m7g.16xlarge.searchvsm8g.16xlarge.search

m7g.16xlarge.search is 9% cheaper than m8g.16xlarge.search on demand in US East (N. Virginia), saving $316.82 a month.

At a glancem7g.16xlarge.searchm8g.16xlarge.search
On-demand$4.335/hr9% less$4.769/hr
Lowest rate$2.254/hr9% less3-yr reserved, no upfront$2.48/hr3-yr reserved, no upfront
Size64 vCPUs, 256 GiB64 vCPUs, 256 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.

Optionm7g.16xlarge.searchm8g.16xlarge.searchm8g.16xlarge.search vs m7g.16xlarge.search
On-demandPay by the hour$4.335$4.769▲ 10%
1-yr reservedNo upfront31% off$2.99131% off$3.291▲ 10%
3-yr reservedNo upfront48% off$2.25448% off$2.48▲ 10%
1-yr savings planHourly commitment20% off$3.46820% off$3.815▲ 10%

Key differences

The biggest lead each one has.

Where m7g.16xlarge.search leads
On-demand price$4.335 vs $4.769 per hour
9% cheaper
Where m8g.16xlarge.search leads
Sustained clock2.8 GHz vs 2.6 GHz
8% higher

Specs

4 of 24 specs differ. Those are in bold.

Compute1 of 8 differm7g.16xlarge.searchm8g.16xlarge.search
vCPUs6464
Physical cores6464
Threads per core11
Architecturearm64arm64
CPU makerAWSAWS
Sustained clock2.6 GHz2.8 GHz
BurstableNoNo
ECUvariablevariable
MemoryAll 1 matchm7g.16xlarge.searchm8g.16xlarge.search
Memory (GiB)256256
NetworkingAll 2 matchm7g.16xlarge.searchm8g.16xlarge.search
Network baseline30 Gbps30 Gbps
Network peak30 Gbps30 Gbps
StorageAll 7 matchm7g.16xlarge.searchm8g.16xlarge.search
StorageEBS OnlyEBS Only
EBS baseline bandwidth20,000 Mbps20,000 Mbps
EBS max bandwidth20,000 Mbps20,000 Mbps
EBS baseline throughput2,500 MB/s2,500 MB/s
EBS max throughput2,500 MB/s2,500 MB/s
EBS baseline IOPS80,00080,000
EBS max IOPS80,00080,000
Cluster1 of 2 differm7g.16xlarge.searchm8g.16xlarge.search
Node rolesData, Dedicated manager, CoordinatorData, Dedicated manager
UltraWarmYesYes
Instance details1 of 3 differm7g.16xlarge.searchm8g.16xlarge.search
Familym7gm8g
CategoryGeneral purposeGeneral purpose
Current generationYesYes
Other1 of 1 differm7g.16xlarge.searchm8g.16xlarge.search
Hardware Basism7g.16xlargem8g.16xlarge

On-demand prices by region

Cheapest for m7g.16xlarge.search first. standard option, USD per hour.

Regionm7g.16xlarge.searchm8g.16xlarge.searchDifference
Asia Pacific (Hyderabad)ap-south-2$3.098$3.409▲ 10%
Asia Pacific (Mumbai)ap-south-1$3.098$3.409▲ 10%
US East (N. Virginia)Used in summaryus-east-1$4.335$4.769▲ 10%
US East (Ohio)us-east-2$4.335$4.769▲ 10%
US West (Oregon)us-west-2$4.335$4.769▲ 10%
Mexico (Central)mx-central-1$4.551$5.006▲ 10%
Asia Pacific (Malaysia)ap-southeast-5$4.606$5.067▲ 10%
Asia Pacific (Thailand)ap-southeast-7$4.606$5.067▲ 10%
EU (Stockholm)eu-north-1$4.606$5.067▲ 10%
Europe (Spain)eu-south-2$4.829$5.311▲ 10%
EU (Ireland)eu-west-1$4.831$5.315▲ 10%
Canada (Central)ca-central-1$4.832$5.316▲ 10%
EU (London)eu-west-2$5.012$5.514▲ 10%
Asia Pacific (Taipei)ap-east-2$5.039$5.543▲ 10%
EU (Paris)eu-west-3$5.057$5.563▲ 10%
US West (N. California)us-west-1$5.057$5.563▲ 10%
EU (Frankfurt)eu-central-1$5.193$5.713▲ 10%
Middle East (UAE)me-central-1$5.314$5.845▲ 10%
Asia Pacific (Seoul)ap-northeast-2$5.328$5.862▲ 10%
Asia Pacific (Melbourne)ap-southeast-4$5.418$5.96▲ 10%
Asia Pacific (Singapore)ap-southeast-1$5.418$5.961▲ 10%
Asia Pacific (Sydney)ap-southeast-2$5.418$5.961▲ 10%
Asia Pacific (Jakarta)ap-southeast-3$5.418$5.96▲ 10%
AWS GovCloud (US-East)us-gov-east-1$5.461$6.007▲ 10%
AWS GovCloud (US-West)us-gov-west-1$5.463$6.009▲ 10%
Asia Pacific (Osaka)ap-northeast-3$5.599$6.159▲ 10%
Asia Pacific (Tokyo)ap-northeast-1$5.599$6.159▲ 10%
Europe (Zurich)eu-central-2$5.712$6.283▲ 10%
Africa (Cape Town)af-south-1$5.735$6.309▲ 10%
Middle East (Bahrain)me-south-1$5.96$6.557▲ 10%
Asia Pacific (Hong Kong)ap-east-1$5.96$6.557▲ 10%
South America (Sao Paulo)sa-east-1$6.908$7.60▲ 10%

Keep exploring

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m7g.16xlarge.searchGeneral purpose, m7g family
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AWS OpenSearch standard option prices in USD. Monthly figures use 730 hours. Prices last updated 12 Nov 2026.