m6g.medium
General purpose · m6g series · AWS Graviton2 Processor
- vCPU
- 1
- Memory
- 4 GiB
- Linux / hour
- $0.0385
- Per month
- $28.11
- Per vCPU-hour
- $0.0385
- Per GiB-hour
- $0.00962
Analysis
The m6g.medium is a general purpose instance in the m6g series with 1 vCPU and 4 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 $26.21 a month per instance: $0.0253/hour against $0.0612/hour, a 142% spread.
Nothing else with 1 vCPU and similar memory is cheaper: among 13 current same-shape types it has the lowest on-demand price.
At $0.0385/hour on demand in US East (N. Virginia), about $28.11 a month, the m6g.medium 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 2 processor variants AWS sells at this size and generation. The m6gd.medium on AWS Graviton2 costs 17% more, and no others also sit above it.
The newer m7g.medium on AWS Graviton3 is 6.0% dearer at $0.0408/hour.
Reserving it for a year with no upfront payment cuts the Linux rate to $0.0241/hour, which beats on demand once it runs more than 63% of the time; three years brings it to $0.0167/hour, 57% below on demand.
It is the smallest of the 8 m6g sizes. Stepping up to the m6g.large gives 2 vCPUs and 8 GiB for $28.11 more a month.
Price by region (USD per hour)
| Region | Linux | Windows | 1-yr RI | 3-yr RI | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| N. Virginia us-east-1 | $0.0385 | – | $0.0241 | $0.0167 | |
| Ohio us-east-2 | $0.0385 | – | $0.0241 | $0.0167 | |
| Oregon us-west-2 | $0.0385 | – | $0.0241 | $0.0167 | |
| Canada Central ca-central-1 | $0.0428 | – | $0.0270 | $0.0185 | |
| São Paulo sa-east-1 | $0.0612 | – | $0.0386 | $0.0264 | |
| Ireland eu-west-1 | $0.0430 | – | $0.0268 | $0.0184 | |
| London eu-west-2 | $0.0444 | – | $0.0280 | $0.0192 | |
| Frankfurt eu-central-1 | $0.0460 | – | $0.0289 | $0.0200 | |
| Mumbai ap-south-1 | $0.0253 | – | $0.0159 | $0.0109 | |
| Singapore ap-southeast-1 | $0.0480 | – | $0.0302 | $0.0207 | |
| Sydney ap-southeast-2 | $0.0480 | – | $0.0302 | $0.0207 | |
| Tokyo ap-northeast-1 | $0.0495 | – | $0.0315 | $0.0216 |
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.medium |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| m7g.medium AWS Graviton3 Processor | 1 | 4 GiB | $0.0408 | +6% |
| m8g.medium AWS Graviton4 Processor | 1 | 4 GiB | $0.0449 | +17% |
| m6gd.medium AWS Graviton2 Processor | 1 | 4 GiB | $0.0452 | +17% |
| m9g.medium AWS Graviton5 Processor | 1 | 4 GiB | $0.0489 | +27% |
| m7gd.medium AWS Graviton3 Processor | 1 | 4 GiB | $0.0534 | +39% |
| m8gd.medium AWS Graviton4 Processor | 1 | 4 GiB | $0.0577 | +50% |
Cost calculator
Specs
| vCPU | 1 |
|---|---|
| Memory | 4 GiB (4.0 per vCPU) |
| Processor | AWS Graviton2 Processor |
| Storage | EBS only |
| Network | Up to 10 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 |