c9g.16xlargevsc9gd.16xlarge

c9g.16xlarge is 19% cheaper than c9gd.16xlarge on demand in US East (N. Virginia), saving $463.92 a month.

At a glancec9g.16xlargec9gd.16xlarge
On-demand$2.782/hr19% less$3.418/hr
Lowest rate$0.7664/hrSpot, can be interrupted$0.7368/hr4% lessSpot, can be interrupted
Size64 vCPUs, 128 GiB64 vCPUs, 128 GiB
ProcessorAWS Graviton5 ProcessorAWS Graviton5 Processor
Architecturearm64arm64

Prices in US East (N. Virginia)

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

Optionc9g.16xlargec9gd.16xlargec9gd.16xlarge vs c9g.16xlarge
On-demandPay by the hour$2.782$3.418▲ 23%
SpotCan be interrupted72% off$0.766478% off$0.7368▼ 4%
1-yr savings planHourly commitment28% off$1.99428% off$2.467▲ 24%
3-yr savings planHourly commitment52% off$1.34752% off$1.653▲ 23%

Key differences

The biggest lead each one has.

Where c9g.16xlarge leads
On-demand price$2.782 vs $3.418 per hour
19% cheaper
Where c9gd.16xlarge leads

No clear lead on the measures we compare.

Specs

3 of 40 specs differ. Those are in bold.

ComputeAll 9 matchc9g.16xlargec9gd.16xlarge
vCPUs6464
Physical cores6464
Threads per core11
Architecturearm64arm64
ProcessorAWS Graviton5 ProcessorAWS Graviton5 Processor
CPU makerAWSAWS
Clock speed3.3 GHz3.3 GHz
Sustained clock3.3 GHz3.3 GHz
BurstableNoNo
MemoryAll 1 matchc9g.16xlargec9gd.16xlarge
Memory (GiB)128128
NetworkingAll 8 matchc9g.16xlargec9gd.16xlarge
Network34 Gigabit34 Gigabit
Network baseline34 Gbps34 Gbps
Network peak34 Gbps34 Gbps
Enhanced networkingYes (ENA)Yes (ENA)
EFANoNo
IPv6YesYes
Max network interfaces1616
IPv4 addresses per interface6464
Storage2 of 12 differc9g.16xlargec9gd.16xlarge
StorageEBS only1 x 3800 NVMe SSD
Local disks–1 × 3,800 GB SSD
EBS optimizedYesYes
EBS over NVMeRequiredRequired
EBS throughput24000 Mbps24000 Mbps
EBS baseline bandwidth24,000 Mbps24,000 Mbps
EBS max bandwidth24,000 Mbps24,000 Mbps
EBS baseline throughput3,000 MB/s3,000 MB/s
EBS max throughput3,000 MB/s3,000 MB/s
EBS baseline IOPS96,00096,000
EBS max IOPS96,00096,000
Max EBS volumes4848
Instance details1 of 10 differc9g.16xlargec9gd.16xlarge
Familyc9gc9gd
CategoryCompute optimizedCompute optimized
Current generationYesYes
Normalization factor128128
Bare metalNoNo
HypervisorNitroNitro
Placement groupsCluster, Partition, SpreadCluster, Partition, Spread
HibernationYesYes
Nitro EnclavesYesYes
Boot modesUEFIUEFI

On-demand prices by region

Cheapest for c9g.16xlarge first. Linux, USD per hour.

Regionc9g.16xlargec9gd.16xlargeDifference
Asia Pacific (Malaysia)ap-southeast-5$2.716$3.389▲ 25%
US East (Ohio)us-east-2$2.772$3.418▲ 23%
US East (N. Virginia)Used in summaryus-east-1$2.782$3.418▲ 23%
US West (Oregon)us-west-2$2.782$3.418▲ 23%
Asia Pacific (Seoul)ap-northeast-2$3.131$3.916▲ 25%
EU (Frankfurt)eu-central-1$3.163$3.952▲ 25%
Asia Pacific (Singapore)ap-southeast-1$3.196$3.987▲ 25%
Asia Pacific (Tokyo)ap-northeast-1$3.49$4.343▲ 24%

Keep exploring

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

c9g.16xlargeCompute optimized, c9g family
c9g.16xlarge prices and specsEvery size in the c9g family

Compare c9g.16xlarge with

m9g.16xlarger9g.16xlargec8g.16xlarge
c9gd.16xlargeCompute optimized, c9gd family
c9gd.16xlarge prices and specsEvery size in the c9gd family

Compare c9gd.16xlarge with

m9gd.16xlarger9gd.16xlargec8gd.16xlarge

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