General purpose AWS OpenSearch sizes
AWS OpenSearch has 48 general purpose sizes in US East (N. Virginia), across 9 families. The cheapest is t2.micro.search at $0.018 per hour on demand (1 vCPUs, 1 GiB).
Prices in US East (N. Virginia), cheapest first
| Type | Family | vCPUs | Memory (GiB) | On-demand /hr | 1-yr reserved /hr |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| t2.micro.search | t2 | 1 | 1 | $0.018 | – |
| t2.small.search | t2 | 1 | 2 | $0.036 | – |
| t3.small.search | t3 | 2 | 2 | $0.036 | – |
| m7g.medium.search | m7g | 1 | 4 | $0.068 | $0.047 |
| t2.medium.search | t2 | 2 | 4 | $0.073 | – |
| t3.medium.search | t3 | 2 | 4 | $0.073 | $0.06 |
| m8g.medium.search | m8g | 1 | 4 | $0.075 | $0.052 |
| m3.medium.search | m3 | 1 | 3.75 | $0.094 | – |
| m6g.large.search | m6g | 2 | 8 | $0.128 | $0.088 |
| m7g.large.search | m7g | 2 | 8 | $0.135 | $0.093 |
| m5.large.search | m5 | 2 | 8 | $0.142 | $0.098 |
| m8g.large.search | m8g | 2 | 8 | $0.15 | $0.104 |
| m4.large.search | m4 | 2 | 8 | $0.151 | $0.104 |
| m7i.large.search | m7i | 2 | 8 | $0.161 | $0.111 |
| m3.large.search | m3 | 2 | 7.5 | $0.188 | – |
| m6g.xlarge.search | m6g | 4 | 16 | $0.256 | $0.177 |
| m7g.xlarge.search | m7g | 4 | 16 | $0.271 | $0.187 |
| m5.xlarge.search | m5 | 4 | 16 | $0.283 | $0.195 |
| m8g.xlarge.search | m8g | 4 | 16 | $0.299 | $0.206 |
| m4.xlarge.search | m4 | 4 | 16 | $0.301 | $0.208 |
| m7i.xlarge.search | m7i | 4 | 16 | $0.323 | $0.223 |
| m3.xlarge.search | m3 | 4 | 15 | $0.376 | – |
| m6g.2xlarge.search | m6g | 8 | 32 | $0.511 | $0.353 |
| m7g.2xlarge.search | m7g | 8 | 32 | $0.542 | $0.374 |
| m5.2xlarge.search | m5 | 8 | 32 | $0.566 | $0.391 |
| m8g.2xlarge.search | m8g | 8 | 32 | $0.597 | $0.412 |
| m4.2xlarge.search | m4 | 8 | 32 | $0.603 | $0.416 |
| m7i.2xlarge.search | m7i | 8 | 32 | $0.645 | $0.445 |
| m3.2xlarge.search | m3 | 8 | 30 | $0.752 | – |
| m6g.4xlarge.search | m6g | 16 | 64 | $1.023 | $0.706 |
| m7g.4xlarge.search | m7g | 16 | 64 | $1.084 | $0.748 |
| m5.4xlarge.search | m5 | 16 | 64 | $1.133 | $0.782 |
| m8g.4xlarge.search | m8g | 16 | 64 | $1.193 | $0.823 |
| m4.4xlarge.search | m4 | 16 | 64 | $1.207 | $0.833 |
| m7i.4xlarge.search | m7i | 16 | 64 | $1.29 | $0.89 |
| m6g.8xlarge.search | m6g | 32 | 128 | $2.045 | $1.411 |
| m7g.8xlarge.search | m7g | 32 | 128 | $2.167 | $1.495 |
| m8g.8xlarge.search | m8g | 32 | 128 | $2.385 | $1.646 |
| m7i.8xlarge.search | m7i | 32 | 128 | $2.58 | $1.781 |
| m4.10xlarge.search | m4 | 40 | 160 | $3.017 | $2.082 |
| m6g.12xlarge.search | m6g | 48 | 192 | $3.068 | $2.117 |
| m7g.12xlarge.search | m7g | 48 | 192 | $3.251 | $2.243 |
| m5.12xlarge.search | m5 | 48 | 192 | $3.398 | $2.345 |
| m8g.12xlarge.search | m8g | 48 | 192 | $3.577 | $2.468 |
| m7i.12xlarge.search | m7i | 48 | 192 | $3.871 | $2.671 |
| m7g.16xlarge.search | m7g | 64 | 256 | $4.335 | $2.991 |
| m8g.16xlarge.search | m8g | 64 | 256 | $4.769 | $3.291 |
| m7i.16xlarge.search | m7i | 64 | 256 | $5.161 | $3.561 |
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Prices in USD per hour for the standard option; reserved prices are 1 year, no upfront. Updated 2026-11-12 from AWS public price lists. Compare all AWS OpenSearch sizes.