r6g.medium
Amazon EC2 · R6g family
The r6g.medium is a memory optimized Amazon EC2 instance type with 1 vCPUs and 8 GiB of memory, running on AWS Graviton2 Processor with up to 10 Gigabit networking, starting at $0.0325 per hour on demand.
- vCPUs
- 1
- memory
- 8 GiB
- processor
- Graviton
- on-demand
- $0.0504
- spot
- $0.0207
- 1-yr reserved
- $0.0318
dedicated
8 GiB per vCPU
2.5 GHz
$36.79/mo · us-east-1
−59% vs on-demand
−37% vs on-demand
r6g.medium 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 | $0.0325 | $0.008 | $0.0205 | $0.014 |
| Asia Pacific (Mumbai)ap-south-1cheapestAsia | $0.0325 | $0.0108 | $0.0205 | $0.014 |
| US East (N. Virginia)us-east-1referenceNorth America | $0.0504 | $0.0207 | $0.0318 | $0.0218 |
| US East (Ohio)us-east-2North America | $0.0504 | $0.0144 | $0.0318 | $0.0218 |
| US West (Oregon)us-west-2North America | $0.0504 | $0.0108 | $0.0318 | $0.0218 |
| Asia Pacific (Malaysia)ap-southeast-5Asia | $0.0517 | – | $0.0326 | $0.0223 |
| Asia Pacific (Thailand)ap-southeast-7Asia | $0.0517 | – | $0.0326 | $0.0223 |
| Mexico (Central)mx-central-1North America | $0.0529 | – | $0.0333 | $0.0229 |
| EU (Stockholm)eu-north-1Europe | $0.0535 | $0.0099 | $0.0336 | $0.0232 |
| Asia Pacific (Taipei)ap-east-2Asia | $0.0547 | – | – | – |
| Canada (Central)ca-central-1North America | $0.0552 | $0.0125 | $0.0348 | $0.0238 |
| Canada West (Calgary)ca-west-1North America | $0.0552 | $0.0226 | $0.0348 | $0.0238 |
| US West (N. California)us-west-1North America | $0.056 | $0.0127 | $0.0353 | $0.0242 |
| EU (Ireland)eu-west-1Europe | $0.0564 | $0.0207 | $0.0355 | $0.0244 |
| EU (Spain)eu-south-2Europe | $0.0564 | $0.0184 | $0.0355 | $0.0244 |
| EU (Paris)eu-west-3Europe | $0.059 | $0.0162 | $0.0373 | $0.0254 |
| EU (London)eu-west-2Europe | $0.0592 | $0.0178 | $0.0373 | $0.0256 |
| EU (Milan)eu-south-1Europe | $0.0592 | $0.0091 | $0.0373 | $0.0255 |
| Israel (Tel Aviv)il-central-1Middle East | $0.0592 | $0.023 | $0.0373 | $0.0256 |
| Asia Pacific (Melbourne)ap-southeast-4Oceania | $0.0604 | $0.021 | $0.0381 | $0.0261 |
| Asia Pacific (Sydney)ap-southeast-2Oceania | $0.0604 | $0.0156 | $0.0381 | $0.0261 |
| AWS GovCloud (US-East)us-gov-east-1North America | $0.0604 | – | $0.0381 | $0.0261 |
| AWS GovCloud (US)us-gov-west-1North America | $0.0604 | – | $0.0381 | $0.0261 |
| Asia Pacific (Jakarta)ap-southeast-3Asia | $0.0608 | $0.0081 | $0.0383 | $0.0263 |
| Asia Pacific (Osaka)ap-northeast-3Asia | $0.0608 | $0.0149 | $0.0383 | $0.0263 |
| Asia Pacific (Singapore)ap-southeast-1Asia | $0.0608 | $0.0089 | $0.0383 | $0.0263 |
| Asia Pacific (Tokyo)ap-northeast-1Asia | $0.0608 | $0.0168 | $0.0383 | $0.0263 |
| EU (Frankfurt)eu-central-1Europe | $0.0608 | $0.0188 | $0.0383 | $0.0263 |
| Asia Pacific (Seoul)ap-northeast-2Asia | $0.061 | $0.0083 | $0.0383 | $0.0265 |
| Middle East (Bahrain)me-south-1Middle East | $0.062 | $0.0128 | $0.0391 | $0.0268 |
| Middle East (UAE)me-central-1Middle East | $0.062 | $0.0179 | $0.0391 | $0.0268 |
| Asia Pacific (New Zealand)ap-southeast-6Oceania | $0.0634 | – | – | – |
| EU (Zurich)eu-central-2Europe | $0.0669 | $0.0145 | $0.0421 | $0.0289 |
| Asia Pacific (Hong Kong)ap-east-1Asia | $0.067 | $0.0077 | $0.042 | $0.0286 |
| Africa (Cape Town)af-south-1Africa | $0.0672 | $0.0164 | $0.0423 | $0.029 |
| South America (Sao Paulo)sa-east-1South America | $0.0804 | $0.008 | $0.0507 | $0.0347 |
Specifications
compute
- vCPUs
- 1
- Memory
- 8 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.medium- Family
- R6g
- Category
- Memory optimized
- Generation
- Current
- Regions
- 36 (Africa, Asia, Europe, Middle East, North America, Oceania, South America)
- Cheapest region
- Asia Pacific (Mumbai) · $0.0325/hr
- Dedicated EBS throughput
- Up to 4500 Mbps
- Enhanced networking
- Yes
- Normalization size factor
- 2
- Spot interruption rate (us-east-1)
- >20%
- Spot savings vs on-demand (us-east-1)
- 72%
r6g.medium equivalents on other clouds
closest match by vCPU, memory, CPU architecture, accelerator and class · Linux on-demand in each provider's reference region
| Provider | Instance | vCPU | Memory | Processor | On-demand | vs r6g.medium |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AWS | r6g.medium | 1 | 8 GiB | AWS Graviton2 Processor | $0.0504 | – |
| Azure | F1ams v7x86 CPU | 1 | 8 GiB | AMD EPYC 9005 (Turin) | $0.0895 | +78% |
| DC1s v3x86 CPU | 1 | 8 GiB | Intel Xeon (Ice Lake) | $0.096 | +90% | |
| Google Cloud | n4a-highmem-1 | 1 | 8 GiB | Google Axion | $0.0505 | 0% |
| c4a-highmem-1 | 1 | 8 GiB | Google Axion | $0.0589 | +17% | |
| Vultr | voc-m-1c-8gb-50s-amdx86 CPU | 1 | 8 GiB | AMD EPYC | $0.055 | +9% |
| voc-s-1c-8gb-150s-amdx86 CPU | 1 | 8 GiB | AMD EPYC | $0.103 | +104% |
R6g family sizes
| Size | vCPU | Memory | Local storage | On-demand | Monthly | Spot | 1-yr |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| r6g.medium | 1 | 8 GiB | – | $0.0504 | $36.79 | $0.0207 | $0.0318 |
| r6g.large | 2 | 16 GiB | – | $0.1008 | $73.58 | $0.043 | $0.0635 |
| r6g.xlarge | 4 | 32 GiB | – | $0.2016 | $147 | $0.0814 | $0.127 |
| r6g.2xlarge | 8 | 64 GiB | – | $0.4032 | $294 | $0.1813 | $0.254 |
| r6g.4xlarge | 16 | 128 GiB | – | $0.8064 | $589 | $0.347 | $0.508 |
| r6g.8xlarge | 32 | 256 GiB | – | $1.613 | $1,177 | $0.61 | $1.016 |
| r6g.12xlarge | 48 | 384 GiB | – | $2.419 | $1,766 | $0.9619 | $1.524 |
| r6g.16xlarge | 64 | 512 GiB | – | $3.226 | $2,355 | $1.294 | $2.032 |
| r6g.metal | 64 | 512 GiB | – | $3.226 | $2,355 | $1.38 | $2.032 |
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r6g.medium FAQ
How much does r6g.medium cost?
r6g.medium costs $0.0504 per hour on demand with Linux in US East (N. Virginia) (us-east-1), about $36.79 per month. Across 36 regions the Linux on-demand price ranges from $0.0325 in Asia Pacific (Mumbai) to $0.0804 in South America (Sao Paulo). Spot capacity costs $0.0207 per hour (59% less), but can be reclaimed. A 1-yr Reserved commitment brings it to $0.0318 per hour.
How many vCPUs and how much memory does r6g.medium have?
r6g.medium has 1 vCPUs and 8 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.medium?
Asia Pacific (Mumbai) (ap-south-1) at $0.0325 per hour for Linux on demand, 36% less than US East (N. Virginia). r6g.medium is sold in 36 AWS regions.
What are the equivalents of r6g.medium on other clouds?
The closest matches by vCPU, memory, CPU architecture and instance class are on Azure, F1ams v7 (1 vCPU, 8 GiB, $0.0895/hour in East US); on Google Cloud, n4a-highmem-1 (1 vCPU, 8 GiB, $0.0505/hour in Iowa); on Vultr, voc-m-1c-8gb-50s-amd (1 vCPU, 8 GiB, $0.055/hour in New Jersey).