m6g.12xlarge
General purpose · m6g series · AWS Graviton2 Processor
- vCPU
- 48
- Memory
- 192 GiB
- Linux / hour
- $1.85
- Per month
- $1,349
- Per vCPU-hour
- $0.0385
- Per GiB-hour
- $0.00962
Analysis
The m6g.12xlarge is a general purpose instance in the m6g series with 48 vCPUs and 192 GiB of memory on AWS Graviton2, which makes it balanced at 4 GiB of memory per vCPU.
Running it in Mumbai instead of São Paulo saves $1,258 a month per instance: $1.21/hour against $2.94/hour, a 142% spread.
Nothing else with 48 vCPUs and similar memory is cheaper: among 36 current same-shape types it has the lowest on-demand price.
At $1.85/hour on demand in US East (N. Virginia), about $1,349 a month, the m6g.12xlarge is one of the cheaper ways to buy general purpose capacity: only 9% of the 354 current general purpose types cost less per vCPU-hour than its $0.0385.
It is the cheapest of the 5 processor variants AWS sells at this size and generation. The m6id.12xlarge on Intel Xeon 8375C (Ice Lake) costs 54% more, and the m6a.12xlarge, the m6gd.12xlarge and the m6i.12xlarge also sit above it.
The newer m7g.12xlarge on AWS Graviton3 is 6.0% dearer at $1.96/hour.
Reserving it for a year with no upfront payment cuts the Linux rate to $1.16/hour, which beats on demand once it runs more than 63% of the time; three years brings it to $0.8033/hour, 57% below on demand.
Price by region (USD per hour)
| Region | Linux | Windows | 1-yr RI | 3-yr RI | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| N. Virginia us-east-1 | $1.85 | – | $1.16 | $0.8033 | |
| Ohio us-east-2 | $1.85 | – | $1.16 | $0.8033 | |
| Oregon us-west-2 | $1.85 | – | $1.16 | $0.8033 | |
| Canada Central ca-central-1 | $2.05 | – | $1.29 | $0.8875 | |
| São Paulo sa-east-1 | $2.94 | – | $1.85 | $1.27 | |
| Ireland eu-west-1 | $2.06 | – | $1.29 | $0.8812 | |
| London eu-west-2 | $2.13 | – | $1.34 | $0.9207 | |
| Frankfurt eu-central-1 | $2.21 | – | $1.39 | $0.9589 | |
| Mumbai ap-south-1 | $1.21 | – | $0.7651 | $0.5246 | |
| Singapore ap-southeast-1 | $2.30 | – | $1.45 | $0.9953 | |
| Sydney ap-southeast-2 | $2.30 | – | $1.45 | $0.9953 | |
| Tokyo ap-northeast-1 | $2.38 | – | $1.51 | $1.04 |
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 m6g.12xlarge |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| m7g.12xlarge AWS Graviton3 Processor | 48 | 192 GiB | $1.96 | +6% |
| m5a.12xlarge AMD EPYC 7571 | 48 | 192 GiB | $2.06 | +12% |
| m6a.12xlarge AMD EPYC 7R13 Processor | 48 | 192 GiB | $2.07 | +12% |
| m8g.12xlarge AWS Graviton4 Processor | 48 | 192 GiB | $2.15 | +17% |
| m6gd.12xlarge AWS Graviton2 Processor | 48 | 192 GiB | $2.17 | +17% |
| m7i-flex.12xlarge Intel Xeon Scalable (Sapphire Rapids) | 48 | 192 GiB | $2.30 | +24% |
Cost calculator
Specs
| vCPU | 48 |
|---|---|
| Memory | 192 GiB (4.0 per vCPU) |
| Processor | AWS Graviton2 Processor |
| Storage | EBS only |
| Network | 20 Gigabit |
m6g sizes
| m6g.medium | 1 vCPU | $0.0385 |
| m6g.large | 2 vCPU | $0.0770 |
| m6g.xlarge | 4 vCPU | $0.1540 |
| m6g.2xlarge | 8 vCPU | $0.3080 |
| m6g.4xlarge | 16 vCPU | $0.6160 |
| m6g.8xlarge | 32 vCPU | $1.23 |
| m6g.12xlarge | 48 vCPU | $1.85 |
| m6g.16xlarge | 64 vCPU | $2.46 |