r6g.medium
Memory optimized · r6g series · AWS Graviton2 Processor
- vCPU
- 1
- Memory
- 8 GiB
- Linux / hour
- $0.0504
- Per month
- $36.79
- Per vCPU-hour
- $0.0504
- Per GiB-hour
- $0.00630
Analysis
The r6g.medium is a memory optimized instance in the r6g series with 1 vCPU and 8 GiB of memory on AWS Graviton2 (up to 2.5 GHz), which makes it memory-heavy at 8 GiB of memory per vCPU.
Running it in Mumbai instead of São Paulo saves $34.97 a month per instance: $0.0325/hour against $0.0804/hour, a 147% 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 $0.0504/hour on demand in US East (N. Virginia), about $36.79 a month, the r6g.medium is one of the cheaper ways to buy memory optimized capacity: only 1% of the 385 current memory optimized types cost less per vCPU-hour than its $0.0504.
It is the cheapest of the 2 processor variants AWS sells at this size and generation. The r6gd.medium on AWS Graviton2 costs 14% more, and no others also sit above it.
The newer r7g.medium on AWS Graviton3 is 6.3% dearer at $0.0536/hour.
It is the smallest of the 8 r6g sizes. Stepping up to the r6g.large gives 2 vCPUs and 16 GiB for $36.79 more a month.
Reserving it for a year with no upfront payment cuts the Linux rate to $0.0318/hour, which beats on demand once it runs more than 63% of the time; three years brings it to $0.0218/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 | $0.0504 | – | $0.0318 | $0.0218 | |
| Ohio us-east-2 | $0.0504 | – | $0.0318 | $0.0218 | |
| Oregon us-west-2 | $0.0504 | – | $0.0318 | $0.0218 | |
| Canada Central ca-central-1 | $0.0552 | – | $0.0348 | $0.0238 | |
| São Paulo sa-east-1 | $0.0804 | – | $0.0507 | $0.0347 | |
| Ireland eu-west-1 | $0.0564 | – | $0.0355 | $0.0244 | |
| London eu-west-2 | $0.0592 | – | $0.0373 | $0.0256 | |
| Frankfurt eu-central-1 | $0.0608 | – | $0.0383 | $0.0263 | |
| Mumbai ap-south-1 | $0.0325 | – | $0.0205 | $0.0140 | |
| Singapore ap-southeast-1 | $0.0608 | – | $0.0383 | $0.0263 | |
| Sydney ap-southeast-2 | $0.0604 | – | $0.0381 | $0.0261 | |
| Tokyo ap-northeast-1 | $0.0608 | – | $0.0383 | $0.0263 |
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 r6g.medium |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| r7g.medium AWS Graviton3 Processor | 1 | 8 GiB | $0.0536 | +6% |
| r6gd.medium AWS Graviton2 Processor | 1 | 8 GiB | $0.0576 | +14% |
| r8g.medium AWS Graviton4 Processor | 1 | 8 GiB | $0.0589 | +17% |
| r9g.medium AWS Graviton5 Processor | 1 | 8 GiB | $0.0642 | +27% |
| r7gd.medium AWS Graviton3 Processor | 1 | 8 GiB | $0.0680 | +35% |
| r8gd.medium AWS Graviton4 Processor | 1 | 8 GiB | $0.0735 | +46% |
Cost calculator
Specs
| vCPU | 1 |
|---|---|
| Memory | 8 GiB (8.0 per vCPU) |
| Processor | AWS Graviton2 Processor |
| Clock | 2.5 GHz |
| Storage | EBS only |
| Network | Up to 10 Gigabit |
r6g sizes
| r6g.medium | 1 vCPU | $0.0504 |
| r6g.large | 2 vCPU | $0.1008 |
| r6g.xlarge | 4 vCPU | $0.2016 |
| r6g.2xlarge | 8 vCPU | $0.4032 |
| r6g.4xlarge | 16 vCPU | $0.8064 |
| r6g.8xlarge | 32 vCPU | $1.61 |
| r6g.12xlarge | 48 vCPU | $2.42 |
| r6g.16xlarge | 64 vCPU | $3.23 |