m6g.largevsm6gd.large
m6g.large is 15% cheaper than m6gd.large on demand in US East (N. Virginia), saving $9.78 a month.
| At a glance | m6g.large | m6gd.large |
|---|---|---|
| On-demand | $0.077/hr15% less | $0.0904/hr |
| Lowest rate | $0.0322/hr4% lessSpot, can be interrupted | $0.0337/hrSpot, can be interrupted |
| Size | 2 vCPUs, 8 GiB | 2 vCPUs, 8 GiB |
| Processor | AWS Graviton2 Processor | AWS Graviton2 Processor |
| Architecture | arm64 | arm64 |
Prices in US East (N. Virginia)
“Off” is the discount against each type’s own on-demand price. Linux, USD per hour.
| Option | m6g.large | m6gd.large | m6gd.large vs m6g.large |
|---|---|---|---|
| On-demandPay by the hour | $0.077 | $0.0904 | ▲ 17% |
| SpotCan be interrupted | 58% off$0.0322 | 63% off$0.0337 | ▲ 5% |
| 1-yr reservedNo upfront | 37% off$0.0483 | 37% off$0.057 | ▲ 18% |
| 3-yr reservedNo upfront | 56% off$0.0335 | 57% off$0.0391 | ▲ 17% |
| 1-yr savings planHourly commitment | 26% off$0.0567 | 27% off$0.0664 | ▲ 17% |
| 3-yr savings planHourly commitment | 48% off$0.04 | 49% off$0.0458 | ▲ 14% |
Key differences
The biggest lead each one has.
Where m6g.large leads
On-demand price$0.077 vs $0.0904 per hour
15% cheaperMax EBS volumes27 vs 26
4% higherWhere m6gd.large leads
No clear lead on the measures we compare.
Specs
6 of 40 specs differ. Those are in bold.
| Compute1 of 9 differ | m6g.large | m6gd.large |
|---|---|---|
| vCPUs | 2 | 2 |
| Physical cores | 2 | 2 |
| Threads per core | 1 | 1 |
| Architecture | arm64 | arm64 |
| Processor | AWS Graviton2 Processor | AWS Graviton2 Processor |
| CPU maker | AWS | AWS |
| Clock speed | – | 2.5 GHz |
| Sustained clock | 2.5 GHz | 2.5 GHz |
| Burstable | No | No |
| MemoryAll 1 match | m6g.large | m6gd.large |
|---|---|---|
| Memory (GiB) | 8 | 8 |
| NetworkingAll 8 match | m6g.large | m6gd.large |
|---|---|---|
| Network | Up to 10 Gigabit | Up to 10 Gigabit |
| Network baseline | 0.75 Gbps | 0.75 Gbps |
| Network peak | 10 Gbps | 10 Gbps |
| Enhanced networking | Yes (ENA) | Yes (ENA) |
| EFA | No | No |
| IPv6 | Yes | Yes |
| Max network interfaces | 3 | 3 |
| IPv4 addresses per interface | 10 | 10 |
| Storage4 of 12 differ | m6g.large | m6gd.large |
|---|---|---|
| Storage | EBS only | 1 x 118 NVMe SSD |
| Local disks | – | 1 × 118 GB SSD |
| EBS optimized | Yes | Yes |
| EBS over NVMe | Required | Required |
| EBS throughput | 600 Mbps | Up to 4500 Mbps |
| EBS baseline bandwidth | 630 Mbps | 630 Mbps |
| EBS max bandwidth | 4,750 Mbps | 4,750 Mbps |
| EBS baseline throughput | 78.75 MB/s | 78.75 MB/s |
| EBS max throughput | 593.75 MB/s | 593.75 MB/s |
| EBS baseline IOPS | 3,600 | 3,600 |
| EBS max IOPS | 20,000 | 20,000 |
| Max EBS volumes | 27 | 26 |
| Instance details1 of 10 differ | m6g.large | m6gd.large |
|---|---|---|
| Family | m6g | m6gd |
| Category | General purpose | General purpose |
| Current generation | Yes | Yes |
| Normalization factor | 4 | 4 |
| Bare metal | No | No |
| Hypervisor | Nitro | Nitro |
| Placement groups | Cluster, Partition, Spread | Cluster, Partition, Spread |
| Hibernation | Yes | Yes |
| Nitro Enclaves | Yes | Yes |
| Boot modes | UEFI | UEFI |
On-demand prices by region
Cheapest for m6g.large first. Linux, USD per hour.
| Region | m6g.large | m6gd.large | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Asia Pacific (Hyderabad)ap-south-2 | $0.0506 | $0.0604 | ▲ 19% |
| Asia Pacific (Mumbai)ap-south-1 | $0.0506 | $0.0604 | ▲ 19% |
| US East (N. Virginia)Used in summaryus-east-1 | $0.077 | $0.0904 | ▲ 17% |
| US East (Ohio)us-east-2 | $0.077 | $0.0904 | ▲ 17% |
| US West (Oregon)us-west-2 | $0.077 | $0.0904 | ▲ 17% |
| Mexico (Central)mx-central-1 | $0.0809 | $0.0949 | ▲ 17% |
| Asia Pacific (Malaysia)ap-southeast-5 | $0.0816 | $0.096 | ▲ 18% |
| Asia Pacific (Thailand)ap-southeast-7 | $0.0816 | $0.096 | ▲ 18% |
| EU (Stockholm)eu-north-1 | $0.082 | $0.096 | ▲ 17% |
| Canada (Central)ca-central-1 | $0.0856 | $0.1008 | ▲ 18% |
| Canada West (Calgary)ca-west-1 | $0.0856 | $0.1008 | ▲ 18% |
| EU (Ireland)eu-west-1 | $0.086 | $0.1008 | ▲ 17% |
| Europe (Spain)eu-south-2 | $0.086 | $0.1008 | ▲ 17% |
| EU (London)eu-west-2 | $0.0888 | $0.1048 | ▲ 18% |
| Asia Pacific (Taipei)ap-east-2 | $0.0891 | $0.1053 | ▲ 18% |
| EU (Milan)eu-south-1 | $0.0896 | $0.1056 | ▲ 18% |
| US West (N. California)us-west-1 | $0.0896 | $0.106 | ▲ 18% |
| EU (Paris)eu-west-3 | $0.09 | $0.1056 | ▲ 17% |
| Israel (Tel Aviv)il-central-1 | $0.0903 | $0.1058 | ▲ 17% |
| EU (Frankfurt)eu-central-1 | $0.092 | $0.109 | ▲ 18% |
| Asia Pacific (Seoul)ap-northeast-2 | $0.094 | $0.1112 | ▲ 18% |
| Middle East (Bahrain)me-south-1 | $0.094 | $0.1109 | ▲ 18% |
| Middle East (UAE)me-central-1 | $0.0946 | $0.1108 | ▲ 17% |
| Asia Pacific (Jakarta)ap-southeast-3 | $0.096 | $0.113 | ▲ 18% |
| Asia Pacific (Melbourne)ap-southeast-4 | $0.096 | $0.114 | ▲ 19% |
| Asia Pacific (Singapore)ap-southeast-1 | $0.096 | $0.113 | ▲ 18% |
| Asia Pacific (Sydney)ap-southeast-2 | $0.096 | $0.114 | ▲ 19% |
| AWS GovCloud (US-East)us-gov-east-1 | $0.0968 | $0.1144 | ▲ 18% |
| AWS GovCloud (US-West)us-gov-west-1 | $0.0968 | $0.1144 | ▲ 18% |
| Asia Pacific (Tokyo)ap-northeast-1 | $0.099 | $0.117 | ▲ 18% |
| Asia Pacific (Osaka)ap-northeast-3 | $0.0992 | $0.1168 | ▲ 18% |
| Asia Pacific (New Zealand)ap-southeast-6 | $0.1008 | $0.1197 | ▲ 19% |
| Europe (Zurich)eu-central-2 | $0.1012 | $0.1199 | ▲ 18% |
| Africa (Cape Town)af-south-1 | $0.1016 | $0.12 | ▲ 18% |
| Asia Pacific (Hong Kong)ap-east-1 | $0.106 | $0.124 | ▲ 17% |
| South America (Sao Paulo)sa-east-1 | $0.1224 | $0.144 | ▲ 18% |
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.