i4i.12xlarge.searchvsi7i.12xlarge.search

i4i.12xlarge.search is 9% cheaper than i7i.12xlarge.search on demand in US East (N. Virginia), saving $481.07 a month.

At a glancei4i.12xlarge.searchi7i.12xlarge.search
On-demand$6.589/hr9% less$7.248/hr
Lowest rate$3.426/hr9% less3-yr reserved, no upfront$3.769/hr3-yr reserved, no upfront
Size48 vCPUs, 384 GiB48 vCPUs, 384 GiB

Prices in US East (N. Virginia)

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

Optioni4i.12xlarge.searchi7i.12xlarge.searchi7i.12xlarge.search vs i4i.12xlarge.search
On-demandPay by the hour$6.589$7.248▲ 10%
1-yr reservedNo upfront31% off$4.54631% off$5.001▲ 10%
3-yr reservedNo upfront48% off$3.42648% off$3.769▲ 10%
1-yr savings planHourly commitment—20% off$5.798—

Key differences

The biggest lead each one has.

Where i4i.12xlarge.search leads
On-demand price$6.589 vs $7.248 per hour
9% cheaper
Sustained clock3.5 GHz vs 3.2 GHz
9% higher
Where i7i.12xlarge.search leads

No clear lead on the measures we compare.

Specs

5 of 24 specs differ. Those are in bold.

Compute1 of 7 differi4i.12xlarge.searchi7i.12xlarge.search
vCPUs4848
Physical cores2424
Threads per core22
CPU makerIntelIntel
Sustained clock3.5 GHz3.2 GHz
BurstableNoNo
ECUvariablevariable
MemoryAll 1 matchi4i.12xlarge.searchi7i.12xlarge.search
Memory (GiB)384384
NetworkingAll 2 matchi4i.12xlarge.searchi7i.12xlarge.search
Network baseline28.125 Gbps28.125 Gbps
Network peak28.125 Gbps28.125 Gbps
Storage1 of 8 differi4i.12xlarge.searchi7i.12xlarge.search
Storage3 x 3,750 Nitro SSD3 x 3750 GB SSD
Local disks3 × 3,750 GB SSD3 × 3,750 GB SSD
EBS baseline bandwidth15,000 Mbps15,000 Mbps
EBS max bandwidth15,000 Mbps15,000 Mbps
EBS baseline throughput1,875 MB/s1,875 MB/s
EBS max throughput1,875 MB/s1,875 MB/s
EBS baseline IOPS60,00060,000
EBS max IOPS60,00060,000
Cluster1 of 2 differi4i.12xlarge.searchi7i.12xlarge.search
Node rolesData, Dedicated managerData
UltraWarmYesYes
Instance details1 of 3 differi4i.12xlarge.searchi7i.12xlarge.search
Familyi4ii7i
CategoryStorage optimizedStorage optimized
Current generationYesYes
Other1 of 1 differi4i.12xlarge.searchi7i.12xlarge.search
Hardware Basisi4i.12xlargei7i.12xlarge

On-demand prices by region

Cheapest for i4i.12xlarge.search first. standard option, USD per hour.

Regioni4i.12xlarge.searchi7i.12xlarge.searchDifference
US East (N. Virginia)Used in summaryus-east-1$6.589$7.248▲ 10%
US East (Ohio)us-east-2$6.589$7.248▲ 10%
US West (Oregon)us-west-2$6.589$7.248▲ 10%
EU (Stockholm)eu-north-1$6.885$7.574▲ 10%
Asia Pacific (Malaysia)ap-southeast-5$7.109$7.82▲ 10%
Asia Pacific (Thailand)ap-southeast-7$7.109$7.82▲ 10%
Canada (Central)ca-central-1$7.266$7.992▲ 10%
Canada West (Calgary)ca-west-1$7.266$7.992▲ 10%
EU (Ireland)eu-west-1$7.266$7.992▲ 10%
Europe (Spain)eu-south-2$7.266$7.992▲ 10%
US West (N. California)us-west-1$7.266$7.992▲ 10%
Asia Pacific (Hyderabad)ap-south-2$7.477$8.224▲ 10%
Asia Pacific (Mumbai)ap-south-1$7.477$8.224▲ 10%
EU (London)eu-west-2$7.645$8.41▲ 10%
EU (Milan)eu-south-1$7.645$8.41▲ 10%
EU (Paris)eu-west-3$7.645$8.41▲ 10%
Asia Pacific (Osaka)ap-northeast-3$7.73$8.503▲ 10%
Asia Pacific (Seoul)ap-northeast-2$7.73$8.503▲ 10%
Asia Pacific (Tokyo)ap-northeast-1$7.73$8.503▲ 10%
EU (Frankfurt)eu-central-1$7.856$8.642▲ 10%
Asia Pacific (Jakarta)ap-southeast-3$7.899$8.689▲ 10%
Asia Pacific (Melbourne)ap-southeast-4$7.899$8.689▲ 10%
Asia Pacific (Singapore)ap-southeast-1$7.899$8.689▲ 10%
Asia Pacific (Sydney)ap-southeast-2$7.899$8.689▲ 10%
AWS GovCloud (US-East)us-gov-east-1$7.941$8.735▲ 10%
AWS GovCloud (US-West)us-gov-west-1$7.941$8.735▲ 10%
Middle East (UAE)me-central-1$7.984$8.782▲ 10%
Europe (Zurich)eu-central-2$8.642$9.507▲ 10%
Africa (Cape Town)af-south-1$8.659$9.525▲ 10%
Asia Pacific (Hong Kong)ap-east-1$8.701$9.572▲ 10%
South America (Sao Paulo)sa-east-1$10.518$11.57▲ 10%

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