c5.xlarge.searchvsr5.xlarge.search

c5.xlarge.search is 33% cheaper than r5.xlarge.search on demand in US East (N. Virginia), saving $88.33 a month.

At a glancec5.xlarge.searchr5.xlarge.search
On-demand$0.251/hr33% less$0.372/hr
Lowest rate$0.131/hr32% less3-yr reserved, no upfront$0.193/hr3-yr reserved, no upfront
Size4 vCPUs, 8 GiB4 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.xlarge.searchr5.xlarge.searchr5.xlarge.search vs c5.xlarge.search
On-demandPay by the hour$0.251$0.372▲ 48%
1-yr reservedNo upfront31% off$0.17331% off$0.257▲ 49%
3-yr reservedNo upfront48% off$0.13148% off$0.193▲ 47%

Key differences

The biggest lead each one has.

Where c5.xlarge.search leads
On-demand price$0.251 vs $0.372 per hour
33% cheaper
Sustained clock3.4 GHz vs 3.1 GHz
10% higher
EBS max IOPS20,000 vs 18,750
7% higher
Where r5.xlarge.search leads
Memory (GiB)32 vs 8
4× higher
ECU19 vs 17
12% higher

Specs

7 of 23 specs differ. Those are in bold.

Compute2 of 7 differc5.xlarge.searchr5.xlarge.search
vCPUs44
Physical cores22
Threads per core22
CPU makerIntelIntel
Sustained clock3.4 GHz3.1 GHz
BurstableNoNo
ECU1719
Memory1 of 1 differc5.xlarge.searchr5.xlarge.search
Memory (GiB)832
NetworkingAll 2 matchc5.xlarge.searchr5.xlarge.search
Network baseline1.25 Gbps1.25 Gbps
Network peak10 Gbps10 Gbps
Storage1 of 7 differc5.xlarge.searchr5.xlarge.search
StorageEBS OnlyEBS Only
EBS baseline bandwidth1,150 Mbps1,150 Mbps
EBS max bandwidth4,750 Mbps4,750 Mbps
EBS baseline throughput143.75 MB/s143.75 MB/s
EBS max throughput593.75 MB/s593.75 MB/s
EBS baseline IOPS6,0006,000
EBS max IOPS20,00018,750
ClusterAll 2 matchc5.xlarge.searchr5.xlarge.search
Node rolesData, Dedicated manager, CoordinatorData, Dedicated manager, Coordinator
UltraWarmYesYes
Instance details2 of 3 differc5.xlarge.searchr5.xlarge.search
Familyc5r5
CategoryCompute optimizedMemory optimized
Current generationYesYes
Other1 of 1 differc5.xlarge.searchr5.xlarge.search
Hardware Basisc5.xlarger5.xlarge

On-demand prices by region

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

Regionc5.xlarge.searchr5.xlarge.searchDifference
Asia Pacific (Hyderabad)ap-south-2$0.251$0.384▲ 53%
Asia Pacific (Mumbai)ap-south-1$0.251$0.384▲ 53%
US East (N. Virginia)Used in summaryus-east-1$0.251$0.372▲ 48%
US East (Ohio)us-east-2$0.251$0.372▲ 48%
US West (Oregon)us-west-2$0.251$0.372▲ 48%
EU (Stockholm)eu-north-1$0.268$0.395▲ 47%
Canada (Central)ca-central-1$0.274$0.407▲ 49%
Canada West (Calgary)ca-west-1$0.274$0.407▲ 49%
Asia Pacific (Seoul)ap-northeast-2$0.283$0.448▲ 58%
EU (Ireland)eu-west-1$0.283$0.416▲ 47%
Europe (Spain)eu-south-2$0.283$0.416▲ 47%
EU (Frankfurt)eu-central-1$0.286$0.448▲ 57%
Asia Pacific (Jakarta)ap-southeast-3$0.289$0.448▲ 55%
Asia Pacific (Singapore)ap-southeast-1$0.289$0.448▲ 55%
Israel (Tel Aviv)il-central-1$0.297$0.437▲ 47%
EU (Milan)eu-south-1$0.2972$0.4368▲ 47%
EU (London)eu-west-2$0.298$0.437▲ 47%
EU (Paris)eu-west-3$0.298$0.437▲ 47%
AWS GovCloud (US-East)us-gov-east-1$0.301$0.445▲ 48%
AWS GovCloud (US-West)us-gov-west-1$0.301$0.445▲ 48%
Middle East (UAE)me-central-1$0.3113$0.4576▲ 47%
Middle East (Bahrain)me-south-1$0.312$0.458▲ 47%
US West (N. California)us-west-1$0.313$0.413▲ 32%
Europe (Zurich)eu-central-2$0.315$0.493▲ 57%
Asia Pacific (Osaka)ap-northeast-3$0.316$0.448▲ 42%
Asia Pacific (Tokyo)ap-northeast-1$0.316$0.448▲ 42%
Asia Pacific (Hong Kong)ap-east-1$0.3179$0.4928▲ 55%
Asia Pacific (Melbourne)ap-southeast-4$0.327$0.445▲ 36%
Asia Pacific (Sydney)ap-southeast-2$0.327$0.445▲ 36%
Africa (Cape Town)af-south-1$0.3368$0.495▲ 47%
South America (Sao Paulo)sa-east-1$0.386$0.591▲ 53%

Keep exploring

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

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