c7i.large.searchvsm7i.large.search

c7i.large.search is 11% cheaper than m7i.large.search on demand in US East (N. Virginia), saving $13.14 a month.

At a glancec7i.large.searchm7i.large.search
On-demand$0.143/hr11% less$0.161/hr
Lowest rate$0.074/hr12% less3-yr reserved, no upfront$0.084/hr3-yr reserved, no upfront
Size2 vCPUs, 4 GiB2 vCPUs, 8 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.large.searchm7i.large.searchm7i.large.search vs c7i.large.search
On-demandPay by the hour$0.143$0.161▲ 13%
1-yr reservedNo upfront31% off$0.09931% off$0.111▲ 12%
3-yr reservedNo upfront48% off$0.07448% off$0.084▲ 14%
1-yr savings planHourly commitment20% off$0.114420% off$0.1288▲ 13%

Key differences

The biggest lead each one has.

Where c7i.large.search leads
On-demand price$0.143 vs $0.161 per hour
11% cheaper
Where m7i.large.search leads
Memory (GiB)8 vs 4
2× higher

Specs

4 of 23 specs differ. Those are in bold.

ComputeAll 7 matchc7i.large.searchm7i.large.search
vCPUs22
Physical cores11
Threads per core22
CPU makerIntelIntel
Sustained clock3.2 GHz3.2 GHz
BurstableNoNo
ECUvariablevariable
Memory1 of 1 differc7i.large.searchm7i.large.search
Memory (GiB)48
NetworkingAll 2 matchc7i.large.searchm7i.large.search
Network baseline0.781 Gbps0.781 Gbps
Network peak12.5 Gbps12.5 Gbps
StorageAll 7 matchc7i.large.searchm7i.large.search
StorageEBS OnlyEBS Only
EBS baseline bandwidth650 Mbps650 Mbps
EBS max bandwidth10,000 Mbps10,000 Mbps
EBS baseline throughput81.25 MB/s81.25 MB/s
EBS max throughput1,250 MB/s1,250 MB/s
EBS baseline IOPS3,6003,600
EBS max IOPS40,00040,000
ClusterAll 2 matchc7i.large.searchm7i.large.search
Node rolesData, Dedicated manager, CoordinatorData, Dedicated manager, Coordinator
UltraWarmYesYes
Instance details2 of 3 differc7i.large.searchm7i.large.search
Familyc7im7i
CategoryCompute optimizedGeneral purpose
Current generationYesYes
Other1 of 1 differc7i.large.searchm7i.large.search
Hardware Basisc7i.largem7i.large

On-demand prices by region

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

Regionc7i.large.searchm7i.large.searchDifference
Asia Pacific (Malaysia)ap-southeast-5$0.14$0.171▲ 22%
Asia Pacific (Thailand)ap-southeast-7$0.14$0.171▲ 22%
Asia Pacific (Mumbai)ap-south-1$0.143$0.17▲ 19%
US East (N. Virginia)Used in summaryus-east-1$0.143$0.161▲ 13%
US East (Ohio)us-east-2$0.143$0.161▲ 13%
US West (Oregon)us-west-2$0.143$0.161▲ 13%
Mexico (Central)mx-central-1$0.15$0.169▲ 13%
EU (Ireland)eu-west-1$0.153$0.18▲ 18%
EU (Stockholm)eu-north-1$0.153$0.171▲ 12%
Canada (Central)ca-central-1$0.156$0.18▲ 15%
Asia Pacific (Seoul)ap-northeast-2$0.161$0.198▲ 23%
Europe (Spain)eu-south-2$0.161$0.18▲ 12%
Asia Pacific (Taipei)ap-east-2$0.162$0.1872▲ 16%
EU (Frankfurt)eu-central-1$0.163$0.193▲ 18%
Asia Pacific (Jakarta)ap-southeast-3$0.1646$0.2016▲ 22%
Asia Pacific (Singapore)ap-southeast-1$0.165$0.202▲ 22%
EU (London)eu-west-2$0.17$0.186▲ 9%
EU (Paris)eu-west-3$0.17$0.188▲ 11%
AWS GovCloud (US-East)us-gov-east-1$0.171$0.203▲ 19%
AWS GovCloud (US-West)us-gov-west-1$0.1714$0.203▲ 18%
Middle East (UAE)me-central-1$0.1716$0.1977▲ 15%
US West (N. California)us-west-1$0.178$0.188▲ 6%
Europe (Zurich)eu-central-2$0.1793$0.2125▲ 19%
Asia Pacific (Osaka)ap-northeast-3$0.1798$0.2083▲ 16%
Asia Pacific (Tokyo)ap-northeast-1$0.18$0.208▲ 16%
Asia Pacific (Hong Kong)ap-east-1$0.1814$0.2218▲ 22%
Asia Pacific (Sydney)ap-southeast-2$0.186$0.202▲ 9%
Asia Pacific (Melbourne)ap-southeast-4$0.1865$0.2016▲ 8%
Africa (Cape Town)af-south-1$0.1915$0.2134▲ 11%
Asia Pacific (New Zealand)ap-southeast-6$0.1953$0.2121▲ 9%
South America (Sao Paulo)sa-east-1$0.22$0.257▲ 17%

Keep exploring

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

c7i.large.searchCompute optimized, c7i family
c7i.large.search prices and specsEvery size in the c7i family

Compare c7i.large.search with

c7g.large.searchr7i.large.searchc5.large.search
m7i.large.searchGeneral purpose, m7i family
m7i.large.search prices and specsEvery size in the m7i family

Compare m7i.large.search with

m7g.large.searchr7i.large.searchm5.large.search

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