m3.large.searchvsr3.large.search

m3.large.search is 23% cheaper than r3.large.search on demand in US East (N. Virginia), saving $41.61 a month.

At a glancem3.large.searchr3.large.search
On-demand$0.188/hr23% less$0.245/hr
Size2 vCPUs, 7.5 GiB2 vCPUs, 15 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.large.searchr3.large.searchr3.large.search vs m3.large.search
On-demandPay by the hour$0.188$0.245▲ 30%

Key differences

The biggest lead each one has.

Where m3.large.search leads
On-demand price$0.188 vs $0.245 per hour
23% cheaper
Network peak2.8 Gbps vs 1.2 Gbps
2.3× higher
Where r3.large.search leads
Memory (GiB)15 vs 7.5
2× higher

Specs

8 of 18 specs differ. Those are in bold.

ComputeAll 7 matchm3.large.searchr3.large.search
vCPUs22
Physical cores11
Threads per core22
CPU makerIntelIntel
Sustained clock2.5 GHz2.5 GHz
BurstableNoNo
ECU6.56.5
Memory1 of 1 differm3.large.searchr3.large.search
Memory (GiB)7.515
Networking2 of 2 differm3.large.searchr3.large.search
Network baseline0.7 Gbps0.5 Gbps
Network peak2.8 Gbps1.2 Gbps
StorageAll 2 matchm3.large.searchr3.large.search
Storage1 x 32 SSD1 x 32 SSD
Local disks1 × 32 GB SSD1 × 32 GB SSD
Cluster2 of 2 differm3.large.searchr3.large.search
Node roles–Data, Dedicated manager
UltraWarm–Yes
Instance details2 of 3 differm3.large.searchr3.large.search
Familym3r3
CategoryGeneral purposeMemory optimized
Current generationYesYes
Other1 of 1 differm3.large.searchr3.large.search
Hardware Basism3.larger3.large

On-demand prices by region

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

Regionm3.large.searchr3.large.searchDifference
US East (N. Virginia)Used in summaryus-east-1$0.188$0.245▲ 30%
US West (Oregon)us-west-2$0.188$0.245▲ 30%
EU (Ireland)eu-west-1$0.206$0.273▲ 33%
US West (N. California)us-west-1$0.216$0.273▲ 26%
EU (Frankfurt)eu-central-1$0.222$0.294▲ 32%
Asia Pacific (Sydney)ap-southeast-2$0.262$0.294▲ 12%
Asia Pacific (Tokyo)ap-northeast-1$0.27$0.294▲ 9%
Asia Pacific (Singapore)ap-southeast-1$0.276$0.294▲ 7%

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