cache.r6g.4xlargevscache.r6gd.4xlarge

cache.r6g.4xlarge is 47% cheaper than cache.r6gd.4xlarge on demand in US East (N. Virginia), saving $1,078.94 a month.

At a glancecache.r6g.4xlargecache.r6gd.4xlarge
On-demand$1.642/hr47% less$3.12/hr
Lowest rate$0.852/hr47% less3-yr reserved, no upfront$1.622/hr3-yr reserved, no upfront
Size16 vCPUs, 105.81 GiB16 vCPUs, 105.81 GiB
Architecturearm64arm64

Prices in US East (N. Virginia)

“Off” is the discount against each type’s own on-demand price. Redis, USD per hour.

Optioncache.r6g.4xlargecache.r6gd.4xlargecache.r6gd.4xlarge vs cache.r6g.4xlarge
On-demandPay by the hour$1.642$3.12▲ 90%
1-yr reservedNo upfront32% off$1.12132% off$2.121▲ 89%
3-yr reservedNo upfront48% off$0.85248% off$1.622▲ 90%

Key differences

The biggest lead each one has.

Where cache.r6g.4xlarge leads
On-demand price$1.642 vs $3.12 per hour
47% cheaper
Where cache.r6gd.4xlarge leads

No clear lead on the measures we compare.

Specs

4 of 17 specs differ. Those are in bold.

ComputeAll 7 matchcache.r6g.4xlargecache.r6gd.4xlarge
vCPUs1616
Physical cores1616
Threads per core11
Architecturearm64arm64
CPU makerAWSAWS
Sustained clock2.5 GHz2.5 GHz
BurstableNoNo
MemoryAll 1 matchcache.r6g.4xlargecache.r6gd.4xlarge
Memory (GiB)105.81105.81
NetworkingAll 3 matchcache.r6g.4xlargecache.r6gd.4xlarge
NetworkUp to 10 GigabitUp to 10 Gigabit
Network baseline5 Gbps5 Gbps
Network peak10 Gbps10 Gbps
Storage1 of 1 differcache.r6g.4xlargecache.r6gd.4xlarge
Local disks–1 × 950 GB SSD
Instance details2 of 4 differcache.r6g.4xlargecache.r6gd.4xlarge
Familyr6gr6gd
CategoryMemory optimizedMemory optimized
Current generationYesYes
Normalization factor3225.6
Other1 of 1 differcache.r6g.4xlargecache.r6gd.4xlarge
Hardware Basisr6g.4xlarger6gd.4xlarge

On-demand prices by region

Cheapest for cache.r6g.4xlarge first. Redis, USD per hour.

Regioncache.r6g.4xlargecache.r6gd.4xlargeDifference
US East (N. Virginia)Used in summaryus-east-1$1.642$3.12▲ 90%
US East (Ohio)us-east-2$1.642$3.12▲ 90%
US West (N. California)us-west-1$1.642$3.12▲ 90%
US West (Oregon)us-west-2$1.642$3.12▲ 90%
Asia Pacific (Mumbai)ap-south-1$1.688$3.207▲ 90%
EU (Stockholm)eu-north-1$1.737$3.30▲ 90%
Canada (Central)ca-central-1$1.794$3.409▲ 90%
EU (Ireland)eu-west-1$1.832$3.481▲ 90%
EU (Paris)eu-west-3$1.916$3.641▲ 90%
Asia Pacific (Singapore)ap-southeast-1$1.969$3.741▲ 90%
Asia Pacific (Sydney)ap-southeast-2$1.969$3.741▲ 90%
Asia Pacific (Tokyo)ap-northeast-1$1.969$3.741▲ 90%
EU (Frankfurt)eu-central-1$1.976$3.754▲ 90%
South America (Sao Paulo)sa-east-1$3.283$6.238▲ 90%

Keep exploring

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

cache.r6g.4xlargeMemory optimized, r6g family
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AWS ElastiCache Redis prices in USD. Monthly figures use 730 hours. Prices last updated 12 Nov 2026.