r6g.xlargevsr6i.xlarge
r6g.xlarge is 20% cheaper than r6i.xlarge on demand in US East (N. Virginia), saving $36.79 a month. They use different processor architectures (arm64 and x86_64), so software built for one may need rebuilding to run on the other.
| At a glance | r6g.xlarge | r6i.xlarge |
|---|---|---|
| On-demand | $0.2016/hr20% less | $0.252/hr |
| Lowest rate | $0.0596/hr64% lessSpot, can be interrupted | $0.1655/hrSpot, can be interrupted |
| Size | 4 vCPUs, 32 GiB | 4 vCPUs, 32 GiB |
| Processor | AWS Graviton2 Processor | Intel Xeon 8375C (Ice Lake) |
| Architecture | arm64 | 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 | r6g.xlarge | r6i.xlarge | r6i.xlarge vs r6g.xlarge |
|---|---|---|---|
| On-demandPay by the hour | $0.2016 | $0.252 | ▲ 25% |
| SpotCan be interrupted | 70% off$0.0596 | 34% off$0.1655 | ▲ 178% |
| 1-yr reservedNo upfront | 37% off$0.127 | 34% off$0.1667 | ▲ 31% |
| 3-yr reservedNo upfront | 57% off$0.0871 | 55% off$0.1143 | ▲ 31% |
| 1-yr savings planHourly commitment | 27% off$0.1462 | 28% off$0.1826 | ▲ 25% |
| 3-yr savings planHourly commitment | 48% off$0.1054 | 48% off$0.1315 | ▲ 25% |
Key differences
The biggest lead each one has.
Where r6g.xlarge leads
On-demand price$0.2016 vs $0.252 per hour
20% cheaperPhysical cores4 vs 2
2× higherWhere r6i.xlarge leads
EBS max bandwidth10,000 Mbps vs 4,750 Mbps
2.1× higherClock speed3.5 GHz vs 2.5 GHz
40% higherNetwork peak12.5 Gbps vs 10 Gbps
25% higherSpecs
20 of 40 specs differ. Those are in bold.
| Compute8 of 10 differ | r6g.xlarge | r6i.xlarge |
|---|---|---|
| vCPUs | 4 | 4 |
| Physical cores | 4 | 2 |
| 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 |
| MemoryAll 1 match | r6g.xlarge | r6i.xlarge |
|---|---|---|
| Memory (GiB) | 32 | 32 |
| Networking3 of 8 differ | r6g.xlarge | r6i.xlarge |
|---|---|---|
| Network | Up to 10 Gigabit | Up to 12500 Megabit |
| Network baseline | 1.25 Gbps | 1.562 Gbps |
| Network peak | 10 Gbps | 12.5 Gbps |
| Enhanced networking | Yes (ENA) | Yes (ENA) |
| EFA | No | No |
| IPv6 | Yes | Yes |
| Max network interfaces | 4 | 4 |
| IPv4 addresses per interface | 15 | 15 |
| Storage6 of 11 differ | r6g.xlarge | r6i.xlarge |
|---|---|---|
| Storage | EBS only | EBS only |
| EBS optimized | Yes | Yes |
| EBS over NVMe | Required | Required |
| EBS throughput | Up to 4500 Mbps | Up to 10000 Mbps |
| EBS baseline bandwidth | 1,188 Mbps | 1,250 Mbps |
| EBS max bandwidth | 4,750 Mbps | 10,000 Mbps |
| EBS baseline throughput | 148.5 MB/s | 156.25 MB/s |
| EBS max throughput | 593.75 MB/s | 1,250 MB/s |
| EBS baseline IOPS | 6,000 | 6,000 |
| EBS max IOPS | 20,000 | 40,000 |
| Max EBS volumes | 27 | 27 |
| Instance details3 of 10 differ | r6g.xlarge | r6i.xlarge |
|---|---|---|
| Family | r6g | r6i |
| Category | Memory optimized | Memory optimized |
| Current generation | Yes | Yes |
| Normalization factor | 8 | 8 |
| Bare metal | No | No |
| Hypervisor | Nitro | Nitro |
| Placement groups | Cluster, Partition, Spread | Cluster, Partition, Spread |
| Hibernation | Yes | No |
| Nitro Enclaves | Yes | Yes |
| Boot modes | UEFI | Legacy BIOS, UEFI |
On-demand prices by region
Cheapest for r6g.xlarge first. Linux, USD per hour.
| Region | r6g.xlarge | r6i.xlarge | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Asia Pacific (Hyderabad)ap-south-2 | $0.13 | $0.26 | ▲ 100% |
| Asia Pacific (Mumbai)ap-south-1 | $0.13 | $0.26 | ▲ 100% |
| US East (N. Virginia)Used in summaryus-east-1 | $0.2016 | $0.252 | ▲ 25% |
| US East (Ohio)us-east-2 | $0.2016 | $0.252 | ▲ 25% |
| US West (Oregon)us-west-2 | $0.2016 | $0.252 | ▲ 25% |
| Asia Pacific (Malaysia)ap-southeast-5 | $0.2067 | $0.2584 | ▲ 25% |
| Asia Pacific (Thailand)ap-southeast-7 | $0.2067 | $0.2584 | ▲ 25% |
| Mexico (Central)mx-central-1 | $0.2117 | $0.2646 | ▲ 25% |
| EU (Stockholm)eu-north-1 | $0.214 | $0.268 | ▲ 25% |
| Asia Pacific (Taipei)ap-east-2 | $0.2189 | $0.2736 | ▲ 25% |
| Canada (Central)ca-central-1 | $0.2208 | $0.276 | ▲ 25% |
| Canada West (Calgary)ca-west-1 | $0.2208 | $0.276 | ▲ 25% |
| US West (N. California)us-west-1 | $0.224 | $0.28 | ▲ 25% |
| EU (Ireland)eu-west-1 | $0.2256 | $0.282 | ▲ 25% |
| EU (Paris)eu-west-3 | $0.236 | $0.296 | ▲ 25% |
| EU (London)eu-west-2 | $0.2368 | $0.296 | ▲ 25% |
| EU (Milan)eu-south-1 | $0.2368 | $0.296 | ▲ 25% |
| Israel (Tel Aviv)il-central-1 | $0.2369 | $0.2961 | ▲ 25% |
| Asia Pacific (Sydney)ap-southeast-2 | $0.2416 | $0.302 | ▲ 25% |
| AWS GovCloud (US-East)us-gov-east-1 | $0.2416 | $0.302 | ▲ 25% |
| AWS GovCloud (US-West)us-gov-west-1 | $0.2416 | $0.302 | ▲ 25% |
| Asia Pacific (Osaka)ap-northeast-3 | $0.2432 | $0.304 | ▲ 25% |
| Asia Pacific (Singapore)ap-southeast-1 | $0.2432 | $0.304 | ▲ 25% |
| Asia Pacific (Tokyo)ap-northeast-1 | $0.2432 | $0.304 | ▲ 25% |
| EU (Frankfurt)eu-central-1 | $0.2432 | $0.304 | ▲ 25% |
| Asia Pacific (Seoul)ap-northeast-2 | $0.244 | $0.304 | ▲ 25% |
| Middle East (Bahrain)me-south-1 | $0.2482 | $0.3102 | ▲ 25% |
| Middle East (UAE)me-central-1 | $0.2482 | $0.3102 | ▲ 25% |
| Asia Pacific (New Zealand)ap-southeast-6 | $0.2537 | $0.3171 | ▲ 25% |
| Europe (Zurich)eu-central-2 | $0.2675 | $0.3344 | ▲ 25% |
| Asia Pacific (Hong Kong)ap-east-1 | $0.268 | $0.334 | ▲ 25% |
| Africa (Cape Town)af-south-1 | $0.2688 | $0.336 | ▲ 25% |
| South America (Sao Paulo)sa-east-1 | $0.3216 | $0.402 | ▲ 25% |
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.