g5.16xlarge
GPU instance · g5 series · AMD EPYC 7R32
- vCPU
- 64
- Memory
- 256 GiB
- Linux / hour
- $4.10
- Per month
- $2,990
- Per vCPU-hour
- $0.0640
- Per GiB-hour
- $0.0160
Analysis
The g5.16xlarge is a gpu instance instance in the g5 series with 64 vCPUs and 256 GiB of memory on AMD EPYC 7R32 (up to 2.8 GHz), which makes it balanced at 4 GiB of memory per vCPU.
Within the same generation and size, the g5g.16xlarge on AWS Graviton2 costs $2.74/hour, 33% less ($987 a month), though switching means rebuilding software for arm64.
Running it in N. Virginia instead of São Paulo saves $2,092 a month per instance: $4.10/hour against $6.96/hour, a 70% spread. It is not offered in Singapore, so plan around that if you need a presence there.
It carries 1 GPU with 24 GB of GPU memory, so most of the price is the accelerator rather than the CPUs. It has local instance storage (1 x 1900 GB NVMe SSD), which is fast but lost when the instance stops. Network: 25 Gigabit.
The newer g6.16xlarge on AMD EPYC 7R13 is 17% cheaper at $3.40/hour, which makes the g5.16xlarge hard to justify for new deployments.
At $4.10/hour on demand in US East (N. Virginia), about $2,990 a month, the g5.16xlarge is one of the cheaper ways to buy gpu instance capacity: only 15% of the 78 current gpu instance types cost less per vCPU-hour than its $0.0640.
Price by region (USD per hour)
| Region | Linux | Windows | 1-yr RI | 3-yr RI | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| N. Virginia us-east-1 | $4.10 | $7.04 | $2.58 | $1.77 | |
| Ohio us-east-2 | $4.10 | $7.04 | $2.58 | $1.77 | |
| Oregon us-west-2 | $4.10 | $7.04 | $2.58 | $1.77 | |
| Canada Central ca-central-1 | $4.55 | $7.49 | $2.87 | $1.96 | |
| São Paulo sa-east-1 | $6.96 | $9.91 | $4.39 | $3.01 | |
| Ireland eu-west-1 | $4.57 | $7.52 | $2.88 | $1.98 | |
| London eu-west-2 | $5.20 | $8.14 | $3.28 | $2.25 | |
| Frankfurt eu-central-1 | $5.12 | $8.07 | $3.23 | $2.21 | |
| Mumbai ap-south-1 | $4.92 | $7.86 | $3.10 | $2.12 | |
| Sydney ap-southeast-2 | $5.33 | $8.27 | $3.36 | $2.30 | |
| Tokyo ap-northeast-1 | $5.94 | $8.88 | $3.74 | $2.57 |
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 g5.16xlarge |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| g6.16xlarge AMD EPYC 7R13 Processor | 64 | 256 GiB | $3.40 | -17% |
| g4ad.16xlarge AMD EPYC 7R32 | 64 | 256 GiB | $3.47 | -15% |
| g4dn.16xlarge Intel Xeon Family | 64 | 256 GiB | $4.35 | +6% |
Cost calculator
Specs
| vCPU | 64 |
|---|---|
| Memory | 256 GiB (4.0 per vCPU) |
| Processor | AMD EPYC 7R32 |
| Clock | 2.8 GHz |
| GPUs | 1 · 24 GB |
| Storage | 1 x 1900 GB NVMe SSD |
| Network | 25 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 |