m6g.large.searchvsr6g.large.search

m6g.large.search is 23% cheaper than r6g.large.search on demand in US East (N. Virginia), saving $28.47 a month.

At a glancem6g.large.searchr6g.large.search
On-demand$0.128/hr23% less$0.167/hr
Lowest rate$0.067/hr23% less3-yr reserved, no upfront$0.087/hr3-yr reserved, no upfront
Size2 vCPUs, 8 GiB2 vCPUs, 16 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.large.searchr6g.large.searchr6g.large.search vs m6g.large.search
On-demandPay by the hour$0.128$0.167▲ 30%
1-yr reservedNo upfront31% off$0.08831% off$0.115▲ 31%
3-yr reservedNo upfront48% off$0.06748% off$0.087▲ 30%

Key differences

The biggest lead each one has.

Where m6g.large.search leads
On-demand price$0.128 vs $0.167 per hour
23% cheaper
Where r6g.large.search leads
Memory (GiB)16 vs 8
2× higher

Specs

4 of 24 specs differ. Those are in bold.

ComputeAll 8 matchm6g.large.searchr6g.large.search
vCPUs22
Physical cores22
Threads per core11
Architecturearm64arm64
CPU makerAWSAWS
Sustained clock2.5 GHz2.5 GHz
BurstableNoNo
ECUvariablevariable
Memory1 of 1 differm6g.large.searchr6g.large.search
Memory (GiB)816
NetworkingAll 2 matchm6g.large.searchr6g.large.search
Network baseline0.75 Gbps0.75 Gbps
Network peak10 Gbps10 Gbps
StorageAll 7 matchm6g.large.searchr6g.large.search
StorageEBS OnlyEBS Only
EBS baseline bandwidth630 Mbps630 Mbps
EBS max bandwidth4,750 Mbps4,750 Mbps
EBS baseline throughput78.75 MB/s78.75 MB/s
EBS max throughput593.75 MB/s593.75 MB/s
EBS baseline IOPS3,6003,600
EBS max IOPS20,00020,000
ClusterAll 2 matchm6g.large.searchr6g.large.search
Node rolesData, Dedicated manager, CoordinatorData, Dedicated manager, Coordinator
UltraWarmYesYes
Instance details2 of 3 differm6g.large.searchr6g.large.search
Familym6gr6g
CategoryGeneral purposeMemory optimized
Current generationYesYes
Other1 of 1 differm6g.large.searchr6g.large.search
Hardware Basism6g.larger6g.large

On-demand prices by region

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

Regionm6g.large.searchr6g.large.searchDifference
Asia Pacific (Hyderabad)ap-south-2$0.084$0.108▲ 29%
Asia Pacific (Mumbai)ap-south-1$0.084$0.108▲ 29%
US East (N. Virginia)Used in summaryus-east-1$0.128$0.167▲ 30%
US East (Ohio)us-east-2$0.128$0.167▲ 30%
US West (Oregon)us-west-2$0.128$0.167▲ 30%
Asia Pacific (Malaysia)ap-southeast-5$0.1352$0.1717▲ 27%
EU (Stockholm)eu-north-1$0.136$0.178▲ 31%
Canada (Central)ca-central-1$0.142$0.183▲ 29%
Canada West (Calgary)ca-west-1$0.142$0.183▲ 29%
EU (Ireland)eu-west-1$0.143$0.187▲ 31%
Europe (Spain)eu-south-2$0.143$0.187▲ 31%
EU (London)eu-west-2$0.147$0.197▲ 34%
EU (Milan)eu-south-1$0.149$0.197▲ 32%
EU (Paris)eu-west-3$0.149$0.196▲ 32%
US West (N. California)us-west-1$0.149$0.186▲ 25%
Israel (Tel Aviv)il-central-1$0.15$0.196▲ 31%
Middle East (Bahrain)me-south-1$0.15$0.199▲ 33%
EU (Frankfurt)eu-central-1$0.153$0.202▲ 32%
Asia Pacific (Seoul)ap-northeast-2$0.156$0.203▲ 30%
Asia Pacific (Jakarta)ap-southeast-3$0.159$0.202▲ 27%
Asia Pacific (Melbourne)ap-southeast-4$0.159$0.201▲ 26%
Asia Pacific (Osaka)ap-northeast-3$0.159$0.195▲ 23%
Asia Pacific (Singapore)ap-southeast-1$0.159$0.202▲ 27%
Asia Pacific (Sydney)ap-southeast-2$0.159$0.201▲ 26%
Middle East (UAE)me-central-1$0.1602$0.2094▲ 31%
AWS GovCloud (US-East)us-gov-east-1$0.161$0.201▲ 25%
AWS GovCloud (US-West)us-gov-west-1$0.161$0.201▲ 25%
Europe (Zurich)eu-central-2$0.162$0.214▲ 32%
Africa (Cape Town)af-south-1$0.163$0.215▲ 32%
Asia Pacific (Tokyo)ap-northeast-1$0.164$0.202▲ 23%
Asia Pacific (Hong Kong)ap-east-1$0.176$0.222▲ 26%
South America (Sao Paulo)sa-east-1$0.203$0.267▲ 32%

Keep exploring

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

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

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c6g.large.searchm7g.large.search
r6g.large.searchMemory optimized, r6g family
r6g.large.search prices and specsEvery size in the r6g family

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