m6gd.xlargevsm7gd.xlarge

m6gd.xlarge is 15% cheaper than m7gd.xlarge on demand in US East (N. Virginia), saving $23.94 a month.

At a glancem6gd.xlargem7gd.xlarge
On-demand$0.1808/hr15% less$0.2136/hr
Lowest rate$0.0781/hr15% less3-yr reserved, no upfront$0.0923/hr3-yr reserved, no upfront
Size4 vCPUs, 16 GiB4 vCPUs, 16 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.

Optionm6gd.xlargem7gd.xlargem7gd.xlarge vs m6gd.xlarge
On-demandPay by the hour$0.1808$0.2136▲ 18%
SpotCan be interrupted52% off$0.087556% off$0.0946▲ 8%
1-yr reservedNo upfront37% off$0.113937% off$0.1345▲ 18%
3-yr reservedNo upfront57% off$0.078157% off$0.0923▲ 18%
1-yr savings planHourly commitment27% off$0.132727% off$0.1564▲ 18%
3-yr savings planHourly commitment49% off$0.091650% off$0.1075▲ 17%

Key differences

The biggest lead each one has.

Where m6gd.xlarge leads
On-demand price$0.1808 vs $0.2136 per hour
15% cheaper
Where m7gd.xlarge leads
EBS max bandwidth10,000 Mbps vs 4,750 Mbps
2.1× higher
Network baseline1.876 Gbps vs 1.25 Gbps
50% higher
Sustained clock2.6 GHz vs 2.5 GHz
4% higher

Specs

12 of 40 specs differ. Those are in bold.

Compute2 of 9 differm6gd.xlargem7gd.xlarge
vCPUs44
Physical cores44
Threads per core11
Architecturearm64arm64
ProcessorAWS Graviton2 ProcessorAWS Graviton3 Processor
CPU makerAWSAWS
Clock speed2.5 GHz2.5 GHz
Sustained clock2.5 GHz2.6 GHz
BurstableNoNo
MemoryAll 1 matchm6gd.xlargem7gd.xlarge
Memory (GiB)1616
Networking3 of 8 differm6gd.xlargem7gd.xlarge
NetworkUp to 10 GigabitUp to 12500 Megabit
Network baseline1.25 Gbps1.876 Gbps
Network peak10 Gbps12.5 Gbps
Enhanced networkingYes (ENA)Yes (ENA)
EFANoNo
IPv6YesYes
Max network interfaces44
IPv4 addresses per interface1515
Storage6 of 12 differm6gd.xlargem7gd.xlarge
Storage1 x 237 NVMe SSD1 x 237 NVMe SSD
Local disks1 × 237 GB SSD1 × 237 GB SSD
EBS optimizedYesYes
EBS over NVMeRequiredRequired
EBS throughputUp to 4500 MbpsUp to 10000 Mbps
EBS baseline bandwidth1,188 Mbps1,250 Mbps
EBS max bandwidth4,750 Mbps10,000 Mbps
EBS baseline throughput148.5 MB/s156.25 MB/s
EBS max throughput593.75 MB/s1,250 MB/s
EBS baseline IOPS6,0006,000
EBS max IOPS20,00040,000
Max EBS volumes2626
Instance details1 of 10 differm6gd.xlargem7gd.xlarge
Familym6gdm7gd
CategoryGeneral purposeGeneral purpose
Current generationYesYes
Normalization factor88
Bare metalNoNo
HypervisorNitroNitro
Placement groupsCluster, Partition, SpreadCluster, Partition, Spread
HibernationYesYes
Nitro EnclavesYesYes
Boot modesUEFIUEFI

On-demand prices by region

Cheapest for m6gd.xlarge first. Linux, USD per hour.

Regionm6gd.xlargem7gd.xlargeDifference
Asia Pacific (Mumbai)ap-south-1$0.1208$0.142▲ 18%
US East (N. Virginia)Used in summaryus-east-1$0.1808$0.2136▲ 18%
US East (Ohio)us-east-2$0.1808$0.2136▲ 18%
US West (Oregon)us-west-2$0.1808$0.2136▲ 18%
Mexico (Central)mx-central-1$0.1898$0.2242▲ 18%
EU (Stockholm)eu-north-1$0.192$0.2268▲ 18%
Asia Pacific (Malaysia)ap-southeast-5$0.1921$0.2265▲ 18%
Asia Pacific (Thailand)ap-southeast-7$0.1921$0.2265▲ 18%
EU (Ireland)eu-west-1$0.2016$0.2381▲ 18%
Europe (Spain)eu-south-2$0.2016$0.2381▲ 18%
EU (London)eu-west-2$0.2096$0.2476▲ 18%
Asia Pacific (Taipei)ap-east-2$0.2106$0.2484▲ 18%
EU (Paris)eu-west-3$0.2112$0.2495▲ 18%
US West (N. California)us-west-1$0.212$0.2514▲ 19%
EU (Frankfurt)eu-central-1$0.218$0.257▲ 18%
Middle East (UAE)me-central-1$0.2216$0.262▲ 18%
Asia Pacific (Seoul)ap-northeast-2$0.2224$0.2627▲ 18%
Asia Pacific (Singapore)ap-southeast-1$0.226$0.2665▲ 18%
Asia Pacific (Sydney)ap-southeast-2$0.228$0.2684▲ 18%
Asia Pacific (Tokyo)ap-northeast-1$0.234$0.2759▲ 18%
Asia Pacific (New Zealand)ap-southeast-6$0.2394$0.2818▲ 18%
South America (Sao Paulo)sa-east-1$0.288$0.3402▲ 18%

Keep exploring

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

m6gd.xlargeGeneral purpose, m6gd family
m6gd.xlarge prices and specsEvery size in the m6gd family

Compare m6gd.xlarge with

c6gd.xlargem6g.xlarger6gd.xlarget4g.xlargem6id.xlarge
m7gd.xlargeGeneral purpose, m7gd family
m7gd.xlarge prices and specsEvery size in the m7gd family

Compare m7gd.xlarge with

m7g.xlarger7gd.xlarget4g.xlargec7gd.xlargem8gd.xlarge

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