r4.8xlarge.searchvsr7i.8xlarge.search

r4.8xlarge.search is 7% cheaper than r7i.8xlarge.search on demand in US East (N. Virginia), saving $181.04 a month.

At a glancer4.8xlarge.searchr7i.8xlarge.search
On-demand$3.139/hr7% less$3.387/hr
Lowest rate$1.632/hr7% less3-yr reserved, no upfront$1.761/hr3-yr reserved, no upfront
Size32 vCPUs, 244 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.

Optionr4.8xlarge.searchr7i.8xlarge.searchr7i.8xlarge.search vs r4.8xlarge.search
On-demandPay by the hour$3.139$3.387▲ 8%
1-yr reservedNo upfront31% off$2.16631% off$2.337▲ 8%
3-yr reservedNo upfront48% off$1.63248% off$1.761▲ 8%
1-yr savings planHourly commitment—20% off$2.71—

Key differences

The biggest lead each one has.

Where r4.8xlarge.search leads
On-demand price$3.139 vs $3.387 per hour
7% cheaper
Where r7i.8xlarge.search leads
EBS baseline bandwidth10,000 Mbps vs 7,000 Mbps
43% higher
Sustained clock3.2 GHz vs 2.3 GHz
39% higher
Memory (GiB)256 vs 244
5% higher
Network baseline12.5 Gbps vs 12 Gbps
4% higher

Specs

14 of 23 specs differ. Those are in bold.

Compute2 of 7 differr4.8xlarge.searchr7i.8xlarge.search
vCPUs3232
Physical cores1616
Threads per core22
CPU makerIntelIntel
Sustained clock2.3 GHz3.2 GHz
BurstableNoNo
ECU99variable
Memory1 of 1 differr4.8xlarge.searchr7i.8xlarge.search
Memory (GiB)244256
Networking2 of 2 differr4.8xlarge.searchr7i.8xlarge.search
Network baseline12 Gbps12.5 Gbps
Network peak12 Gbps12.5 Gbps
Storage6 of 7 differr4.8xlarge.searchr7i.8xlarge.search
StorageEBS OnlyEBS Only
EBS baseline bandwidth7,000 Mbps10,000 Mbps
EBS max bandwidth7,000 Mbps10,000 Mbps
EBS baseline throughput875 MB/s1,250 MB/s
EBS max throughput875 MB/s1,250 MB/s
EBS baseline IOPS37,50040,000
EBS max IOPS37,50040,000
Cluster1 of 2 differr4.8xlarge.searchr7i.8xlarge.search
Node rolesData, Dedicated managerData, Dedicated manager, Coordinator
UltraWarmYesYes
Instance details1 of 3 differr4.8xlarge.searchr7i.8xlarge.search
Familyr4r7i
CategoryMemory optimizedMemory optimized
Current generationYesYes
Other1 of 1 differr4.8xlarge.searchr7i.8xlarge.search
Hardware Basisr4.8xlarger7i.8xlarge

On-demand prices by region

Cheapest for r4.8xlarge.search first. standard option, USD per hour.

Regionr4.8xlarge.searchr7i.8xlarge.searchDifference
US East (N. Virginia)Used in summaryus-east-1$3.139$3.387▲ 8%
US East (Ohio)us-east-2$3.139$3.387▲ 8%
US West (Oregon)us-west-2$3.139$3.387▲ 8%
Canada (Central)ca-central-1$3.446$3.709▲ 8%
EU (Ireland)eu-west-1$3.497$3.79▲ 8%
US West (N. California)us-west-1$3.497$3.763▲ 8%
Asia Pacific (Mumbai)ap-south-1$3.587$3.494▼ 3%
EU (London)eu-west-2$3.682$3.978▲ 8%
EU (Paris)eu-west-3$3.682$3.978▲ 8%
AWS GovCloud (US-East)us-gov-east-1$3.767$4.059▲ 8%
AWS GovCloud (US-West)us-gov-west-1$3.767$4.059▲ 8%
Asia Pacific (Seoul)ap-northeast-2$3.777$4.086▲ 8%
Asia Pacific (Singapore)ap-southeast-1$3.777$4.086▲ 8%
Asia Pacific (Sydney)ap-southeast-2$3.777$4.059▲ 7%
Asia Pacific (Tokyo)ap-northeast-1$3.777$4.086▲ 8%
EU (Frankfurt)eu-central-1$3.777$4.086▲ 8%
South America (Sao Paulo)sa-east-1$6.608$5.403▼ 18%

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