t4g.2xlargevsm6g.2xlarge
t4g.2xlarge is 13% cheaper than m6g.2xlarge on demand in US East (N. Virginia), saving $28.62 a month.
| At a glance | t4g.2xlarge | m6g.2xlarge |
|---|---|---|
| On-demand | $0.2688/hr13% less | $0.308/hr |
| Lowest rate | $0.0654/hr41% lessSpot, can be interrupted | $0.1102/hrSpot, can be interrupted |
| Size | 8 vCPUs, 32 GiB | 8 vCPUs, 32 GiB |
| Processor | AWS Graviton2 Processor | AWS Graviton2 Processor |
| Architecture | arm64 | arm64 |
| CPU | BurstableBest for workloads that are mostly idle | Full CPUSteady performance, no credits to manage |
Prices in US East (N. Virginia)
“Off” is the discount against each type’s own on-demand price. Linux, USD per hour.
| Option | t4g.2xlarge | m6g.2xlarge | m6g.2xlarge vs t4g.2xlarge |
|---|---|---|---|
| On-demandPay by the hour | $0.2688 | $0.308 | ▲ 15% |
| SpotCan be interrupted | 76% off$0.0654 | 64% off$0.1102 | ▲ 69% |
| 1-yr reservedNo upfront | 37% off$0.1686 | 37% off$0.1932 | ▲ 15% |
| 3-yr reservedNo upfront | 57% off$0.1161 | 57% off$0.1339 | ▲ 15% |
| 1-yr savings planHourly commitment | 28% off$0.1938 | 26% off$0.2268 | ▲ 17% |
| 3-yr savings planHourly commitment | 50% off$0.1337 | 48% off$0.1598 | ▲ 20% |
Key differences
The biggest lead each one has.
Where t4g.2xlarge leads
On-demand price$0.2688 vs $0.308 per hour
13% cheaperCPU modelEarns credits while idle, then bursts
BurstableWhere m6g.2xlarge leads
CPU modelSteady performance, no credits to manage
Full CPUEBS baseline bandwidth2,375 Mbps vs 695 Mbps
3.4× higherNetwork peak10 Gbps vs 5 Gbps
2× higherSpecs
15 of 39 specs differ. Those are in bold.
| Compute2 of 9 differ | t4g.2xlarge | m6g.2xlarge |
|---|---|---|
| vCPUs | 8 | 8 |
| Physical cores | 8 | 8 |
| Threads per core | 1 | 1 |
| Architecture | arm64 | arm64 |
| Processor | AWS Graviton2 Processor | AWS Graviton2 Processor |
| CPU maker | AWS | AWS |
| Clock speed | 2.5 GHz | – |
| Sustained clock | 2.5 GHz | 2.5 GHz |
| Burstable | Yes | No |
| MemoryAll 1 match | t4g.2xlarge | m6g.2xlarge |
|---|---|---|
| Memory (GiB) | 32 | 32 |
| Networking3 of 8 differ | t4g.2xlarge | m6g.2xlarge |
|---|---|---|
| Network | Up to 5 Gigabit | Up to 10 Gigabit |
| Network baseline | 2.048 Gbps | 2.5 Gbps |
| Network peak | 5 Gbps | 10 Gbps |
| Enhanced networking | Yes (ENA) | Yes (ENA) |
| EFA | No | No |
| IPv6 | Yes | Yes |
| Max network interfaces | 4 | 4 |
| IPv4 addresses per interface | 15 | 15 |
| Storage7 of 11 differ | t4g.2xlarge | m6g.2xlarge |
|---|---|---|
| Storage | EBS only | EBS only |
| EBS optimized | Yes | Yes |
| EBS over NVMe | Required | Required |
| EBS throughput | Up to 2780 Mbps | 2250 Mbps |
| EBS baseline bandwidth | 695 Mbps | 2,375 Mbps |
| EBS max bandwidth | 2,780 Mbps | 4,750 Mbps |
| EBS baseline throughput | 86.875 MB/s | 296.875 MB/s |
| EBS max throughput | 347.5 MB/s | 593.75 MB/s |
| EBS baseline IOPS | 4,000 | 12,000 |
| EBS max IOPS | 15,700 | 20,000 |
| Max EBS volumes | 27 | 27 |
| Instance details3 of 10 differ | t4g.2xlarge | m6g.2xlarge |
|---|---|---|
| Family | t4g | m6g |
| Category | General purpose | General purpose |
| Current generation | Yes | Yes |
| Normalization factor | 16 | 16 |
| Bare metal | No | No |
| Hypervisor | Nitro | Nitro |
| Placement groups | Partition, Spread | Cluster, Partition, Spread |
| Hibernation | Yes | Yes |
| Nitro Enclaves | No | Yes |
| Boot modes | UEFI | UEFI |
On-demand prices by region
Cheapest for t4g.2xlarge first. Linux, USD per hour.
| Region | t4g.2xlarge | m6g.2xlarge | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Asia Pacific (Hyderabad)ap-south-2 | $0.1792 | $0.2024 | ▲ 13% |
| Asia Pacific (Mumbai)ap-south-1 | $0.1792 | $0.2024 | ▲ 13% |
| US East (N. Virginia)Used in summaryus-east-1 | $0.2688 | $0.308 | ▲ 15% |
| US East (Ohio)us-east-2 | $0.2688 | $0.308 | ▲ 15% |
| US West (Oregon)us-west-2 | $0.2688 | $0.308 | ▲ 15% |
| EU (Stockholm)eu-north-1 | $0.2752 | $0.328 | ▲ 19% |
| Mexico (Central)mx-central-1 | $0.2822 | $0.3234 | ▲ 15% |
| Canada (Central)ca-central-1 | $0.2944 | $0.3424 | ▲ 16% |
| Canada West (Calgary)ca-west-1 | $0.2944 | $0.3424 | ▲ 16% |
| EU (Ireland)eu-west-1 | $0.2944 | $0.344 | ▲ 17% |
| Europe (Spain)eu-south-2 | $0.2944 | $0.344 | ▲ 17% |
| EU (London)eu-west-2 | $0.3008 | $0.3552 | ▲ 18% |
| EU (Paris)eu-west-3 | $0.3008 | $0.36 | ▲ 20% |
| Asia Pacific (Malaysia)ap-southeast-5 | $0.3053 | $0.3264 | ▲ 7% |
| Asia Pacific (Thailand)ap-southeast-7 | $0.3053 | $0.3264 | ▲ 7% |
| EU (Frankfurt)eu-central-1 | $0.3072 | $0.368 | ▲ 20% |
| EU (Milan)eu-south-1 | $0.3072 | $0.3584 | ▲ 17% |
| Israel (Tel Aviv)il-central-1 | $0.3091 | $0.3612 | ▲ 17% |
| Asia Pacific (Taipei)ap-east-2 | $0.311 | $0.3564 | ▲ 15% |
| AWS GovCloud (US-East)us-gov-east-1 | $0.3136 | $0.3872 | ▲ 23% |
| AWS GovCloud (US-West)us-gov-west-1 | $0.3136 | $0.3872 | ▲ 23% |
| US West (N. California)us-west-1 | $0.32 | $0.3584 | ▲ 12% |
| Middle East (Bahrain)me-south-1 | $0.3213 | $0.376 | ▲ 17% |
| Middle East (UAE)me-central-1 | $0.3264 | $0.3784 | ▲ 16% |
| Asia Pacific (Seoul)ap-northeast-2 | $0.3328 | $0.376 | ▲ 13% |
| Europe (Zurich)eu-central-2 | $0.3379 | $0.4048 | ▲ 20% |
| Asia Pacific (Jakarta)ap-southeast-3 | $0.3392 | $0.384 | ▲ 13% |
| Asia Pacific (Melbourne)ap-southeast-4 | $0.3392 | $0.384 | ▲ 13% |
| Asia Pacific (Singapore)ap-southeast-1 | $0.3392 | $0.384 | ▲ 13% |
| Asia Pacific (Sydney)ap-southeast-2 | $0.3392 | $0.384 | ▲ 13% |
| Asia Pacific (Tokyo)ap-northeast-1 | $0.3456 | $0.396 | ▲ 15% |
| Africa (Cape Town)af-south-1 | $0.3469 | $0.4064 | ▲ 17% |
| Asia Pacific (Osaka)ap-northeast-3 | $0.3482 | $0.3968 | ▲ 14% |
| Asia Pacific (New Zealand)ap-southeast-6 | $0.3565 | $0.4032 | ▲ 13% |
| Asia Pacific (Hong Kong)ap-east-1 | $0.3712 | $0.424 | ▲ 14% |
| South America (Sao Paulo)sa-east-1 | $0.4288 | $0.4896 | ▲ 14% |
Keep exploring
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AWS EC2 Linux prices in USD. Monthly figures use 730 hours. Prices last updated 12 Nov 2026.