r6i.large
Memory optimized · r6i series · Intel Xeon 8375C (Ice Lake)
- vCPU
- 2
- Memory
- 16 GiB
- Linux / hour
- $0.1260
- Per month
- $91.98
- Per vCPU-hour
- $0.0630
- Per GiB-hour
- $0.00788
Analysis
The r6i.large is a memory optimized instance in the r6i series with 2 vCPUs and 16 GiB of memory on Intel Xeon 8375C (Ice Lake) (up to 3.5 GHz), which makes it memory-heavy at 8 GiB of memory per vCPU.
Within the same generation and size, the r6g.large on AWS Graviton2 costs $0.1008/hour, 20% less ($18.40 a month), though switching means rebuilding software for arm64. The other variants are the r6a.large at $0.1134, the r6gd.large at $0.1152 and the r6id.large at $0.1512.
At $0.1260/hour on demand in US East (N. Virginia), about $91.98 a month, the r6i.large is one of the cheaper ways to buy memory optimized capacity: only 16% of the 385 current memory optimized types cost less per vCPU-hour than its $0.0630.
Running it in N. Virginia instead of São Paulo saves $54.75 a month per instance: $0.1260/hour against $0.2010/hour, a 60% spread.
The newer r7i.large on Intel Xeon Scalable (Sapphire Rapids) is 5.0% dearer at $0.1323/hour.
Looking beyond its own line, 6 of 44 current types with 2 vCPUs and similar memory are cheaper. The cheapest of those is the r7g.large on AWS Graviton3 at $0.1071/hour.
It is the smallest of the 9 r6i sizes. Stepping up to the r6i.xlarge gives 4 vCPUs and 32 GiB for $91.98 more a month.
Price by region (USD per hour)
| Region | Linux | Windows | 1-yr RI | 3-yr RI | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| N. Virginia us-east-1 | $0.1260 | $0.2180 | $0.0833 | $0.0571 | |
| Ohio us-east-2 | $0.1260 | $0.2180 | $0.0833 | $0.0571 | |
| Oregon us-west-2 | $0.1260 | $0.2180 | $0.0833 | $0.0571 | |
| Canada Central ca-central-1 | $0.1380 | $0.2300 | $0.0915 | $0.0624 | |
| São Paulo sa-east-1 | $0.2010 | $0.2930 | $0.1328 | $0.0913 | |
| Ireland eu-west-1 | $0.1410 | $0.2330 | $0.0933 | $0.0640 | |
| London eu-west-2 | $0.1480 | $0.2400 | $0.0981 | $0.0669 | |
| Frankfurt eu-central-1 | $0.1520 | $0.2440 | $0.1006 | $0.0689 | |
| Mumbai ap-south-1 | $0.1300 | $0.2220 | $0.0854 | $0.0590 | |
| Singapore ap-southeast-1 | $0.1520 | $0.2440 | $0.1006 | $0.0689 | |
| Sydney ap-southeast-2 | $0.1510 | $0.2430 | $0.0998 | $0.0686 | |
| Tokyo ap-northeast-1 | $0.1520 | $0.2440 | $0.1006 | $0.0689 |
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 r6i.large |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| r6g.large AWS Graviton2 Processor | 2 | 16 GiB | $0.1008 | -20% |
| r7g.large AWS Graviton3 Processor | 2 | 16 GiB | $0.1071 | -15% |
| r5a.large AMD EPYC 7571 | 2 | 16 GiB | $0.1130 | -10% |
| r6a.large AMD EPYC 7R13 Processor | 2 | 16 GiB | $0.1134 | -10% |
| r6gd.large AWS Graviton2 Processor | 2 | 16 GiB | $0.1152 | -9% |
| r8g.large AWS Graviton4 Processor | 2 | 16 GiB | $0.1178 | -6% |
Cost calculator
Specs
| vCPU | 2 |
|---|---|
| Memory | 16 GiB (8.0 per vCPU) |
| Processor | Intel Xeon 8375C (Ice Lake) |
| Clock | 3.5 GHz |
| Storage | EBS only |
| Network | Up to 12500 Megabit |
r6i sizes
| r6i.large | 2 vCPU | $0.1260 |
| r6i.xlarge | 4 vCPU | $0.2520 |
| r6i.2xlarge | 8 vCPU | $0.5040 |
| r6i.4xlarge | 16 vCPU | $1.01 |
| r6i.8xlarge | 32 vCPU | $2.02 |
| r6i.12xlarge | 48 vCPU | $3.02 |
| r6i.16xlarge | 64 vCPU | $4.03 |
| r6i.24xlarge | 96 vCPU | $6.05 |
| r6i.32xlarge | 128 vCPU | $8.06 |