m6g.16xlargevsm6i.16xlarge
m6g.16xlarge is 20% cheaper than m6i.16xlarge on demand in US East (N. Virginia), saving $443.84 a month. They use different processor architectures (arm64 and x86_64), so software built for one may need rebuilding to run on the other.
| At a glance | m6g.16xlarge | m6i.16xlarge |
|---|---|---|
| On-demand | $2.464/hr20% less | $3.072/hr |
| Lowest rate | $0.6408/hr21% lessSpot, can be interrupted | $0.8161/hrSpot, can be interrupted |
| Size | 64 vCPUs, 256 GiB | 64 vCPUs, 256 GiB |
| Processor | AWS Graviton2 Processor | Intel Xeon 8375C (Ice Lake) |
| Architecture | arm64 | x86_64 |
Prices in US East (N. Virginia)
“Off” is the discount against each type’s own on-demand price. Linux, USD per hour.
| Option | m6g.16xlarge | m6i.16xlarge | m6i.16xlarge vs m6g.16xlarge |
|---|---|---|---|
| On-demandPay by the hour | $2.464 | $3.072 | ▲ 25% |
| SpotCan be interrupted | 74% off$0.6408 | 73% off$0.8161 | ▲ 27% |
| 1-yr reservedNo upfront | 37% off$1.546 | 34% off$2.032 | ▲ 31% |
| 3-yr reservedNo upfront | 57% off$1.071 | 55% off$1.393 | ▲ 30% |
| 1-yr savings planHourly commitment | 26% off$1.814 | 27% off$2.257 | ▲ 24% |
| 3-yr savings planHourly commitment | 48% off$1.279 | 49% off$1.558 | ▲ 22% |
Key differences
The biggest lead each one has.
Where m6g.16xlarge leads
On-demand price$2.464 vs $3.072 per hour
20% cheaperPhysical cores64 vs 32
2× higherWhere m6i.16xlarge leads
Sustained clock3.5 GHz vs 2.5 GHz
40% higherEBS baseline bandwidth20,000 Mbps vs 19,000 Mbps
5% higherSpecs
16 of 40 specs differ. Those are in bold.
| Compute8 of 10 differ | m6g.16xlarge | m6i.16xlarge |
|---|---|---|
| vCPUs | 64 | 64 |
| Physical cores | 64 | 32 |
| Threads per core | 1 | 2 |
| Architecture | arm64 | x86_64 |
| Processor | AWS Graviton2 Processor | Intel Xeon 8375C (Ice Lake) |
| CPU maker | AWS | Intel |
| Clock speed | – | 3.5 GHz |
| Sustained clock | 2.5 GHz | 3.5 GHz |
| Processor features | – | Intel AVX; Intel AVX2; Intel AVX512; Intel Turbo |
| Burstable | No | No |
| MemoryAll 1 match | m6g.16xlarge | m6i.16xlarge |
|---|---|---|
| Memory (GiB) | 256 | 256 |
| Networking1 of 8 differ | m6g.16xlarge | m6i.16xlarge |
|---|---|---|
| Network | 25 Gigabit | 25000 Megabit |
| Network baseline | 25 Gbps | 25 Gbps |
| Network peak | 25 Gbps | 25 Gbps |
| Enhanced networking | Yes (ENA) | Yes (ENA) |
| EFA | No | No |
| IPv6 | Yes | Yes |
| Max network interfaces | 15 | 15 |
| IPv4 addresses per interface | 50 | 50 |
| Storage5 of 11 differ | m6g.16xlarge | m6i.16xlarge |
|---|---|---|
| Storage | EBS only | EBS only |
| EBS optimized | Yes | Yes |
| EBS over NVMe | Required | Required |
| EBS throughput | 18000 Mbps | 20000 Mbps |
| EBS baseline bandwidth | 19,000 Mbps | 20,000 Mbps |
| EBS max bandwidth | 19,000 Mbps | 20,000 Mbps |
| EBS baseline throughput | 2,375 MB/s | 2,500 MB/s |
| EBS max throughput | 2,375 MB/s | 2,500 MB/s |
| EBS baseline IOPS | 80,000 | 80,000 |
| EBS max IOPS | 80,000 | 80,000 |
| Max EBS volumes | 27 | 27 |
| Instance details2 of 10 differ | m6g.16xlarge | m6i.16xlarge |
|---|---|---|
| Family | m6g | m6i |
| Category | General purpose | General purpose |
| Current generation | Yes | Yes |
| Normalization factor | 128 | 128 |
| Bare metal | No | No |
| Hypervisor | Nitro | Nitro |
| Placement groups | Cluster, Partition, Spread | Cluster, Partition, Spread |
| Hibernation | No | No |
| Nitro Enclaves | Yes | Yes |
| Boot modes | UEFI | Legacy BIOS, UEFI |
On-demand prices by region
Cheapest for m6g.16xlarge first. Linux, USD per hour.
| Region | m6g.16xlarge | m6i.16xlarge | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Asia Pacific (Hyderabad)ap-south-2 | $1.619 | $3.232 | ▲ 100% |
| Asia Pacific (Mumbai)ap-south-1 | $1.619 | $3.232 | ▲ 100% |
| US East (N. Virginia)Used in summaryus-east-1 | $2.464 | $3.072 | ▲ 25% |
| US East (Ohio)us-east-2 | $2.464 | $3.072 | ▲ 25% |
| US West (Oregon)us-west-2 | $2.464 | $3.072 | ▲ 25% |
| Mexico (Central)mx-central-1 | $2.587 | $3.226 | ▲ 25% |
| Asia Pacific (Malaysia)ap-southeast-5 | $2.611 | $3.264 | ▲ 25% |
| Asia Pacific (Thailand)ap-southeast-7 | $2.611 | $3.264 | ▲ 25% |
| EU (Stockholm)eu-north-1 | $2.624 | $3.264 | ▲ 24% |
| Canada (Central)ca-central-1 | $2.739 | $3.424 | ▲ 25% |
| Canada West (Calgary)ca-west-1 | $2.739 | $3.424 | ▲ 25% |
| EU (Ireland)eu-west-1 | $2.752 | $3.424 | ▲ 24% |
| EU (London)eu-west-2 | $2.842 | $3.552 | ▲ 25% |
| Asia Pacific (Taipei)ap-east-2 | $2.851 | $3.571 | ▲ 25% |
| EU (Milan)eu-south-1 | $2.867 | $3.584 | ▲ 25% |
| US West (N. California)us-west-1 | $2.867 | $3.584 | ▲ 25% |
| EU (Paris)eu-west-3 | $2.88 | $3.584 | ▲ 24% |
| Israel (Tel Aviv)il-central-1 | $2.89 | $3.595 | ▲ 24% |
| EU (Frankfurt)eu-central-1 | $2.944 | $3.68 | ▲ 25% |
| Asia Pacific (Seoul)ap-northeast-2 | $3.008 | $3.776 | ▲ 26% |
| Middle East (Bahrain)me-south-1 | $3.008 | $4.224 | ▲ 40% |
| Middle East (UAE)me-central-1 | $3.027 | $3.766 | ▲ 24% |
| Asia Pacific (Jakarta)ap-southeast-3 | $3.072 | $3.84 | ▲ 25% |
| Asia Pacific (Singapore)ap-southeast-1 | $3.072 | $3.84 | ▲ 25% |
| Asia Pacific (Sydney)ap-southeast-2 | $3.072 | $3.84 | ▲ 25% |
| AWS GovCloud (US-East)us-gov-east-1 | $3.098 | $3.872 | ▲ 25% |
| AWS GovCloud (US-West)us-gov-west-1 | $3.098 | $3.872 | ▲ 25% |
| Asia Pacific (Tokyo)ap-northeast-1 | $3.168 | $3.968 | ▲ 25% |
| Asia Pacific (Osaka)ap-northeast-3 | $3.174 | $3.968 | ▲ 25% |
| Asia Pacific (New Zealand)ap-southeast-6 | $3.226 | $4.032 | ▲ 25% |
| Europe (Zurich)eu-central-2 | $3.238 | $4.048 | ▲ 25% |
| Africa (Cape Town)af-south-1 | $3.251 | $4.064 | ▲ 25% |
| Asia Pacific (Hong Kong)ap-east-1 | $3.392 | $4.224 | ▲ 25% |
| South America (Sao Paulo)sa-east-1 | $3.917 | $4.896 | ▲ 25% |
Keep exploring
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AWS EC2 Linux prices in USD. Monthly figures use 730 hours. Prices last updated 12 Nov 2026.