c4.xlarge.searchvsr4.xlarge.search

c4.xlarge.search is 25% cheaper than r4.xlarge.search on demand in US East (N. Virginia), saving $71.54 a month.

At a glancec4.xlarge.searchr4.xlarge.search
On-demand$0.294/hr25% less$0.392/hr
Lowest rate$0.153/hr25% less3-yr reserved, no upfront$0.204/hr3-yr reserved, no upfront
Size4 vCPUs, 7.5 GiB4 vCPUs, 30.5 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.xlarge.searchr4.xlarge.searchr4.xlarge.search vs c4.xlarge.search
On-demandPay by the hour$0.294$0.392▲ 33%
1-yr reservedNo upfront31% off$0.20331% off$0.27▲ 33%
3-yr reservedNo upfront48% off$0.15348% off$0.204▲ 33%

Key differences

The biggest lead each one has.

Where c4.xlarge.search leads
On-demand price$0.294 vs $0.392 per hour
25% cheaper
Sustained clock2.9 GHz vs 2.3 GHz
26% higher
Where r4.xlarge.search leads
Memory (GiB)30.5 vs 7.5
4.1× higher
Network peak10 Gbps vs 2.8 Gbps
3.6× higher
EBS baseline bandwidth850 Mbps vs 750 Mbps
13% higher

Specs

11 of 23 specs differ. Those are in bold.

Compute2 of 7 differc4.xlarge.searchr4.xlarge.search
vCPUs44
Physical cores22
Threads per core22
CPU makerIntelIntel
Sustained clock2.9 GHz2.3 GHz
BurstableNoNo
ECU1613.5
Memory1 of 1 differc4.xlarge.searchr4.xlarge.search
Memory (GiB)7.530.5
Networking1 of 2 differc4.xlarge.searchr4.xlarge.search
Network baseline1.25 Gbps1.25 Gbps
Network peak2.8 Gbps10 Gbps
Storage4 of 7 differc4.xlarge.searchr4.xlarge.search
StorageEBS OnlyEBS Only
EBS baseline bandwidth750 Mbps850 Mbps
EBS max bandwidth750 Mbps850 Mbps
EBS baseline throughput93.75 MB/s106.25 MB/s
EBS max throughput93.75 MB/s106.25 MB/s
EBS baseline IOPS6,0006,000
EBS max IOPS6,0006,000
ClusterAll 2 matchc4.xlarge.searchr4.xlarge.search
Node rolesData, Dedicated managerData, Dedicated manager
UltraWarmYesYes
Instance details2 of 3 differc4.xlarge.searchr4.xlarge.search
Familyc4r4
CategoryCompute optimizedMemory optimized
Current generationYesYes
Other1 of 1 differc4.xlarge.searchr4.xlarge.search
Hardware Basisc4.xlarger4.xlarge

On-demand prices by region

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

Regionc4.xlarge.searchr4.xlarge.searchDifference
US East (N. Virginia)Used in summaryus-east-1$0.294$0.392▲ 33%
US East (Ohio)us-east-2$0.294$0.392▲ 33%
US West (Oregon)us-west-2$0.294$0.392▲ 33%
Canada (Central)ca-central-1$0.322$0.431▲ 34%
Asia Pacific (Mumbai)ap-south-1$0.325$0.448▲ 38%
EU (Ireland)eu-west-1$0.333$0.437▲ 31%
Asia Pacific (Seoul)ap-northeast-2$0.335$0.472▲ 41%
EU (Frankfurt)eu-central-1$0.335$0.472▲ 41%
Asia Pacific (Singapore)ap-southeast-1$0.341$0.472▲ 38%
EU (London)eu-west-2$0.35$0.46▲ 31%
AWS GovCloud (US-West)us-gov-west-1$0.353$0.47▲ 33%
US West (N. California)us-west-1$0.367$0.437▲ 19%
Asia Pacific (Tokyo)ap-northeast-1$0.372$0.472▲ 27%
Asia Pacific (Sydney)ap-southeast-2$0.385$0.472▲ 23%
South America (Sao Paulo)sa-east-1$0.456$0.826▲ 81%

Keep exploring

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