m6i.xlarge
General purpose · m6i series · Intel Xeon 8375C (Ice Lake)
- vCPU
- 4
- Memory
- 16 GiB
- Linux / hour
- $0.1920
- Per month
- $140
- Per vCPU-hour
- $0.0480
- Per GiB-hour
- $0.0120
Analysis
The m6i.xlarge is a general purpose instance in the m6i series with 4 vCPUs and 16 GiB of memory on Intel Xeon 8375C (Ice Lake) (up to 3.5 GHz), which makes it balanced at 4 GiB of memory per vCPU.
Within the same generation and size, the m6g.xlarge on AWS Graviton2 costs $0.1540/hour, 20% less ($27.74 a month), though switching means rebuilding software for arm64. The other variants are the m6a.xlarge at $0.1728, the m6gd.xlarge at $0.1808 and the m6id.xlarge at $0.2373.
Running it in N. Virginia instead of São Paulo saves $83.22 a month per instance: $0.1920/hour against $0.3060/hour, a 59% spread.
On demand it costs $0.1920/hour in US East (N. Virginia), $140 a month if left running, which puts it mid-table for general purpose types at the 29th percentile per vCPU ($0.0480 per vCPU-hour) and the 28th percentile per GiB ($0.0120 per GiB-hour).
Reserving it for a year with no upfront payment cuts the Linux rate to $0.1270/hour, which beats on demand once it runs more than 66% of the time; three years brings it to $0.0871/hour, 55% below on demand. Windows Server roughly doubles the bill at $0.3760/hour, because the licence is charged per vCPU.
The newer m7i.xlarge on Intel Xeon Scalable (Sapphire Rapids) is 5.0% dearer at $0.2016/hour.
Price by region (USD per hour)
| Region | Linux | Windows | 1-yr RI | 3-yr RI | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| N. Virginia us-east-1 | $0.1920 | $0.3760 | $0.1270 | $0.0871 | |
| Ohio us-east-2 | $0.1920 | $0.3760 | $0.1270 | $0.0871 | |
| Oregon us-west-2 | $0.1920 | $0.3760 | $0.1270 | $0.0871 | |
| Canada Central ca-central-1 | $0.2140 | $0.3980 | $0.1411 | $0.0975 | |
| São Paulo sa-east-1 | $0.3060 | $0.4900 | $0.1896 | $0.1384 | |
| Ireland eu-west-1 | $0.2140 | $0.3980 | $0.1416 | $0.0971 | |
| London eu-west-2 | $0.2220 | $0.4060 | $0.1466 | $0.1009 | |
| Frankfurt eu-central-1 | $0.2300 | $0.4140 | $0.1522 | $0.1043 | |
| Mumbai ap-south-1 | $0.2020 | $0.3860 | $0.1334 | $0.0919 | |
| Singapore ap-southeast-1 | $0.2400 | $0.4240 | $0.1588 | $0.1089 | |
| Sydney ap-southeast-2 | $0.2400 | $0.4240 | $0.1588 | $0.1089 | |
| Tokyo ap-northeast-1 | $0.2480 | $0.4320 | $0.1643 | $0.1123 |
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 m6i.xlarge |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| t4g.xlarge AWS Graviton2 Processor | 4 | 16 GiB | $0.1344 | -30% |
| t3a.xlarge AMD EPYC 7571 | 4 | 16 GiB | $0.1504 | -22% |
| m6g.xlarge AWS Graviton2 Processor | 4 | 16 GiB | $0.1540 | -20% |
| m7g.xlarge AWS Graviton3 Processor | 4 | 16 GiB | $0.1632 | -15% |
| t3.xlarge Intel Skylake E5 2686 v5 | 4 | 16 GiB | $0.1664 | -13% |
| m5a.xlarge AMD EPYC 7571 | 4 | 16 GiB | $0.1720 | -10% |
Cost calculator
Specs
| vCPU | 4 |
|---|---|
| Memory | 16 GiB (4.0 per vCPU) |
| Processor | Intel Xeon 8375C (Ice Lake) |
| Clock | 3.5 GHz |
| Storage | EBS only |
| Network | Up to 12500 Megabit |
m6i sizes
| m6i.large | 2 vCPU | $0.0960 |
| m6i.xlarge | 4 vCPU | $0.1920 |
| m6i.2xlarge | 8 vCPU | $0.3840 |
| m6i.4xlarge | 16 vCPU | $0.7680 |
| m6i.8xlarge | 32 vCPU | $1.54 |
| m6i.12xlarge | 48 vCPU | $2.30 |
| m6i.16xlarge | 64 vCPU | $3.07 |
| m6i.24xlarge | 96 vCPU | $4.61 |
| m6i.32xlarge | 128 vCPU | $6.14 |