g3.16xlarge
GPU instance · g3 series · Intel Xeon E5-2686 v4 (Broadwell)
- vCPU
- 64
- Memory
- 488 GiB
- Linux / hour
- $4.56
- Per month
- $3,329
- Per vCPU-hour
- $0.0712
- Per GiB-hour
- $0.00934
Analysis
The g3.16xlarge is a gpu instance instance in the g3 series with 64 vCPUs and 488 GiB of memory on Intel Xeon E5-2686 v4 (Broadwell) (up to 2.3 GHz), which makes it memory-heavy at 7.62 GiB of memory per vCPU.
Nothing else with 64 vCPUs and similar memory is cheaper: among 3 current same-shape types it has the lowest on-demand price.
Running it in N. Virginia instead of Sydney saves $1,793 a month per instance: $4.56/hour against $7.02/hour, a 54% spread. It is not offered in São Paulo and Mumbai, so plan around that if you need a presence there.
It carries 4 GPUs with 32 GB of GPU memory, so most of the price is the accelerator rather than the CPUs. Storage is EBS only. Network: 20 Gigabit.
On demand it costs $4.56/hour in US East (N. Virginia), $3,329 a month if left running, which puts it mid-table for gpu instance types at the 26th percentile per vCPU ($0.0712 per vCPU-hour) and the 3rd percentile per GiB ($0.00934 per GiB-hour).
It is the largest of the 3 g3 sizes. Dropping to the g3.8xlarge saves $1,664 a month.
Windows Server roughly adds 65% to the bill at $7.50/hour, because the licence is charged per vCPU.
Price by region (USD per hour)
| Region | Linux | Windows | 1-yr RI | 3-yr RI | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| N. Virginia us-east-1 | $4.56 | $7.50 | – | – | |
| Ohio us-east-2 | $4.56 | $7.50 | – | – | |
| Oregon us-west-2 | $4.56 | $7.50 | – | – | |
| Canada Central ca-central-1 | $5.66 | $8.61 | – | – | |
| Ireland eu-west-1 | $4.84 | $7.78 | – | – | |
| London eu-west-2 | $5.72 | $8.66 | – | – | |
| Frankfurt eu-central-1 | $5.70 | $8.64 | – | – | |
| Singapore ap-southeast-1 | $6.68 | $9.62 | – | – | |
| Sydney ap-southeast-2 | $7.02 | $9.96 | – | – | |
| Tokyo ap-northeast-1 | $6.32 | $9.26 | – | – |
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 g3.16xlarge |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| g6e.16xlarge AMD EPYC 7R13 Processor | 64 | 512 GiB | $7.58 | +66% |
| p3.16xlarge Intel Xeon E5-2686 v4 (Broadwell) | 64 | 488 GiB | $24.48 | +437% |
Cost calculator
Specs
| vCPU | 64 |
|---|---|
| Memory | 488 GiB (7.6 per vCPU) |
| Processor | Intel Xeon E5-2686 v4 (Broadwell) |
| Clock | 2.3 GHz |
| GPUs | 4 · 32 GB |
| Storage | EBS only |
| Network | 20 Gigabit |
g3 sizes
| g3.4xlarge | 16 vCPU | $1.14 |
| g3.8xlarge | 32 vCPU | $2.28 |
| g3.16xlarge | 64 vCPU | $4.56 |