m6a.2xlargevsm6g.2xlarge

m6g.2xlarge is 11% cheaper than m6a.2xlarge on demand in US East (N. Virginia), saving $27.45 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 glancem6a.2xlargem6g.2xlarge
On-demand$0.3456/hr$0.308/hr11% less
Lowest rate$0.1426/hrSpot, can be interrupted$0.1102/hr23% lessSpot, can be interrupted
Size8 vCPUs, 32 GiB8 vCPUs, 32 GiB
ProcessorAMD EPYC 7R13 ProcessorAWS 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.

Optionm6a.2xlargem6g.2xlargem6g.2xlarge vs m6a.2xlarge
On-demandPay by the hour$0.3456$0.308▼ 11%
SpotCan be interrupted59% off$0.142664% off$0.1102▼ 23%
1-yr reservedNo upfront34% off$0.228637% off$0.1932▼ 15%
3-yr reservedNo upfront55% off$0.156857% off$0.1339▼ 15%
1-yr savings planHourly commitment27% off$0.253926% off$0.2268▼ 11%
3-yr savings planHourly commitment49% off$0.175348% off$0.1598▼ 9%

Key differences

The biggest lead each one has.

Where m6a.2xlarge leads
EBS max bandwidth10,000 Mbps vs 4,750 Mbps
2.1× higher
Sustained clock3.6 GHz vs 2.5 GHz
44% higher
Network baseline3.125 Gbps vs 2.5 Gbps
25% higher
Where m6g.2xlarge leads
On-demand price$0.308 vs $0.3456 per hour
11% cheaper
Physical cores8 vs 4
2× higher

Specs

19 of 40 specs differ. Those are in bold.

Compute8 of 10 differm6a.2xlargem6g.2xlarge
vCPUs88
Physical cores48
Threads per core21
Architecturex86_64arm64
ProcessorAMD EPYC 7R13 ProcessorAWS Graviton2 Processor
CPU makerAMDAWS
Clock speed3.6 GHz–
Sustained clock3.6 GHz2.5 GHz
Processor featuresAMD Turbo; AVX; AVX2–
BurstableNoNo
MemoryAll 1 matchm6a.2xlargem6g.2xlarge
Memory (GiB)3232
Networking3 of 8 differm6a.2xlargem6g.2xlarge
NetworkUp to 12500 MegabitUp to 10 Gigabit
Network baseline3.125 Gbps2.5 Gbps
Network peak12.5 Gbps10 Gbps
Enhanced networkingYes (ENA)Yes (ENA)
EFANoNo
IPv6YesYes
Max network interfaces44
IPv4 addresses per interface1515
Storage6 of 11 differm6a.2xlargem6g.2xlarge
StorageEBS onlyEBS only
EBS optimizedYesYes
EBS over NVMeRequiredRequired
EBS throughputUp to 6667 Mbps2250 Mbps
EBS baseline bandwidth2,500 Mbps2,375 Mbps
EBS max bandwidth10,000 Mbps4,750 Mbps
EBS baseline throughput312.5 MB/s296.875 MB/s
EBS max throughput1,250 MB/s593.75 MB/s
EBS baseline IOPS12,00012,000
EBS max IOPS40,00020,000
Max EBS volumes2727
Instance details2 of 10 differm6a.2xlargem6g.2xlarge
Familym6am6g
CategoryGeneral purposeGeneral purpose
Current generationYesYes
Normalization factor1616
Bare metalNoNo
HypervisorNitroNitro
Placement groupsCluster, Partition, SpreadCluster, Partition, Spread
HibernationYesYes
Nitro EnclavesYesYes
Boot modesLegacy BIOS, UEFIUEFI

On-demand prices by region

Cheapest for m6a.2xlarge first. Linux, USD per hour.

Regionm6a.2xlargem6g.2xlargeDifference
Asia Pacific (Hyderabad)ap-south-2$0.2222$0.2024▼ 9%
Asia Pacific (Mumbai)ap-south-1$0.2222$0.2024▼ 9%
US East (N. Virginia)Used in summaryus-east-1$0.3456$0.308▼ 11%
US East (Ohio)us-east-2$0.3456$0.308▼ 11%
US West (Oregon)us-west-2$0.3456$0.308▼ 11%
Canada (Central)ca-central-1$0.3852$0.3424▼ 11%
EU (Ireland)eu-west-1$0.3852$0.344▼ 11%
EU (London)eu-west-2$0.3996$0.3552▼ 11%
EU (Milan)eu-south-1$0.4032$0.3584▼ 11%
EU (Paris)eu-west-3$0.4032$0.36▼ 11%
US West (N. California)us-west-1$0.4032$0.3584▼ 11%
EU (Frankfurt)eu-central-1$0.414$0.368▼ 11%
Asia Pacific (Singapore)ap-southeast-1$0.432$0.384▼ 11%
Asia Pacific (Sydney)ap-southeast-2$0.432$0.384▼ 11%
Asia Pacific (Tokyo)ap-northeast-1$0.4464$0.396▼ 11%
South America (Sao Paulo)sa-east-1$0.5508$0.4896▼ 11%

Keep exploring

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

m6a.2xlargeGeneral purpose, m6a family
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m6g.2xlarge prices and specsEvery size in the m6g family

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