db.m6i.32xlargevsdb.m6id.32xlarge

db.m6i.32xlarge is 21% cheaper than db.m6id.32xlarge on demand in US East (N. Virginia), saving $2,158.61 a month.

At a glancedb.m6i.32xlargedb.m6id.32xlarge
On-demand$11.392/hr21% less$14.349/hr
Lowest rate$7.296/hr34% less1-yr reserved, no upfront$11.048/hr1-yr reserved, no upfront
Size128 vCPUs, 512 GiB128 vCPUs, 512 GiB

Prices in US East (N. Virginia)

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

Optiondb.m6i.32xlargedb.m6id.32xlargedb.m6id.32xlarge vs db.m6i.32xlarge
On-demandPay by the hour$11.392$14.349▲ 26%
1-yr reservedNo upfront36% off$7.29623% off$11.048▲ 51%

Key differences

The biggest lead each one has.

Where db.m6i.32xlarge leads
On-demand price$11.392 vs $14.349 per hour
21% cheaper
Where db.m6id.32xlarge leads

No clear lead on the measures we compare.

Specs

5 of 21 specs differ. Those are in bold.

ComputeAll 6 matchdb.m6i.32xlargedb.m6id.32xlarge
vCPUs128128
Physical cores6464
Threads per core22
CPU makerIntelIntel
Sustained clock3.5 GHz3.5 GHz
BurstableNoNo
MemoryAll 1 matchdb.m6i.32xlargedb.m6id.32xlarge
Memory (GiB)512512
NetworkingAll 2 matchdb.m6i.32xlargedb.m6id.32xlarge
Network baseline50 Gbps50 Gbps
Network peak50 Gbps50 Gbps
Storage2 of 8 differdb.m6i.32xlargedb.m6id.32xlarge
StorageEBS Only–
Local disks–4 × 1,900 GB SSD
EBS baseline bandwidth40,000 Mbps40,000 Mbps
EBS max bandwidth40,000 Mbps40,000 Mbps
EBS baseline throughput5,000 MB/s5,000 MB/s
EBS max throughput5,000 MB/s5,000 MB/s
EBS baseline IOPS160,000160,000
EBS max IOPS160,000160,000
Instance details2 of 3 differdb.m6i.32xlargedb.m6id.32xlarge
Familym6im6id
CategoryGeneral purpose–
Normalization factor256256
Other1 of 1 differdb.m6i.32xlargedb.m6id.32xlarge
Hardware Basism6i.32xlargem6id.32xlarge

On-demand prices by region

Cheapest for db.m6i.32xlarge first. PostgreSQL, USD per hour.

Regiondb.m6i.32xlargedb.m6id.32xlargeDifference
US East (N. Virginia)Used in summaryus-east-1$11.392$14.349▲ 26%
US East (Ohio)us-east-2$11.392$14.349▲ 26%
US West (Oregon)us-west-2$11.392$14.349▲ 26%
Mexico (Central)mx-central-1$11.968$15.04▲ 26%
Canada West (Calgary)ca-west-1$12.544$15.77▲ 26%
EU (Ireland)eu-west-1$12.608$15.852▲ 26%
Asia Pacific (Malaysia)ap-southeast-5$13.44$17.856▲ 33%
Asia Pacific (Thailand)ap-southeast-7$13.44$17.856▲ 33%
EU (Frankfurt)eu-central-1$13.568$17.15▲ 26%
Asia Pacific (Taipei)ap-east-2$14.208$17.92▲ 26%
Asia Pacific (Sydney)ap-southeast-2$15.808$19.951▲ 26%
Asia Pacific (Tokyo)ap-northeast-1$15.808$19.883▲ 26%
Asia Pacific (New Zealand)ap-southeast-6$16.602$20.966▲ 26%

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

db.m6i.32xlargeGeneral purpose, m6i family
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AWS RDS PostgreSQL prices in USD. Monthly figures use 730 hours. Prices last updated 12 Nov 2026.