m6g.2xlargevsm7g.2xlarge

m6g.2xlarge is 6% cheaper than m7g.2xlarge on demand in US East (N. Virginia), saving $13.43 a month.

At a glancem6g.2xlargem7g.2xlarge
On-demand$0.308/hr6% less$0.3264/hr
Lowest rate$0.1102/hr21% lessSpot, can be interrupted$0.139/hrSpot, can be interrupted
Size8 vCPUs, 32 GiB8 vCPUs, 32 GiB
ProcessorAWS Graviton2 ProcessorAWS Graviton3 Processor
Architecturearm64arm64

Prices in US East (N. Virginia)

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

Optionm6g.2xlargem7g.2xlargem7g.2xlarge vs m6g.2xlarge
On-demandPay by the hour$0.308$0.3264▲ 6%
SpotCan be interrupted64% off$0.110257% off$0.139▲ 26%
1-yr reservedNo upfront37% off$0.193234% off$0.2159▲ 12%
3-yr reservedNo upfront57% off$0.133955% off$0.1481▲ 11%
1-yr savings planHourly commitment26% off$0.226827% off$0.2398▲ 6%
3-yr savings planHourly commitment48% off$0.159849% off$0.1655▲ 4%

Key differences

The biggest lead each one has.

Where m6g.2xlarge leads
On-demand price$0.308 vs $0.3264 per hour
6% cheaper
Where m7g.2xlarge leads
EBS max bandwidth10,000 Mbps vs 4,750 Mbps
2.1× higher
Network baseline3.75 Gbps vs 2.5 Gbps
50% higher
Sustained clock2.6 GHz vs 2.5 GHz
4% higher

Specs

13 of 39 specs differ. Those are in bold.

Compute3 of 9 differm6g.2xlargem7g.2xlarge
vCPUs88
Physical cores88
Threads per core11
Architecturearm64arm64
ProcessorAWS Graviton2 ProcessorAWS Graviton3 Processor
CPU makerAWSAWS
Clock speed–2.5 GHz
Sustained clock2.5 GHz2.6 GHz
BurstableNoNo
MemoryAll 1 matchm6g.2xlargem7g.2xlarge
Memory (GiB)3232
Networking3 of 8 differm6g.2xlargem7g.2xlarge
NetworkUp to 10 GigabitUp to 15 Gigabit
Network baseline2.5 Gbps3.75 Gbps
Network peak10 Gbps15 Gbps
Enhanced networkingYes (ENA)Yes (ENA)
EFANoNo
IPv6YesYes
Max network interfaces44
IPv4 addresses per interface1515
Storage6 of 11 differm6g.2xlargem7g.2xlarge
StorageEBS onlyEBS only
EBS optimizedYesYes
EBS over NVMeRequiredRequired
EBS throughput2250 MbpsUp to 10000 Mbps
EBS baseline bandwidth2,375 Mbps2,500 Mbps
EBS max bandwidth4,750 Mbps10,000 Mbps
EBS baseline throughput296.875 MB/s312.5 MB/s
EBS max throughput593.75 MB/s1,250 MB/s
EBS baseline IOPS12,00012,000
EBS max IOPS20,00040,000
Max EBS volumes2727
Instance details1 of 10 differm6g.2xlargem7g.2xlarge
Familym6gm7g
CategoryGeneral purposeGeneral purpose
Current generationYesYes
Normalization factor1616
Bare metalNoNo
HypervisorNitroNitro
Placement groupsCluster, Partition, SpreadCluster, Partition, Spread
HibernationYesYes
Nitro EnclavesYesYes
Boot modesUEFIUEFI

On-demand prices by region

Cheapest for m6g.2xlarge first. Linux, USD per hour.

Regionm6g.2xlargem7g.2xlargeDifference
Asia Pacific (Hyderabad)ap-south-2$0.2024$0.2333▲ 15%
Asia Pacific (Mumbai)ap-south-1$0.2024$0.2333▲ 15%
US East (N. Virginia)Used in summaryus-east-1$0.308$0.3264▲ 6%
US East (Ohio)us-east-2$0.308$0.3264▲ 6%
US West (Oregon)us-west-2$0.308$0.3264▲ 6%
Mexico (Central)mx-central-1$0.3234$0.3427▲ 6%
Asia Pacific (Malaysia)ap-southeast-5$0.3264$0.3468▲ 6%
Asia Pacific (Thailand)ap-southeast-7$0.3264$0.3468▲ 6%
EU (Stockholm)eu-north-1$0.328$0.3468▲ 6%
Canada (Central)ca-central-1$0.3424$0.3638▲ 6%
EU (Ireland)eu-west-1$0.344$0.3638▲ 6%
Europe (Spain)eu-south-2$0.344$0.3636▲ 6%
EU (London)eu-west-2$0.3552$0.3774▲ 6%
Asia Pacific (Taipei)ap-east-2$0.3564$0.3794▲ 6%
US West (N. California)us-west-1$0.3584$0.3808▲ 6%
EU (Paris)eu-west-3$0.36$0.3808▲ 6%
Israel (Tel Aviv)il-central-1$0.3612$0.382▲ 6%
EU (Frankfurt)eu-central-1$0.368$0.391▲ 6%
Asia Pacific (Seoul)ap-northeast-2$0.376$0.4012▲ 7%
Middle East (Bahrain)me-south-1$0.376$0.4488▲ 19%
Middle East (UAE)me-central-1$0.3784$0.4002▲ 6%
Asia Pacific (Jakarta)ap-southeast-3$0.384$0.408▲ 6%
Asia Pacific (Melbourne)ap-southeast-4$0.384$0.408▲ 6%
Asia Pacific (Singapore)ap-southeast-1$0.384$0.408▲ 6%
Asia Pacific (Sydney)ap-southeast-2$0.384$0.408▲ 6%
AWS GovCloud (US-East)us-gov-east-1$0.3872$0.4112▲ 6%
AWS GovCloud (US-West)us-gov-west-1$0.3872$0.4114▲ 6%
Asia Pacific (Tokyo)ap-northeast-1$0.396$0.4216▲ 6%
Asia Pacific (Osaka)ap-northeast-3$0.3968$0.4216▲ 6%
Asia Pacific (New Zealand)ap-southeast-6$0.4032$0.4284▲ 6%
Europe (Zurich)eu-central-2$0.4048$0.4301▲ 6%
Africa (Cape Town)af-south-1$0.4064$0.4318▲ 6%
Asia Pacific (Hong Kong)ap-east-1$0.424$0.4488▲ 6%
South America (Sao Paulo)sa-east-1$0.4896$0.5202▲ 6%

Keep exploring

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

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

Compare m6g.2xlarge with

c6g.2xlargem6gd.2xlargem6i.2xlarger6g.2xlarget4g.2xlargem6a.2xlarge
m7g.2xlargeGeneral purpose, m7g family
m7g.2xlarge prices and specsEvery size in the m7g family

Compare m7g.2xlarge with

c7g.2xlargem7i.2xlarger7g.2xlarget4g.2xlargem7gd.2xlargem7a.2xlargem8g.2xlarge

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