i2.2xlarge.searchvsi3.2xlarge.search

i3.2xlarge.search is 58% cheaper than i2.2xlarge.search on demand in US East (N. Virginia), saving $1,013.97 a month.

At a glancei2.2xlarge.searchi3.2xlarge.search
On-demand$2.387/hr$0.998/hr58% less
Size8 vCPUs, 61 GiB8 vCPUs, 61 GiB

Prices in US East (N. Virginia)

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

Optioni2.2xlarge.searchi3.2xlarge.searchi3.2xlarge.search vs i2.2xlarge.search
On-demandPay by the hour$2.387$0.998▼ 58%
1-yr reservedNo upfront—31% off$0.689—
3-yr reservedNo upfront—48% off$0.519—

Key differences

The biggest lead each one has.

Where i2.2xlarge.search leads
Sustained clock2.5 GHz vs 2.3 GHz
9% higher
Where i3.2xlarge.search leads
On-demand price$0.998 vs $2.387 per hour
58% cheaper
Network baseline2.5 Gbps vs 1 Gbps
2.5× higher
EBS baseline bandwidth1,700 Mbps vs 1,000 Mbps
70% higher

Specs

13 of 24 specs differ. Those are in bold.

Compute2 of 7 differi2.2xlarge.searchi3.2xlarge.search
vCPUs88
Physical cores44
Threads per core22
CPU makerIntelIntel
Sustained clock2.5 GHz2.3 GHz
BurstableNoNo
ECU–27
MemoryAll 1 matchi2.2xlarge.searchi3.2xlarge.search
Memory (GiB)6161
Networking1 of 2 differi2.2xlarge.searchi3.2xlarge.search
Network baseline1 Gbps2.5 Gbps
Network peak10 Gbps10 Gbps
Storage8 of 8 differi2.2xlarge.searchi3.2xlarge.search
Storage2 x 800 SSD1 x 1900 NVMe SSD
Local disks2 × 800 GB SSD1 × 1,900 GB SSD
EBS baseline bandwidth1,000 Mbps1,700 Mbps
EBS max bandwidth1,000 Mbps1,700 Mbps
EBS baseline throughput125 MB/s212.5 MB/s
EBS max throughput125 MB/s212.5 MB/s
EBS baseline IOPS8,00012,000
EBS max IOPS8,00012,000
ClusterAll 2 matchi2.2xlarge.searchi3.2xlarge.search
Node rolesData, Dedicated managerData, Dedicated manager
UltraWarmYesYes
Instance details1 of 3 differi2.2xlarge.searchi3.2xlarge.search
Familyi2i3
CategoryStorage optimizedStorage optimized
Current generationYesYes
Other1 of 1 differi2.2xlarge.searchi3.2xlarge.search
Hardware Basisi2.2xlargei3.2xlarge

On-demand prices by region

Cheapest for i2.2xlarge.search first. standard option, USD per hour.

Regioni2.2xlarge.searchi3.2xlarge.searchDifference
US East (N. Virginia)Used in summaryus-east-1$2.387$0.998▼ 58%
US West (Oregon)us-west-2$2.387$0.998▼ 58%
EU (Ireland)eu-west-1$2.626$1.101▼ 58%
US West (N. California)us-west-1$2.626$1.101▼ 58%
Asia Pacific (Mumbai)ap-south-1$2.707$1.133▼ 58%
Asia Pacific (Tokyo)ap-northeast-1$2.801$1.171▼ 58%
EU (Frankfurt)eu-central-1$2.836$1.19▼ 58%
Asia Pacific (Singapore)ap-southeast-1$2.849$1.197▼ 58%
Asia Pacific (Sydney)ap-southeast-2$2.849$1.197▼ 58%

Keep exploring

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

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