m6g.metalvsm6i.metal
m6g.metal is 60% cheaper than m6i.metal on demand in US East (N. Virginia), saving $2,686.40 a month. Per vCPU, m6g.metal costs 20% less. They use different processor architectures (arm64 and x86_64), so software built for one may need rebuilding to run on the other.
Prices in US East (N. Virginia)
“Off” is the discount against each type’s own on-demand price. Linux, USD per hour.
| Option | m6g.metal | m6i.metal | m6i.metal vs m6g.metal |
|---|---|---|---|
| On-demandPay by the hour | $2.464 | $6.144 | ▲ 149% |
| SpotCan be interrupted | 77% off$0.5709 | 80% off$1.235 | ▲ 116% |
| 1-yr reservedNo upfront | 37% off$1.546 | 34% off$4.064 | ▲ 163% |
| 3-yr reservedNo upfront | 57% off$1.071 | 55% off$2.787 | ▲ 160% |
| 1-yr savings planHourly commitment | 26% off$1.814 | 27% off$4.514 | ▲ 149% |
| 3-yr savings planHourly commitment | 48% off$1.279 | 49% off$3.116 | ▲ 144% |
Key differences
The biggest lead each one has.
Where m6g.metal leads
On-demand price$2.464 vs $6.144 per hour
60% cheaperWhere m6i.metal leads
EBS baseline bandwidth40,000 Mbps vs 19,000 Mbps
2.1× highervCPUs128 vs 64
2× higherMemory (GiB)512 vs 256
2× higherNetwork baseline50 Gbps vs 25 Gbps
2× higherSpecs
23 of 39 specs differ. Those are in bold.
| Compute8 of 10 differ | m6g.metal | m6i.metal |
|---|---|---|
| vCPUs | 64 | 128 |
| Physical cores | 64 | 64 |
| 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 |
| Memory1 of 1 differ | m6g.metal | m6i.metal |
|---|---|---|
| Memory (GiB) | 256 | 512 |
| Networking4 of 8 differ | m6g.metal | m6i.metal |
|---|---|---|
| Network | 25 Gigabit | 50000 Megabit |
| Network baseline | 25 Gbps | 50 Gbps |
| Network peak | 25 Gbps | 50 Gbps |
| Enhanced networking | Yes (ENA) | Yes (ENA) |
| EFA | No | Yes |
| IPv6 | Yes | Yes |
| Max network interfaces | 15 | 15 |
| IPv4 addresses per interface | 50 | 50 |
| Storage7 of 11 differ | m6g.metal | m6i.metal |
|---|---|---|
| Storage | EBS only | EBS only |
| EBS optimized | Yes | Yes |
| EBS over NVMe | Required | Required |
| EBS throughput | 18000 Mbps | 40000 Mbps |
| EBS baseline bandwidth | 19,000 Mbps | 40,000 Mbps |
| EBS max bandwidth | 19,000 Mbps | 40,000 Mbps |
| EBS baseline throughput | 2,375 MB/s | 5,000 MB/s |
| EBS max throughput | 2,375 MB/s | 5,000 MB/s |
| EBS baseline IOPS | 80,000 | 160,000 |
| EBS max IOPS | 80,000 | 160,000 |
| Max EBS volumes | 31 | 31 |
| Instance details3 of 9 differ | m6g.metal | m6i.metal |
|---|---|---|
| Family | m6g | m6i |
| Category | General purpose | General purpose |
| Current generation | Yes | Yes |
| Normalization factor | 128 | 256 |
| Bare metal | Yes | Yes |
| Placement groups | Cluster, Partition, Spread | Cluster, Partition, Spread |
| Hibernation | No | No |
| Nitro Enclaves | No | No |
| Boot modes | UEFI | Legacy BIOS |
On-demand prices by region
Cheapest for m6g.metal first. Linux, USD per hour.
| Region | m6g.metal | m6i.metal | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Asia Pacific (Hyderabad)ap-south-2 | $1.619 | $6.464 | ▲ 299% |
| Asia Pacific (Mumbai)ap-south-1 | $1.619 | $6.464 | ▲ 299% |
| US East (N. Virginia)Used in summaryus-east-1 | $2.464 | $6.144 | ▲ 149% |
| US East (Ohio)us-east-2 | $2.464 | $6.144 | ▲ 149% |
| US West (Oregon)us-west-2 | $2.464 | $6.144 | ▲ 149% |
| Mexico (Central)mx-central-1 | $2.587 | $6.451 | ▲ 149% |
| Asia Pacific (Malaysia)ap-southeast-5 | $2.611 | $6.528 | ▲ 150% |
| Asia Pacific (Thailand)ap-southeast-7 | $2.611 | $6.528 | ▲ 150% |
| EU (Stockholm)eu-north-1 | $2.624 | $6.528 | ▲ 149% |
| Canada (Central)ca-central-1 | $2.739 | $6.848 | ▲ 150% |
| Canada West (Calgary)ca-west-1 | $2.739 | $6.848 | ▲ 150% |
| EU (Ireland)eu-west-1 | $2.752 | $6.848 | ▲ 149% |
| EU (London)eu-west-2 | $2.842 | $7.104 | ▲ 150% |
| EU (Milan)eu-south-1 | $2.867 | $7.168 | ▲ 150% |
| US West (N. California)us-west-1 | $2.867 | $7.168 | ▲ 150% |
| EU (Paris)eu-west-3 | $2.88 | $7.168 | ▲ 149% |
| Israel (Tel Aviv)il-central-1 | $2.89 | $7.19 | ▲ 149% |
| EU (Frankfurt)eu-central-1 | $2.944 | $7.36 | ▲ 150% |
| Asia Pacific (Seoul)ap-northeast-2 | $3.008 | $7.552 | ▲ 151% |
| Middle East (Bahrain)me-south-1 | $3.008 | $8.448 | ▲ 181% |
| Middle East (UAE)me-central-1 | $3.027 | $7.533 | ▲ 149% |
| Asia Pacific (Jakarta)ap-southeast-3 | $3.072 | $7.68 | ▲ 150% |
| Asia Pacific (Singapore)ap-southeast-1 | $3.072 | $7.68 | ▲ 150% |
| Asia Pacific (Sydney)ap-southeast-2 | $3.072 | $7.68 | ▲ 150% |
| AWS GovCloud (US-East)us-gov-east-1 | $3.098 | $7.744 | ▲ 150% |
| AWS GovCloud (US-West)us-gov-west-1 | $3.098 | $7.744 | ▲ 150% |
| Asia Pacific (Tokyo)ap-northeast-1 | $3.168 | $7.936 | ▲ 151% |
| Asia Pacific (Osaka)ap-northeast-3 | $3.174 | $7.936 | ▲ 150% |
| Europe (Zurich)eu-central-2 | $3.238 | $8.096 | ▲ 150% |
| Africa (Cape Town)af-south-1 | $3.251 | $8.128 | ▲ 150% |
| Asia Pacific (Hong Kong)ap-east-1 | $3.392 | $8.448 | ▲ 149% |
| South America (Sao Paulo)sa-east-1 | $3.917 | $9.792 | ▲ 150% |
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.