AWS C6i instance types

C6i is a compute optimized Amazon EC2 family with 10 instance types, from 2 – 128 vCPUs and 4 GiB – 256 GiB of memory, running on Intel Xeon 8375C (Ice Lake). Linux on demand starts at $0.085 per hour.

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sizes: 10
vCPUs: 2 – 128
memory: 4 GiB – 256 GiB
processor: Intel Xeon 8375C (Ice Lake)
on-demand from: $0.085

Compare sizes

C6i sizes and prices

Linux, hourly, US East (N. Virginia) (other regions on each size's page)

Size	vCPU	Memory	Local storage	On-demand	Monthly	Spot	1-yr
c6i.large	2	4 GiB	–	$0.085	$62.05	$0.0392	$0.0562
c6i.xlarge	4	8 GiB	–	$0.17	$124	$0.0783	$0.1125
c6i.2xlarge	8	16 GiB	–	$0.34	$248	$0.1522	$0.2249
c6i.4xlarge	16	32 GiB	–	$0.68	$496	$0.3301	$0.4498
c6i.8xlarge	32	64 GiB	–	$1.36	$993	$0.6765	$0.8996
c6i.12xlarge	48	96 GiB	–	$2.04	$1,489	$0.9245	$1.349
c6i.16xlarge	64	128 GiB	–	$2.72	$1,986	$1.242	$1.799
c6i.24xlarge	96	192 GiB	–	$4.08	$2,978	$1.71	$2.699
c6i.32xlarge	128	256 GiB	–	$5.44	$3,971	$2.133	$3.599
c6i.metal	128	256 GiB	–	$5.44	$3,971	$2.441	$3.599

C6i equivalents on other clouds

closest match to c6i.8xlarge (32 vCPU, 64 GiB)

AzureF32s v2Fsv2 family · 32 vCPU · 64 GiB$1.353/hr · East USFsv2 family →

Google Cloudc2d-highcpu-32C2D family · 32 vCPU · 64 GiB$1.199/hr · IowaC2D family →

AkamaiDedicated 64GBDedicated CPU family · 32 vCPU · 64 GiB$0.864/hr · Newark, NJDedicated CPU family →

Vultrvoc-c-32c-64gb-500s-amdOptimized Cloud: CPU Optimized family · 32 vCPU · 64 GiB$0.877/hr · New JerseyOptimized Cloud: CPU Optimized family →

Other compute optimized families on AWS

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C6i FAQ

What sizes does the AWS C6i family have?

C6i has 10 instance types, from c6i.large (2 vCPU, 4 GiB) to c6i.metal (128 vCPU, 256 GiB). They run on Intel Xeon 8375C (Ice Lake).

What is the cheapest C6i instance type?

c6i.large at $0.085 per hour (Linux, on demand) in US East (N. Virginia), about $62.05 per month.

What is C6i best for?

C6i is a compute optimized family. More CPU per GiB (about 2 GiB per vCPU) for batch jobs, encoding, gaming and CPU-bound services.