c7g.16xlarge.searchvsr7g.16xlarge.search

c7g.16xlarge.search is 32% cheaper than r7g.16xlarge.search on demand in US East (N. Virginia), saving $1,341.74 a month.

At a glancec7g.16xlarge.searchr7g.16xlarge.search
On-demand$3.851/hr32% less$5.689/hr
Lowest rate$2.003/hr32% less3-yr reserved, no upfront$2.958/hr3-yr reserved, no upfront
Size64 vCPUs, 128 GiB64 vCPUs, 512 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.

Optionc7g.16xlarge.searchr7g.16xlarge.searchr7g.16xlarge.search vs c7g.16xlarge.search
On-demandPay by the hour$3.851$5.689▲ 48%
1-yr reservedNo upfront31% off$2.65731% off$3.925▲ 48%
3-yr reservedNo upfront48% off$2.00348% off$2.958▲ 48%
1-yr savings planHourly commitment20% off$3.08120% off$4.551▲ 48%

Key differences

The biggest lead each one has.

Where c7g.16xlarge.search leads
On-demand price$3.851 vs $5.689 per hour
32% cheaper
Where r7g.16xlarge.search leads
Memory (GiB)512 vs 128
4× higher

Specs

4 of 24 specs differ. Those are in bold.

ComputeAll 8 matchc7g.16xlarge.searchr7g.16xlarge.search
vCPUs6464
Physical cores6464
Threads per core11
Architecturearm64arm64
CPU makerAWSAWS
Sustained clock2.6 GHz2.6 GHz
BurstableNoNo
ECUvariablevariable
Memory1 of 1 differc7g.16xlarge.searchr7g.16xlarge.search
Memory (GiB)128512
NetworkingAll 2 matchc7g.16xlarge.searchr7g.16xlarge.search
Network baseline30 Gbps30 Gbps
Network peak30 Gbps30 Gbps
StorageAll 7 matchc7g.16xlarge.searchr7g.16xlarge.search
StorageEBS OnlyEBS Only
EBS baseline bandwidth20,000 Mbps20,000 Mbps
EBS max bandwidth20,000 Mbps20,000 Mbps
EBS baseline throughput2,500 MB/s2,500 MB/s
EBS max throughput2,500 MB/s2,500 MB/s
EBS baseline IOPS80,00080,000
EBS max IOPS80,00080,000
ClusterAll 2 matchc7g.16xlarge.searchr7g.16xlarge.search
Node rolesData, Dedicated manager, CoordinatorData, Dedicated manager, Coordinator
UltraWarmYesYes
Instance details2 of 3 differc7g.16xlarge.searchr7g.16xlarge.search
Familyc7gr7g
CategoryCompute optimizedMemory optimized
Current generationYesYes
Other1 of 1 differc7g.16xlarge.searchr7g.16xlarge.search
Hardware Basisc7g.16xlarger7g.16xlarge

On-demand prices by region

Cheapest for c7g.16xlarge.search first. standard option, USD per hour.

Regionc7g.16xlarge.searchr7g.16xlarge.searchDifference
Asia Pacific (Hyderabad)ap-south-2$2.607$3.988▲ 53%
Asia Pacific (Mumbai)ap-south-1$2.607$3.988▲ 53%
Asia Pacific (Malaysia)ap-southeast-5$3.761$5.834▲ 55%
Asia Pacific (Thailand)ap-southeast-7$3.761$5.834▲ 55%
US East (Ohio)us-east-2$3.838$5.689▲ 48%
US East (N. Virginia)Used in summaryus-east-1$3.851$5.689▲ 48%
US West (Oregon)us-west-2$3.851$5.689▲ 48%
Mexico (Central)mx-central-1$4.044$5.974▲ 48%
EU (Stockholm)eu-north-1$4.109$6.05▲ 47%
Europe (Spain)eu-south-2$4.117$6.364▲ 55%
EU (Ireland)eu-west-1$4.118$6.366▲ 55%
Canada West (Calgary)ca-west-1$4.20$6.231▲ 48%
Canada (Central)ca-central-1$4.20$6.231▲ 48%
Israel (Tel Aviv)il-central-1$4.324$6.685▲ 55%
Asia Pacific (Seoul)ap-northeast-2$4.335$6.863▲ 58%
Asia Pacific (Taipei)ap-east-2$4.349$6.177▲ 42%
EU (Frankfurt)eu-central-1$4.38$6.863▲ 57%
Asia Pacific (Jakarta)ap-southeast-3$4.425$6.863▲ 55%
Asia Pacific (Singapore)ap-southeast-1$4.425$6.863▲ 55%
EU (Milan)eu-south-1$4.55$6.667▲ 47%
EU (London)eu-west-2$4.561$6.682▲ 47%
EU (Paris)eu-west-3$4.561$6.683▲ 47%
AWS GovCloud (US-East)us-gov-east-1$4.606$6.819▲ 48%
AWS GovCloud (US-West)us-gov-west-1$4.606$6.819▲ 48%
Middle East (Bahrain)me-south-1$4.768$7.003▲ 47%
US West (N. California)us-west-1$4.786$6.321▲ 32%
Europe (Zurich)eu-central-2$4.818$7.549▲ 57%
Asia Pacific (Osaka)ap-northeast-3$4.831$6.863▲ 42%
Asia Pacific (Tokyo)ap-northeast-1$4.832$6.863▲ 42%
Asia Pacific (Hong Kong)ap-east-1$4.834$7.543▲ 56%
Asia Pacific (Sydney)ap-southeast-2$5.012$6.818▲ 36%
Africa (Cape Town)af-south-1$5.147$7.585▲ 47%
Asia Pacific (New Zealand)ap-southeast-6$5.263$7.159▲ 36%
South America (Sao Paulo)sa-east-1$5.901$9.054▲ 53%

Keep exploring

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

c7g.16xlarge.searchCompute optimized, c7g family
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AWS OpenSearch standard option prices in USD. Monthly figures use 730 hours. Prices last updated 12 Nov 2026.