c4.8xlarge.searchvsc7i.8xlarge.search

c7i.8xlarge.search is 3% cheaper than c4.8xlarge.search on demand in US East (N. Virginia), saving $45.26 a month. Per vCPU, c4.8xlarge.search costs 9% less.

At a glancec4.8xlarge.searchc7i.8xlarge.search
On-demand$2.347/hr$2.285/hr3% less
Lowest rate$1.22/hr3-yr reserved, no upfront$1.188/hr3% less3-yr reserved, no upfront
Size36 vCPUs, 60 GiB32 vCPUs, 64 GiB

Prices in US East (N. Virginia)

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

Optionc4.8xlarge.searchc7i.8xlarge.searchc7i.8xlarge.search vs c4.8xlarge.search
On-demandPay by the hour$2.347$2.285▼ 3%
1-yr reservedNo upfront31% off$1.61931% off$1.577▼ 3%
3-yr reservedNo upfront48% off$1.2248% off$1.188▼ 3%
1-yr savings planHourly commitment—20% off$1.828—

Key differences

The biggest lead each one has.

Where c4.8xlarge.search leads
vCPUs36 vs 32
13% higher
Where c7i.8xlarge.search leads
On-demand price$2.285 vs $2.347 per hour
3% cheaper
EBS baseline bandwidth10,000 Mbps vs 4,000 Mbps
2.5× higher
Network baseline12.5 Gbps vs 10 Gbps
25% higher
Sustained clock3.2 GHz vs 2.9 GHz
10% higher

Specs

16 of 23 specs differ. Those are in bold.

Compute4 of 7 differc4.8xlarge.searchc7i.8xlarge.search
vCPUs3632
Physical cores1816
Threads per core22
CPU makerIntelIntel
Sustained clock2.9 GHz3.2 GHz
BurstableNoNo
ECU132variable
Memory1 of 1 differc4.8xlarge.searchc7i.8xlarge.search
Memory (GiB)6064
Networking2 of 2 differc4.8xlarge.searchc7i.8xlarge.search
Network baseline10 Gbps12.5 Gbps
Network peak10 Gbps12.5 Gbps
Storage6 of 7 differc4.8xlarge.searchc7i.8xlarge.search
StorageEBS OnlyEBS Only
EBS baseline bandwidth4,000 Mbps10,000 Mbps
EBS max bandwidth4,000 Mbps10,000 Mbps
EBS baseline throughput500 MB/s1,250 MB/s
EBS max throughput500 MB/s1,250 MB/s
EBS baseline IOPS32,00040,000
EBS max IOPS32,00040,000
Cluster1 of 2 differc4.8xlarge.searchc7i.8xlarge.search
Node rolesData, Dedicated managerData, Dedicated manager, Coordinator
UltraWarmYesYes
Instance details1 of 3 differc4.8xlarge.searchc7i.8xlarge.search
Familyc4c7i
CategoryCompute optimizedCompute optimized
Current generationYesYes
Other1 of 1 differc4.8xlarge.searchc7i.8xlarge.search
Hardware Basisc4.8xlargec7i.8xlarge

On-demand prices by region

Cheapest for c4.8xlarge.search first. standard option, USD per hour.

Regionc4.8xlarge.searchc7i.8xlarge.searchDifference
US East (N. Virginia)Used in summaryus-east-1$2.347$2.285▼ 3%
US East (Ohio)us-east-2$2.347$2.285▼ 3%
US West (Oregon)us-west-2$2.347$2.285▼ 3%
Canada (Central)ca-central-1$2.581$2.50▼ 3%
Asia Pacific (Mumbai)ap-south-1$2.59$2.285▼ 12%
EU (Ireland)eu-west-1$2.671$2.451▼ 8%
Asia Pacific (Seoul)ap-northeast-2$2.677$2.58▼ 4%
EU (Frankfurt)eu-central-1$2.68$2.607▼ 3%
Asia Pacific (Singapore)ap-southeast-1$2.726$2.634▼ 3%
EU (London)eu-west-2$2.805$2.715▼ 3%
EU (Paris)eu-west-3$2.805$2.715▼ 3%
AWS GovCloud (US-West)us-gov-west-1$2.816$2.742▼ 3%
US West (N. California)us-west-1$2.94$2.849▼ 3%
Asia Pacific (Tokyo)ap-northeast-1$2.974$2.876▼ 3%
Asia Pacific (Sydney)ap-southeast-2$3.075$2.984▼ 3%
South America (Sao Paulo)sa-east-1$3.643$3.521▼ 3%

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AWS OpenSearch standard option prices in USD. Monthly figures use 730 hours. Prices last updated 12 Nov 2026.