db.m6i.largevsdb.r6i.large.tpc1.mem2x

db.m6i.large is 62% cheaper than db.r6i.large.tpc1.mem2x on demand in US East (N. Virginia), saving $210.24 a month.

At a glancedb.m6i.largedb.r6i.large.tpc1.mem2x
On-demand$0.178/hr62% less$0.466/hr
Lowest rate$0.114/hr66% less1-yr reserved, no upfront$0.3355/hr1-yr reserved, no upfront

Prices in US East (N. Virginia)

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

Optiondb.m6i.largedb.r6i.large.tpc1.mem2xdb.r6i.large.tpc1.mem2x vs db.m6i.large
On-demandPay by the hour$0.178$0.466▲ 162%
1-yr reservedNo upfront36% off$0.11428% off$0.3355▲ 194%

Key differences

The biggest lead each one has.

Where db.m6i.large leads
On-demand price$0.178 vs $0.466 per hour
62% cheaper
Where db.r6i.large.tpc1.mem2x leads

No clear lead on the measures we compare.

Specs

19 of 20 specs differ. Those are in bold.

Compute6 of 6 differdb.m6i.largedb.r6i.large.tpc1.mem2x
vCPUs2–
Physical cores1–
Threads per core2–
CPU makerIntel–
Sustained clock3.5 GHz–
BurstableNo–
Memory1 of 1 differdb.m6i.largedb.r6i.large.tpc1.mem2x
Memory (GiB)8–
Networking2 of 2 differdb.m6i.largedb.r6i.large.tpc1.mem2x
Network baseline0.781 Gbps–
Network peak12.5 Gbps–
Storage7 of 7 differdb.m6i.largedb.r6i.large.tpc1.mem2x
StorageEBS Only–
EBS baseline bandwidth650 Mbps–
EBS max bandwidth10,000 Mbps–
EBS baseline throughput81.25 MB/s–
EBS max throughput1,250 MB/s–
EBS baseline IOPS3,600–
EBS max IOPS40,000–
Instance details2 of 3 differdb.m6i.largedb.r6i.large.tpc1.mem2x
Familym6ir6i
CategoryGeneral purpose–
Normalization factor88
Other1 of 1 differdb.m6i.largedb.r6i.large.tpc1.mem2x
Hardware Basism6i.large–

On-demand prices by region

Cheapest for db.m6i.large first. PostgreSQL, USD per hour.

Regiondb.m6i.largedb.r6i.large.tpc1.mem2xDifference
US East (N. Virginia)Used in summaryus-east-1$0.178$0.466▲ 162%
US East (Ohio)us-east-2$0.178$0.466▲ 162%
US West (Oregon)us-west-2$0.178$0.466▲ 162%
EU (Stockholm)eu-north-1$0.187$0.49▲ 162%
Canada (Central)ca-central-1$0.196$0.512▲ 161%
Canada West (Calgary)ca-west-1$0.196$0.512▲ 161%
EU (Ireland)eu-west-1$0.197$0.516▲ 162%
Europe (Spain)eu-south-2$0.197$0.516▲ 162%
US West (N. California)us-west-1$0.203$0.514▲ 153%
EU (London)eu-west-2$0.206$0.544▲ 164%
EU (Paris)eu-west-3$0.206$0.542▲ 163%
EU (Milan)eu-south-1$0.207$0.542▲ 162%
Israel (Tel Aviv)il-central-1$0.207$0.542▲ 162%
Middle East (UAE)me-central-1$0.208$0.568▲ 173%
Asia Pacific (Malaysia)ap-southeast-5$0.21$0.51▲ 143%
AWS GovCloud (US-East)us-gov-east-1$0.21$0.561▲ 167%
AWS GovCloud (US-West)us-gov-west-1$0.21$0.561▲ 167%
EU (Frankfurt)eu-central-1$0.212$0.564▲ 166%
Middle East (Bahrain)me-south-1$0.217$0.568▲ 162%
Europe (Zurich)eu-central-2$0.233$0.62▲ 166%
South America (Sao Paulo)sa-east-1$0.233$0.972▲ 317%
Africa (Cape Town)af-south-1$0.234$0.614▲ 162%
Asia Pacific (Jakarta)ap-southeast-3$0.247$0.554▲ 124%
Asia Pacific (Seoul)ap-northeast-2$0.247$0.554▲ 124%
Asia Pacific (Singapore)ap-southeast-1$0.247$0.554▲ 124%
Asia Pacific (Sydney)ap-southeast-2$0.247$0.553▲ 124%
Asia Pacific (Tokyo)ap-northeast-1$0.247$0.554▲ 124%
Asia Pacific (Hyderabad)ap-south-2$0.253$0.526▲ 108%
Asia Pacific (Mumbai)ap-south-1$0.253$0.526▲ 108%
Asia Pacific (Osaka)ap-northeast-3$0.259$0.554▲ 114%
Asia Pacific (Hong Kong)ap-east-1$0.272$0.609▲ 124%

Keep exploring

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

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