m6g.2xlarge.searchvsm7g.2xlarge.search

m6g.2xlarge.search is 6% cheaper than m7g.2xlarge.search on demand in US East (N. Virginia), saving $22.63 a month.

At a glancem6g.2xlarge.searchm7g.2xlarge.search
On-demand$0.511/hr6% less$0.542/hr
Lowest rate$0.266/hr6% less3-yr reserved, no upfront$0.282/hr3-yr reserved, no upfront
Size8 vCPUs, 32 GiB8 vCPUs, 32 GiB
Architecturearm64arm64

Prices in US East (N. Virginia)

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

Optionm6g.2xlarge.searchm7g.2xlarge.searchm7g.2xlarge.search vs m6g.2xlarge.search
On-demandPay by the hour$0.511$0.542▲ 6%
1-yr reservedNo upfront31% off$0.35331% off$0.374▲ 6%
3-yr reservedNo upfront48% off$0.26648% off$0.282▲ 6%
1-yr savings planHourly commitment—20% off$0.4336—

Key differences

The biggest lead each one has.

Where m6g.2xlarge.search leads
On-demand price$0.511 vs $0.542 per hour
6% cheaper
Where m7g.2xlarge.search leads
EBS max bandwidth10,000 Mbps vs 4,750 Mbps
2.1× higher
Network baseline3.75 Gbps vs 2.5 Gbps
50% higher
Sustained clock2.6 GHz vs 2.5 GHz
4% higher

Specs

10 of 24 specs differ. Those are in bold.

Compute1 of 8 differm6g.2xlarge.searchm7g.2xlarge.search
vCPUs88
Physical cores88
Threads per core11
Architecturearm64arm64
CPU makerAWSAWS
Sustained clock2.5 GHz2.6 GHz
BurstableNoNo
ECUvariablevariable
MemoryAll 1 matchm6g.2xlarge.searchm7g.2xlarge.search
Memory (GiB)3232
Networking2 of 2 differm6g.2xlarge.searchm7g.2xlarge.search
Network baseline2.5 Gbps3.75 Gbps
Network peak10 Gbps15 Gbps
Storage5 of 7 differm6g.2xlarge.searchm7g.2xlarge.search
StorageEBS OnlyEBS Only
EBS baseline bandwidth2,375 Mbps2,500 Mbps
EBS max bandwidth4,750 Mbps10,000 Mbps
EBS baseline throughput296.875 MB/s312.5 MB/s
EBS max throughput593.75 MB/s1,250 MB/s
EBS baseline IOPS12,00012,000
EBS max IOPS20,00040,000
ClusterAll 2 matchm6g.2xlarge.searchm7g.2xlarge.search
Node rolesData, Dedicated manager, CoordinatorData, Dedicated manager, Coordinator
UltraWarmYesYes
Instance details1 of 3 differm6g.2xlarge.searchm7g.2xlarge.search
Familym6gm7g
CategoryGeneral purposeGeneral purpose
Current generationYesYes
Other1 of 1 differm6g.2xlarge.searchm7g.2xlarge.search
Hardware Basism6g.2xlargem7g.2xlarge

On-demand prices by region

Cheapest for m6g.2xlarge.search first. standard option, USD per hour.

Regionm6g.2xlarge.searchm7g.2xlarge.searchDifference
Asia Pacific (Hyderabad)ap-south-2$0.336$0.387▲ 15%
Asia Pacific (Mumbai)ap-south-1$0.336$0.387▲ 15%
US East (N. Virginia)Used in summaryus-east-1$0.511$0.542▲ 6%
US East (Ohio)us-east-2$0.511$0.542▲ 6%
US West (Oregon)us-west-2$0.511$0.542▲ 6%
Asia Pacific (Malaysia)ap-southeast-5$0.5415$0.5757▲ 6%
EU (Stockholm)eu-north-1$0.544$0.576▲ 6%
Canada (Central)ca-central-1$0.568$0.604▲ 6%
EU (Ireland)eu-west-1$0.571$0.604▲ 6%
Europe (Spain)eu-south-2$0.571$0.604▲ 6%
EU (London)eu-west-2$0.59$0.626▲ 6%
US West (N. California)us-west-1$0.595$0.632▲ 6%
EU (Paris)eu-west-3$0.598$0.632▲ 6%
Israel (Tel Aviv)il-central-1$0.6$0.6341▲ 6%
Middle East (Bahrain)me-south-1$0.602$0.745▲ 24%
EU (Frankfurt)eu-central-1$0.611$0.649▲ 6%
Asia Pacific (Seoul)ap-northeast-2$0.624$0.666▲ 7%
Asia Pacific (Osaka)ap-northeast-3$0.635$0.6999▲ 10%
Asia Pacific (Jakarta)ap-southeast-3$0.637$0.6773▲ 6%
Asia Pacific (Melbourne)ap-southeast-4$0.637$0.677▲ 6%
Asia Pacific (Singapore)ap-southeast-1$0.637$0.677▲ 6%
Asia Pacific (Sydney)ap-southeast-2$0.637$0.677▲ 6%
Middle East (UAE)me-central-1$0.6395$0.6643▲ 4%
AWS GovCloud (US-East)us-gov-east-1$0.643$0.6826▲ 6%
AWS GovCloud (US-West)us-gov-west-1$0.643$0.6829▲ 6%
Europe (Zurich)eu-central-2$0.648$0.714▲ 10%
Africa (Cape Town)af-south-1$0.65$0.7168▲ 10%
Asia Pacific (Tokyo)ap-northeast-1$0.657$0.7▲ 7%
Asia Pacific (Hong Kong)ap-east-1$0.704$0.745▲ 6%
South America (Sao Paulo)sa-east-1$0.813$0.864▲ 6%

Keep exploring

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

m6g.2xlarge.searchGeneral purpose, m6g family
m6g.2xlarge.search prices and specsEvery size in the m6g family

Compare m6g.2xlarge.search with

r6g.2xlarge.searchc6g.2xlarge.search
m7g.2xlarge.searchGeneral purpose, m7g family
m7g.2xlarge.search prices and specsEvery size in the m7g family

Compare m7g.2xlarge.search with

c7g.2xlarge.searchm7i.2xlarge.searchr7g.2xlarge.searchm8g.2xlarge.search

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