r6g.large

Amazon EC2 · R6g family

The r6g.large is a memory optimized Amazon EC2 instance type with 2 vCPUs and 16 GiB of memory, running on AWS Graviton2 Processor with up to 10 Gigabit networking, starting at $0.065 per hour on demand.

memory optimizedarm64aws graviton
vCPUs
2

dedicated

memory
16 GiB

8 GiB per vCPU

processor
Graviton

2.5 GHz

on-demand
$0.1008

$73.58/mo · us-east-1

spot
$0.043

−57% vs on-demand

1-yr reserved
$0.0635

−37% vs on-demand

r6g.large price by region

36 regions · hourly list prices in USD · On-demand · Spot · 1-yr Reserved · 3-yr Reserved

Asia Pacific (Hyderabad)ap-south-2cheapestAsia$0.065$0.016$0.041$0.0281
Asia Pacific (Mumbai)ap-south-1cheapestAsia$0.065$0.0295$0.041$0.0281
US East (N. Virginia)us-east-1referenceNorth America$0.1008$0.043$0.0635$0.0435
US East (Ohio)us-east-2North America$0.1008$0.0318$0.0635$0.0435
US West (Oregon)us-west-2North America$0.1008$0.0313$0.0635$0.0435
Asia Pacific (Malaysia)ap-southeast-5Asia$0.1034–$0.0651$0.0447
Asia Pacific (Thailand)ap-southeast-7Asia$0.1034–$0.0651$0.0447
Mexico (Central)mx-central-1North America$0.1058–$0.0667$0.0457
EU (Stockholm)eu-north-1Europe$0.107$0.0237$0.0672$0.0464
Asia Pacific (Taipei)ap-east-2Asia$0.1094–––
Canada (Central)ca-central-1North America$0.1104$0.0291$0.0696$0.0477
Canada West (Calgary)ca-west-1North America$0.1104$0.0464$0.0696$0.0477
US West (N. California)us-west-1North America$0.112$0.0354$0.0706$0.0484
EU (Ireland)eu-west-1Europe$0.1128$0.0407$0.0711$0.0487
EU (Spain)eu-south-2Europe$0.1128$0.034$0.0711$0.0487
EU (Paris)eu-west-3Europe$0.118$0.0414$0.0745$0.0508
EU (London)eu-west-2Europe$0.1184$0.0367$0.0746$0.0511
EU (Milan)eu-south-1Europe$0.1184$0.0273$0.0747$0.051
Israel (Tel Aviv)il-central-1Middle East$0.1184$0.046$0.0746$0.0512
Asia Pacific (Melbourne)ap-southeast-4Oceania$0.1208$0.0329$0.0761$0.0522
Asia Pacific (Sydney)ap-southeast-2Oceania$0.1208$0.043$0.0761$0.0522
AWS GovCloud (US-East)us-gov-east-1North America$0.1208–$0.0761$0.0522
AWS GovCloud (US)us-gov-west-1North America$0.1208–$0.0761$0.0522
Asia Pacific (Jakarta)ap-southeast-3Asia$0.1216$0.0193$0.0766$0.0525
Asia Pacific (Osaka)ap-northeast-3Asia$0.1216$0.028$0.0766$0.0525
Asia Pacific (Singapore)ap-southeast-1Asia$0.1216$0.0358$0.0766$0.0525
Asia Pacific (Tokyo)ap-northeast-1Asia$0.1216$0.0314$0.0766$0.0525
EU (Frankfurt)eu-central-1Europe$0.1216$0.0427$0.0766$0.0525
Asia Pacific (Seoul)ap-northeast-2Asia$0.122$0.0235$0.0767$0.0529
Middle East (Bahrain)me-south-1Middle East$0.1241$0.0274$0.0782$0.0536
Middle East (UAE)me-central-1Middle East$0.1241$0.0376$0.0782$0.0536
Asia Pacific (New Zealand)ap-southeast-6Oceania$0.1268–––
EU (Zurich)eu-central-2Europe$0.1338$0.0367$0.0843$0.0578
Asia Pacific (Hong Kong)ap-east-1Asia$0.134$0.0279$0.084$0.0572
Africa (Cape Town)af-south-1Africa$0.1344$0.0393$0.0847$0.0581
South America (Sao Paulo)sa-east-1South America$0.1608$0.0161$0.1013$0.0695

Specifications

compute

vCPUs
2
Memory
16 GiB
Memory per vCPU
8 GiB
Processor
AWS Graviton2 Processor
CPU vendor
AWS Graviton
Architecture
Arm64
Clock speed
2.5 GHz
Burstable CPU
No

storage & network

Local storage
Network storage only
Storage detail
EBS only
Network
Up to 10 Gigabit
Peak bandwidth
10 Gbps

aws details

API name
r6g.large
Family
R6g
Category
Memory optimized
Generation
Current
Regions
36 (Africa, Asia, Europe, Middle East, North America, Oceania, South America)
Cheapest region
Asia Pacific (Mumbai) · $0.065/hr
Dedicated EBS throughput
Up to 4500 Mbps
Enhanced networking
Yes
Normalization size factor
4
Spot interruption rate (us-east-1)
>20%
Spot savings vs on-demand (us-east-1)
62%

r6g.large equivalents on other clouds

closest match by vCPU, memory, CPU architecture, accelerator and class · Linux on-demand in each provider's reference region

compare side by side→
ProviderInstancevCPUMemoryProcessorOn-demandvs r6g.large
AWSr6g.large216 GiBAWS Graviton2 Processor$0.1008–
AzureE2ps v6216 GiBAzure Cobalt 100$0.0922-9%
E2ps v5216 GiBAmpere Altra$0.1010%
Google Cloudn4a-highmem-2216 GiBGoogle Axion$0.10110%
c4a-highmem-2216 GiBGoogle Axion$0.1179+17%
AkamaiLinode 24GB24 GiB (1.5×) · x86 CPU224 GiBAMD EPYC$0.09-11%
Vultrvx1-m-2c-16gx86 CPU216 GiBAMD EPYC$0.08-21%
vx1-m-2c-16g-120sx86 CPU216 GiBAMD EPYC$0.096-5%

R6g family sizes

all about R6g→
SizevCPUMemoryLocal storageOn-demandMonthlySpot1-yr
r6g.medium18 GiB–$0.0504$36.79$0.0207$0.0318
r6g.large216 GiB–$0.1008$73.58$0.043$0.0635
r6g.xlarge432 GiB–$0.2016$147$0.0814$0.127
r6g.2xlarge864 GiB–$0.4032$294$0.1813$0.254
r6g.4xlarge16128 GiB–$0.8064$589$0.347$0.508
r6g.8xlarge32256 GiB–$1.613$1,177$0.61$1.016
r6g.12xlarge48384 GiB–$2.419$1,766$0.9619$1.524
r6g.16xlarge64512 GiB–$3.226$2,355$1.294$2.032
r6g.metal64512 GiB–$3.226$2,355$1.38$2.032

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r6g.large FAQ

How much does r6g.large cost?

r6g.large costs $0.1008 per hour on demand with Linux in US East (N. Virginia) (us-east-1), about $73.58 per month. Across 36 regions the Linux on-demand price ranges from $0.065 in Asia Pacific (Mumbai) to $0.1608 in South America (Sao Paulo). Spot capacity costs $0.043 per hour (57% less), but can be reclaimed. A 1-yr Reserved commitment brings it to $0.0635 per hour.

How many vCPUs and how much memory does r6g.large have?

r6g.large has 2 vCPUs and 16 GiB of memory (8 GiB per vCPU), running on AWS Graviton2 Processor. It is a memory optimized instance type in the R6g family.

What is the cheapest region for r6g.large?

Asia Pacific (Mumbai) (ap-south-1) at $0.065 per hour for Linux on demand, 36% less than US East (N. Virginia). r6g.large is sold in 36 AWS regions.

What are the equivalents of r6g.large on other clouds?

The closest matches by vCPU, memory, CPU architecture and instance class are on Azure, E2ps v6 (2 vCPU, 16 GiB, $0.0922/hour in East US); on Google Cloud, n4a-highmem-2 (2 vCPU, 16 GiB, $0.1011/hour in Iowa); on Akamai, Linode 24GB (2 vCPU, 24 GiB, $0.09/hour in Newark, NJ); on Vultr, vx1-m-2c-16g (2 vCPU, 16 GiB, $0.08/hour in New Jersey).