c6g.xlarge.searchvsm6g.xlarge.search

c6g.xlarge.search is 12% cheaper than m6g.xlarge.search on demand in US East (N. Virginia), saving $21.90 a month.

At a glancec6g.xlarge.searchm6g.xlarge.search
On-demand$0.226/hr12% less$0.256/hr
Lowest rate$0.118/hr11% less3-yr reserved, no upfront$0.133/hr3-yr reserved, no upfront
Size4 vCPUs, 8 GiB4 vCPUs, 16 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.xlarge.searchm6g.xlarge.searchm6g.xlarge.search vs c6g.xlarge.search
On-demandPay by the hour$0.226$0.256▲ 13%
1-yr reservedNo upfront31% off$0.15631% off$0.177▲ 13%
3-yr reservedNo upfront48% off$0.11848% off$0.133▲ 13%

Key differences

The biggest lead each one has.

Where c6g.xlarge.search leads
On-demand price$0.226 vs $0.256 per hour
12% cheaper
Where m6g.xlarge.search leads
Memory (GiB)16 vs 8
2× higher

Specs

4 of 24 specs differ. Those are in bold.

ComputeAll 8 matchc6g.xlarge.searchm6g.xlarge.search
vCPUs44
Physical cores44
Threads per core11
Architecturearm64arm64
CPU makerAWSAWS
Sustained clock2.5 GHz2.5 GHz
BurstableNoNo
ECUvariablevariable
Memory1 of 1 differc6g.xlarge.searchm6g.xlarge.search
Memory (GiB)816
NetworkingAll 2 matchc6g.xlarge.searchm6g.xlarge.search
Network baseline1.25 Gbps1.25 Gbps
Network peak10 Gbps10 Gbps
StorageAll 7 matchc6g.xlarge.searchm6g.xlarge.search
StorageEBS OnlyEBS Only
EBS baseline bandwidth1,188 Mbps1,188 Mbps
EBS max bandwidth4,750 Mbps4,750 Mbps
EBS baseline throughput148.5 MB/s148.5 MB/s
EBS max throughput593.75 MB/s593.75 MB/s
EBS baseline IOPS6,0006,000
EBS max IOPS20,00020,000
ClusterAll 2 matchc6g.xlarge.searchm6g.xlarge.search
Node rolesData, Dedicated manager, CoordinatorData, Dedicated manager, Coordinator
UltraWarmYesYes
Instance details2 of 3 differc6g.xlarge.searchm6g.xlarge.search
Familyc6gm6g
CategoryCompute optimizedGeneral purpose
Current generationYesYes
Other1 of 1 differc6g.xlarge.searchm6g.xlarge.search
Hardware Basisc6g.xlargem6g.xlarge

On-demand prices by region

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

Regionc6g.xlarge.searchm6g.xlarge.searchDifference
Asia Pacific (Hyderabad)ap-south-2$0.141$0.168▲ 19%
Asia Pacific (Mumbai)ap-south-1$0.141$0.168▲ 19%
Asia Pacific (Malaysia)ap-southeast-5$0.221$0.2712▲ 23%
US East (N. Virginia)Used in summaryus-east-1$0.226$0.256▲ 13%
US East (Ohio)us-east-2$0.226$0.256▲ 13%
US West (Oregon)us-west-2$0.226$0.256▲ 13%
EU (Stockholm)eu-north-1$0.242$0.272▲ 12%
Canada (Central)ca-central-1$0.247$0.284▲ 15%
Canada West (Calgary)ca-west-1$0.247$0.284▲ 15%
EU (Ireland)eu-west-1$0.255$0.286▲ 12%
Europe (Spain)eu-south-2$0.255$0.286▲ 12%
Asia Pacific (Seoul)ap-northeast-2$0.256$0.312▲ 22%
EU (Frankfurt)eu-central-1$0.258$0.305▲ 18%
Asia Pacific (Jakarta)ap-southeast-3$0.26$0.319▲ 23%
Asia Pacific (Singapore)ap-southeast-1$0.26$0.319▲ 23%
EU (London)eu-west-2$0.268$0.295▲ 10%
EU (Milan)eu-south-1$0.268$0.297▲ 11%
Israel (Tel Aviv)il-central-1$0.268$0.3▲ 12%
EU (Paris)eu-west-3$0.269$0.299▲ 11%
AWS GovCloud (US-East)us-gov-east-1$0.271$0.321▲ 18%
AWS GovCloud (US-West)us-gov-west-1$0.271$0.321▲ 18%
Middle East (Bahrain)me-south-1$0.272$0.301▲ 11%
Europe (Zurich)eu-central-2$0.273$0.324▲ 19%
Asia Pacific (Osaka)ap-northeast-3$0.275$0.317▲ 15%
US West (N. California)us-west-1$0.282$0.297▲ 5%
Asia Pacific (Tokyo)ap-northeast-1$0.284$0.329▲ 16%
Middle East (UAE)me-central-1$0.2856$0.3203▲ 12%
Asia Pacific (Hong Kong)ap-east-1$0.286$0.352▲ 23%
Asia Pacific (Melbourne)ap-southeast-4$0.295$0.319▲ 8%
Asia Pacific (Sydney)ap-southeast-2$0.295$0.319▲ 8%
South America (Sao Paulo)sa-east-1$0.348$0.406▲ 17%

Keep exploring

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

c6g.xlarge.searchCompute optimized, c6g family
c6g.xlarge.search prices and specsEvery size in the c6g family

Compare c6g.xlarge.search with

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m6g.xlarge.searchGeneral purpose, m6g family
m6g.xlarge.search prices and specsEvery size in the m6g family

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r6g.xlarge.searchm7g.xlarge.search

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