c5.2xlarge.searchvsc7i.2xlarge.search

c5.2xlarge.search is 12% cheaper than c7i.2xlarge.search on demand in US East (N. Virginia), saving $50.37 a month.

At a glancec5.2xlarge.searchc7i.2xlarge.search
On-demand$0.502/hr12% less$0.571/hr
Lowest rate$0.261/hr12% less3-yr reserved, no upfront$0.297/hr3-yr reserved, no upfront
Size8 vCPUs, 16 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.

Optionc5.2xlarge.searchc7i.2xlarge.searchc7i.2xlarge.search vs c5.2xlarge.search
On-demandPay by the hour$0.502$0.571▲ 14%
1-yr reservedNo upfront31% off$0.34631% off$0.394▲ 14%
3-yr reservedNo upfront48% off$0.26148% off$0.297▲ 14%
1-yr savings planHourly commitment—20% off$0.4568—

Key differences

The biggest lead each one has.

Where c5.2xlarge.search leads
On-demand price$0.502 vs $0.571 per hour
12% cheaper
Sustained clock3.4 GHz vs 3.2 GHz
6% higher
Where c7i.2xlarge.search leads
EBS max bandwidth10,000 Mbps vs 4,750 Mbps
2.1× higher
Network baseline3.125 Gbps vs 2.5 Gbps
25% higher

Specs

12 of 23 specs differ. Those are in bold.

Compute2 of 7 differc5.2xlarge.searchc7i.2xlarge.search
vCPUs88
Physical cores44
Threads per core22
CPU makerIntelIntel
Sustained clock3.4 GHz3.2 GHz
BurstableNoNo
ECU34variable
MemoryAll 1 matchc5.2xlarge.searchc7i.2xlarge.search
Memory (GiB)1616
Networking2 of 2 differc5.2xlarge.searchc7i.2xlarge.search
Network baseline2.5 Gbps3.125 Gbps
Network peak10 Gbps12.5 Gbps
Storage6 of 7 differc5.2xlarge.searchc7i.2xlarge.search
StorageEBS OnlyEBS Only
EBS baseline bandwidth2,300 Mbps2,500 Mbps
EBS max bandwidth4,750 Mbps10,000 Mbps
EBS baseline throughput287.5 MB/s312.5 MB/s
EBS max throughput593.75 MB/s1,250 MB/s
EBS baseline IOPS10,00012,000
EBS max IOPS20,00040,000
ClusterAll 2 matchc5.2xlarge.searchc7i.2xlarge.search
Node rolesData, Dedicated manager, CoordinatorData, Dedicated manager, Coordinator
UltraWarmYesYes
Instance details1 of 3 differc5.2xlarge.searchc7i.2xlarge.search
Familyc5c7i
CategoryCompute optimizedCompute optimized
Current generationYesYes
Other1 of 1 differc5.2xlarge.searchc7i.2xlarge.search
Hardware Basisc5.2xlargec7i.2xlarge

On-demand prices by region

Cheapest for c5.2xlarge.search first. standard option, USD per hour.

Regionc5.2xlarge.searchc7i.2xlarge.searchDifference
Asia Pacific (Hyderabad)ap-south-2$0.502$0.5712▲ 14%
Asia Pacific (Mumbai)ap-south-1$0.502$0.571▲ 14%
US East (N. Virginia)Used in summaryus-east-1$0.502$0.571▲ 14%
US East (Ohio)us-east-2$0.502$0.571▲ 14%
US West (Oregon)us-west-2$0.502$0.571▲ 14%
EU (Stockholm)eu-north-1$0.537$0.612▲ 14%
Canada (Central)ca-central-1$0.549$0.625▲ 14%
Asia Pacific (Seoul)ap-northeast-2$0.566$0.645▲ 14%
EU (Ireland)eu-west-1$0.566$0.613▲ 8%
Europe (Spain)eu-south-2$0.566$0.645▲ 14%
EU (Frankfurt)eu-central-1$0.572$0.652▲ 14%
Asia Pacific (Jakarta)ap-southeast-3$0.578$0.6586▲ 14%
Asia Pacific (Singapore)ap-southeast-1$0.578$0.659▲ 14%
EU (London)eu-west-2$0.596$0.679▲ 14%
EU (Paris)eu-west-3$0.596$0.679▲ 14%
AWS GovCloud (US-East)us-gov-east-1$0.602$0.685▲ 14%
AWS GovCloud (US-West)us-gov-west-1$0.602$0.6854▲ 14%
Middle East (UAE)me-central-1$0.6226$0.6864▲ 10%
US West (N. California)us-west-1$0.625$0.712▲ 14%
Europe (Zurich)eu-central-2$0.629$0.7171▲ 14%
Asia Pacific (Osaka)ap-northeast-3$0.631$0.719▲ 14%
Asia Pacific (Tokyo)ap-northeast-1$0.631$0.719▲ 14%
Asia Pacific (Hong Kong)ap-east-1$0.6358$0.7258▲ 14%
Asia Pacific (Melbourne)ap-southeast-4$0.655$0.7459▲ 14%
Asia Pacific (Sydney)ap-southeast-2$0.655$0.746▲ 14%
Africa (Cape Town)af-south-1$0.6735$0.7661▲ 14%
South America (Sao Paulo)sa-east-1$0.773$0.88▲ 14%

Keep exploring

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

c5.2xlarge.searchCompute optimized, c5 family
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Compare c5.2xlarge.search with

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