r6g.metalvsr6i.metal
r6g.metal is 60% cheaper than r6i.metal on demand in US East (N. Virginia), saving $3,532.03 a month. Per vCPU, r6g.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 | r6g.metal | r6i.metal | r6i.metal vs r6g.metal |
|---|---|---|---|
| On-demandPay by the hour | $3.226 | $8.064 | ▲ 150% |
| SpotCan be interrupted | 80% off$0.6405 | 80% off$1.644 | ▲ 157% |
| 1-yr reservedNo upfront | 37% off$2.032 | 34% off$5.334 | ▲ 163% |
| 3-yr reservedNo upfront | 57% off$1.393 | 55% off$3.658 | ▲ 162% |
| 1-yr savings planHourly commitment | 27% off$2.339 | 28% off$5.842 | ▲ 150% |
| 3-yr savings planHourly commitment | 48% off$1.686 | 48% off$4.207 | ▲ 149% |
Key differences
The biggest lead each one has.
Where r6g.metal leads
On-demand price$3.226 vs $8.064 per hour
60% cheaperWhere r6i.metal leads
EBS baseline bandwidth40,000 Mbps vs 19,000 Mbps
2.1× highervCPUs128 vs 64
2× higherMemory (GiB)1,024 vs 512
2× higherNetwork baseline50 Gbps vs 25 Gbps
2× higherSpecs
23 of 39 specs differ. Those are in bold.
| Compute8 of 10 differ | r6g.metal | r6i.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 | 2.5 GHz | 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 | r6g.metal | r6i.metal |
|---|---|---|
| Memory (GiB) | 512 | 1,024 |
| Networking4 of 8 differ | r6g.metal | r6i.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 | r6g.metal | r6i.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 | r6g.metal | r6i.metal |
|---|---|---|
| Family | r6g | r6i |
| Category | Memory optimized | Memory optimized |
| 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 r6g.metal first. Linux, USD per hour.
| Region | r6g.metal | r6i.metal | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Asia Pacific (Hyderabad)ap-south-2 | $2.08 | $8.32 | ▲ 300% |
| Asia Pacific (Mumbai)ap-south-1 | $2.08 | $8.32 | ▲ 300% |
| US East (N. Virginia)Used in summaryus-east-1 | $3.226 | $8.064 | ▲ 150% |
| US East (Ohio)us-east-2 | $3.226 | $8.064 | ▲ 150% |
| US West (Oregon)us-west-2 | $3.226 | $8.064 | ▲ 150% |
| Asia Pacific (Malaysia)ap-southeast-5 | $3.308 | $8.269 | ▲ 150% |
| Asia Pacific (Thailand)ap-southeast-7 | $3.308 | $8.269 | ▲ 150% |
| Mexico (Central)mx-central-1 | $3.387 | $8.467 | ▲ 150% |
| EU (Stockholm)eu-north-1 | $3.424 | $8.576 | ▲ 150% |
| Canada (Central)ca-central-1 | $3.533 | $8.832 | ▲ 150% |
| Canada West (Calgary)ca-west-1 | $3.533 | $8.832 | ▲ 150% |
| US West (N. California)us-west-1 | $3.584 | $8.96 | ▲ 150% |
| EU (Ireland)eu-west-1 | $3.61 | $9.024 | ▲ 150% |
| EU (Paris)eu-west-3 | $3.776 | $9.472 | ▲ 151% |
| EU (London)eu-west-2 | $3.789 | $9.472 | ▲ 150% |
| EU (Milan)eu-south-1 | $3.789 | $9.472 | ▲ 150% |
| Israel (Tel Aviv)il-central-1 | $3.79 | $9.475 | ▲ 150% |
| Asia Pacific (Sydney)ap-southeast-2 | $3.866 | $9.664 | ▲ 150% |
| AWS GovCloud (US-East)us-gov-east-1 | $3.866 | $9.664 | ▲ 150% |
| AWS GovCloud (US-West)us-gov-west-1 | $3.866 | $9.664 | ▲ 150% |
| Asia Pacific (Osaka)ap-northeast-3 | $3.891 | $9.728 | ▲ 150% |
| Asia Pacific (Singapore)ap-southeast-1 | $3.891 | $9.728 | ▲ 150% |
| Asia Pacific (Tokyo)ap-northeast-1 | $3.891 | $9.728 | ▲ 150% |
| EU (Frankfurt)eu-central-1 | $3.891 | $9.728 | ▲ 150% |
| Asia Pacific (Seoul)ap-northeast-2 | $3.904 | $9.728 | ▲ 149% |
| Middle East (Bahrain)me-south-1 | $3.971 | $9.926 | ▲ 150% |
| Middle East (UAE)me-central-1 | $3.971 | $9.926 | ▲ 150% |
| Europe (Zurich)eu-central-2 | $4.28 | $10.701 | ▲ 150% |
| Asia Pacific (Hong Kong)ap-east-1 | $4.288 | $10.688 | ▲ 149% |
| Africa (Cape Town)af-south-1 | $4.301 | $10.752 | ▲ 150% |
| South America (Sao Paulo)sa-east-1 | $5.146 | $12.864 | ▲ 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.