m6i.xlargevsm6idn.xlarge

m6i.xlarge is 40% cheaper than m6idn.xlarge on demand in US East (N. Virginia), saving $92.13 a month.

At a glancem6i.xlargem6idn.xlarge
On-demand$0.192/hr40% less$0.3182/hr
Lowest rate$0.0849/hr5% lessSpot, can be interrupted$0.0892/hrSpot, can be interrupted
Size4 vCPUs, 16 GiB4 vCPUs, 16 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.xlargem6idn.xlargem6idn.xlarge vs m6i.xlarge
On-demandPay by the hour$0.192$0.3182▲ 66%
SpotCan be interrupted56% off$0.084972% off$0.0892▲ 5%
1-yr reservedNo upfront34% off$0.12737% off$0.2005▲ 58%
3-yr reservedNo upfront55% off$0.087161% off$0.1237▲ 42%
1-yr savings planHourly commitment27% off$0.141127% off$0.2326▲ 65%
3-yr savings planHourly commitment49% off$0.097455% off$0.1423▲ 46%

Key differences

The biggest lead each one has.

Where m6i.xlarge leads
On-demand price$0.192 vs $0.3182 per hour
40% cheaper
Max EBS volumes27 vs 26
4% higher
Where m6idn.xlarge leads
Network baseline6.25 Gbps vs 1.562 Gbps
4× higher
EBS baseline bandwidth3,125 Mbps vs 1,250 Mbps
2.5× higher

Specs

14 of 41 specs differ. Those are in bold.

ComputeAll 10 matchm6i.xlargem6idn.xlarge
vCPUs44
Physical cores22
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.xlargem6idn.xlarge
Memory (GiB)1616
Networking3 of 8 differm6i.xlargem6idn.xlarge
NetworkUp to 12500 MegabitUp to 30000 Megabit
Network baseline1.562 Gbps6.25 Gbps
Network peak12.5 Gbps30 Gbps
Enhanced networkingYes (ENA)Yes (ENA)
EFANoNo
IPv6YesYes
Max network interfaces44
IPv4 addresses per interface1515
Storage10 of 12 differm6i.xlargem6idn.xlarge
StorageEBS only1 x 237 NVMe SSD
Local disks–1 × 237 GB SSD
EBS optimizedYesYes
EBS over NVMeRequiredRequired
EBS throughputUp to 10000 MbpsUp to 25000 Mbps
EBS baseline bandwidth1,250 Mbps3,125 Mbps
EBS max bandwidth10,000 Mbps25,000 Mbps
EBS baseline throughput156.25 MB/s390.625 MB/s
EBS max throughput1,250 MB/s3,125 MB/s
EBS baseline IOPS6,00012,500
EBS max IOPS40,000100,000
Max EBS volumes2726
Instance details1 of 10 differm6i.xlargem6idn.xlarge
Familym6im6idn
CategoryGeneral purposeGeneral purpose
Current generationYesYes
Normalization factor88
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.xlarge first. Linux, USD per hour.

Regionm6i.xlargem6idn.xlargeDifference
US East (N. Virginia)Used in summaryus-east-1$0.192$0.3182▲ 66%
US East (Ohio)us-east-2$0.192$0.3182▲ 66%
US West (Oregon)us-west-2$0.192$0.3182▲ 66%
Asia Pacific (Hyderabad)ap-south-2$0.202$0.335▲ 66%
Asia Pacific (Mumbai)ap-south-1$0.202$0.3393▲ 68%
EU (Stockholm)eu-north-1$0.204$0.332▲ 63%
Canada (Central)ca-central-1$0.214$0.3484▲ 63%
EU (Ireland)eu-west-1$0.214$0.3557▲ 66%
EU (London)eu-west-2$0.222$0.362▲ 63%
US West (N. California)us-west-1$0.224$0.3669▲ 64%
EU (Frankfurt)eu-central-1$0.23$0.3791▲ 65%
Asia Pacific (Seoul)ap-northeast-2$0.236$0.3861▲ 64%
Asia Pacific (Singapore)ap-southeast-1$0.24$0.3908▲ 63%
Asia Pacific (Sydney)ap-southeast-2$0.24$0.4025▲ 68%
AWS GovCloud (US-West)us-gov-west-1$0.242$0.4001▲ 65%
Asia Pacific (Tokyo)ap-northeast-1$0.248$0.4095▲ 65%
Europe (Zurich)eu-central-2$0.253$0.4131▲ 63%
South America (Sao Paulo)sa-east-1$0.306$0.4978▲ 63%

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