g5.16xlargevsg5g.16xlarge

g5g.16xlarge is 33% cheaper than g5.16xlarge on demand in US East (N. Virginia), saving $986.96 a month. They use different processor architectures (x86_64 and arm64), so software built for one may need rebuilding to run on the other.

At a glanceg5.16xlargeg5g.16xlarge
On-demand$4.096/hr$2.744/hr33% less
Lowest rate$1.139/hrSpot, can be interrupted$0.6346/hr44% lessSpot, can be interrupted
Size64 vCPUs, 256 GiB64 vCPUs, 128 GiB
ProcessorAMD EPYC 7R32AWS Graviton2 Processor
Architecturex86_64arm64

Prices in US East (N. Virginia)

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

Optiong5.16xlargeg5g.16xlargeg5g.16xlarge vs g5.16xlarge
On-demandPay by the hour$4.096$2.744▼ 33%
SpotCan be interrupted72% off$1.13977% off$0.6346▼ 44%
1-yr reservedNo upfront37% off$2.5837% off$1.729▼ 33%
3-yr reservedNo upfront57% off$1.7757% off$1.185▼ 33%
1-yr savings planHourly commitment21% off$3.22621% off$2.161▼ 33%
3-yr savings planHourly commitment46% off$2.21246% off$1.482▼ 33%

Key differences

The biggest lead each one has.

Where g5.16xlarge leads
Memory (GiB)256 vs 128
2× higher
Sustained clock3.3 GHz vs 2.5 GHz
32% higher
Where g5g.16xlarge leads
On-demand price$2.744 vs $4.096 per hour
33% cheaper
Physical cores64 vs 32
2× higher
GPUs2 vs 1
2× higher
Max network interfaces15 vs 8
88% higher

Specs

27 of 44 specs differ. Those are in bold.

Compute8 of 10 differg5.16xlargeg5g.16xlarge
vCPUs6464
Physical cores3264
Threads per core21
Architecturex86_64arm64
ProcessorAMD EPYC 7R32AWS Graviton2 Processor
CPU makerAMDAWS
Clock speed2.8 GHz2.5 GHz
Sustained clock3.3 GHz2.5 GHz
Processor featuresAMD Turbo; AVX; AVX2–
BurstableNoNo
Memory1 of 1 differg5.16xlargeg5g.16xlarge
Memory (GiB)256128
Accelerators3 of 3 differg5.16xlargeg5g.16xlarge
GPUs12
GPU1 × NVIDIA A10G2 × NVIDIA T4g
GPU memory24 GB32 GB
Networking3 of 8 differg5.16xlargeg5g.16xlarge
Network25 Gigabit25 Gigabit
Network baseline25 Gbps25 Gbps
Network peak25 Gbps25 Gbps
Enhanced networkingYes (ENA)Yes (ENA)
EFAYesNo
IPv6YesYes
Max network interfaces815
IPv4 addresses per interface3050
Storage9 of 12 differg5.16xlargeg5g.16xlarge
Storage1 x 1900 GB NVMe SSDEBS only
Local disks1 × 1,900 GB SSD–
EBS optimizedYesYes
EBS over NVMeRequiredRequired
EBS throughput16000 Mbps19000 Mbps
EBS baseline bandwidth16,000 Mbps19,000 Mbps
EBS max bandwidth16,000 Mbps19,000 Mbps
EBS baseline throughput2,000 MB/s2,375 MB/s
EBS max throughput2,000 MB/s2,375 MB/s
EBS baseline IOPS65,00080,000
EBS max IOPS65,00080,000
Max EBS volumes2525
Instance details3 of 10 differg5.16xlargeg5g.16xlarge
Familyg5g5g
CategoryGPU instanceGPU instance
Current generationYesYes
Normalization factor4.0715705776.533333333
Bare metalNoNo
HypervisorNitroNitro
Placement groupsCluster, Partition, SpreadCluster, Partition, Spread
HibernationNoNo
Nitro EnclavesYesYes
Boot modesLegacy BIOS, UEFIUEFI

On-demand prices by region

Cheapest for g5.16xlarge first. Linux, USD per hour.

Regiong5.16xlargeg5g.16xlargeDifference
US East (N. Virginia)Used in summaryus-east-1$4.096$2.744▼ 33%
US West (Oregon)us-west-2$4.096$2.744▼ 33%
Europe (Spain)eu-south-2$4.316$3.062▼ 29%
Asia Pacific (Seoul)ap-northeast-2$5.037$3.375▼ 33%
EU (Frankfurt)eu-central-1$5.122$3.433▼ 33%
Asia Pacific (Tokyo)ap-northeast-1$5.94$3.704▼ 38%

Keep exploring

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

g5.16xlargeGPU instance, g5 family
g5.16xlarge prices and specsEvery size in the g5 family

Compare g5.16xlarge with

g3.16xlargeg6.16xlarge
g5g.16xlargeGPU instance, g5g family
g5g.16xlarge prices and specsEvery size in the g5g family

Pay the committed rate, with commitment protection

The best committed rate on these two is 57% below on-demand. Connect your cloud accounts to unlock greater savings with commitment protection.

Connect AWS account

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