m6gd.xlarge
General purpose · m6gd series · AWS Graviton2 Processor
- vCPU
- 4
- Memory
- 16 GiB
- Linux / hour
- $0.1808
- Per month
- $132
- Per vCPU-hour
- $0.0452
- Per GiB-hour
- $0.0113
Analysis
The m6gd.xlarge is a general purpose instance in the m6gd series with 4 vCPUs and 16 GiB of memory on AWS Graviton2 (up to 2.5 GHz), which makes it balanced at 4 GiB of memory per vCPU.
Running it in Mumbai instead of São Paulo saves $122 a month per instance: $0.1208/hour against $0.2880/hour, a 138% spread.
Within the same generation and size, the m6g.xlarge on AWS Graviton2 costs $0.1540/hour, 15% less ($19.56 a month). The other variants are the m6a.xlarge at $0.1728, the m6i.xlarge at $0.1920 and the m6id.xlarge at $0.2373.
The newer m7gd.xlarge on AWS Graviton3 is 18% dearer at $0.2136/hour.
At $0.1808/hour on demand in US East (N. Virginia), about $132 a month, the m6gd.xlarge is one of the cheaper ways to buy general purpose capacity: only 22% of the 354 current general purpose types cost less per vCPU-hour than its $0.0452.
It has local instance storage (1 x 237 GB NVMe SSD), which is fast but lost when the instance stops. Network: Up to 10 Gigabit.
Looking beyond its own line, 8 of 42 current types with 4 vCPUs and similar memory are cheaper. The cheapest of those is the t4g.xlarge on AWS Graviton2 at $0.1344/hour. It is burstable, so it only suits workloads that do not run the CPU flat out.
Price by region (USD per hour)
| Region | Linux | Windows | 1-yr RI | 3-yr RI | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| N. Virginia us-east-1 | $0.1808 | – | $0.1139 | $0.0781 | |
| Ohio us-east-2 | $0.1808 | – | $0.1139 | $0.0781 | |
| Oregon us-west-2 | $0.1808 | – | $0.1139 | $0.0781 | |
| Canada Central ca-central-1 | $0.2016 | – | $0.1270 | $0.0871 | |
| São Paulo sa-east-1 | $0.2880 | – | $0.1745 | $0.1244 | |
| Ireland eu-west-1 | $0.2016 | – | $0.1270 | $0.0871 | |
| London eu-west-2 | $0.2096 | – | $0.1320 | $0.0905 | |
| Frankfurt eu-central-1 | $0.2180 | – | $0.1365 | $0.0950 | |
| Mumbai ap-south-1 | $0.1208 | – | $0.0761 | $0.0522 | |
| Singapore ap-southeast-1 | $0.2260 | – | $0.1428 | $0.0972 | |
| Sydney ap-southeast-2 | $0.2280 | – | $0.1428 | $0.0972 | |
| Tokyo ap-northeast-1 | $0.2340 | – | $0.1470 | $0.1015 |
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 m6gd.xlarge |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| t4g.xlarge AWS Graviton2 Processor | 4 | 16 GiB | $0.1344 | -26% |
| t3a.xlarge AMD EPYC 7571 | 4 | 16 GiB | $0.1504 | -17% |
| m6g.xlarge AWS Graviton2 Processor | 4 | 16 GiB | $0.1540 | -15% |
| m7g.xlarge AWS Graviton3 Processor | 4 | 16 GiB | $0.1632 | -10% |
| t3.xlarge Intel Skylake E5 2686 v5 | 4 | 16 GiB | $0.1664 | -8% |
| m5a.xlarge AMD EPYC 7571 | 4 | 16 GiB | $0.1720 | -5% |
Cost calculator
Specs
| vCPU | 4 |
|---|---|
| Memory | 16 GiB (4.0 per vCPU) |
| Processor | AWS Graviton2 Processor |
| Clock | 2.5 GHz |
| Storage | 1 x 237 NVMe SSD |
| Network | Up to 10 Gigabit |
m6gd sizes
| m6gd.medium | 1 vCPU | $0.0452 |
| m6gd.large | 2 vCPU | $0.0904 |
| m6gd.xlarge | 4 vCPU | $0.1808 |
| m6gd.2xlarge | 8 vCPU | $0.3616 |
| m6gd.4xlarge | 16 vCPU | $0.7232 |
| m6gd.8xlarge | 32 vCPU | $1.45 |
| m6gd.12xlarge | 48 vCPU | $2.17 |
| m6gd.16xlarge | 64 vCPU | $2.89 |