i2.xlarge.searchvsi3.xlarge.search

i3.xlarge.search is 58% cheaper than i2.xlarge.search on demand in US East (N. Virginia), saving $507.35 a month.

At a glancei2.xlarge.searchi3.xlarge.search
On-demand$1.194/hr$0.499/hr58% less
Size4 vCPUs, 30.5 GiB4 vCPUs, 30.5 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.xlarge.searchi3.xlarge.searchi3.xlarge.search vs i2.xlarge.search
On-demandPay by the hour$1.194$0.499▼ 58%
1-yr reservedNo upfront—31% off$0.344—
3-yr reservedNo upfront—48% off$0.259—

Key differences

The biggest lead each one has.

Where i2.xlarge.search leads
Sustained clock2.5 GHz vs 2.3 GHz
9% higher
Where i3.xlarge.search leads
On-demand price$0.499 vs $1.194 per hour
58% cheaper
Network peak10 Gbps vs 2.8 Gbps
3.6× higher
EBS baseline bandwidth850 Mbps vs 500 Mbps
70% higher

Specs

14 of 24 specs differ. Those are in bold.

Compute2 of 7 differi2.xlarge.searchi3.xlarge.search
vCPUs44
Physical cores22
Threads per core22
CPU makerIntelIntel
Sustained clock2.5 GHz2.3 GHz
BurstableNoNo
ECU–13
MemoryAll 1 matchi2.xlarge.searchi3.xlarge.search
Memory (GiB)30.530.5
Networking2 of 2 differi2.xlarge.searchi3.xlarge.search
Network baseline0.7 Gbps1.25 Gbps
Network peak2.8 Gbps10 Gbps
Storage8 of 8 differi2.xlarge.searchi3.xlarge.search
Storage1 x 800 SSD1 x 950 NVMe SSD
Local disks1 × 800 GB SSD1 × 950 GB SSD
EBS baseline bandwidth500 Mbps850 Mbps
EBS max bandwidth500 Mbps850 Mbps
EBS baseline throughput62.5 MB/s106.25 MB/s
EBS max throughput62.5 MB/s106.25 MB/s
EBS baseline IOPS4,0006,000
EBS max IOPS4,0006,000
ClusterAll 2 matchi2.xlarge.searchi3.xlarge.search
Node rolesData, Dedicated managerData, Dedicated manager
UltraWarmYesYes
Instance details1 of 3 differi2.xlarge.searchi3.xlarge.search
Familyi2i3
CategoryStorage optimizedStorage optimized
Current generationYesYes
Other1 of 1 differi2.xlarge.searchi3.xlarge.search
Hardware Basisi2.xlargei3.xlarge

On-demand prices by region

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

Regioni2.xlarge.searchi3.xlarge.searchDifference
US East (N. Virginia)Used in summaryus-east-1$1.194$0.499▼ 58%
US West (Oregon)us-west-2$1.194$0.499▼ 58%
EU (Ireland)eu-west-1$1.313$0.55▼ 58%
US West (N. California)us-west-1$1.313$0.55▼ 58%
Asia Pacific (Mumbai)ap-south-1$1.354$0.566▼ 58%
Asia Pacific (Tokyo)ap-northeast-1$1.401$0.586▼ 58%
EU (Frankfurt)eu-central-1$1.418$0.595▼ 58%
Asia Pacific (Singapore)ap-southeast-1$1.425$0.598▼ 58%
Asia Pacific (Sydney)ap-southeast-2$1.425$0.598▼ 58%

Keep exploring

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

i2.xlarge.searchStorage optimized, i2 family
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i3.xlarge.searchStorage optimized, i3 family
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AWS OpenSearch standard option prices in USD. Monthly figures use 730 hours. Prices last updated 12 Nov 2026.