c4.2xlarge.searchvsc5.2xlarge.search

c5.2xlarge.search is 14% cheaper than c4.2xlarge.search on demand in US East (N. Virginia), saving $62.05 a month.

At a glancec4.2xlarge.searchc5.2xlarge.search
On-demand$0.587/hr$0.502/hr14% less
Lowest rate$0.305/hr3-yr reserved, no upfront$0.261/hr14% less3-yr reserved, no upfront
Size8 vCPUs, 15 GiB8 vCPUs, 16 GiB

Prices in US East (N. Virginia)

“Off” is the discount against each type’s own on-demand price. standard option, USD per hour.

Optionc4.2xlarge.searchc5.2xlarge.searchc5.2xlarge.search vs c4.2xlarge.search
On-demandPay by the hour$0.587$0.502▼ 14%
1-yr reservedNo upfront31% off$0.40531% off$0.346▼ 15%
3-yr reservedNo upfront48% off$0.30548% off$0.261▼ 14%

Key differences

The biggest lead each one has.

Where c4.2xlarge.search leads

No clear lead on the measures we compare.

Where c5.2xlarge.search leads
On-demand price$0.502 vs $0.587 per hour
14% cheaper
EBS max bandwidth4,750 Mbps vs 1,000 Mbps
4.8× higher
Sustained clock3.4 GHz vs 2.9 GHz
17% higher
Memory (GiB)16 vs 15
7% higher

Specs

12 of 23 specs differ. Those are in bold.

Compute2 of 7 differc4.2xlarge.searchc5.2xlarge.search
vCPUs88
Physical cores44
Threads per core22
CPU makerIntelIntel
Sustained clock2.9 GHz3.4 GHz
BurstableNoNo
ECU3134
Memory1 of 1 differc4.2xlarge.searchc5.2xlarge.search
Memory (GiB)1516
NetworkingAll 2 matchc4.2xlarge.searchc5.2xlarge.search
Network baseline2.5 Gbps2.5 Gbps
Network peak10 Gbps10 Gbps
Storage6 of 7 differc4.2xlarge.searchc5.2xlarge.search
StorageEBS OnlyEBS Only
EBS baseline bandwidth1,000 Mbps2,300 Mbps
EBS max bandwidth1,000 Mbps4,750 Mbps
EBS baseline throughput125 MB/s287.5 MB/s
EBS max throughput125 MB/s593.75 MB/s
EBS baseline IOPS8,00010,000
EBS max IOPS8,00020,000
Cluster1 of 2 differc4.2xlarge.searchc5.2xlarge.search
Node rolesData, Dedicated managerData, Dedicated manager, Coordinator
UltraWarmYesYes
Instance details1 of 3 differc4.2xlarge.searchc5.2xlarge.search
Familyc4c5
CategoryCompute optimizedCompute optimized
Current generationYesYes
Other1 of 1 differc4.2xlarge.searchc5.2xlarge.search
Hardware Basisc4.2xlargec5.2xlarge

On-demand prices by region

Cheapest for c4.2xlarge.search first. standard option, USD per hour.

Regionc4.2xlarge.searchc5.2xlarge.searchDifference
US East (N. Virginia)Used in summaryus-east-1$0.587$0.502▼ 14%
US East (Ohio)us-east-2$0.587$0.502▼ 14%
US West (Oregon)us-west-2$0.587$0.502▼ 14%
Canada (Central)ca-central-1$0.646$0.549▼ 15%
Asia Pacific (Mumbai)ap-south-1$0.648$0.502▼ 23%
EU (Ireland)eu-west-1$0.668$0.566▼ 15%
Asia Pacific (Seoul)ap-northeast-2$0.67$0.566▼ 16%
EU (Frankfurt)eu-central-1$0.67$0.572▼ 15%
Asia Pacific (Singapore)ap-southeast-1$0.681$0.578▼ 15%
EU (London)eu-west-2$0.702$0.596▼ 15%
AWS GovCloud (US-West)us-gov-west-1$0.704$0.602▼ 14%
US West (N. California)us-west-1$0.735$0.625▼ 15%
Asia Pacific (Tokyo)ap-northeast-1$0.743$0.631▼ 15%
Asia Pacific (Sydney)ap-southeast-2$0.77$0.655▼ 15%
South America (Sao Paulo)sa-east-1$0.912$0.773▼ 15%

Keep exploring

Each type’s own page, and how it compares with others.

c4.2xlarge.searchCompute optimized, c4 family
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AWS OpenSearch standard option prices in USD. Monthly figures use 730 hours. Prices last updated 12 Nov 2026.