m6g.16xlarge
General purpose · m6g series · AWS Graviton2 Processor
- vCPU
- 64
- Memory
- 256 GiB
- Linux / hour
- $2.46
- Per month
- $1,799
- Per vCPU-hour
- $0.0385
- Per GiB-hour
- $0.00962
Analysis
The m6g.16xlarge is a general purpose instance in the m6g series with 64 vCPUs and 256 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 $1,677 a month per instance: $1.62/hour against $3.92/hour, a 142% spread.
Nothing else with 64 vCPUs and similar memory is cheaper: among 35 current same-shape types it has the lowest on-demand price.
At $2.46/hour on demand in US East (N. Virginia), about $1,799 a month, the m6g.16xlarge 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.16xlarge on Intel Xeon 8375C (Ice Lake) costs 54% more, and the m6a.16xlarge, the m6gd.16xlarge and the m6i.16xlarge also sit above it.
The newer m7g.16xlarge on AWS Graviton3 is 6.0% dearer at $2.61/hour.
Reserving it for a year with no upfront payment cuts the Linux rate to $1.55/hour, which beats on demand once it runs more than 63% of the time; three years brings it to $1.07/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 | $2.46 | – | $1.55 | $1.07 | |
| Ohio us-east-2 | $2.46 | – | $1.55 | $1.07 | |
| Oregon us-west-2 | $2.46 | – | $1.55 | $1.07 | |
| Canada Central ca-central-1 | $2.74 | – | $1.73 | $1.18 | |
| São Paulo sa-east-1 | $3.92 | – | $2.47 | $1.69 | |
| Ireland eu-west-1 | $2.75 | – | $1.71 | $1.17 | |
| London eu-west-2 | $2.84 | – | $1.79 | $1.23 | |
| Frankfurt eu-central-1 | $2.94 | – | $1.85 | $1.28 | |
| Mumbai ap-south-1 | $1.62 | – | $1.02 | $0.6995 | |
| Singapore ap-southeast-1 | $3.07 | – | $1.94 | $1.33 | |
| Sydney ap-southeast-2 | $3.07 | – | $1.94 | $1.33 | |
| Tokyo ap-northeast-1 | $3.17 | – | $2.02 | $1.38 |
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.16xlarge |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| m7g.16xlarge AWS Graviton3 Processor | 64 | 256 GiB | $2.61 | +6% |
| m5a.16xlarge AMD EPYC 7571 | 64 | 256 GiB | $2.75 | +12% |
| m6a.16xlarge AMD EPYC 7R13 Processor | 64 | 256 GiB | $2.76 | +12% |
| m8g.16xlarge AWS Graviton4 Processor | 64 | 256 GiB | $2.87 | +17% |
| m6gd.16xlarge AWS Graviton2 Processor | 64 | 256 GiB | $2.89 | +17% |
| m7i-flex.16xlarge Intel Xeon Scalable (Sapphire Rapids) | 64 | 256 GiB | $3.06 | +24% |
Cost calculator
Specs
| vCPU | 64 |
|---|---|
| Memory | 256 GiB (4.0 per vCPU) |
| Processor | AWS Graviton2 Processor |
| Storage | EBS only |
| Network | 25 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 |