c6gd.medium
Compute optimized · c6gd series · AWS Graviton2 Processor
- vCPU
- 1
- Memory
- 2 GiB
- Linux / hour
- $0.0384
- Per month
- $28.03
- Per vCPU-hour
- $0.0384
- Per GiB-hour
- $0.0192
Analysis
The c6gd.medium is a compute optimized instance in the c6gd series with 1 vCPU and 2 GiB of memory on AWS Graviton2 (up to 2.5 GHz), which makes it compute-heavy at 2 GiB of memory per vCPU.
Running it in Mumbai instead of São Paulo saves $25.55 a month per instance: $0.0245/hour against $0.0595/hour, a 143% spread.
The newer c7gd.medium on AWS Graviton3 is 18% dearer at $0.0454/hour.
Within the same generation and size, the c6g.medium on AWS Graviton2 costs $0.0340/hour, 11% less ($3.21 a month). The other variants are the c6gn.medium at $0.0432.
At $0.0384/hour on demand in US East (N. Virginia), about $28.03 a month, the c6gd.medium is one of the cheaper ways to buy compute optimized capacity: only 11% of the 291 current compute optimized types cost less per vCPU-hour than its $0.0384.
It has local instance storage (1 x 59 GB NVMe SSD), which is fast but lost when the instance stops. Network: Up to 10 Gigabit.
Looking beyond its own line, 3 of 15 current types with 1 vCPU and similar memory are cheaper. The cheapest of those is the t2.small on Intel Xeon Family at $0.0230/hour. It is burstable, so it only suits workloads that do not run the CPU flat out.
Price by region (USD per hour)
| Region | Linux | Windows | 1-yr RI | 3-yr RI | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| N. Virginia us-east-1 | $0.0384 | – | $0.0242 | $0.0166 | |
| Ohio us-east-2 | $0.0384 | – | $0.0242 | $0.0166 | |
| Oregon us-west-2 | $0.0384 | – | $0.0242 | $0.0166 | |
| Canada Central ca-central-1 | $0.0424 | – | $0.0267 | $0.0177 | |
| São Paulo sa-east-1 | $0.0595 | – | $0.0378 | $0.0259 | |
| Ireland eu-west-1 | $0.0436 | – | $0.0275 | $0.0188 | |
| London eu-west-2 | $0.0460 | – | $0.0290 | $0.0199 | |
| Frankfurt eu-central-1 | $0.0445 | – | $0.0278 | $0.0194 | |
| Mumbai ap-south-1 | $0.0245 | – | $0.0154 | $0.0106 | |
| Singapore ap-southeast-1 | $0.0450 | – | $0.0284 | $0.0194 | |
| Sydney ap-southeast-2 | $0.0505 | – | $0.0315 | $0.0216 | |
| Tokyo ap-northeast-1 | $0.0490 | – | $0.0310 | $0.0211 |
Shared tenancy, no pre-installed software. Reserved rates are standard, no upfront, per hour. Prices as of 2026-11-04.
Same shape, other types
| Type | vCPU | Memory | $/hour | vs c6gd.medium |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| t2.small Intel Xeon Family | 1 | 2 GiB | $0.0230 | -40% |
| c6g.medium AWS Graviton2 Processor | 1 | 2 GiB | $0.0340 | -11% |
| c7g.medium AWS Graviton3 Processor | 1 | 2 GiB | $0.0363 | -5% |
| c8g.medium AWS Graviton4 Processor | 1 | 2 GiB | $0.0399 | +4% |
| c6gn.medium AWS Graviton2 Processor | 1 | 2 GiB | $0.0432 | +13% |
| c9g.medium AWS Graviton5 Processor | 1 | 2 GiB | $0.0435 | +13% |
Cost calculator
Specs
| vCPU | 1 |
|---|---|
| Memory | 2 GiB (2.0 per vCPU) |
| Processor | AWS Graviton2 Processor |
| Clock | 2.5 GHz |
| Storage | 1 x 59 NVMe SSD |
| Network | Up to 10 Gigabit |
c6gd sizes
| c6gd.medium | 1 vCPU | $0.0384 |
| c6gd.large | 2 vCPU | $0.0768 |
| c6gd.xlarge | 4 vCPU | $0.1536 |
| c6gd.2xlarge | 8 vCPU | $0.3072 |
| c6gd.4xlarge | 16 vCPU | $0.6144 |
| c6gd.8xlarge | 32 vCPU | $1.23 |
| c6gd.12xlarge | 48 vCPU | $1.84 |
| c6gd.16xlarge | 64 vCPU | $2.46 |