m5.2xlarge.searchvsr5.2xlarge.search

m5.2xlarge.search is 24% cheaper than r5.2xlarge.search on demand in US East (N. Virginia), saving $129.21 a month.

At a glancem5.2xlarge.searchr5.2xlarge.search
On-demand$0.566/hr24% less$0.743/hr
Lowest rate$0.294/hr24% less3-yr reserved, no upfront$0.386/hr3-yr reserved, no upfront
Size8 vCPUs, 32 GiB8 vCPUs, 64 GiB

Prices in US East (N. Virginia)

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

Optionm5.2xlarge.searchr5.2xlarge.searchr5.2xlarge.search vs m5.2xlarge.search
On-demandPay by the hour$0.566$0.743▲ 31%
1-yr reservedNo upfront31% off$0.39131% off$0.513▲ 31%
3-yr reservedNo upfront48% off$0.29448% off$0.386▲ 31%

Key differences

The biggest lead each one has.

Where m5.2xlarge.search leads
On-demand price$0.566 vs $0.743 per hour
24% cheaper
Where r5.2xlarge.search leads
Memory (GiB)64 vs 32
2× higher
ECU38 vs 31
23% higher

Specs

5 of 23 specs differ. Those are in bold.

Compute1 of 7 differm5.2xlarge.searchr5.2xlarge.search
vCPUs88
Physical cores44
Threads per core22
CPU makerIntelIntel
Sustained clock3.1 GHz3.1 GHz
BurstableNoNo
ECU3138
Memory1 of 1 differm5.2xlarge.searchr5.2xlarge.search
Memory (GiB)3264
NetworkingAll 2 matchm5.2xlarge.searchr5.2xlarge.search
Network baseline2.5 Gbps2.5 Gbps
Network peak10 Gbps10 Gbps
StorageAll 7 matchm5.2xlarge.searchr5.2xlarge.search
StorageEBS OnlyEBS Only
EBS baseline bandwidth2,300 Mbps2,300 Mbps
EBS max bandwidth4,750 Mbps4,750 Mbps
EBS baseline throughput287.5 MB/s287.5 MB/s
EBS max throughput593.75 MB/s593.75 MB/s
EBS baseline IOPS12,00012,000
EBS max IOPS18,75018,750
ClusterAll 2 matchm5.2xlarge.searchr5.2xlarge.search
Node rolesData, Dedicated manager, CoordinatorData, Dedicated manager, Coordinator
UltraWarmYesYes
Instance details2 of 3 differm5.2xlarge.searchr5.2xlarge.search
Familym5r5
CategoryGeneral purposeMemory optimized
Current generationYesYes
Other1 of 1 differm5.2xlarge.searchr5.2xlarge.search
Hardware Basism5.2xlarger5.2xlarge

On-demand prices by region

Cheapest for m5.2xlarge.search first. standard option, USD per hour.

Regionm5.2xlarge.searchr5.2xlarge.searchDifference
US East (N. Virginia)Used in summaryus-east-1$0.566$0.743▲ 31%
US East (Ohio)us-east-2$0.566$0.743▲ 31%
US West (Oregon)us-west-2$0.566$0.743▲ 31%
Asia Pacific (Hyderabad)ap-south-2$0.596$0.767▲ 29%
Asia Pacific (Mumbai)ap-south-1$0.596$0.767▲ 29%
EU (Stockholm)eu-north-1$0.602$0.791▲ 31%
Canada (Central)ca-central-1$0.631$0.814▲ 29%
Canada West (Calgary)ca-west-1$0.631$0.814▲ 29%
EU (Ireland)eu-west-1$0.631$0.832▲ 32%
Europe (Spain)eu-south-2$0.631$0.832▲ 32%
EU (London)eu-west-2$0.655$0.873▲ 33%
EU (Paris)eu-west-3$0.661$0.873▲ 32%
US West (N. California)us-west-1$0.661$0.826▲ 25%
EU (Milan)eu-south-1$0.6626$0.8736▲ 32%
Israel (Tel Aviv)il-central-1$0.663$0.874▲ 32%
EU (Frankfurt)eu-central-1$0.679$0.897▲ 32%
Middle East (Bahrain)me-south-1$0.694$0.915▲ 32%
Middle East (UAE)me-central-1$0.6941$0.9152▲ 32%
Asia Pacific (Seoul)ap-northeast-2$0.696$0.897▲ 29%
Asia Pacific (Jakarta)ap-southeast-3$0.708$0.897▲ 27%
Asia Pacific (Melbourne)ap-southeast-4$0.708$0.891▲ 26%
Asia Pacific (Singapore)ap-southeast-1$0.708$0.897▲ 27%
Asia Pacific (Sydney)ap-southeast-2$0.708$0.891▲ 26%
AWS GovCloud (US-East)us-gov-east-1$0.714$0.891▲ 25%
AWS GovCloud (US-West)us-gov-west-1$0.714$0.891▲ 25%
Asia Pacific (Osaka)ap-northeast-3$0.732$0.897▲ 23%
Asia Pacific (Tokyo)ap-northeast-1$0.732$0.897▲ 23%
Europe (Zurich)eu-central-2$0.747$0.987▲ 32%
Africa (Cape Town)af-south-1$0.7509$0.9901▲ 32%
Asia Pacific (Hong Kong)ap-east-1$0.7788$0.9867▲ 27%
South America (Sao Paulo)sa-east-1$0.903$1.182▲ 31%

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