g5.12xlarge
GPU instance · g5 series · AMD EPYC 7R32
- vCPU
- 48
- Memory
- 192 GiB
- Linux / hour
- $5.67
- Per month
- $4,141
- Per vCPU-hour
- $0.1182
- Per GiB-hour
- $0.0295
Analysis
The g5.12xlarge is a gpu instance instance in the g5 series with 48 vCPUs and 192 GiB of memory on AMD EPYC 7R32 (up to 2.8 GHz), which makes it balanced at 4 GiB of memory per vCPU.
Running it in N. Virginia instead of São Paulo saves $2,898 a month per instance: $5.67/hour against $9.64/hour, a 70% spread. It is not offered in Singapore, so plan around that if you need a presence there.
The newer g6.12xlarge on AMD EPYC 7R13 is 19% cheaper at $4.60/hour, which makes the g5.12xlarge hard to justify for new deployments.
It carries 4 GPUs with 96 GB of GPU memory, so most of the price is the accelerator rather than the CPUs. It has local instance storage (1 x 3800 GB NVMe SSD), which is fast but lost when the instance stops. Network: 40 Gigabit.
It is size 5 of 8 in the g5 series. Stepping up to the g5.16xlarge gives 64 vCPUs and 256 GiB for $-1150.48000 more a month. Dropping to the g5.8xlarge saves $2,354 a month. Unit price is not flat across the series ($0.0640 to $0.2515 per vCPU-hour), so the size changes the rate you pay.
Looking beyond its own line, 2 of 4 current types with 48 vCPUs and similar memory are cheaper. The cheapest of those is the g4dn.12xlarge on Intel Xeon Family at $3.91/hour.
Price by region (USD per hour)
| Region | Linux | Windows | 1-yr RI | 3-yr RI | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| N. Virginia us-east-1 | $5.67 | $7.88 | $3.57 | $2.45 | |
| Ohio us-east-2 | $5.67 | $7.88 | $3.57 | $2.45 | |
| Oregon us-west-2 | $5.67 | $7.88 | $3.57 | $2.45 | |
| Canada Central ca-central-1 | $6.30 | $8.51 | $3.97 | $2.72 | |
| São Paulo sa-east-1 | $9.64 | $11.85 | $6.07 | $4.17 | |
| Ireland eu-west-1 | $6.33 | $8.54 | $3.99 | $2.74 | |
| London eu-west-2 | $7.20 | $9.41 | $4.54 | $3.11 | |
| Frankfurt eu-central-1 | $7.09 | $9.30 | $4.47 | $3.06 | |
| Mumbai ap-south-1 | $6.81 | $9.02 | $4.29 | $2.94 | |
| Sydney ap-southeast-2 | $7.37 | $9.58 | $4.65 | $3.19 | |
| Tokyo ap-northeast-1 | $8.23 | $10.43 | $5.18 | $3.55 |
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 g5.12xlarge |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| g4dn.12xlarge Intel Xeon Family | 48 | 192 GiB | $3.91 | -31% |
| g6.12xlarge AMD EPYC 7R13 Processor | 48 | 192 GiB | $4.60 | -19% |
| g7.12xlarge Intel Xeon Scalable (Granite Rapids) | 48 | 192 GiB | $7.13 | +26% |
Cost calculator
Specs
| vCPU | 48 |
|---|---|
| Memory | 192 GiB (4.0 per vCPU) |
| Processor | AMD EPYC 7R32 |
| Clock | 2.8 GHz |
| GPUs | 4 · 96 GB |
| Storage | 1 x 3800 GB NVMe SSD |
| Network | 40 Gigabit |
g5 sizes
| g5.xlarge | 4 vCPU | $1.01 |
| g5.2xlarge | 8 vCPU | $1.21 |
| g5.4xlarge | 16 vCPU | $1.62 |
| g5.8xlarge | 32 vCPU | $2.45 |
| g5.12xlarge | 48 vCPU | $5.67 |
| g5.16xlarge | 64 vCPU | $4.10 |
| g5.24xlarge | 96 vCPU | $8.14 |
| g5.48xlarge | 192 vCPU | $16.29 |