g4dn.12xlarge
GPU instance · g4dn series · Intel Xeon Family
- vCPU
- 48
- Memory
- 192 GiB
- Linux / hour
- $3.91
- Per month
- $2,856
- Per vCPU-hour
- $0.0815
- Per GiB-hour
- $0.0204
Analysis
The g4dn.12xlarge is a gpu instance instance in the g4dn series with 48 vCPUs and 192 GiB of memory on Intel Xeon Family (up to 2.5 GHz), which makes it balanced at 4 GiB of memory per vCPU.
Nothing else with 48 vCPUs and similar memory is cheaper: among 4 current same-shape types it has the lowest on-demand price.
It carries 4 GPUs with 64 GB of GPU memory, so most of the price is the accelerator rather than the CPUs. It has local instance storage (900 GB NVMe SSD), which is fast but lost when the instance stops. Network: 50 Gigabit.
Running it in N. Virginia instead of São Paulo saves $1,998 a month per instance: $3.91/hour against $6.65/hour, a 70% spread.
It is size 5 of 6 in the g4dn series. Stepping up to the g4dn.16xlarge gives 64 vCPUs and 256 GiB for $321 more a month. Dropping to the g4dn.8xlarge saves $1,267 a month. Unit price is not flat across the series ($0.0680 to $0.1315 per vCPU-hour), so the size changes the rate you pay.
On demand it costs $3.91/hour in US East (N. Virginia), $2,856 a month if left running, which puts it mid-table for gpu instance types at the 33rd percentile per vCPU ($0.0815 per vCPU-hour) and the 43rd percentile per GiB ($0.0204 per GiB-hour).
Price by region (USD per hour)
| Region | Linux | Windows | 1-yr RI | 3-yr RI | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| N. Virginia us-east-1 | $3.91 | $6.12 | $2.46 | $1.69 | |
| Ohio us-east-2 | $3.91 | $6.12 | $2.46 | $1.69 | |
| Oregon us-west-2 | $3.91 | $6.12 | $2.46 | $1.69 | |
| Canada Central ca-central-1 | $4.34 | $6.55 | $2.74 | $1.88 | |
| São Paulo sa-east-1 | $6.65 | $8.86 | $4.54 | $3.38 | |
| Ireland eu-west-1 | $4.36 | $6.57 | $2.98 | $1.88 | |
| London eu-west-2 | $4.58 | $6.79 | $3.12 | $2.22 | |
| Frankfurt eu-central-1 | $4.89 | $7.10 | $3.34 | $2.38 | |
| Mumbai ap-south-1 | $4.31 | $6.51 | $2.71 | $2.09 | |
| Singapore ap-southeast-1 | $5.47 | $7.68 | $3.45 | $2.66 | |
| Sydney ap-southeast-2 | $5.09 | $7.29 | $3.21 | $2.47 | |
| Tokyo ap-northeast-1 | $5.28 | $7.49 | $3.60 | $2.68 |
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 g4dn.12xlarge |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| g6.12xlarge AMD EPYC 7R13 Processor | 48 | 192 GiB | $4.60 | +18% |
| g5.12xlarge AMD EPYC 7R32 | 48 | 192 GiB | $5.67 | +45% |
| g7.12xlarge Intel Xeon Scalable (Granite Rapids) | 48 | 192 GiB | $7.13 | +82% |
Cost calculator
Specs
| vCPU | 48 |
|---|---|
| Memory | 192 GiB (4.0 per vCPU) |
| Processor | Intel Xeon Family |
| Clock | 2.5 GHz |
| GPUs | 4 · 64 GB |
| Storage | 900 GB NVMe SSD |
| Network | 50 Gigabit |
g4dn sizes
| g4dn.xlarge | 4 vCPU | $0.5260 |
| g4dn.2xlarge | 8 vCPU | $0.7520 |
| g4dn.4xlarge | 16 vCPU | $1.20 |
| g4dn.8xlarge | 32 vCPU | $2.18 |
| g4dn.12xlarge | 48 vCPU | $3.91 |
| g4dn.16xlarge | 64 vCPU | $4.35 |