.138▲ 48%
Israel (Tel Aviv)il-central-1$0.0958$0.148▲ 54%
Asia Pacific (Seoul)ap-northeast-2$0.096$0.152▲ 58%
Asia Pacific (Taipei)ap-east-2$0.0963$0.1368▲ 42%
EU (Frankfurt)eu-central-1$0.097$0.152▲ 57%
Asia Pacific (Singapore)ap-southeast-1$0.098$0.152▲ 55%
EU (London)eu-west-2$0.101$0.148▲ 47%
EU (Milan)eu-south-1$0.101$0.148▲ 47%
EU (Paris)eu-west-3$0.101$0.148▲ 47%
AWS GovCloud (US-East)us-gov-east-1$0.102$0.151▲ 48%
AWS GovCloud (US-West)us-gov-west-1$0.102$0.151▲ 48%
Middle East (Bahrain)me-south-1$0.1056$0.1551▲ 47%
US West (N. California)us-west-1$0.106$0.14▲ 32%
Asia Pacific (Osaka)ap-northeast-3$0.107$0.152▲ 42%
Asia Pacific (Tokyo)ap-northeast-1$0.107$0.152▲ 42%
Asia Pacific (Hong Kong)ap-east-1$0.108$0.167▲ 55%
Asia Pacific (Sydney)ap-southeast-2$0.111$0.151▲ 36%
Africa (Cape Town)af-south-1$0.114$0.168▲ 47%
Asia Pacific (New Zealand)ap-southeast-6$0.1166$0.1586▲ 36%
South America (Sao Paulo)sa-east-1$0.131$0.201▲ 53%

Keep exploring

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

c6i.largeCompute optimized, c6i family
c6i.large prices and specsEvery size in the c6i family

Compare c6i.large with

c6g.largec6in.largem6i.largec6a.largec6id.largec5.largec7i.large
r6i.largeMemory optimized, r6i family
r6i.large prices and specsEvery size in the r6i family

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