c7i.16xlarge.searchvsm7i.16xlarge.search

c7i.16xlarge.search is 11% cheaper than m7i.16xlarge.search on demand in US East (N. Virginia), saving $431.43 a month.

At a glancec7i.16xlarge.searchm7i.16xlarge.search
On-demand$4.57/hr11% less$5.161/hr
Lowest rate$2.376/hr11% less3-yr reserved, no upfront$2.684/hr3-yr reserved, no upfront
Size64 vCPUs, 128 GiB64 vCPUs, 256 GiB

Prices in US East (N. Virginia)

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

Optionc7i.16xlarge.searchm7i.16xlarge.searchm7i.16xlarge.search vs c7i.16xlarge.search
On-demandPay by the hour$4.57$5.161▲ 13%
1-yr reservedNo upfront31% off$3.15331% off$3.561▲ 13%
3-yr reservedNo upfront48% off$2.37648% off$2.684▲ 13%
1-yr savings planHourly commitment20% off$3.65620% off$4.129▲ 13%

Key differences

The biggest lead each one has.

Where c7i.16xlarge.search leads
On-demand price$4.57 vs $5.161 per hour
11% cheaper
Where m7i.16xlarge.search leads
Memory (GiB)256 vs 128
2× higher

Specs

4 of 23 specs differ. Those are in bold.

ComputeAll 7 matchc7i.16xlarge.searchm7i.16xlarge.search
vCPUs6464
Physical cores3232
Threads per core22
CPU makerIntelIntel
Sustained clock3.2 GHz3.2 GHz
BurstableNoNo
ECUvariablevariable
Memory1 of 1 differc7i.16xlarge.searchm7i.16xlarge.search
Memory (GiB)128256
NetworkingAll 2 matchc7i.16xlarge.searchm7i.16xlarge.search
Network baseline25 Gbps25 Gbps
Network peak25 Gbps25 Gbps
StorageAll 7 matchc7i.16xlarge.searchm7i.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 matchc7i.16xlarge.searchm7i.16xlarge.search
Node rolesData, Dedicated managerData, Dedicated manager
UltraWarmYesYes
Instance details2 of 3 differc7i.16xlarge.searchm7i.16xlarge.search
Familyc7im7i
CategoryCompute optimizedGeneral purpose
Current generationYesYes
Other1 of 1 differc7i.16xlarge.searchm7i.16xlarge.search
Hardware Basisc7i.16xlargem7i.16xlarge

On-demand prices by region

Cheapest for c7i.16xlarge.search first. standard option, USD per hour.

Regionc7i.16xlarge.searchm7i.16xlarge.searchDifference
Asia Pacific (Malaysia)ap-southeast-5$4.478$5.484▲ 22%
Asia Pacific (Thailand)ap-southeast-7$4.479$5.484▲ 22%
Asia Pacific (Mumbai)ap-south-1$4.57$5.43▲ 19%
US East (N. Virginia)Used in summaryus-east-1$4.57$5.161▲ 13%
US East (Ohio)us-east-2$4.57$5.161▲ 13%
US West (Oregon)us-west-2$4.57$5.161▲ 13%
Mexico (Central)mx-central-1$4.798$5.419▲ 13%
EU (Stockholm)eu-north-1$4.892$5.484▲ 12%
EU (Ireland)eu-west-1$4.903$5.752▲ 17%
Canada (Central)ca-central-1$5.00$5.752▲ 15%
Asia Pacific (Seoul)ap-northeast-2$5.161$6.344▲ 23%
Europe (Spain)eu-south-2$5.161$5.752▲ 11%
Asia Pacific (Taipei)ap-east-2$5.177$5.999▲ 16%
EU (Frankfurt)eu-central-1$5.215$6.182▲ 19%
Asia Pacific (Singapore)ap-southeast-1$5.268$6.451▲ 22%
Asia Pacific (Jakarta)ap-southeast-3$5.269$6.451▲ 22%
EU (London)eu-west-2$5.43$5.967▲ 10%
EU (Paris)eu-west-3$5.43$6.021▲ 11%
AWS GovCloud (US-West)us-gov-west-1$5.484$6.505▲ 19%
AWS GovCloud (US-East)us-gov-east-1$5.484$6.505▲ 19%
Middle East (UAE)me-central-1$5.491$6.328▲ 15%
US West (N. California)us-west-1$5.699$6.021▲ 6%
Europe (Zurich)eu-central-2$5.736$6.80▲ 19%
Asia Pacific (Tokyo)ap-northeast-1$5.752$6.666▲ 16%
Asia Pacific (Osaka)ap-northeast-3$5.752$6.666▲ 16%
Asia Pacific (Hong Kong)ap-east-1$5.806$7.096▲ 22%
Asia Pacific (Sydney)ap-southeast-2$5.967$6.451▲ 8%
Asia Pacific (Melbourne)ap-southeast-4$5.967$6.451▲ 8%
Africa (Cape Town)af-south-1$6.129$6.827▲ 11%
Asia Pacific (New Zealand)ap-southeast-6$6.265$6.774▲ 8%
South America (Sao Paulo)sa-east-1$7.043$8.225▲ 17%

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

c7i.16xlarge.searchCompute optimized, c7i family
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m7i.16xlarge.search prices and specsEvery size in the m7i family

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