c6i.large
Compute optimized · c6i series · Intel Xeon 8375C (Ice Lake)
- vCPU
- 2
- Memory
- 4 GiB
- Linux / hour
- $0.0850
- Per month
- $62.05
- Per vCPU-hour
- $0.0425
- Per GiB-hour
- $0.0213
Analysis
The c6i.large is a compute optimized instance in the c6i series with 2 vCPUs and 4 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.large on AWS Graviton2 costs $0.0680/hour, 20% less ($12.41 a month), though switching means rebuilding software for arm64. The other variants are the c6a.large at $0.0765, the c6gd.large at $0.0768 and the c6gn.large at $0.0864.
At $0.0850/hour on demand in US East (N. Virginia), about $62.05 a month, the c6i.large 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 $33.58 a month per instance: $0.0850/hour against $0.1310/hour, a 54% spread.
Reserving it for a year with no upfront payment cuts the Linux rate to $0.0562/hour, which beats on demand once it runs more than 66% of the time; three years brings it to $0.0374/hour, 56% below on demand. Windows Server roughly doubles the bill at $0.1770/hour, because the licence is charged per vCPU.
The newer c7i.large on Intel Xeon Scalable (Sapphire Rapids) is 5.0% dearer at $0.0892/hour.
Price by region (USD per hour)
| Region | Linux | Windows | 1-yr RI | 3-yr RI | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| N. Virginia us-east-1 | $0.0850 | $0.1770 | $0.0562 | $0.0374 | |
| Ohio us-east-2 | $0.0850 | $0.1770 | $0.0562 | $0.0374 | |
| Oregon us-west-2 | $0.0850 | $0.1770 | $0.0562 | $0.0374 | |
| Canada Central ca-central-1 | $0.0930 | $0.1850 | $0.0617 | $0.0408 | |
| São Paulo sa-east-1 | $0.1310 | $0.2230 | $0.0865 | $0.0595 | |
| Ireland eu-west-1 | $0.0912 | $0.1832 | $0.0604 | $0.0416 | |
| London eu-west-2 | $0.1010 | $0.1930 | $0.0667 | $0.0459 | |
| Frankfurt eu-central-1 | $0.0970 | $0.1890 | $0.0640 | $0.0440 | |
| Mumbai ap-south-1 | $0.0850 | $0.1770 | $0.0563 | $0.0386 | |
| Singapore ap-southeast-1 | $0.0980 | $0.1900 | $0.0650 | $0.0445 | |
| Sydney ap-southeast-2 | $0.1110 | $0.2030 | $0.0733 | $0.0504 | |
| Tokyo ap-northeast-1 | $0.1070 | $0.1990 | $0.0706 | $0.0488 |
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.large |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| t4g.medium AWS Graviton2 Processor | 2 | 4 GiB | $0.0336 | -60% |
| t3a.medium AMD EPYC 7571 | 2 | 4 GiB | $0.0376 | -56% |
| t3.medium Intel Skylake E5 2686 v5 | 2 | 4 GiB | $0.0416 | -51% |
| t2.medium Intel Xeon Family | 2 | 4 GiB | $0.0464 | -45% |
| t8i.medium Intel Xeon Scalable (Granite Rapids) | 2 | 4 GiB | $0.0499 | -41% |
| c6g.large AWS Graviton2 Processor | 2 | 4 GiB | $0.0680 | -20% |
Cost calculator
Specs
| vCPU | 2 |
|---|---|
| Memory | 4 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 |