m6i.2xlargevsm6idn.2xlarge

m6i.2xlarge is 40% cheaper than m6idn.2xlarge on demand in US East (N. Virginia), saving $184.32 a month.

At a glancem6i.2xlargem6idn.2xlarge
On-demand$0.384/hr40% less$0.6365/hr
Lowest rate$0.1247/hr46% lessSpot, can be interrupted$0.2319/hrSpot, can be interrupted
Size8 vCPUs, 32 GiB8 vCPUs, 32 GiB
ProcessorIntel Xeon 8375C (Ice Lake)Intel Xeon 8375C (Ice Lake)
Architecturex86_64x86_64

Prices in US East (N. Virginia)

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

Optionm6i.2xlargem6idn.2xlargem6idn.2xlarge vs m6i.2xlarge
On-demandPay by the hour$0.384$0.6365▲ 66%
SpotCan be interrupted68% off$0.124764% off$0.2319▲ 86%
1-yr reservedNo upfront34% off$0.25437% off$0.401▲ 58%
3-yr reservedNo upfront55% off$0.174261% off$0.2475▲ 42%
1-yr savings planHourly commitment27% off$0.282127% off$0.4651▲ 65%
3-yr savings planHourly commitment49% off$0.194855% off$0.2845▲ 46%

Key differences

The biggest lead each one has.

Where m6i.2xlarge leads
On-demand price$0.384 vs $0.6365 per hour
40% cheaper
Max EBS volumes27 vs 26
4% higher
Where m6idn.2xlarge leads
Network baseline12.5 Gbps vs 3.125 Gbps
4× higher
EBS baseline bandwidth6,250 Mbps vs 2,500 Mbps
2.5× higher

Specs

14 of 41 specs differ. Those are in bold.

ComputeAll 10 matchm6i.2xlargem6idn.2xlarge
vCPUs88
Physical cores44
Threads per core22
Architecturex86_64x86_64
ProcessorIntel Xeon 8375C (Ice Lake)Intel Xeon 8375C (Ice Lake)
CPU makerIntelIntel
Clock speed3.5 GHz3.5 GHz
Sustained clock3.5 GHz3.5 GHz
Processor featuresIntel AVX; Intel AVX2; Intel AVX512; Intel TurboIntel AVX; Intel AVX2; Intel AVX512; Intel Turbo
BurstableNoNo
MemoryAll 1 matchm6i.2xlargem6idn.2xlarge
Memory (GiB)3232
Networking3 of 8 differm6i.2xlargem6idn.2xlarge
NetworkUp to 12500 MegabitUp to 40000 Megabit
Network baseline3.125 Gbps12.5 Gbps
Network peak12.5 Gbps40 Gbps
Enhanced networkingYes (ENA)Yes (ENA)
EFANoNo
IPv6YesYes
Max network interfaces44
IPv4 addresses per interface1515
Storage10 of 12 differm6i.2xlargem6idn.2xlarge
StorageEBS only1 x 474 NVMe SSD
Local disks–1 × 474 GB SSD
EBS optimizedYesYes
EBS over NVMeRequiredRequired
EBS throughputUp to 10000 MbpsUp to 25000 Mbps
EBS baseline bandwidth2,500 Mbps6,250 Mbps
EBS max bandwidth10,000 Mbps25,000 Mbps
EBS baseline throughput312.5 MB/s781.25 MB/s
EBS max throughput1,250 MB/s3,125 MB/s
EBS baseline IOPS12,00025,000
EBS max IOPS40,000100,000
Max EBS volumes2726
Instance details1 of 10 differm6i.2xlargem6idn.2xlarge
Familym6im6idn
CategoryGeneral purposeGeneral purpose
Current generationYesYes
Normalization factor1616
Bare metalNoNo
HypervisorNitroNitro
Placement groupsCluster, Partition, SpreadCluster, Partition, Spread
HibernationYesYes
Nitro EnclavesYesYes
Boot modesLegacy BIOS, UEFILegacy BIOS, UEFI

On-demand prices by region

Cheapest for m6i.2xlarge first. Linux, USD per hour.

Regionm6i.2xlargem6idn.2xlargeDifference
US East (N. Virginia)Used in summaryus-east-1$0.384$0.6365▲ 66%
US East (Ohio)us-east-2$0.384$0.6365▲ 66%
US West (Oregon)us-west-2$0.384$0.6365▲ 66%
Asia Pacific (Hyderabad)ap-south-2$0.404$0.6699▲ 66%
Asia Pacific (Mumbai)ap-south-1$0.404$0.6786▲ 68%
EU (Stockholm)eu-north-1$0.408$0.664▲ 63%
Canada (Central)ca-central-1$0.428$0.6967▲ 63%
EU (Ireland)eu-west-1$0.428$0.7114▲ 66%
EU (London)eu-west-2$0.444$0.7239▲ 63%
US West (N. California)us-west-1$0.448$0.7338▲ 64%
EU (Frankfurt)eu-central-1$0.46$0.7582▲ 65%
Asia Pacific (Seoul)ap-northeast-2$0.472$0.7722▲ 64%
Asia Pacific (Singapore)ap-southeast-1$0.48$0.7816▲ 63%
Asia Pacific (Sydney)ap-southeast-2$0.48$0.805▲ 68%
AWS GovCloud (US-West)us-gov-west-1$0.484$0.8003▲ 65%
Asia Pacific (Tokyo)ap-northeast-1$0.496$0.819▲ 65%
Europe (Zurich)eu-central-2$0.506$0.8262▲ 63%
South America (Sao Paulo)sa-east-1$0.612$0.9956▲ 63%

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

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