m6a.48xlarge
General purpose · m6a series · AMD EPYC 7R13 Processor
- vCPU
- 192
- Memory
- 768 GiB
- Linux / hour
- $8.29
- Per month
- $6,055
- Per vCPU-hour
- $0.0432
- Per GiB-hour
- $0.0108
Analysis
The m6a.48xlarge is a general purpose instance in the m6a series with 192 vCPUs and 768 GiB of memory on AMD EPYC 7R13 (up to 3.6 GHz), which makes it balanced at 4 GiB of memory per vCPU.
The newer m7a.48xlarge on AMD EPYC 9R14 is 34% dearer at $11.13/hour.
Running it in Mumbai instead of São Paulo saves $5,757 a month per instance: $5.33/hour against $13.22/hour, a 148% spread.
At $8.29/hour on demand in US East (N. Virginia), about $6,055 a month, the m6a.48xlarge is one of the cheaper ways to buy general purpose capacity: only 16% of the 354 current general purpose types cost less per vCPU-hour than its $0.0432.
Reserving it for a year with no upfront payment cuts the Linux rate to $5.49/hour, which beats on demand once it runs more than 66% of the time; three years brings it to $3.76/hour, 55% below on demand. Windows Server roughly doubles the bill at $17.13/hour, because the licence is charged per vCPU.
Looking beyond its own line, 2 of 18 current types with 192 vCPUs and similar memory are cheaper. The cheapest of those is the hpc7a.96xlarge on AMD EPYC 9R14 at $7.20/hour.
It is the largest of the 10 m6a sizes. Dropping to the m6a.32xlarge saves $2,018 a month.
Price by region (USD per hour)
| Region | Linux | Windows | 1-yr RI | 3-yr RI | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| N. Virginia us-east-1 | $8.29 | $17.13 | $5.49 | $3.76 | |
| Ohio us-east-2 | $8.29 | $17.13 | $5.49 | $3.76 | |
| Oregon us-west-2 | $8.29 | $17.13 | $5.49 | $3.76 | |
| Canada Central ca-central-1 | $9.24 | $18.08 | $6.10 | $4.21 | |
| São Paulo sa-east-1 | $13.22 | $22.05 | $8.19 | $5.98 | |
| Ireland eu-west-1 | $9.24 | $18.08 | $6.12 | $4.19 | |
| London eu-west-2 | $9.59 | $18.42 | $6.33 | $4.36 | |
| Frankfurt eu-central-1 | $9.94 | $18.77 | $6.57 | $4.51 | |
| Mumbai ap-south-1 | $5.33 | $14.16 | $3.52 | $2.42 | |
| Singapore ap-southeast-1 | $10.37 | $19.20 | $6.86 | $4.70 | |
| Sydney ap-southeast-2 | $10.37 | $19.20 | $6.86 | $4.70 | |
| Tokyo ap-northeast-1 | $10.71 | $19.55 | $7.10 | $4.85 |
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 m6a.48xlarge |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| hpc7a.96xlarge AMD EPYC 9R14 Processor | 192 | 768 GiB | $7.20 | -13% |
| hpc8a.96xlarge AMD EPYC 9R45 Processor | 192 | 768 GiB | $7.92 | -5% |
| m8g.48xlarge AWS Graviton4 Processor | 192 | 768 GiB | $8.62 | +4% |
| m9g.48xlarge AWS Graviton5 Processor | 192 | 768 GiB | $9.39 | +13% |
| m7i.48xlarge Intel Xeon Scalable (Sapphire Rapids) | 192 | 768 GiB | $9.68 | +17% |
| m8i.48xlarge Intel Xeon Scalable (Granite Rapids) | 192 | 768 GiB | $10.16 | +23% |
Cost calculator
Specs
| vCPU | 192 |
|---|---|
| Memory | 768 GiB (4.0 per vCPU) |
| Processor | AMD EPYC 7R13 Processor |
| Clock | 3.6 GHz |
| Storage | EBS only |
| Network | 50000 Megabit |
m6a sizes
| m6a.large | 2 vCPU | $0.0864 |
| m6a.xlarge | 4 vCPU | $0.1728 |
| m6a.2xlarge | 8 vCPU | $0.3456 |
| m6a.4xlarge | 16 vCPU | $0.6912 |
| m6a.8xlarge | 32 vCPU | $1.38 |
| m6a.12xlarge | 48 vCPU | $2.07 |
| m6a.16xlarge | 64 vCPU | $2.76 |
| m6a.24xlarge | 96 vCPU | $4.15 |
| m6a.32xlarge | 128 vCPU | $5.53 |
| m6a.48xlarge | 192 vCPU | $8.29 |