c6g.12xlarge.searchvsr6g.12xlarge.search

c6g.12xlarge.search is 33% cheaper than r6g.12xlarge.search on demand in US East (N. Virginia), saving $954.11 a month.

At a glancec6g.12xlarge.searchr6g.12xlarge.search
On-demand$2.709/hr33% less$4.016/hr
Lowest rate$1.409/hr33% less3-yr reserved, no upfront$2.088/hr3-yr reserved, no upfront
Size48 vCPUs, 96 GiB48 vCPUs, 384 GiB
Architecturearm64arm64

Prices in US East (N. Virginia)

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

Optionc6g.12xlarge.searchr6g.12xlarge.searchr6g.12xlarge.search vs c6g.12xlarge.search
On-demandPay by the hour$2.709$4.016▲ 48%
1-yr reservedNo upfront31% off$1.86931% off$2.771▲ 48%
3-yr reservedNo upfront48% off$1.40948% off$2.088▲ 48%

Key differences

The biggest lead each one has.

Where c6g.12xlarge.search leads
On-demand price$2.709 vs $4.016 per hour
33% cheaper
Where r6g.12xlarge.search leads
Memory (GiB)384 vs 96
4× higher

Specs

4 of 24 specs differ. Those are in bold.

ComputeAll 8 matchc6g.12xlarge.searchr6g.12xlarge.search
vCPUs4848
Physical cores4848
Threads per core11
Architecturearm64arm64
CPU makerAWSAWS
Sustained clock2.5 GHz2.5 GHz
BurstableNoNo
ECUvariablevariable
Memory1 of 1 differc6g.12xlarge.searchr6g.12xlarge.search
Memory (GiB)96384
NetworkingAll 2 matchc6g.12xlarge.searchr6g.12xlarge.search
Network baseline20 Gbps20 Gbps
Network peak20 Gbps20 Gbps
StorageAll 7 matchc6g.12xlarge.searchr6g.12xlarge.search
StorageEBS OnlyEBS Only
EBS baseline bandwidth14,250 Mbps14,250 Mbps
EBS max bandwidth14,250 Mbps14,250 Mbps
EBS baseline throughput1,781.25 MB/s1,781.25 MB/s
EBS max throughput1,781.25 MB/s1,781.25 MB/s
EBS baseline IOPS50,00050,000
EBS max IOPS50,00050,000
ClusterAll 2 matchc6g.12xlarge.searchr6g.12xlarge.search
Node rolesData, Dedicated manager, CoordinatorData, Dedicated manager, Coordinator
UltraWarmYesYes
Instance details2 of 3 differc6g.12xlarge.searchr6g.12xlarge.search
Familyc6gr6g
CategoryCompute optimizedMemory optimized
Current generationYesYes
Other1 of 1 differc6g.12xlarge.searchr6g.12xlarge.search
Hardware Basisc6g.12xlarger6g.12xlarge

On-demand prices by region

Cheapest for c6g.12xlarge.search first. standard option, USD per hour.

Regionc6g.12xlarge.searchr6g.12xlarge.searchDifference
Asia Pacific (Hyderabad)ap-south-2$1.697$2.59▲ 53%
Asia Pacific (Mumbai)ap-south-1$1.697$2.59▲ 53%
Asia Pacific (Malaysia)ap-southeast-5$2.655$4.118▲ 55%
US East (N. Virginia)Used in summaryus-east-1$2.709$4.016▲ 48%
US East (Ohio)us-east-2$2.709$4.016▲ 48%
US West (Oregon)us-west-2$2.709$4.016▲ 48%
EU (Stockholm)eu-north-1$2.908$4.263▲ 47%
Canada (Central)ca-central-1$2.964$4.398▲ 48%
Canada West (Calgary)ca-west-1$2.964$4.398▲ 48%
EU (Ireland)eu-west-1$3.06$4.494▲ 47%
Europe (Spain)eu-south-2$3.06$4.494▲ 47%
Asia Pacific (Seoul)ap-northeast-2$3.068$4.86▲ 58%
EU (Frankfurt)eu-central-1$3.092$4.845▲ 57%
Asia Pacific (Jakarta)ap-southeast-3$3.123$4.845▲ 55%
Asia Pacific (Singapore)ap-southeast-1$3.123$4.845▲ 55%
Israel (Tel Aviv)il-central-1$3.213$4.719▲ 47%
EU (London)eu-west-2$3.219$4.717▲ 47%
EU (Milan)eu-south-1$3.219$4.717▲ 47%
EU (Paris)eu-west-3$3.227$4.701▲ 46%
AWS GovCloud (US-East)us-gov-east-1$3.251$4.813▲ 48%
AWS GovCloud (US-West)us-gov-west-1$3.251$4.813▲ 48%
Middle East (Bahrain)me-south-1$3.264$4.765▲ 46%
Europe (Zurich)eu-central-2$3.278$5.136▲ 57%
Asia Pacific (Osaka)ap-northeast-3$3.302$4.669▲ 41%
US West (N. California)us-west-1$3.378$4.462▲ 32%
Asia Pacific (Tokyo)ap-northeast-1$3.41$4.845▲ 42%
Asia Pacific (Hong Kong)ap-east-1$3.426$5.339▲ 56%
Middle East (UAE)me-central-1$3.427$5.033▲ 47%
Asia Pacific (Melbourne)ap-southeast-4$3.538$4.813▲ 36%
Asia Pacific (Sydney)ap-southeast-2$3.538$4.813▲ 36%
South America (Sao Paulo)sa-east-1$4.175$6.406▲ 53%

Keep exploring

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

c6g.12xlarge.searchCompute optimized, c6g family
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AWS OpenSearch standard option prices in USD. Monthly figures use 730 hours. Prices last updated 12 Nov 2026.