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Amazon EC2 vs Linodes: Pricing Comparison (2026)

Updated Apr 6, 2026AWSLinode
Overall Winner
Linode
AWS Wins
10
Linode Wins
49
Ties
0

Browse by Instance Family

Accelerated Computing

30 tiers · Winner: Linode

Compute Optimized

23 tiers · Winner: Linode

General Purpose

6 tiers · Winner: Linode

Pricing Analysis

Linode wins 49 of 59 price comparisons, averaging 34.9% lower prices in categories where it leads.

Prices range from $0.007500/hr to $21.50/hr across comparable tiers.

  • ●Linode leads in Accelerated Computing (21/30 tiers, avg 38% difference)
  • ●Linode leads in Compute Optimized (22/23 tiers, avg 29% difference)
  • ●Linode leads in General Purpose (6/6 tiers, avg 42% difference)
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Side-by-Side Pricing

Comparing Amazon EC2 and Linodes across 59 equivalent tiers. On-demand hourly rates are shown in USD for the default region.

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CategoryAWS Amazon EC2Linode LinodesDiffCheapest
Accelerated Computing - 8 vCPU, 15 GB RAM
$0.6500/hr
g2.2xlarge ($474.50/mo)
$0.2160/hr
g6-dedicated-8 ($157.68/mo)
+66.8%Linode
Accelerated Computing - 32 vCPU, 60 GB RAM
$2.6000/hr
g2.8xlarge ($1,898.00/mo)
$0.8640/hr
g6-dedicated-32 ($630.72/mo)
+66.8%Linode
Accelerated Computing - 64 vCPU, 256 GB RAM
$3.4680/hr
g4ad.16xlarge ($2,531.64/mo)
$3.3600/hr
g8-dedicated-256-64 ($2,452.80/mo)
+3.1%Linode
Accelerated Computing - 8 vCPU, 32 GB RAM
$0.5412/hr
g4ad.2xlarge ($395.05/mo)
$0.2880/hr
g6-standard-8 ($210.24/mo)
+46.8%Linode
Accelerated Computing - 16 vCPU, 64 GB RAM
$0.8670/hr
g4ad.4xlarge ($632.91/mo)
$0.5760/hr
g6-standard-16 ($420.48/mo)
+33.6%Linode
Accelerated Computing - 32 vCPU, 128 GB RAM
$1.7340/hr
g4ad.8xlarge ($1,265.82/mo)
$1.5300/hr
g2-gpu-rtx4000a1-xl ($1,116.90/mo)
+11.8%Linode
Accelerated Computing - 4 vCPU, 16 GB RAM
$0.3785/hr
g4ad.xlarge ($276.33/mo)
$0.5200/hr
g2-gpu-rtx4000a1-s ($379.60/mo)
+27.2%AWS
Accelerated Computing - 48 vCPU, 192 GB RAM
$3.9120/hr
g4dn.12xlarge ($2,855.76/mo)
$3.5700/hr
g2-gpu-rtx4000a4-m ($2,606.10/mo)
+8.7%Linode
Accelerated Computing - 8 vCPU, 32 GB RAM
$0.7520/hr
g4dn.2xlarge ($548.96/mo)
$1.5000/hr
g1-gpu-rtx6000-1 ($1,095.00/mo)
+49.9%AWS
Accelerated Computing - 16 vCPU, 64 GB RAM
$1.2040/hr
g4dn.4xlarge ($878.92/mo)
$3.0000/hr
g1-gpu-rtx6000-2 ($2,190.00/mo)
+59.9%AWS
Accelerated Computing - 32 vCPU, 128 GB RAM
$2.1760/hr
g4dn.8xlarge ($1,588.48/mo)
$2.9600/hr
g2-gpu-rtx4000a4-s ($2,160.80/mo)
+26.5%AWS
Accelerated Computing - 4 vCPU, 16 GB RAM
$0.5260/hr
g4dn.xlarge ($383.98/mo)
$0.2100/hr
g8-dedicated-16-4 ($153.30/mo)
+60.1%Linode
Accelerated Computing - 8 vCPU, 32 GB RAM
$1.2120/hr
g5.2xlarge ($884.76/mo)
$0.6700/hr
g2-gpu-rtx4000a1-m ($489.10/mo)
+44.7%Linode
Accelerated Computing - 16 vCPU, 64 GB RAM
$1.6240/hr
g5.4xlarge ($1,185.52/mo)
$0.9600/hr
g2-gpu-rtx4000a1-l ($700.80/mo)
+40.9%Linode
Accelerated Computing - 32 vCPU, 128 GB RAM
$2.4480/hr
g5.8xlarge ($1,787.04/mo)
$1.6800/hr
g8-dedicated-128-32 ($1,226.40/mo)
+31.4%Linode
Accelerated Computing - 64 vCPU, 128 GB RAM
$2.7440/hr
g5g.16xlarge ($2,003.12/mo)
$3.3600/hr
g1-accelerated-netint-vpu-t1u8-m ($2,452.80/mo)
+18.3%AWS
Accelerated Computing - 8 vCPU, 16 GB RAM
$0.5560/hr
g5g.2xlarge ($405.88/mo)
$0.2595/hr
g7-premium-8 ($189.44/mo)
+53.3%Linode
Accelerated Computing - 16 vCPU, 32 GB RAM
$0.8280/hr
g5g.4xlarge ($604.44/mo)
$0.4320/hr
g6-dedicated-16 ($315.36/mo)
+47.8%Linode
Accelerated Computing - 32 vCPU, 64 GB RAM
$1.3720/hr
g5g.8xlarge ($1,001.56/mo)
$1.0365/hr
g7-premium-32 ($756.64/mo)
+24.5%Linode
Accelerated Computing - 4 vCPU, 8 GB RAM
$0.4200/hr
g5g.xlarge ($306.60/mo)
$0.0720/hr
g6-standard-4 ($52.56/mo)
+82.9%Linode
Accelerated Computing - 8 vCPU, 32 GB RAM
$0.9776/hr
g6.2xlarge ($713.65/mo)
$1.0500/hr
g2-gpu-rtx4000a2-s ($766.50/mo)
+6.9%AWS
Accelerated Computing - 16 vCPU, 64 GB RAM
$1.3232/hr
g6.4xlarge ($965.94/mo)
$1.3400/hr
g2-gpu-rtx4000a2-m ($978.20/mo)
+1.3%AWS
Accelerated Computing - 8 vCPU, 32 GB RAM
$0.4750/hr
g6f.2xlarge ($346.75/mo)
$0.4200/hr
g8-dedicated-32-8 ($306.60/mo)
+11.6%Linode
Accelerated Computing - 16 vCPU, 64 GB RAM
$0.9500/hr
g6f.4xlarge ($693.50/mo)
$1.4900/hr
g2-gpu-rtx4000a2-hs ($1,087.70/mo)
+36.2%AWS
Accelerated Computing - 2 vCPU, 8 GB RAM
$0.2020/hr
g6f.large ($147.46/mo)
$0.1100/hr
g8-dedicated-8-2 ($80.30/mo)
+45.5%Linode
Accelerated Computing - 96 vCPU, 192 GB RAM
$4.7210/hr
inf1.24xlarge ($3,446.33/mo)
$4.2240/hr
g1-accelerated-netint-vpu-t1u8-l ($3,083.52/mo)
+10.5%Linode
Accelerated Computing - 8 vCPU, 16 GB RAM
$0.3620/hr
inf1.2xlarge ($264.26/mo)
$0.4200/hr
g1-accelerated-netint-vpu-t1u1-s ($306.60/mo)
+13.8%AWS
Accelerated Computing - 4 vCPU, 8 GB RAM
$0.2280/hr
inf1.xlarge ($166.44/mo)
$0.1080/hr
g6-dedicated-4 ($78.84/mo)
+52.6%Linode
Accelerated Computing - 16 vCPU, 256 GB RAM
$6.8800/hr
p5.4xlarge ($5,022.40/mo)
$1.4400/hr
g7-highmem-16 ($1,051.20/mo)
+79.1%Linode
Accelerated Computing - 128 vCPU, 512 GB RAM
$21.5000/hr
trn1.32xlarge ($15,695.00/mo)
$6.8400/hr
g8-dedicated-512-128 ($4,993.20/mo)
+68.2%Linode
Compute Optimized - 8 vCPU, 15 GB RAM
$0.4200/hr
c3.2xlarge ($306.60/mo)
$0.2700/hr
g8-dedicated-16-8 ($197.10/mo)
+35.7%Linode
Compute Optimized - 16 vCPU, 30 GB RAM
$0.8400/hr
c3.4xlarge ($613.20/mo)
$0.5190/hr
g7-premium-16 ($378.87/mo)
+38.2%Linode
Compute Optimized - 32 vCPU, 60 GB RAM
$1.6800/hr
c3.8xlarge ($1,226.40/mo)
$1.0800/hr
g8-dedicated-64-32 ($788.40/mo)
+35.7%Linode
Compute Optimized - 2 vCPU, 3.75 GB RAM
$0.1050/hr
c3.large ($76.65/mo)
$0.0360/hr
g6-standard-2 ($26.28/mo)
+65.7%Linode
Compute Optimized - 4 vCPU, 7.5 GB RAM
$0.2100/hr
c3.xlarge ($153.30/mo)
$0.1290/hr
g7-premium-4 ($94.17/mo)
+38.6%Linode
Compute Optimized - 8 vCPU, 15 GB RAM
$0.3980/hr
c4.2xlarge ($290.54/mo)
$0.2595/hr
g7-dedicated-16-8 ($189.44/mo)
+34.8%Linode
Compute Optimized - 16 vCPU, 30 GB RAM
$0.7960/hr
c4.4xlarge ($581.08/mo)
$0.5400/hr
g8-dedicated-32-16 ($394.20/mo)
+32.2%Linode
Compute Optimized - 2 vCPU, 3.75 GB RAM
$0.1000/hr
c4.large ($73.00/mo)
$0.0540/hr
g6-dedicated-2 ($39.42/mo)
+46.0%Linode
Compute Optimized - 4 vCPU, 7.5 GB RAM
$0.1990/hr
c4.xlarge ($145.27/mo)
$0.1400/hr
g8-dedicated-8-4 ($102.20/mo)
+29.6%Linode
Compute Optimized - 48 vCPU, 96 GB RAM
$2.0400/hr
c5.12xlarge ($1,489.20/mo)
$1.2960/hr
g6-dedicated-48 ($946.08/mo)
+36.5%Linode
Compute Optimized - 16 vCPU, 32 GB RAM
$0.6800/hr
c5.4xlarge ($496.40/mo)
$0.5190/hr
g7-dedicated-32-16 ($378.87/mo)
+23.7%Linode
Compute Optimized - 2 vCPU, 4 GB RAM
$0.0850/hr
c5.large ($62.05/mo)
$0.0645/hr
g7-premium-2 ($47.09/mo)
+24.1%Linode
Compute Optimized - 4 vCPU, 8 GB RAM
$0.1700/hr
c5.xlarge ($124.10/mo)
$0.1290/hr
g7-dedicated-8-4 ($94.17/mo)
+24.1%Linode
Compute Optimized - 48 vCPU, 96 GB RAM
$1.8480/hr
c5a.12xlarge ($1,349.04/mo)
$1.5555/hr
g7-premium-48 ($1,135.52/mo)
+15.8%Linode
Compute Optimized - 64 vCPU, 128 GB RAM
$2.4640/hr
c5a.16xlarge ($1,798.72/mo)
$2.1600/hr
g8-dedicated-128-64 ($1,576.80/mo)
+12.3%Linode
Compute Optimized - 32 vCPU, 64 GB RAM
$1.2320/hr
c5a.8xlarge ($899.36/mo)
$1.0365/hr
g7-dedicated-64-32 ($756.64/mo)
+15.9%Linode
Compute Optimized - 2 vCPU, 4 GB RAM
$0.0770/hr
c5a.large ($56.21/mo)
$0.0700/hr
g8-dedicated-4-2 ($51.10/mo)
+9.1%Linode
Compute Optimized - 48 vCPU, 96 GB RAM
$2.0640/hr
c5ad.12xlarge ($1,506.72/mo)
$2.9280/hr
g1-accelerated-netint-vpu-t1u8-s ($2,137.44/mo)
+29.5%AWS
Compute Optimized - 2 vCPU, 4 GB RAM
$0.0860/hr
c5ad.large ($62.78/mo)
$0.0645/hr
g7-dedicated-4-2 ($47.09/mo)
+25.0%Linode
Compute Optimized - 48 vCPU, 96 GB RAM
$2.3040/hr
c5d.12xlarge ($1,681.92/mo)
$1.6200/hr
g8-dedicated-96-48 ($1,182.60/mo)
+29.7%Linode
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When to Choose AWS Amazon EC2

  • ✓Accelerated Computing - 4 vCPU, 16 GB RAM - saves $103.29/mo (27.2% cheaper)
  • ✓Accelerated Computing - 8 vCPU, 32 GB RAM - saves $546.04/mo (49.9% cheaper)
  • ✓Accelerated Computing - 16 vCPU, 64 GB RAM - saves $1,311.08/mo (59.9% cheaper)
  • ✓Accelerated Computing - 32 vCPU, 128 GB RAM - saves $572.32/mo (26.5% cheaper)
  • ✓Accelerated Computing - 64 vCPU, 128 GB RAM - saves $449.68/mo (18.3% cheaper)
  • ✓Accelerated Computing - 8 vCPU, 32 GB RAM - saves $52.85/mo (6.9% cheaper)
  • ✓Accelerated Computing - 16 vCPU, 64 GB RAM - saves $12.26/mo (1.3% cheaper)
  • ✓Accelerated Computing - 16 vCPU, 64 GB RAM - saves $394.20/mo (36.2% cheaper)
  • ✓Accelerated Computing - 8 vCPU, 16 GB RAM - saves $42.34/mo (13.8% cheaper)
  • ✓Compute Optimized - 48 vCPU, 96 GB RAM - saves $630.72/mo (29.5% cheaper)

When to Choose Linode Linodes

  • ✓Accelerated Computing - 8 vCPU, 15 GB RAM - saves $316.82/mo (66.8% cheaper)
  • ✓Accelerated Computing - 32 vCPU, 60 GB RAM - saves $1,267.28/mo (66.8% cheaper)
  • ✓Accelerated Computing - 64 vCPU, 256 GB RAM - saves $78.84/mo (3.1% cheaper)
  • ✓Accelerated Computing - 8 vCPU, 32 GB RAM - saves $184.84/mo (46.8% cheaper)
  • ✓Accelerated Computing - 16 vCPU, 64 GB RAM - saves $212.43/mo (33.6% cheaper)
  • ✓Accelerated Computing - 32 vCPU, 128 GB RAM - saves $148.92/mo (11.8% cheaper)
  • ✓Accelerated Computing - 48 vCPU, 192 GB RAM - saves $249.66/mo (8.7% cheaper)
  • ✓Accelerated Computing - 4 vCPU, 16 GB RAM - saves $230.68/mo (60.1% cheaper)
  • ✓Accelerated Computing - 8 vCPU, 32 GB RAM - saves $395.66/mo (44.7% cheaper)
  • ✓Accelerated Computing - 16 vCPU, 64 GB RAM - saves $484.72/mo (40.9% cheaper)
  • ✓Accelerated Computing - 32 vCPU, 128 GB RAM - saves $560.64/mo (31.4% cheaper)
  • ✓Accelerated Computing - 8 vCPU, 16 GB RAM - saves $216.44/mo (53.3% cheaper)
  • ✓Accelerated Computing - 16 vCPU, 32 GB RAM - saves $289.08/mo (47.8% cheaper)
  • ✓Accelerated Computing - 32 vCPU, 64 GB RAM - saves $244.92/mo (24.5% cheaper)
  • ✓Accelerated Computing - 4 vCPU, 8 GB RAM - saves $254.04/mo (82.9% cheaper)
  • ✓Accelerated Computing - 8 vCPU, 32 GB RAM - saves $40.15/mo (11.6% cheaper)
  • ✓Accelerated Computing - 2 vCPU, 8 GB RAM - saves $67.16/mo (45.5% cheaper)
  • ✓Accelerated Computing - 96 vCPU, 192 GB RAM - saves $362.81/mo (10.5% cheaper)
  • ✓Accelerated Computing - 4 vCPU, 8 GB RAM - saves $87.60/mo (52.6% cheaper)
  • ✓Accelerated Computing - 16 vCPU, 256 GB RAM - saves $3,971.20/mo (79.1% cheaper)
  • ✓Accelerated Computing - 128 vCPU, 512 GB RAM - saves $10,701.80/mo (68.2% cheaper)
  • ✓Compute Optimized - 8 vCPU, 15 GB RAM - saves $109.50/mo (35.7% cheaper)
  • ✓Compute Optimized - 16 vCPU, 30 GB RAM - saves $234.33/mo (38.2% cheaper)
  • ✓Compute Optimized - 32 vCPU, 60 GB RAM - saves $438.00/mo (35.7% cheaper)
  • ✓Compute Optimized - 2 vCPU, 3.75 GB RAM - saves $50.37/mo (65.7% cheaper)
  • ✓Compute Optimized - 4 vCPU, 7.5 GB RAM - saves $59.13/mo (38.6% cheaper)
  • ✓Compute Optimized - 8 vCPU, 15 GB RAM - saves $101.11/mo (34.8% cheaper)
  • ✓Compute Optimized - 16 vCPU, 30 GB RAM - saves $186.88/mo (32.2% cheaper)
  • ✓Compute Optimized - 2 vCPU, 3.75 GB RAM - saves $33.58/mo (46% cheaper)
  • ✓Compute Optimized - 4 vCPU, 7.5 GB RAM - saves $43.07/mo (29.6% cheaper)
  • ✓Compute Optimized - 48 vCPU, 96 GB RAM - saves $543.12/mo (36.5% cheaper)
  • ✓Compute Optimized - 16 vCPU, 32 GB RAM - saves $117.53/mo (23.7% cheaper)
  • ✓Compute Optimized - 2 vCPU, 4 GB RAM - saves $14.96/mo (24.1% cheaper)
  • ✓Compute Optimized - 4 vCPU, 8 GB RAM - saves $29.93/mo (24.1% cheaper)
  • ✓Compute Optimized - 48 vCPU, 96 GB RAM - saves $213.52/mo (15.8% cheaper)
  • ✓Compute Optimized - 64 vCPU, 128 GB RAM - saves $221.92/mo (12.3% cheaper)
  • ✓Compute Optimized - 32 vCPU, 64 GB RAM - saves $142.72/mo (15.9% cheaper)
  • ✓Compute Optimized - 2 vCPU, 4 GB RAM - saves $5.11/mo (9.1% cheaper)
  • ✓Compute Optimized - 2 vCPU, 4 GB RAM - saves $15.69/mo (25% cheaper)
  • ✓Compute Optimized - 48 vCPU, 96 GB RAM - saves $499.32/mo (29.7% cheaper)
  • ✓Compute Optimized - 48 vCPU, 96 GB RAM - saves $204.77/mo (15.3% cheaper)
  • ✓Compute Optimized - 128 vCPU, 256 GB RAM - saves $420.48/mo (11.8% cheaper)
  • ✓Compute Optimized - 1 vCPU, 2 GB RAM - saves $11.68/mo (47.1% cheaper)
  • ✓General Purpose - 8 vCPU, 122 GB RAM - saves $678.90/mo (56.4% cheaper)
  • ✓General Purpose - 16 vCPU, 64 GB RAM - saves $449.10/mo (42.3% cheaper)
  • ✓General Purpose - 32 vCPU, 192 GB RAM - saves $2,104.15/mo (62.5% cheaper)
  • ✓General Purpose - 24 vCPU, 96 GB RAM - saves $527.06/mo (36.4% cheaper)
  • ✓General Purpose - 1 vCPU, 1 GB RAM - saves $2.99/mo (35.3% cheaper)
  • ✓General Purpose - 12 vCPU, 24 GB RAM - saves $87.60/mo (18.5% cheaper)

Monthly Cost Examples

Accelerated Computing - 8 vCPU, 15 GB RAM
AWS g2.2xlarge$474.50/mo
Linode g6-dedicated-8$157.68/mo
Accelerated Computing - 128 vCPU, 512 GB RAM
AWS trn1.32xlarge$15,695.00/mo
Linode g8-dedicated-512-128$4,993.20/mo
General Purpose - 12 vCPU, 24 GB RAM
AWS vt1.3xlarge$474.50/mo
Linode g1-accelerated-netint-vpu-t1u1-m$386.90/mo

Individual Pricing Details

Linode Linodes Pricing
Detailed pricing for Linode Linodes

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