t4g.xlargevsm6g.xlarge

t4g.xlarge is 13% cheaper than m6g.xlarge on demand in US East (N. Virginia), saving $14.31 a month.

At a glancet4g.xlargem6g.xlarge
On-demand$0.1344/hr13% less$0.154/hr
Lowest rate$0.0422/hr49% lessSpot, can be interrupted$0.0832/hrSpot, can be interrupted
Size4 vCPUs, 16 GiB4 vCPUs, 16 GiB
ProcessorAWS Graviton2 ProcessorAWS Graviton2 Processor
Architecturearm64arm64
CPUBurstableBest for workloads that are mostly idleFull 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.

Optiont4g.xlargem6g.xlargem6g.xlarge vs t4g.xlarge
On-demandPay by the hour$0.1344$0.154▲ 15%
SpotCan be interrupted69% off$0.042246% off$0.0832▲ 97%
1-yr reservedNo upfront37% off$0.084337% off$0.0966▲ 15%
3-yr reservedNo upfront57% off$0.05857% off$0.0669▲ 15%
1-yr savings planHourly commitment28% off$0.096926% off$0.1134▲ 17%
3-yr savings planHourly commitment50% off$0.066848% off$0.0799▲ 20%

Key differences

The biggest lead each one has.

Where t4g.xlarge leads
On-demand price$0.1344 vs $0.154 per hour
13% cheaper
CPU modelEarns credits while idle, then bursts
Burstable
Where m6g.xlarge leads
CPU modelSteady performance, no credits to manage
Full CPU
Network peak10 Gbps vs 5 Gbps
2× higher
EBS baseline bandwidth1,188 Mbps vs 695 Mbps
71% higher

Specs

15 of 39 specs differ. Those are in bold.

Compute2 of 9 differt4g.xlargem6g.xlarge
vCPUs44
Physical cores44
Threads per core11
Architecturearm64arm64
ProcessorAWS Graviton2 ProcessorAWS Graviton2 Processor
CPU makerAWSAWS
Clock speed2.5 GHz–
Sustained clock2.5 GHz2.5 GHz
BurstableYesNo
MemoryAll 1 matcht4g.xlargem6g.xlarge
Memory (GiB)1616
Networking3 of 8 differt4g.xlargem6g.xlarge
NetworkUp to 5 GigabitUp to 10 Gigabit
Network baseline1.024 Gbps1.25 Gbps
Network peak5 Gbps10 Gbps
Enhanced networkingYes (ENA)Yes (ENA)
EFANoNo
IPv6YesYes
Max network interfaces44
IPv4 addresses per interface1515
Storage7 of 11 differt4g.xlargem6g.xlarge
StorageEBS onlyEBS only
EBS optimizedYesYes
EBS over NVMeRequiredRequired
EBS throughputUp to 2780 Mbps1125 Mbps
EBS baseline bandwidth695 Mbps1,188 Mbps
EBS max bandwidth2,780 Mbps4,750 Mbps
EBS baseline throughput86.875 MB/s148.5 MB/s
EBS max throughput347.5 MB/s593.75 MB/s
EBS baseline IOPS4,0006,000
EBS max IOPS15,70020,000
Max EBS volumes2727
Instance details3 of 10 differt4g.xlargem6g.xlarge
Familyt4gm6g
CategoryGeneral purposeGeneral purpose
Current generationYesYes
Normalization factor88
Bare metalNoNo
HypervisorNitroNitro
Placement groupsPartition, SpreadCluster, Partition, Spread
HibernationYesYes
Nitro EnclavesNoYes
Boot modesUEFIUEFI

On-demand prices by region

Cheapest for t4g.xlarge first. Linux, USD per hour.

Regiont4g.xlargem6g.xlargeDifference
Asia Pacific (Hyderabad)ap-south-2$0.0896$0.1012▲ 13%
Asia Pacific (Mumbai)ap-south-1$0.0896$0.1012▲ 13%
US East (N. Virginia)Used in summaryus-east-1$0.1344$0.154▲ 15%
US East (Ohio)us-east-2$0.1344$0.154▲ 15%
US West (Oregon)us-west-2$0.1344$0.154▲ 15%
EU (Stockholm)eu-north-1$0.1376$0.164▲ 19%
Mexico (Central)mx-central-1$0.1411$0.1617▲ 15%
Canada (Central)ca-central-1$0.1472$0.1712▲ 16%
Canada West (Calgary)ca-west-1$0.1472$0.1712▲ 16%
EU (Ireland)eu-west-1$0.1472$0.172▲ 17%
Europe (Spain)eu-south-2$0.1472$0.172▲ 17%
EU (London)eu-west-2$0.1504$0.1776▲ 18%
EU (Paris)eu-west-3$0.1504$0.18▲ 20%
Asia Pacific (Malaysia)ap-southeast-5$0.1526$0.1632▲ 7%
Asia Pacific (Thailand)ap-southeast-7$0.1526$0.1632▲ 7%
EU (Frankfurt)eu-central-1$0.1536$0.184▲ 20%
EU (Milan)eu-south-1$0.1536$0.1792▲ 17%
Israel (Tel Aviv)il-central-1$0.1546$0.1806▲ 17%
Asia Pacific (Taipei)ap-east-2$0.1555$0.1782▲ 15%
AWS GovCloud (US-East)us-gov-east-1$0.1568$0.1936▲ 23%
AWS GovCloud (US-West)us-gov-west-1$0.1568$0.1936▲ 23%
US West (N. California)us-west-1$0.16$0.1792▲ 12%
Middle East (Bahrain)me-south-1$0.1606$0.188▲ 17%
Middle East (UAE)me-central-1$0.1632$0.1892▲ 16%
Asia Pacific (Seoul)ap-northeast-2$0.1664$0.188▲ 13%
Europe (Zurich)eu-central-2$0.169$0.2024▲ 20%
Asia Pacific (Jakarta)ap-southeast-3$0.1696$0.192▲ 13%
Asia Pacific (Melbourne)ap-southeast-4$0.1696$0.192▲ 13%
Asia Pacific (Singapore)ap-southeast-1$0.1696$0.192▲ 13%
Asia Pacific (Sydney)ap-southeast-2$0.1696$0.192▲ 13%
Asia Pacific (Tokyo)ap-northeast-1$0.1728$0.198▲ 15%
Africa (Cape Town)af-south-1$0.1734$0.2032▲ 17%
Asia Pacific (Osaka)ap-northeast-3$0.1741$0.1984▲ 14%
Asia Pacific (New Zealand)ap-southeast-6$0.1782$0.2016▲ 13%
Asia Pacific (Hong Kong)ap-east-1$0.1856$0.212▲ 14%
South America (Sao Paulo)sa-east-1$0.2144$0.2448▲ 14%

Keep exploring

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

t4g.xlargeGeneral purpose, t4g family, burstable
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Compare t4g.xlarge with

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m6g.xlargeGeneral purpose, m6g family
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Compare m6g.xlarge with

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