m3.2xlarge.searchvsr3.2xlarge.search

m3.2xlarge.search is 23% cheaper than r3.2xlarge.search on demand in US East (N. Virginia), saving $166.44 a month.

At a glancem3.2xlarge.searchr3.2xlarge.search
On-demand$0.752/hr23% less$0.98/hr
Size8 vCPUs, 30 GiB8 vCPUs, 61 GiB

Prices in US East (N. Virginia)

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

Optionm3.2xlarge.searchr3.2xlarge.searchr3.2xlarge.search vs m3.2xlarge.search
On-demandPay by the hour$0.752$0.98▲ 30%

Key differences

The biggest lead each one has.

Where m3.2xlarge.search leads
On-demand price$0.752 vs $0.98 per hour
23% cheaper
Where r3.2xlarge.search leads
Memory (GiB)61 vs 30
2× higher

Specs

8 of 24 specs differ. Those are in bold.

ComputeAll 7 matchm3.2xlarge.searchr3.2xlarge.search
vCPUs88
Physical cores44
Threads per core22
CPU makerIntelIntel
Sustained clock2.5 GHz2.5 GHz
BurstableNoNo
ECU2626
Memory1 of 1 differm3.2xlarge.searchr3.2xlarge.search
Memory (GiB)3061
NetworkingAll 2 matchm3.2xlarge.searchr3.2xlarge.search
Network baseline1 Gbps1 Gbps
Network peak10 Gbps10 Gbps
Storage2 of 8 differm3.2xlarge.searchr3.2xlarge.search
Storage2 x 80 SSD1 x 160 SSD
Local disks2 × 80 GB SSD1 × 160 GB SSD
EBS baseline bandwidth1,000 Mbps1,000 Mbps
EBS max bandwidth1,000 Mbps1,000 Mbps
EBS baseline throughput125 MB/s125 MB/s
EBS max throughput125 MB/s125 MB/s
EBS baseline IOPS8,0008,000
EBS max IOPS8,0008,000
Cluster2 of 2 differm3.2xlarge.searchr3.2xlarge.search
Node roles–Data, Dedicated manager
UltraWarm–Yes
Instance details2 of 3 differm3.2xlarge.searchr3.2xlarge.search
Familym3r3
CategoryGeneral purposeMemory optimized
Current generationYesYes
Other1 of 1 differm3.2xlarge.searchr3.2xlarge.search
Hardware Basism3.2xlarger3.2xlarge

On-demand prices by region

Cheapest for m3.2xlarge.search first. standard option, USD per hour.

Regionm3.2xlarge.searchr3.2xlarge.searchDifference
US East (N. Virginia)Used in summaryus-east-1$0.752$0.98▲ 30%
US West (Oregon)us-west-2$0.752$0.98▲ 30%
EU (Ireland)eu-west-1$0.824$1.092▲ 33%
US West (N. California)us-west-1$0.864$1.092▲ 26%
EU (Frankfurt)eu-central-1$0.888$1.179▲ 33%
Asia Pacific (Sydney)ap-southeast-2$1.048$1.176▲ 12%
Asia Pacific (Tokyo)ap-northeast-1$1.08$1.176▲ 9%
Asia Pacific (Singapore)ap-southeast-1$1.104$1.176▲ 7%

Keep exploring

Each type’s own page, and how it compares with others.

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