m6a.xlargevsm6g.xlarge
m6g.xlarge is 11% cheaper than m6a.xlarge on demand in US East (N. Virginia), saving $13.72 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 glance | m6a.xlarge | m6g.xlarge |
|---|---|---|
| On-demand | $0.1728/hr | $0.154/hr11% less |
| Lowest rate | $0.0653/hr22% lessSpot, can be interrupted | $0.0832/hrSpot, can be interrupted |
| Size | 4 vCPUs, 16 GiB | 4 vCPUs, 16 GiB |
| Processor | AMD EPYC 7R13 Processor | AWS Graviton2 Processor |
| Architecture | x86_64 | arm64 |
Prices in US East (N. Virginia)
“Off” is the discount against each type’s own on-demand price. Linux, USD per hour.
| Option | m6a.xlarge | m6g.xlarge | m6g.xlarge vs m6a.xlarge |
|---|---|---|---|
| On-demandPay by the hour | $0.1728 | $0.154 | ▼ 11% |
| SpotCan be interrupted | 62% off$0.0653 | 46% off$0.0832 | ▲ 27% |
| 1-yr reservedNo upfront | 34% off$0.1143 | 37% off$0.0966 | ▼ 15% |
| 3-yr reservedNo upfront | 55% off$0.0784 | 57% off$0.0669 | ▼ 15% |
| 1-yr savings planHourly commitment | 27% off$0.127 | 26% off$0.1134 | ▼ 11% |
| 3-yr savings planHourly commitment | 49% off$0.0876 | 48% off$0.0799 | ▼ 9% |
Key differences
The biggest lead each one has.
Where m6a.xlarge leads
EBS max bandwidth10,000 Mbps vs 4,750 Mbps
2.1× higherSustained clock3.6 GHz vs 2.5 GHz
44% higherNetwork peak12.5 Gbps vs 10 Gbps
25% higherWhere m6g.xlarge leads
On-demand price$0.154 vs $0.1728 per hour
11% cheaperPhysical cores4 vs 2
2× higherSpecs
19 of 40 specs differ. Those are in bold.
| Compute8 of 10 differ | m6a.xlarge | m6g.xlarge |
|---|---|---|
| vCPUs | 4 | 4 |
| Physical cores | 2 | 4 |
| Threads per core | 2 | 1 |
| Architecture | x86_64 | arm64 |
| Processor | AMD EPYC 7R13 Processor | AWS Graviton2 Processor |
| CPU maker | AMD | AWS |
| Clock speed | 3.6 GHz | – |
| Sustained clock | 3.6 GHz | 2.5 GHz |
| Processor features | AMD Turbo; AVX; AVX2 | – |
| Burstable | No | No |
| MemoryAll 1 match | m6a.xlarge | m6g.xlarge |
|---|---|---|
| Memory (GiB) | 16 | 16 |
| Networking3 of 8 differ | m6a.xlarge | m6g.xlarge |
|---|---|---|
| Network | Up to 12500 Megabit | Up to 10 Gigabit |
| Network baseline | 1.562 Gbps | 1.25 Gbps |
| Network peak | 12.5 Gbps | 10 Gbps |
| Enhanced networking | Yes (ENA) | Yes (ENA) |
| EFA | No | No |
| IPv6 | Yes | Yes |
| Max network interfaces | 4 | 4 |
| IPv4 addresses per interface | 15 | 15 |
| Storage6 of 11 differ | m6a.xlarge | m6g.xlarge |
|---|---|---|
| Storage | EBS only | EBS only |
| EBS optimized | Yes | Yes |
| EBS over NVMe | Required | Required |
| EBS throughput | Up to 6667 Mbps | 1125 Mbps |
| EBS baseline bandwidth | 1,250 Mbps | 1,188 Mbps |
| EBS max bandwidth | 10,000 Mbps | 4,750 Mbps |
| EBS baseline throughput | 156.25 MB/s | 148.5 MB/s |
| EBS max throughput | 1,250 MB/s | 593.75 MB/s |
| EBS baseline IOPS | 6,000 | 6,000 |
| EBS max IOPS | 40,000 | 20,000 |
| Max EBS volumes | 27 | 27 |
| Instance details2 of 10 differ | m6a.xlarge | m6g.xlarge |
|---|---|---|
| Family | m6a | m6g |
| Category | General purpose | General purpose |
| Current generation | Yes | Yes |
| Normalization factor | 8 | 8 |
| Bare metal | No | No |
| Hypervisor | Nitro | Nitro |
| Placement groups | Cluster, Partition, Spread | Cluster, Partition, Spread |
| Hibernation | Yes | Yes |
| Nitro Enclaves | Yes | Yes |
| Boot modes | Legacy BIOS, UEFI | UEFI |
On-demand prices by region
Cheapest for m6a.xlarge first. Linux, USD per hour.
| Region | m6a.xlarge | m6g.xlarge | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Asia Pacific (Hyderabad)ap-south-2 | $0.1111 | $0.1012 | ▼ 9% |
| Asia Pacific (Mumbai)ap-south-1 | $0.1111 | $0.1012 | ▼ 9% |
| US East (N. Virginia)Used in summaryus-east-1 | $0.1728 | $0.154 | ▼ 11% |
| US East (Ohio)us-east-2 | $0.1728 | $0.154 | ▼ 11% |
| US West (Oregon)us-west-2 | $0.1728 | $0.154 | ▼ 11% |
| Canada (Central)ca-central-1 | $0.1926 | $0.1712 | ▼ 11% |
| EU (Ireland)eu-west-1 | $0.1926 | $0.172 | ▼ 11% |
| EU (London)eu-west-2 | $0.1998 | $0.1776 | ▼ 11% |
| EU (Milan)eu-south-1 | $0.2016 | $0.1792 | ▼ 11% |
| EU (Paris)eu-west-3 | $0.2016 | $0.18 | ▼ 11% |
| US West (N. California)us-west-1 | $0.2016 | $0.1792 | ▼ 11% |
| EU (Frankfurt)eu-central-1 | $0.207 | $0.184 | ▼ 11% |
| Asia Pacific (Singapore)ap-southeast-1 | $0.216 | $0.192 | ▼ 11% |
| Asia Pacific (Sydney)ap-southeast-2 | $0.216 | $0.192 | ▼ 11% |
| Asia Pacific (Tokyo)ap-northeast-1 | $0.2232 | $0.198 | ▼ 11% |
| South America (Sao Paulo)sa-east-1 | $0.2754 | $0.2448 | ▼ 11% |
Keep exploring
Each type’s own page, and how it compares with others.
AWS EC2 Linux prices in USD. Monthly figures use 730 hours. Prices last updated 12 Nov 2026.