m6i.16xlargevsm6in.16xlarge
m6i.16xlarge is 31% cheaper than m6in.16xlarge on demand in US East (N. Virginia), saving $1,009.88 a month.
| At a glance | m6i.16xlarge | m6in.16xlarge |
|---|---|---|
| On-demand | $3.072/hr31% less | $4.455/hr |
| Lowest rate | $0.8161/hr4% lessSpot, can be interrupted | $0.8516/hrSpot, can be interrupted |
| Size | 64 vCPUs, 256 GiB | 64 vCPUs, 256 GiB |
| Processor | Intel Xeon 8375C (Ice Lake) | Intel Xeon 8375C (Ice Lake) |
| Architecture | x86_64 | 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 | m6i.16xlarge | m6in.16xlarge | m6in.16xlarge vs m6i.16xlarge |
|---|---|---|---|
| On-demandPay by the hour | $3.072 | $4.455 | ▲ 45% |
| SpotCan be interrupted | 73% off$0.8161 | 81% off$0.8516 | ▲ 4% |
| 1-yr reservedNo upfront | 34% off$2.032 | 37% off$2.807 | ▲ 38% |
| 3-yr reservedNo upfront | 55% off$1.393 | 61% off$1.717 | ▲ 23% |
| 1-yr savings planHourly commitment | 27% off$2.257 | 27% off$3.251 | ▲ 44% |
| 3-yr savings planHourly commitment | 49% off$1.558 | 56% off$1.973 | ▲ 27% |
Key differences
The biggest lead each one has.
Where m6i.16xlarge leads
On-demand price$3.072 vs $4.455 per hour
31% cheaperWhere m6in.16xlarge leads
Network baseline100 Gbps vs 25 Gbps
4× higherEBS baseline bandwidth50,000 Mbps vs 20,000 Mbps
2.5× higherSpecs
11 of 40 specs differ. Those are in bold.
| ComputeAll 10 match | m6i.16xlarge | m6in.16xlarge |
|---|---|---|
| vCPUs | 64 | 64 |
| Physical cores | 32 | 32 |
| Threads per core | 2 | 2 |
| Architecture | x86_64 | x86_64 |
| Processor | Intel Xeon 8375C (Ice Lake) | Intel Xeon 8375C (Ice Lake) |
| CPU maker | Intel | Intel |
| Clock speed | 3.5 GHz | 3.5 GHz |
| Sustained clock | 3.5 GHz | 3.5 GHz |
| Processor features | Intel AVX; Intel AVX2; Intel AVX512; Intel Turbo | Intel AVX; Intel AVX2; Intel AVX512; Intel Turbo |
| Burstable | No | No |
| MemoryAll 1 match | m6i.16xlarge | m6in.16xlarge |
|---|---|---|
| Memory (GiB) | 256 | 256 |
| Networking3 of 8 differ | m6i.16xlarge | m6in.16xlarge |
|---|---|---|
| Network | 25000 Megabit | 100000 Megabit |
| Network baseline | 25 Gbps | 100 Gbps |
| Network peak | 25 Gbps | 100 Gbps |
| Enhanced networking | Yes (ENA) | Yes (ENA) |
| EFA | No | No |
| IPv6 | Yes | Yes |
| Max network interfaces | 15 | 15 |
| IPv4 addresses per interface | 50 | 50 |
| Storage7 of 11 differ | m6i.16xlarge | m6in.16xlarge |
|---|---|---|
| Storage | EBS only | EBS only |
| EBS optimized | Yes | Yes |
| EBS over NVMe | Required | Required |
| EBS throughput | 20000 Mbps | 50000 Mbps |
| EBS baseline bandwidth | 20,000 Mbps | 50,000 Mbps |
| EBS max bandwidth | 20,000 Mbps | 50,000 Mbps |
| EBS baseline throughput | 2,500 MB/s | 6,250 MB/s |
| EBS max throughput | 2,500 MB/s | 6,250 MB/s |
| EBS baseline IOPS | 80,000 | 200,000 |
| EBS max IOPS | 80,000 | 200,000 |
| Max EBS volumes | 27 | 27 |
| Instance details1 of 10 differ | m6i.16xlarge | m6in.16xlarge |
|---|---|---|
| Family | m6i | m6in |
| 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 | Legacy BIOS, UEFI | Legacy BIOS, UEFI |
On-demand prices by region
Cheapest for m6i.16xlarge first. Linux, USD per hour.
| Region | m6i.16xlarge | m6in.16xlarge | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| US East (N. Virginia)Used in summaryus-east-1 | $3.072 | $4.455 | ▲ 45% |
| US East (Ohio)us-east-2 | $3.072 | $4.455 | ▲ 45% |
| US West (Oregon)us-west-2 | $3.072 | $4.455 | ▲ 45% |
| Asia Pacific (Hyderabad)ap-south-2 | $3.232 | $4.687 | ▲ 45% |
| Asia Pacific (Mumbai)ap-south-1 | $3.232 | $4.643 | ▲ 44% |
| EU (Stockholm)eu-north-1 | $3.264 | $4.736 | ▲ 45% |
| Canada (Central)ca-central-1 | $3.424 | $4.966 | ▲ 45% |
| EU (Ireland)eu-west-1 | $3.424 | $4.979 | ▲ 45% |
| EU (London)eu-west-2 | $3.552 | $5.151 | ▲ 45% |
| US West (N. California)us-west-1 | $3.584 | $5.198 | ▲ 45% |
| EU (Frankfurt)eu-central-1 | $3.68 | $5.279 | ▲ 43% |
| Asia Pacific (Seoul)ap-northeast-2 | $3.776 | $5.391 | ▲ 43% |
| Asia Pacific (Singapore)ap-southeast-1 | $3.84 | $5.466 | ▲ 42% |
| Asia Pacific (Sydney)ap-southeast-2 | $3.84 | $5.616 | ▲ 46% |
| AWS GovCloud (US-West)us-gov-west-1 | $3.872 | $5.579 | ▲ 44% |
| Asia Pacific (Tokyo)ap-northeast-1 | $3.968 | $5.728 | ▲ 44% |
| Europe (Zurich)eu-central-2 | $4.048 | $5.871 | ▲ 45% |
| South America (Sao Paulo)sa-east-1 | $4.896 | $7.101 | ▲ 45% |
Keep exploring
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AWS EC2 Linux prices in USD. Monthly figures use 730 hours. Prices last updated 12 Nov 2026.