m4.4xlarge.searchvsr4.4xlarge.search

m4.4xlarge.search is 23% cheaper than r4.4xlarge.search on demand in US East (N. Virginia), saving $264.26 a month.

At a glancem4.4xlarge.searchr4.4xlarge.search
On-demand$1.207/hr23% less$1.569/hr
Lowest rate$0.628/hr23% less3-yr reserved, no upfront$0.816/hr3-yr reserved, no upfront
Size16 vCPUs, 64 GiB16 vCPUs, 122 GiB

Prices in US East (N. Virginia)

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

Optionm4.4xlarge.searchr4.4xlarge.searchr4.4xlarge.search vs m4.4xlarge.search
On-demandPay by the hour$1.207$1.569▲ 30%
1-yr reservedNo upfront31% off$0.83331% off$1.083▲ 30%
3-yr reservedNo upfront48% off$0.62848% off$0.816▲ 30%

Key differences

The biggest lead each one has.

Where m4.4xlarge.search leads
On-demand price$1.207 vs $1.569 per hour
23% cheaper
Sustained clock2.4 GHz vs 2.3 GHz
4% higher
Where r4.4xlarge.search leads
Network baseline5 Gbps vs 2 Gbps
2.5× higher
Memory (GiB)122 vs 64
91% higher
EBS baseline bandwidth3,500 Mbps vs 2,000 Mbps
75% higher

Specs

13 of 23 specs differ. Those are in bold.

Compute2 of 7 differm4.4xlarge.searchr4.4xlarge.search
vCPUs1616
Physical cores88
Threads per core22
CPU makerIntelIntel
Sustained clock2.4 GHz2.3 GHz
BurstableNoNo
ECU53.553
Memory1 of 1 differm4.4xlarge.searchr4.4xlarge.search
Memory (GiB)64122
Networking1 of 2 differm4.4xlarge.searchr4.4xlarge.search
Network baseline2 Gbps5 Gbps
Network peak10 Gbps10 Gbps
Storage6 of 7 differm4.4xlarge.searchr4.4xlarge.search
StorageEBS OnlyEBS Only
EBS baseline bandwidth2,000 Mbps3,500 Mbps
EBS max bandwidth2,000 Mbps3,500 Mbps
EBS baseline throughput250 MB/s437.5 MB/s
EBS max throughput250 MB/s437.5 MB/s
EBS baseline IOPS16,00018,750
EBS max IOPS16,00018,750
ClusterAll 2 matchm4.4xlarge.searchr4.4xlarge.search
Node rolesData, Dedicated managerData, Dedicated manager
UltraWarmYesYes
Instance details2 of 3 differm4.4xlarge.searchr4.4xlarge.search
Familym4r4
CategoryGeneral purposeMemory optimized
Current generationYesYes
Other1 of 1 differm4.4xlarge.searchr4.4xlarge.search
Hardware Basism4.4xlarger4.4xlarge

On-demand prices by region

Cheapest for m4.4xlarge.search first. standard option, USD per hour.

Regionm4.4xlarge.searchr4.4xlarge.searchDifference
US East (N. Virginia)Used in summaryus-east-1$1.207$1.569▲ 30%
US East (Ohio)us-east-2$1.207$1.569▲ 30%
US West (Oregon)us-west-2$1.207$1.569▲ 30%
EU (Ireland)eu-west-1$1.33$1.749▲ 32%
Canada (Central)ca-central-1$1.398$1.723▲ 23%
US West (N. California)us-west-1$1.407$1.749▲ 24%
EU (Frankfurt)eu-central-1$1.436$1.888▲ 31%
AWS GovCloud (US-West)us-gov-west-1$1.448$1.883▲ 30%
EU (London)eu-west-2$1.472$1.841▲ 25%
Asia Pacific (Mumbai)ap-south-1$1.474$1.794▲ 22%
Asia Pacific (Seoul)ap-northeast-2$1.48$1.888▲ 28%
Asia Pacific (Singapore)ap-southeast-1$1.492$1.888▲ 27%
Asia Pacific (Sydney)ap-southeast-2$1.506$1.888▲ 25%
Asia Pacific (Tokyo)ap-northeast-1$1.558$1.888▲ 21%
South America (Sao Paulo)sa-east-1$1.918$3.304▲ 72%

Keep exploring

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

m4.4xlarge.searchGeneral purpose, m4 family
m4.4xlarge.search prices and specsEvery size in the m4 family

Compare m4.4xlarge.search with

c4.4xlarge.searchm5.4xlarge.search
r4.4xlarge.searchMemory optimized, r4 family
r4.4xlarge.search prices and specsEvery size in the r4 family

Compare r4.4xlarge.search with

c4.4xlarge.searchr3.4xlarge.searchr5.4xlarge.search

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