or1.8xlarge.searchvsor2.8xlarge.search

or2.8xlarge.search is 4% cheaper than or1.8xlarge.search on demand in US East (N. Virginia), saving $106.58 a month.

At a glanceor1.8xlarge.searchor2.8xlarge.search
On-demand$3.346/hr$3.20/hr4% less
Lowest rate$1.74/hr3-yr reserved, no upfront$1.664/hr4% less3-yr reserved, no upfront
Size32 vCPUs, 256 GiB32 vCPUs, 256 GiB

Prices in US East (N. Virginia)

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

Optionor1.8xlarge.searchor2.8xlarge.searchor2.8xlarge.search vs or1.8xlarge.search
On-demandPay by the hour$3.346$3.20▼ 4%
1-yr reservedNo upfront31% off$2.30931% off$2.208▼ 4%
3-yr reservedNo upfront48% off$1.7448% off$1.664▼ 4%
1-yr savings planHourly commitment20% off$2.67720% off$2.56▼ 4%

Key differences

The biggest lead each one has.

Where or1.8xlarge.search leads

No clear lead on the measures we compare.

Where or2.8xlarge.search leads
On-demand price$3.20 vs $3.346 per hour
4% cheaper

Specs

2 of 8 specs differ. Those are in bold.

ComputeAll 1 matchor1.8xlarge.searchor2.8xlarge.search
vCPUs3232
MemoryAll 1 matchor1.8xlarge.searchor2.8xlarge.search
Memory (GiB)256256
StorageAll 1 matchor1.8xlarge.searchor2.8xlarge.search
StorageEBS OnlyEBS Only
ClusterAll 2 matchor1.8xlarge.searchor2.8xlarge.search
Node rolesDataData
UltraWarmYesYes
Instance details2 of 3 differor1.8xlarge.searchor2.8xlarge.search
Familyor1or2
CategoryOR1OpenSearch Optimized
Current generationYesYes

On-demand prices by region

Cheapest for or1.8xlarge.search first. standard option, USD per hour.

Regionor1.8xlarge.searchor2.8xlarge.searchDifference
Asia Pacific (Mumbai)ap-south-1$2.343$2.246▼ 4%
US East (N. Virginia)Used in summaryus-east-1$3.346$3.20▼ 4%
US East (Ohio)us-east-2$3.346$3.205▼ 4%
US West (Oregon)us-west-2$3.346$3.205▼ 4%
EU (Stockholm)eu-north-1$3.554$3.408▼ 4%
Canada (Central)ca-central-1$3.665$3.51▼ 4%
US West (N. California)us-west-1$3.719$3.561▼ 4%
EU (Ireland)eu-west-1$3.745$3.586▼ 4%
Europe (Spain)eu-south-2$3.745$3.584▼ 4%
EU (London)eu-west-2$3.931$3.764▼ 4%
Asia Pacific (Sydney)ap-southeast-2$4.01$3.841▼ 4%
Asia Pacific (Singapore)ap-southeast-1$4.038$3.866▼ 4%
Asia Pacific (Tokyo)ap-northeast-1$4.038$3.866▼ 4%
EU (Frankfurt)eu-central-1$4.038$3.866▼ 4%
Asia Pacific (Seoul)ap-northeast-2$4.064$3.866▼ 5%
South America (Sao Paulo)sa-east-1$5.312$5.099▼ 4%

Keep exploring

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

or1.8xlarge.searchOR1, or1 family
or1.8xlarge.search prices and specsEvery size in the or1 family
or2.8xlarge.searchOpenSearch Optimized, or2 family
or2.8xlarge.search prices and specsEvery size in the or2 family

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