i4i.8xlarge.searchvsi7i.8xlarge.search

i4i.8xlarge.search is 9% cheaper than i7i.8xlarge.search on demand in US East (N. Virginia), saving $319.74 a month.

At a glancei4i.8xlarge.searchi7i.8xlarge.search
On-demand$4.394/hr9% less$4.832/hr
Lowest rate$2.285/hr9% less3-yr reserved, no upfront$2.513/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.

Optioni4i.8xlarge.searchi7i.8xlarge.searchi7i.8xlarge.search vs i4i.8xlarge.search
On-demandPay by the hour$4.394$4.832▲ 10%
1-yr reservedNo upfront31% off$3.03231% off$3.334▲ 10%
3-yr reservedNo upfront48% off$2.28548% off$2.513▲ 10%
1-yr savings planHourly commitment—20% off$3.866—

Key differences

The biggest lead each one has.

Where i4i.8xlarge.search leads
On-demand price$4.394 vs $4.832 per hour
9% cheaper
Sustained clock3.5 GHz vs 3.2 GHz
9% higher
Where i7i.8xlarge.search leads
Network baseline25 Gbps vs 18.75 Gbps
33% higher

Specs

7 of 24 specs differ. Those are in bold.

Compute1 of 7 differi4i.8xlarge.searchi7i.8xlarge.search
vCPUs3232
Physical cores1616
Threads per core22
CPU makerIntelIntel
Sustained clock3.5 GHz3.2 GHz
BurstableNoNo
ECUvariablevariable
MemoryAll 1 matchi4i.8xlarge.searchi7i.8xlarge.search
Memory (GiB)256256
Networking2 of 2 differi4i.8xlarge.searchi7i.8xlarge.search
Network baseline18.75 Gbps25 Gbps
Network peak18.75 Gbps25 Gbps
Storage1 of 8 differi4i.8xlarge.searchi7i.8xlarge.search
Storage2 x 3,750 Nitro SSD2 x 3750 GB 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
Cluster1 of 2 differi4i.8xlarge.searchi7i.8xlarge.search
Node rolesData, Dedicated managerData
UltraWarmYesYes
Instance details1 of 3 differi4i.8xlarge.searchi7i.8xlarge.search
Familyi4ii7i
CategoryStorage optimizedStorage optimized
Current generationYesYes
Other1 of 1 differi4i.8xlarge.searchi7i.8xlarge.search
Hardware Basisi4i.8xlargei7i.8xlarge

On-demand prices by region

Cheapest for i4i.8xlarge.search first. standard option, USD per hour.

Regioni4i.8xlarge.searchi7i.8xlarge.searchDifference
US East (N. Virginia)Used in summaryus-east-1$4.394$4.832▲ 10%
US East (Ohio)us-east-2$4.394$4.832▲ 10%
US West (Oregon)us-west-2$4.394$4.832▲ 10%
EU (Stockholm)eu-north-1$4.59$5.049▲ 10%
Asia Pacific (Malaysia)ap-southeast-5$4.739$5.213▲ 10%
Asia Pacific (Thailand)ap-southeast-7$4.739$5.213▲ 10%
Canada (Central)ca-central-1$4.843$5.328▲ 10%
Canada West (Calgary)ca-west-1$4.843$5.328▲ 10%
EU (Ireland)eu-west-1$4.843$5.328▲ 10%
Europe (Spain)eu-south-2$4.843$5.328▲ 10%
US West (N. California)us-west-1$4.843$5.328▲ 10%
Asia Pacific (Hyderabad)ap-south-2$4.984$5.483▲ 10%
Asia Pacific (Mumbai)ap-south-1$4.984$5.483▲ 10%
Israel (Tel Aviv)il-central-1$5.086$5.594▲ 10%
EU (London)eu-west-2$5.098$5.607▲ 10%
EU (Milan)eu-south-1$5.098$5.607▲ 10%
EU (Paris)eu-west-3$5.098$5.607▲ 10%
Asia Pacific (Osaka)ap-northeast-3$5.154$5.669▲ 10%
Asia Pacific (Seoul)ap-northeast-2$5.154$5.669▲ 10%
Asia Pacific (Tokyo)ap-northeast-1$5.154$5.669▲ 10%
EU (Frankfurt)eu-central-1$5.238$5.762▲ 10%
Asia Pacific (Jakarta)ap-southeast-3$5.266$5.792▲ 10%
Asia Pacific (Melbourne)ap-southeast-4$5.266$5.792▲ 10%
Asia Pacific (Singapore)ap-southeast-1$5.266$5.792▲ 10%
Asia Pacific (Sydney)ap-southeast-2$5.266$5.792▲ 10%
AWS GovCloud (US-East)us-gov-east-1$5.294$5.824▲ 10%
AWS GovCloud (US-West)us-gov-west-1$5.294$5.824▲ 10%
Middle East (UAE)me-central-1$5.322$5.854▲ 10%
Europe (Zurich)eu-central-2$5.762$6.338▲ 10%
Africa (Cape Town)af-south-1$5.773$6.35▲ 10%
Asia Pacific (Hong Kong)ap-east-1$5.802$6.381▲ 10%
South America (Sao Paulo)sa-east-1$7.011$7.713▲ 10%

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