c5.2xlarge.searchvsm5.2xlarge.search

c5.2xlarge.search is 11% cheaper than m5.2xlarge.search on demand in US East (N. Virginia), saving $46.72 a month.

At a glancec5.2xlarge.searchm5.2xlarge.search
On-demand$0.502/hr11% less$0.566/hr
Lowest rate$0.261/hr11% less3-yr reserved, no upfront$0.294/hr3-yr reserved, no upfront
Size8 vCPUs, 16 GiB8 vCPUs, 32 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.searchm5.2xlarge.searchm5.2xlarge.search vs c5.2xlarge.search
On-demandPay by the hour$0.502$0.566▲ 13%
1-yr reservedNo upfront31% off$0.34631% off$0.391▲ 13%
3-yr reservedNo upfront48% off$0.26148% off$0.294▲ 13%

Key differences

The biggest lead each one has.

Where c5.2xlarge.search leads
On-demand price$0.502 vs $0.566 per hour
11% cheaper
Sustained clock3.4 GHz vs 3.1 GHz
10% higher
EBS max IOPS20,000 vs 18,750
7% higher
Where m5.2xlarge.search leads
Memory (GiB)32 vs 16
2× higher
EBS baseline IOPS12,000 vs 10,000
20% higher

Specs

8 of 23 specs differ. Those are in bold.

Compute2 of 7 differc5.2xlarge.searchm5.2xlarge.search
vCPUs88
Physical cores44
Threads per core22
CPU makerIntelIntel
Sustained clock3.4 GHz3.1 GHz
BurstableNoNo
ECU3431
Memory1 of 1 differc5.2xlarge.searchm5.2xlarge.search
Memory (GiB)1632
NetworkingAll 2 matchc5.2xlarge.searchm5.2xlarge.search
Network baseline2.5 Gbps2.5 Gbps
Network peak10 Gbps10 Gbps
Storage2 of 7 differc5.2xlarge.searchm5.2xlarge.search
StorageEBS OnlyEBS Only
EBS baseline bandwidth2,300 Mbps2,300 Mbps
EBS max bandwidth4,750 Mbps4,750 Mbps
EBS baseline throughput287.5 MB/s287.5 MB/s
EBS max throughput593.75 MB/s593.75 MB/s
EBS baseline IOPS10,00012,000
EBS max IOPS20,00018,750
ClusterAll 2 matchc5.2xlarge.searchm5.2xlarge.search
Node rolesData, Dedicated manager, CoordinatorData, Dedicated manager, Coordinator
UltraWarmYesYes
Instance details2 of 3 differc5.2xlarge.searchm5.2xlarge.search
Familyc5m5
CategoryCompute optimizedGeneral purpose
Current generationYesYes
Other1 of 1 differc5.2xlarge.searchm5.2xlarge.search
Hardware Basisc5.2xlargem5.2xlarge

On-demand prices by region

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

Regionc5.2xlarge.searchm5.2xlarge.searchDifference
Asia Pacific (Hyderabad)ap-south-2$0.502$0.596▲ 19%
Asia Pacific (Mumbai)ap-south-1$0.502$0.596▲ 19%
US East (N. Virginia)Used in summaryus-east-1$0.502$0.566▲ 13%
US East (Ohio)us-east-2$0.502$0.566▲ 13%
US West (Oregon)us-west-2$0.502$0.566▲ 13%
EU (Stockholm)eu-north-1$0.537$0.602▲ 12%
Canada (Central)ca-central-1$0.549$0.631▲ 15%
Canada West (Calgary)ca-west-1$0.549$0.631▲ 15%
Asia Pacific (Seoul)ap-northeast-2$0.566$0.696▲ 23%
EU (Ireland)eu-west-1$0.566$0.631▲ 11%
Europe (Spain)eu-south-2$0.566$0.631▲ 11%
EU (Frankfurt)eu-central-1$0.572$0.679▲ 19%
Asia Pacific (Jakarta)ap-southeast-3$0.578$0.708▲ 22%
Asia Pacific (Singapore)ap-southeast-1$0.578$0.708▲ 22%
Israel (Tel Aviv)il-central-1$0.594$0.663▲ 12%
EU (Milan)eu-south-1$0.5943$0.6626▲ 11%
EU (London)eu-west-2$0.596$0.655▲ 10%
EU (Paris)eu-west-3$0.596$0.661▲ 11%
AWS GovCloud (US-East)us-gov-east-1$0.602$0.714▲ 19%
AWS GovCloud (US-West)us-gov-west-1$0.602$0.714▲ 19%
Middle East (UAE)me-central-1$0.6226$0.6941▲ 11%
Middle East (Bahrain)me-south-1$0.623$0.694▲ 11%
US West (N. California)us-west-1$0.625$0.661▲ 6%
Europe (Zurich)eu-central-2$0.629$0.747▲ 19%
Asia Pacific (Osaka)ap-northeast-3$0.631$0.732▲ 16%
Asia Pacific (Tokyo)ap-northeast-1$0.631$0.732▲ 16%
Asia Pacific (Hong Kong)ap-east-1$0.6358$0.7788▲ 22%
Asia Pacific (Melbourne)ap-southeast-4$0.655$0.708▲ 8%
Asia Pacific (Sydney)ap-southeast-2$0.655$0.708▲ 8%
Africa (Cape Town)af-south-1$0.6735$0.7509▲ 11%
South America (Sao Paulo)sa-east-1$0.773$0.903▲ 17%

Keep exploring

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

c5.2xlarge.searchCompute optimized, c5 family
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AWS OpenSearch standard option prices in USD. Monthly figures use 730 hours. Prices last updated 12 Nov 2026.