c6in.4xlargevsm6in.4xlarge

c6in.4xlarge is 19% cheaper than m6in.4xlarge on demand in US East (N. Virginia), saving $150.82 a month.

At a glancec6in.4xlargem6in.4xlarge
On-demand$0.9072/hr19% less$1.114/hr
Lowest rate$0.2631/hr36% lessSpot, can be interrupted$0.4137/hrSpot, can be interrupted
Size16 vCPUs, 32 GiB16 vCPUs, 64 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.

Optionc6in.4xlargem6in.4xlargem6in.4xlarge vs c6in.4xlarge
On-demandPay by the hour$0.9072$1.114▲ 23%
SpotCan be interrupted71% off$0.263163% off$0.4137▲ 57%
1-yr reservedNo upfront37% off$0.571537% off$0.7017▲ 23%
3-yr reservedNo upfront64% off$0.329461% off$0.4293▲ 30%
1-yr savings planHourly commitment28% off$0.657327% off$0.8127▲ 24%
3-yr savings planHourly commitment58% off$0.379456% off$0.4932▲ 30%

Key differences

The biggest lead each one has.

Where c6in.4xlarge leads
On-demand price$0.9072 vs $1.114 per hour
19% cheaper
Where m6in.4xlarge leads
Memory (GiB)64 vs 32
2× higher

Specs

3 of 40 specs differ. Those are in bold.

ComputeAll 10 matchc6in.4xlargem6in.4xlarge
vCPUs1616
Physical cores88
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 differc6in.4xlargem6in.4xlarge
Memory (GiB)3264
NetworkingAll 8 matchc6in.4xlargem6in.4xlarge
NetworkUp to 50000 MegabitUp to 50000 Megabit
Network baseline25 Gbps25 Gbps
Network peak50 Gbps50 Gbps
Enhanced networkingYes (ENA)Yes (ENA)
EFANoNo
IPv6YesYes
Max network interfaces88
IPv4 addresses per interface3030
StorageAll 11 matchc6in.4xlargem6in.4xlarge
StorageEBS onlyEBS only
EBS optimizedYesYes
EBS over NVMeRequiredRequired
EBS throughputUp to 25000 MbpsUp to 25000 Mbps
EBS baseline bandwidth12,500 Mbps12,500 Mbps
EBS max bandwidth25,000 Mbps25,000 Mbps
EBS baseline throughput1,562.5 MB/s1,562.5 MB/s
EBS max throughput3,125 MB/s3,125 MB/s
EBS baseline IOPS50,00050,000
EBS max IOPS100,000100,000
Max EBS volumes2727
Instance details2 of 10 differc6in.4xlargem6in.4xlarge
Familyc6inm6in
CategoryCompute optimizedGeneral purpose
Current generationYesYes
Normalization factor3232
Bare metalNoNo
HypervisorNitroNitro
Placement groupsCluster, Partition, SpreadCluster, Partition, Spread
HibernationYesYes
Nitro EnclavesYesYes
Boot modesLegacy BIOS, UEFILegacy BIOS, UEFI

On-demand prices by region

Cheapest for c6in.4xlarge first. Linux, USD per hour.

Regionc6in.4xlargem6in.4xlargeDifference
Asia Pacific (Hyderabad)ap-south-2$0.9064$1.172▲ 29%
Asia Pacific (Mumbai)ap-south-1$0.9072$1.161▲ 28%
US East (N. Virginia)Used in summaryus-east-1$0.9072$1.114▲ 23%
US East (Ohio)us-east-2$0.9072$1.114▲ 23%
US West (Oregon)us-west-2$0.9072$1.114▲ 23%
EU (Stockholm)eu-north-1$0.9744$1.184▲ 22%
Canada (Central)ca-central-1$0.9912$1.241▲ 25%
Europe (Spain)eu-south-2$1.024$1.241▲ 21%
Asia Pacific (Seoul)ap-northeast-2$1.025$1.348▲ 32%
EU (Ireland)eu-west-1$1.025$1.245▲ 21%
EU (Frankfurt)eu-central-1$1.033$1.32▲ 28%
Asia Pacific (Singapore)ap-southeast-1$1.042$1.367▲ 31%
EU (London)eu-west-2$1.075$1.288▲ 20%
AWS GovCloud (US-West)us-gov-west-1$1.092$1.395▲ 28%
US West (N. California)us-west-1$1.134$1.30▲ 15%
Europe (Zurich)eu-central-2$1.138$1.468▲ 29%
Asia Pacific (Tokyo)ap-northeast-1$1.142$1.432▲ 25%
Asia Pacific (Sydney)ap-southeast-2$1.184$1.404▲ 19%
South America (Sao Paulo)sa-east-1$1.394$1.775▲ 27%

Keep exploring

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

c6in.4xlargeCompute optimized, c6in family
c6in.4xlarge prices and specsEvery size in the c6in family

Compare c6in.4xlarge with

c6i.4xlargec6gn.4xlarger6in.4xlargec5n.4xlargec8in.4xlarge
m6in.4xlargeGeneral purpose, m6in family
m6in.4xlarge prices and specsEvery size in the m6in family

Compare m6in.4xlarge with

m6i.4xlarger6in.4xlargem5n.4xlargem8in.4xlarge

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