m5.xlarge.searchvsm7i.xlarge.search

m5.xlarge.search is 12% cheaper than m7i.xlarge.search on demand in US East (N. Virginia), saving $29.20 a month.

At a glancem5.xlarge.searchm7i.xlarge.search
On-demand$0.283/hr12% less$0.323/hr
Lowest rate$0.147/hr13% less3-yr reserved, no upfront$0.168/hr3-yr reserved, no upfront
Size4 vCPUs, 16 GiB4 vCPUs, 16 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.xlarge.searchm7i.xlarge.searchm7i.xlarge.search vs m5.xlarge.search
On-demandPay by the hour$0.283$0.323▲ 14%
1-yr reservedNo upfront31% off$0.19531% off$0.223▲ 14%
3-yr reservedNo upfront48% off$0.14748% off$0.168▲ 14%
1-yr savings planHourly commitment—20% off$0.2584—

Key differences

The biggest lead each one has.

Where m5.xlarge.search leads
On-demand price$0.283 vs $0.323 per hour
12% cheaper
Where m7i.xlarge.search leads
EBS max IOPS40,000 vs 18,750
2.1× higher
Network peak12.5 Gbps vs 10 Gbps
25% higher
Sustained clock3.2 GHz vs 3.1 GHz
3% higher

Specs

11 of 23 specs differ. Those are in bold.

Compute2 of 7 differm5.xlarge.searchm7i.xlarge.search
vCPUs44
Physical cores22
Threads per core22
CPU makerIntelIntel
Sustained clock3.1 GHz3.2 GHz
BurstableNoNo
ECU16variable
MemoryAll 1 matchm5.xlarge.searchm7i.xlarge.search
Memory (GiB)1616
Networking2 of 2 differm5.xlarge.searchm7i.xlarge.search
Network baseline1.25 Gbps1.562 Gbps
Network peak10 Gbps12.5 Gbps
Storage5 of 7 differm5.xlarge.searchm7i.xlarge.search
StorageEBS OnlyEBS Only
EBS baseline bandwidth1,150 Mbps1,250 Mbps
EBS max bandwidth4,750 Mbps10,000 Mbps
EBS baseline throughput143.75 MB/s156.25 MB/s
EBS max throughput593.75 MB/s1,250 MB/s
EBS baseline IOPS6,0006,000
EBS max IOPS18,75040,000
ClusterAll 2 matchm5.xlarge.searchm7i.xlarge.search
Node rolesData, Dedicated manager, CoordinatorData, Dedicated manager, Coordinator
UltraWarmYesYes
Instance details1 of 3 differm5.xlarge.searchm7i.xlarge.search
Familym5m7i
CategoryGeneral purposeGeneral purpose
Current generationYesYes
Other1 of 1 differm5.xlarge.searchm7i.xlarge.search
Hardware Basism5.xlargem7i.xlarge

On-demand prices by region

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

Regionm5.xlarge.searchm7i.xlarge.searchDifference
US East (N. Virginia)Used in summaryus-east-1$0.283$0.323▲ 14%
US East (Ohio)us-east-2$0.283$0.323▲ 14%
US West (Oregon)us-west-2$0.283$0.323▲ 14%
Asia Pacific (Mumbai)ap-south-1$0.298$0.339▲ 14%
EU (Stockholm)eu-north-1$0.301$0.343▲ 14%
Canada (Central)ca-central-1$0.316$0.36▲ 14%
EU (Ireland)eu-west-1$0.316$0.36▲ 14%
Europe (Spain)eu-south-2$0.316$0.36▲ 14%
EU (London)eu-west-2$0.327$0.373▲ 14%
EU (Paris)eu-west-3$0.33$0.376▲ 14%
US West (N. California)us-west-1$0.33$0.376▲ 14%
EU (Milan)eu-south-1$0.3318$0.3763▲ 13%
Israel (Tel Aviv)il-central-1$0.332$0.3775▲ 14%
EU (Frankfurt)eu-central-1$0.339$0.386▲ 14%
Middle East (UAE)me-central-1$0.3476$0.3955▲ 14%
Asia Pacific (Seoul)ap-northeast-2$0.348$0.396▲ 14%
Asia Pacific (Jakarta)ap-southeast-3$0.354$0.4032▲ 14%
Asia Pacific (Melbourne)ap-southeast-4$0.354$0.4032▲ 14%
Asia Pacific (Singapore)ap-southeast-1$0.354$0.403▲ 14%
Asia Pacific (Sydney)ap-southeast-2$0.354$0.403▲ 14%
AWS GovCloud (US-East)us-gov-east-1$0.357$0.407▲ 14%
AWS GovCloud (US-West)us-gov-west-1$0.357$0.407▲ 14%
Asia Pacific (Osaka)ap-northeast-3$0.366$0.4166▲ 14%
Asia Pacific (Tokyo)ap-northeast-1$0.366$0.417▲ 14%
Europe (Zurich)eu-central-2$0.373$0.425▲ 14%
Africa (Cape Town)af-south-1$0.376$0.4267▲ 13%
Asia Pacific (Hong Kong)ap-east-1$0.3894$0.4435▲ 14%
South America (Sao Paulo)sa-east-1$0.451$0.514▲ 14%

Keep exploring

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

m5.xlarge.searchGeneral purpose, m5 family
m5.xlarge.search prices and specsEvery size in the m5 family

Compare m5.xlarge.search with

c5.xlarge.searchr5.xlarge.searchm4.xlarge.search
m7i.xlarge.searchGeneral purpose, m7i family
m7i.xlarge.search prices and specsEvery size in the m7i family

Compare m7i.xlarge.search with

c7i.xlarge.searchm7g.xlarge.searchr7i.xlarge.search

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