g5g.xlarge
GPU instance · g5g series · AWS Graviton2 Processor
- vCPU
- 4
- Memory
- 8 GiB
- Linux / hour
- $0.4200
- Per month
- $307
- Per vCPU-hour
- $0.1050
- Per GiB-hour
- $0.0525
Analysis
The g5g.xlarge is a gpu instance instance in the g5g series with 4 vCPUs and 8 GiB of memory on AWS Graviton2 (up to 2.5 GHz), which makes it compute-heavy at 2 GiB of memory per vCPU.
Running it in N. Virginia instead of Singapore saves $122 a month per instance: $0.4200/hour against $0.5877/hour, a 40% spread. It is not offered in Ohio, Canada Central, São Paulo, Ireland, London, Mumbai and Sydney, so plan around that if you need a presence there.
It carries 1 GPU with 16 GB of GPU memory, so most of the price is the accelerator rather than the CPUs. Storage is EBS only. Network: Up to 10 Gigabit.
It is the cheapest of the 2 processor variants AWS sells at this size and generation. The g5.xlarge on AMD EPYC 7R32 costs 140% more, and no others also sit above it.
It is the smallest of the 5 g5g sizes. Stepping up to the g5g.2xlarge gives 8 vCPUs and 16 GiB for $99.28 more a month. Unit price is not flat across the series ($0.0429 to $0.1050 per vCPU-hour), so the size changes the rate you pay.
Looking beyond its own line, 1 of 2 current types with 4 vCPUs and similar memory are cheaper. The cheapest of those is the inf1.xlarge on Intel Xeon Platinum 8275CL (Cascade Lake) at $0.2280/hour.
Price by region (USD per hour)
| Region | Linux | Windows | 1-yr RI | 3-yr RI | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| N. Virginia us-east-1 | $0.4200 | – | $0.2646 | $0.1814 | |
| Oregon us-west-2 | $0.4200 | – | $0.2646 | $0.1814 | |
| Frankfurt eu-central-1 | $0.5254 | – | $0.3584 | $0.2557 | |
| Singapore ap-southeast-1 | $0.5877 | – | $0.3702 | $0.2860 | |
| Tokyo ap-northeast-1 | $0.5669 | – | $0.3869 | $0.2884 |
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 g5g.xlarge |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| inf1.xlarge Intel Xeon Platinum 8275CL (Cascade Lake) | 4 | 8 GiB | $0.2280 | -46% |
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Specs
| vCPU | 4 |
|---|---|
| Memory | 8 GiB (2.0 per vCPU) |
| Processor | AWS Graviton2 Processor |
| Clock | 2.5 GHz |
| GPUs | 1 · 16 GB |
| Storage | EBS only |
| Network | Up to 10 Gigabit |
g5g sizes
| g5g.xlarge | 4 vCPU | $0.4200 |
| g5g.2xlarge | 8 vCPU | $0.5560 |
| g5g.4xlarge | 16 vCPU | $0.8280 |
| g5g.8xlarge | 32 vCPU | $1.37 |
| g5g.16xlarge | 64 vCPU | $2.74 |