r6g.xlarge

Amazon EC2 · R6g family

The r6g.xlarge is a memory optimized Amazon EC2 instance type with 4 vCPUs and 32 GiB of memory, running on AWS Graviton2 Processor with up to 10 Gigabit networking, starting at $0.13 per hour on demand.

memory optimizedarm64aws graviton
vCPUs
4

dedicated

memory
32 GiB

8 GiB per vCPU

processor
Graviton

2.5 GHz

on-demand
$0.2016

$147/mo · us-east-1

spot
$0.0814

−60% vs on-demand

1-yr reserved
$0.127

−37% vs on-demand

r6g.xlarge 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$0.13$0.0352$0.0819$0.0562
Asia Pacific (Mumbai)ap-south-1cheapestAsia$0.13$0.0502$0.0819$0.0562
US East (N. Virginia)us-east-1referenceNorth America$0.2016$0.0814$0.127$0.0871
US East (Ohio)us-east-2North America$0.2016$0.0613$0.127$0.0871
US West (Oregon)us-west-2North America$0.2016$0.0643$0.127$0.0871
Asia Pacific (Malaysia)ap-southeast-5Asia$0.2067–$0.1302$0.0893
Asia Pacific (Thailand)ap-southeast-7Asia$0.2067–$0.1302$0.0893
Mexico (Central)mx-central-1North America$0.2117–$0.1334$0.0914
EU (Stockholm)eu-north-1Europe$0.214$0.043$0.1344$0.0929
Asia Pacific (Taipei)ap-east-2Asia$0.2189–––
Canada (Central)ca-central-1North America$0.2208$0.0587$0.1391$0.0954
Canada West (Calgary)ca-west-1North America$0.2208$0.0941$0.1391$0.0954
US West (N. California)us-west-1North America$0.224$0.0529$0.1411$0.0968
EU (Ireland)eu-west-1Europe$0.2256$0.0869$0.1421$0.0975
EU (Spain)eu-south-2Europe$0.2256$0.0688$0.1421$0.0975
EU (Paris)eu-west-3Europe$0.236$0.0816$0.1491$0.1015
EU (London)eu-west-2Europe$0.2368$0.0719$0.1492$0.1023
EU (Milan)eu-south-1Europe$0.2368$0.0515$0.1494$0.102
Israel (Tel Aviv)il-central-1Middle East$0.2369$0.0916$0.1492$0.1023
Asia Pacific (Melbourne)ap-southeast-4Oceania$0.2416$0.0601$0.1522$0.1044
Asia Pacific (Sydney)ap-southeast-2Oceania$0.2416$0.1033$0.1522$0.1044
AWS GovCloud (US-East)us-gov-east-1North America$0.2416–$0.1522$0.1044
AWS GovCloud (US)us-gov-west-1North America$0.2416–$0.1522$0.1044
Asia Pacific (Jakarta)ap-southeast-3Asia$0.2432$0.0332$0.1532$0.1051
Asia Pacific (Osaka)ap-northeast-3Asia$0.2432$0.0596$0.1532$0.1051
Asia Pacific (Singapore)ap-southeast-1Asia$0.2432$0.071$0.1532$0.1051
Asia Pacific (Tokyo)ap-northeast-1Asia$0.2432$0.0795$0.1532$0.1051
EU (Frankfurt)eu-central-1Europe$0.2432$0.0766$0.1532$0.1051
Asia Pacific (Seoul)ap-northeast-2Asia$0.244$0.0337$0.1533$0.1058
Middle East (Bahrain)me-south-1Middle East$0.2482$0.0541$0.1563$0.1072
Middle East (UAE)me-central-1Middle East$0.2482$0.0634$0.1563$0.1072
Asia Pacific (New Zealand)ap-southeast-6Oceania$0.2537–––
EU (Zurich)eu-central-2Europe$0.2675$0.0625$0.1685$0.1156
Asia Pacific (Hong Kong)ap-east-1Asia$0.268$0.0328$0.168$0.1145
Africa (Cape Town)af-south-1Africa$0.2688$0.0988$0.1693$0.1161
South America (Sao Paulo)sa-east-1South America$0.3216$0.0322$0.2026$0.1389

Specifications

compute

vCPUs
4
Memory
32 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.xlarge
Family
R6g
Category
Memory optimized
Generation
Current
Regions
36 (Africa, Asia, Europe, Middle East, North America, Oceania, South America)
Cheapest region
Asia Pacific (Mumbai) · $0.13/hr
Dedicated EBS throughput
Up to 4500 Mbps
Enhanced networking
Yes
Normalization size factor
8
Spot interruption rate (us-east-1)
>20%
Spot savings vs on-demand (us-east-1)
55%

r6g.xlarge 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.xlarge
AWSr6g.xlarge432 GiBAWS Graviton2 Processor$0.2016–
AzureE4ps v6432 GiBAzure Cobalt 100$0.184-9%
E4ps v5432 GiBAmpere Altra$0.2020%
Google Cloudn4a-highmem-4432 GiBGoogle Axion$0.20220%
c4a-highmem-4432 GiBGoogle Axion$0.2358+17%
Vultrvx1-m-4c-32gbx86 CPU432 GiBAMD EPYC$0.16-21%
vx1-m-4c-32g-240sx86 CPU432 GiBAMD EPYC$0.193-4%

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

Similar instance types on AWS

other AWS families with a similar shape, cheapest first

r6g.xlarge FAQ

How much does r6g.xlarge cost?

r6g.xlarge costs $0.2016 per hour on demand with Linux in US East (N. Virginia) (us-east-1), about $147 per month. Across 36 regions the Linux on-demand price ranges from $0.13 in Asia Pacific (Mumbai) to $0.3216 in South America (Sao Paulo). Spot capacity costs $0.0814 per hour (60% less), but can be reclaimed. A 1-yr Reserved commitment brings it to $0.127 per hour.

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

r6g.xlarge has 4 vCPUs and 32 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.xlarge?

Asia Pacific (Mumbai) (ap-south-1) at $0.13 per hour for Linux on demand, 36% less than US East (N. Virginia). r6g.xlarge is sold in 36 AWS regions.

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

The closest matches by vCPU, memory, CPU architecture and instance class are on Azure, E4ps v6 (4 vCPU, 32 GiB, $0.184/hour in East US); on Google Cloud, n4a-highmem-4 (4 vCPU, 32 GiB, $0.2022/hour in Iowa); on Vultr, vx1-m-4c-32gb (4 vCPU, 32 GiB, $0.16/hour in New Jersey).