c5.xlarge.search
c5.xlarge.search is an AWS OpenSearch size with 4 vCPUs, 8 GiB memory. In US East (N. Virginia) it costs $0.251 per hour on demand ($183.23 per month); a 1-year reserved instance with no upfront costs $0.173 per hour, 31% less. It is sold in 31 regions; the cheapest is Asia Pacific (Mumbai) at $0.251 per hour.
Prices by region
USD per hour. Reserved prices are no upfront, standard. Cheapest on-demand first.
| Region | On-demand | 1-yr reserved | 3-yr reserved |
|---|---|---|---|
| Asia Pacific (Mumbai) ap-south-1 | $0.251 | $0.173 | $0.131 |
| Asia Pacific (Hyderabad) ap-south-2 | $0.251 | $0.173 | $0.131 |
| US East (N. Virginia) us-east-1 | $0.251 | $0.173 | $0.131 |
| US East (Ohio) us-east-2 | $0.251 | $0.173 | $0.131 |
| US West (Oregon) us-west-2 | $0.251 | $0.173 | $0.131 |
| EU (Stockholm) eu-north-1 | $0.268 | $0.185 | $0.139 |
| Canada (Central) ca-central-1 | $0.274 | $0.189 | $0.142 |
| Canada West (Calgary) ca-west-1 | $0.274 | $0.189 | $0.142 |
| Asia Pacific (Seoul) ap-northeast-2 | $0.283 | $0.195 | $0.147 |
| Europe (Spain) eu-south-2 | $0.283 | $0.195 | $0.147 |
| EU (Ireland) eu-west-1 | $0.283 | $0.195 | $0.147 |
| EU (Frankfurt) eu-central-1 | $0.286 | $0.197 | $0.149 |
| Asia Pacific (Singapore) ap-southeast-1 | $0.289 | $0.199 | $0.15 |
| Asia Pacific (Jakarta) ap-southeast-3 | $0.289 | $0.199 | $0.15 |
| Israel (Tel Aviv) il-central-1 | $0.297 | $0.1948 | $0.1468 |
| EU (Milan) eu-south-1 | $0.2972 | $0.205 | $0.155 |
| EU (London) eu-west-2 | $0.298 | $0.206 | $0.155 |
| EU (Paris) eu-west-3 | $0.298 | $0.206 | $0.155 |
| AWS GovCloud (US-East) us-gov-east-1 | $0.301 | $0.208 | $0.157 |
| AWS GovCloud (US-West) us-gov-west-1 | $0.301 | $0.208 | $0.157 |
| Middle East (UAE) me-central-1 | $0.3113 | $0.2145 | $0.1617 |
| Middle East (Bahrain) me-south-1 | $0.312 | $0.215 | $0.162 |
| US West (N. California) us-west-1 | $0.313 | $0.216 | $0.163 |
| Europe (Zurich) eu-central-2 | $0.315 | $0.217 | $0.164 |
| Asia Pacific (Tokyo) ap-northeast-1 | $0.316 | $0.218 | $0.164 |
| Asia Pacific (Osaka) ap-northeast-3 | $0.316 | $0.218 | $0.164 |
| Asia Pacific (Hong Kong) ap-east-1 | $0.3179 | $0.219 | $0.165 |
| Asia Pacific (Sydney) ap-southeast-2 | $0.327 | $0.226 | $0.17 |
| Asia Pacific (Melbourne) ap-southeast-4 | $0.327 | $0.226 | $0.17 |
| Africa (Cape Town) af-south-1 | $0.3368 | $0.232 | $0.175 |
| South America (Sao Paulo) sa-east-1 | $0.386 | $0.266 | $0.201 |
Specs
| Compute | Value |
|---|---|
| vCPUs | 4 |
| Physical cores | 2 |
| Threads per core | 2 |
| CPU maker | Intel |
| Sustained clock | 3.4 GHz |
| Burstable | No |
| ECU | 17 |
| Memory | Value |
|---|---|
| Memory (GiB) | 8 |
| Networking | Value |
|---|---|
| Network baseline | 1.25 Gbps |
| Network peak | 10 Gbps |
| Storage | Value |
|---|---|
| Storage | EBS Only |
| EBS baseline bandwidth | 1,150 Mbps |
| EBS max bandwidth | 4,750 Mbps |
| EBS baseline throughput | 143.75 MB/s |
| EBS max throughput | 593.75 MB/s |
| EBS baseline IOPS | 6,000 |
| EBS max IOPS | 20,000 |
| Cluster | Value |
|---|---|
| Node roles | Data, Dedicated manager, Coordinator |
| UltraWarm | Yes |
| Instance details | Value |
|---|---|
| Instance type | c5.xlarge.search |
| Family | c5 |
| Category | Compute optimized |
| Current generation | Yes |
| Other | Value |
|---|---|
| Hardware Basis | c5.xlarge |
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Other c5 sizes
| Size | vCPUs | Memory (GiB) | On-demand /hr |
|---|---|---|---|
| c5.large.search | 2 | 4 | $0.125 |
| c5.xlarge.search | 4 | 8 | $0.251 |
| c5.2xlarge.search | 8 | 16 | $0.502 |
| c5.4xlarge.search | 16 | 32 | $1.003 |
| c5.9xlarge.search | 36 | 72 | $2.257 |
| c5.18xlarge.search | 72 | 144 | $4.514 |
Prices updated 2026-11-12 from AWS public price lists. Compare all AWS OpenSearch sizes.