i4g.8xlarge.searchvsi4i.8xlarge.search

i4g.8xlarge.search is 10% cheaper than i4i.8xlarge.search on demand in US East (N. Virginia), saving $321.20 a month.

At a glancei4g.8xlarge.searchi4i.8xlarge.search
On-demand$3.954/hr10% less$4.394/hr
Lowest rate$2.056/hr10% less3-yr reserved, no upfront$2.285/hr3-yr reserved, no upfront
Size32 vCPUs, 256 GiB32 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.

Optioni4g.8xlarge.searchi4i.8xlarge.searchi4i.8xlarge.search vs i4g.8xlarge.search
On-demandPay by the hour$3.954$4.394▲ 11%
1-yr reservedNo upfront31% off$2.72831% off$3.032▲ 11%
3-yr reservedNo upfront48% off$2.05648% off$2.285▲ 11%

Key differences

The biggest lead each one has.

Where i4g.8xlarge.search leads
On-demand price$3.954 vs $4.394 per hour
10% cheaper
Physical cores32 vs 16
2× higher
Where i4i.8xlarge.search leads
Sustained clock3.5 GHz vs 2.5 GHz
40% higher

Specs

7 of 25 specs differ. Those are in bold.

Compute5 of 8 differi4g.8xlarge.searchi4i.8xlarge.search
vCPUs3232
Physical cores3216
Threads per core12
Architecturearm64–
CPU makerAWSIntel
Sustained clock2.5 GHz3.5 GHz
BurstableNoNo
ECUvariablevariable
MemoryAll 1 matchi4g.8xlarge.searchi4i.8xlarge.search
Memory (GiB)256256
NetworkingAll 2 matchi4g.8xlarge.searchi4i.8xlarge.search
Network baseline18.75 Gbps18.75 Gbps
Network peak18.75 Gbps18.75 Gbps
StorageAll 8 matchi4g.8xlarge.searchi4i.8xlarge.search
Storage2 x 3,750 Nitro SSD2 x 3,750 Nitro SSD
Local disks2 × 3,750 GB SSD2 × 3,750 GB SSD
EBS baseline bandwidth10,000 Mbps10,000 Mbps
EBS max bandwidth10,000 Mbps10,000 Mbps
EBS baseline throughput1,250 MB/s1,250 MB/s
EBS max throughput1,250 MB/s1,250 MB/s
EBS baseline IOPS40,00040,000
EBS max IOPS40,00040,000
ClusterAll 2 matchi4g.8xlarge.searchi4i.8xlarge.search
Node rolesData, Dedicated managerData, Dedicated manager
UltraWarmYesYes
Instance details1 of 3 differi4g.8xlarge.searchi4i.8xlarge.search
Familyi4gi4i
CategoryStorage optimizedStorage optimized
Current generationYesYes
Other1 of 1 differi4g.8xlarge.searchi4i.8xlarge.search
Hardware Basisi4g.8xlargei4i.8xlarge

On-demand prices by region

Cheapest for i4g.8xlarge.search first. standard option, USD per hour.

Regioni4g.8xlarge.searchi4i.8xlarge.searchDifference
US East (N. Virginia)Used in summaryus-east-1$3.954$4.394▲ 11%
US East (Ohio)us-east-2$3.954$4.394▲ 11%
US West (Oregon)us-west-2$3.954$4.394▲ 11%
Canada (Central)ca-central-1$4.357$4.843▲ 11%
EU (Ireland)eu-west-1$4.357$4.843▲ 11%
Asia Pacific (Singapore)ap-southeast-1$4.739$5.266▲ 11%
Asia Pacific (Sydney)ap-southeast-2$4.739$5.266▲ 11%
South America (Sao Paulo)sa-east-1$6.313$7.011▲ 11%

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