i4g.4xlarge.searchvsi8g.4xlarge.search

i4g.4xlarge.search is 10% cheaper than i8g.4xlarge.search on demand in US East (N. Virginia), saving $159.87 a month.

At a glancei4g.4xlarge.searchi8g.4xlarge.search
On-demand$1.977/hr10% less$2.196/hr
Lowest rate$1.028/hr10% less3-yr reserved, no upfront$1.142/hr3-yr reserved, no upfront
Size16 vCPUs, 128 GiB16 vCPUs, 128 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.

Optioni4g.4xlarge.searchi8g.4xlarge.searchi8g.4xlarge.search vs i4g.4xlarge.search
On-demandPay by the hour$1.977$2.196▲ 11%
1-yr reservedNo upfront31% off$1.36431% off$1.515▲ 11%
3-yr reservedNo upfront48% off$1.02848% off$1.142▲ 11%
1-yr savings planHourly commitment—20% off$1.757—

Key differences

The biggest lead each one has.

Where i4g.4xlarge.search leads
On-demand price$1.977 vs $2.196 per hour
10% cheaper
Where i8g.4xlarge.search leads
Sustained clock2.8 GHz vs 2.5 GHz
12% higher

Specs

5 of 25 specs differ. Those are in bold.

Compute1 of 8 differi4g.4xlarge.searchi8g.4xlarge.search
vCPUs1616
Physical cores1616
Threads per core11
Architecturearm64arm64
CPU makerAWSAWS
Sustained clock2.5 GHz2.8 GHz
BurstableNoNo
ECUvariablevariable
MemoryAll 1 matchi4g.4xlarge.searchi8g.4xlarge.search
Memory (GiB)128128
NetworkingAll 2 matchi4g.4xlarge.searchi8g.4xlarge.search
Network baseline9.375 Gbps9.375 Gbps
Network peak25 Gbps25 Gbps
Storage1 of 8 differi4g.4xlarge.searchi8g.4xlarge.search
Storage1 x 3,750 Nitro SSD1 x 3750 GB SSD
Local disks1 × 3,750 GB SSD1 × 3,750 GB SSD
EBS baseline bandwidth5,000 Mbps5,000 Mbps
EBS max bandwidth10,000 Mbps10,000 Mbps
EBS baseline throughput625 MB/s625 MB/s
EBS max throughput1,250 MB/s1,250 MB/s
EBS baseline IOPS20,00020,000
EBS max IOPS40,00040,000
Cluster1 of 2 differi4g.4xlarge.searchi8g.4xlarge.search
Node rolesData, Dedicated managerData
UltraWarmYesYes
Instance details1 of 3 differi4g.4xlarge.searchi8g.4xlarge.search
Familyi4gi8g
CategoryStorage optimizedStorage optimized
Current generationYesYes
Other1 of 1 differi4g.4xlarge.searchi8g.4xlarge.search
Hardware Basisi4g.4xlargei8g.4xlarge

On-demand prices by region

Cheapest for i4g.4xlarge.search first. standard option, USD per hour.

Regioni4g.4xlarge.searchi8g.4xlarge.searchDifference
US East (N. Virginia)Used in summaryus-east-1$1.977$2.196▲ 11%
US East (Ohio)us-east-2$1.977$2.196▲ 11%
US West (Oregon)us-west-2$1.977$2.196▲ 11%
Canada (Central)ca-central-1$2.179$2.42▲ 11%
EU (Ireland)eu-west-1$2.179$2.42▲ 11%
Asia Pacific (Singapore)ap-southeast-1$2.37$2.633▲ 11%
Asia Pacific (Sydney)ap-southeast-2$2.37$2.633▲ 11%
South America (Sao Paulo)sa-east-1$3.156$3.507▲ 11%

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