c6i.2xlarge
Compute optimized · c6i series · Intel Xeon 8375C (Ice Lake)
- vCPU
- 8
- Memory
- 16 GiB
- Linux / hour
- $0.3400
- Per month
- $248
- Per vCPU-hour
- $0.0425
- Per GiB-hour
- $0.0213
Analysis
The c6i.2xlarge is a compute optimized instance in the c6i series with 8 vCPUs and 16 GiB of memory on Intel Xeon 8375C (Ice Lake) (up to 3.5 GHz), which makes it compute-heavy at 2 GiB of memory per vCPU.
Within the same generation and size, the c6g.2xlarge on AWS Graviton2 costs $0.2720/hour, 20% less ($49.64 a month), though switching means rebuilding software for arm64. The other variants are the c6a.2xlarge at $0.3060, the c6gd.2xlarge at $0.3072 and the c6gn.2xlarge at $0.3456.
At $0.3400/hour on demand in US East (N. Virginia), about $248 a month, the c6i.2xlarge is one of the cheaper ways to buy compute optimized capacity: only 24% of the 291 current compute optimized types cost less per vCPU-hour than its $0.0425.
Running it in Mumbai instead of São Paulo saves $134 a month per instance: $0.3400/hour against $0.5240/hour, a 54% spread.
Reserving it for a year with no upfront payment cuts the Linux rate to $0.2249/hour, which beats on demand once it runs more than 66% of the time; three years brings it to $0.1497/hour, 56% below on demand. Windows Server roughly doubles the bill at $0.7080/hour, because the licence is charged per vCPU.
The newer c7i.2xlarge on Intel Xeon Scalable (Sapphire Rapids) is 5.0% dearer at $0.3570/hour.
Price by region (USD per hour)
| Region | Linux | Windows | 1-yr RI | 3-yr RI | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| N. Virginia us-east-1 | $0.3400 | $0.7080 | $0.2249 | $0.1497 | |
| Ohio us-east-2 | $0.3400 | $0.7080 | $0.2249 | $0.1497 | |
| Oregon us-west-2 | $0.3400 | $0.7080 | $0.2249 | $0.1497 | |
| Canada Central ca-central-1 | $0.3720 | $0.7400 | $0.2470 | $0.1633 | |
| São Paulo sa-east-1 | $0.5240 | $0.8920 | $0.3461 | $0.2380 | |
| Ireland eu-west-1 | $0.3648 | $0.7328 | $0.2415 | $0.1663 | |
| London eu-west-2 | $0.4040 | $0.7720 | $0.2667 | $0.1836 | |
| Frankfurt eu-central-1 | $0.3880 | $0.7560 | $0.2558 | $0.1760 | |
| Mumbai ap-south-1 | $0.3400 | $0.7080 | $0.2251 | $0.1542 | |
| Singapore ap-southeast-1 | $0.3920 | $0.7600 | $0.2602 | $0.1778 | |
| Sydney ap-southeast-2 | $0.4440 | $0.8120 | $0.2932 | $0.2017 | |
| Tokyo ap-northeast-1 | $0.4280 | $0.7960 | $0.2822 | $0.1951 |
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 c6i.2xlarge |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| c6g.2xlarge AWS Graviton2 Processor | 8 | 16 GiB | $0.2720 | -20% |
| c7g.2xlarge AWS Graviton3 Processor | 8 | 16 GiB | $0.2900 | -15% |
| c6a.2xlarge AMD EPYC 7R13 Processor | 8 | 16 GiB | $0.3060 | -10% |
| c6gd.2xlarge AWS Graviton2 Processor | 8 | 16 GiB | $0.3072 | -10% |
| c5a.2xlarge AMD EPYC 7R32 | 8 | 16 GiB | $0.3080 | -9% |
| c8g.2xlarge AWS Graviton4 Processor | 8 | 16 GiB | $0.3190 | -6% |
Cost calculator
Specs
| vCPU | 8 |
|---|---|
| Memory | 16 GiB (2.0 per vCPU) |
| Processor | Intel Xeon 8375C (Ice Lake) |
| Clock | 3.5 GHz |
| Storage | EBS only |
| Network | Up to 12500 Megabit |
c6i sizes
| c6i.large | 2 vCPU | $0.0850 |
| c6i.xlarge | 4 vCPU | $0.1700 |
| c6i.2xlarge | 8 vCPU | $0.3400 |
| c6i.4xlarge | 16 vCPU | $0.6800 |
| c6i.8xlarge | 32 vCPU | $1.36 |
| c6i.12xlarge | 48 vCPU | $2.04 |
| c6i.16xlarge | 64 vCPU | $2.72 |
| c6i.24xlarge | 96 vCPU | $4.08 |
| c6i.32xlarge | 128 vCPU | $5.44 |