i4g.large.searchvsi4i.large.search

i4g.large.search is 10% cheaper than i4i.large.search on demand in US East (N. Virginia), saving $20.44 a month.

At a glancei4g.large.searchi4i.large.search
On-demand$0.247/hr10% less$0.275/hr
Lowest rate$0.128/hr10% less3-yr reserved, no upfront$0.143/hr3-yr reserved, no upfront
Size2 vCPUs, 16 GiB2 vCPUs, 16 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.large.searchi4i.large.searchi4i.large.search vs i4g.large.search
On-demandPay by the hour$0.247$0.275▲ 11%
1-yr reservedNo upfront31% off$0.1731% off$0.19▲ 12%
3-yr reservedNo upfront48% off$0.12848% off$0.143▲ 12%

Key differences

The biggest lead each one has.

Where i4g.large.search leads
On-demand price$0.247 vs $0.275 per hour
10% cheaper
Physical cores2 vs 1
2× higher
Where i4i.large.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.large.searchi4i.large.search
vCPUs22
Physical cores21
Threads per core12
Architecturearm64–
CPU makerAWSIntel
Sustained clock2.5 GHz3.5 GHz
BurstableNoNo
ECUvariablevariable
MemoryAll 1 matchi4g.large.searchi4i.large.search
Memory (GiB)1616
NetworkingAll 2 matchi4g.large.searchi4i.large.search
Network baseline0.781 Gbps0.781 Gbps
Network peak10 Gbps10 Gbps
StorageAll 8 matchi4g.large.searchi4i.large.search
Storage1 x 468 Nitro SSD1 x 468 Nitro SSD
Local disks1 × 468 GB SSD1 × 468 GB SSD
EBS baseline bandwidth625 Mbps625 Mbps
EBS max bandwidth10,000 Mbps10,000 Mbps
EBS baseline throughput78.125 MB/s78.125 MB/s
EBS max throughput1,250 MB/s1,250 MB/s
EBS baseline IOPS2,5002,500
EBS max IOPS40,00040,000
ClusterAll 2 matchi4g.large.searchi4i.large.search
Node rolesData, Dedicated managerData, Dedicated manager
UltraWarmYesYes
Instance details1 of 3 differi4g.large.searchi4i.large.search
Familyi4gi4i
CategoryStorage optimizedStorage optimized
Current generationYesYes
Other1 of 1 differi4g.large.searchi4i.large.search
Hardware Basisi4g.largei4i.large

On-demand prices by region

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

Regioni4g.large.searchi4i.large.searchDifference
US East (N. Virginia)Used in summaryus-east-1$0.247$0.275▲ 11%
US East (Ohio)us-east-2$0.247$0.275▲ 11%
US West (Oregon)us-west-2$0.247$0.275▲ 11%
Canada (Central)ca-central-1$0.272$0.302▲ 11%
EU (Ireland)eu-west-1$0.272$0.302▲ 11%
Asia Pacific (Singapore)ap-southeast-1$0.296$0.33▲ 11%
Asia Pacific (Sydney)ap-southeast-2$0.296$0.33▲ 11%
South America (Sao Paulo)sa-east-1$0.395$0.438▲ 11%

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