m4.large.searchvsr4.large.search

m4.large.search is 23% cheaper than r4.large.search on demand in US East (N. Virginia), saving $32.85 a month.

At a glancem4.large.searchr4.large.search
On-demand$0.151/hr23% less$0.196/hr
Lowest rate$0.079/hr23% less3-yr reserved, no upfront$0.102/hr3-yr reserved, no upfront
Size2 vCPUs, 8 GiB2 vCPUs, 15.25 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.large.searchr4.large.searchr4.large.search vs m4.large.search
On-demandPay by the hour$0.151$0.196▲ 30%
1-yr reservedNo upfront31% off$0.10431% off$0.135▲ 30%
3-yr reservedNo upfront48% off$0.07948% off$0.102▲ 29%

Key differences

The biggest lead each one has.

Where m4.large.search leads
On-demand price$0.151 vs $0.196 per hour
23% cheaper
EBS baseline IOPS3,600 vs 3,000
20% higher
Sustained clock2.4 GHz vs 2.3 GHz
4% higher
Where r4.large.search leads
Network peak10 Gbps vs 1.2 Gbps
8.3× higher
Memory (GiB)15.25 vs 8
91% higher
ECU7 vs 6.5
8% higher

Specs

14 of 23 specs differ. Those are in bold.

Compute2 of 7 differm4.large.searchr4.large.search
vCPUs22
Physical cores11
Threads per core22
CPU makerIntelIntel
Sustained clock2.4 GHz2.3 GHz
BurstableNoNo
ECU6.57
Memory1 of 1 differm4.large.searchr4.large.search
Memory (GiB)815.25
Networking2 of 2 differm4.large.searchr4.large.search
Network baseline0.45 Gbps0.75 Gbps
Network peak1.2 Gbps10 Gbps
Storage6 of 7 differm4.large.searchr4.large.search
StorageEBS OnlyEBS Only
EBS baseline bandwidth450 Mbps425 Mbps
EBS max bandwidth450 Mbps425 Mbps
EBS baseline throughput56.25 MB/s53.125 MB/s
EBS max throughput56.25 MB/s53.125 MB/s
EBS baseline IOPS3,6003,000
EBS max IOPS3,6003,000
ClusterAll 2 matchm4.large.searchr4.large.search
Node rolesData, Dedicated managerData, Dedicated manager
UltraWarmYesYes
Instance details2 of 3 differm4.large.searchr4.large.search
Familym4r4
CategoryGeneral purposeMemory optimized
Current generationYesYes
Other1 of 1 differm4.large.searchr4.large.search
Hardware Basism4.larger4.large

On-demand prices by region

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

Regionm4.large.searchr4.large.searchDifference
US East (N. Virginia)Used in summaryus-east-1$0.151$0.196▲ 30%
US East (Ohio)us-east-2$0.151$0.196▲ 30%
US West (Oregon)us-west-2$0.151$0.196▲ 30%
EU (Ireland)eu-west-1$0.167$0.218▲ 31%
Canada (Central)ca-central-1$0.176$0.215▲ 22%
US West (N. California)us-west-1$0.176$0.218▲ 24%
AWS GovCloud (US-West)us-gov-west-1$0.181$0.235▲ 30%
EU (Frankfurt)eu-central-1$0.181$0.236▲ 30%
EU (London)eu-west-2$0.184$0.23▲ 25%
Asia Pacific (Mumbai)ap-south-1$0.185$0.224▲ 21%
Asia Pacific (Seoul)ap-northeast-2$0.185$0.236▲ 28%
Asia Pacific (Singapore)ap-southeast-1$0.188$0.236▲ 26%
Asia Pacific (Sydney)ap-southeast-2$0.188$0.236▲ 26%
Asia Pacific (Tokyo)ap-northeast-1$0.195$0.236▲ 21%
South America (Sao Paulo)sa-east-1$0.239$0.413▲ 73%

Keep exploring

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

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

Compare m4.large.search with

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r4.large.searchMemory optimized, r4 family
r4.large.search prices and specsEvery size in the r4 family

Compare r4.large.search with

c4.large.searchr3.large.searchr5.large.search

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