r4.xlarge.searchvsr5.xlarge.search

r5.xlarge.search is 5% cheaper than r4.xlarge.search on demand in US East (N. Virginia), saving $14.60 a month.

At a glancer4.xlarge.searchr5.xlarge.search
On-demand$0.392/hr$0.372/hr5% less
Lowest rate$0.204/hr3-yr reserved, no upfront$0.193/hr5% less3-yr reserved, no upfront
Size4 vCPUs, 30.5 GiB4 vCPUs, 32 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.xlarge.searchr5.xlarge.searchr5.xlarge.search vs r4.xlarge.search
On-demandPay by the hour$0.392$0.372▼ 5%
1-yr reservedNo upfront31% off$0.2731% off$0.257▼ 5%
3-yr reservedNo upfront48% off$0.20448% off$0.193▼ 5%

Key differences

The biggest lead each one has.

Where r4.xlarge.search leads

No clear lead on the measures we compare.

Where r5.xlarge.search leads
On-demand price$0.372 vs $0.392 per hour
5% cheaper
EBS max bandwidth4,750 Mbps vs 850 Mbps
5.6× higher
ECU19 vs 13.5
41% higher
Memory (GiB)32 vs 30.5
5% higher

Specs

11 of 23 specs differ. Those are in bold.

Compute2 of 7 differr4.xlarge.searchr5.xlarge.search
vCPUs44
Physical cores22
Threads per core22
CPU makerIntelIntel
Sustained clock2.3 GHz3.1 GHz
BurstableNoNo
ECU13.519
Memory1 of 1 differr4.xlarge.searchr5.xlarge.search
Memory (GiB)30.532
NetworkingAll 2 matchr4.xlarge.searchr5.xlarge.search
Network baseline1.25 Gbps1.25 Gbps
Network peak10 Gbps10 Gbps
Storage5 of 7 differr4.xlarge.searchr5.xlarge.search
StorageEBS OnlyEBS Only
EBS baseline bandwidth850 Mbps1,150 Mbps
EBS max bandwidth850 Mbps4,750 Mbps
EBS baseline throughput106.25 MB/s143.75 MB/s
EBS max throughput106.25 MB/s593.75 MB/s
EBS baseline IOPS6,0006,000
EBS max IOPS6,00018,750
Cluster1 of 2 differr4.xlarge.searchr5.xlarge.search
Node rolesData, Dedicated managerData, Dedicated manager, Coordinator
UltraWarmYesYes
Instance details1 of 3 differr4.xlarge.searchr5.xlarge.search
Familyr4r5
CategoryMemory optimizedMemory optimized
Current generationYesYes
Other1 of 1 differr4.xlarge.searchr5.xlarge.search
Hardware Basisr4.xlarger5.xlarge

On-demand prices by region

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

Regionr4.xlarge.searchr5.xlarge.searchDifference
US East (N. Virginia)Used in summaryus-east-1$0.392$0.372▼ 5%
US East (Ohio)us-east-2$0.392$0.372▼ 5%
US West (Oregon)us-west-2$0.392$0.372▼ 5%
Canada (Central)ca-central-1$0.431$0.407▼ 6%
EU (Ireland)eu-west-1$0.437$0.416▼ 5%
US West (N. California)us-west-1$0.437$0.413▼ 5%
Asia Pacific (Mumbai)ap-south-1$0.448$0.384▼ 14%
EU (London)eu-west-2$0.46$0.437▼ 5%
EU (Paris)eu-west-3$0.46$0.437▼ 5%
AWS GovCloud (US-East)us-gov-east-1$0.47$0.445▼ 5%
AWS GovCloud (US-West)us-gov-west-1$0.47$0.445▼ 5%
Asia Pacific (Seoul)ap-northeast-2$0.472$0.448▼ 5%
Asia Pacific (Singapore)ap-southeast-1$0.472$0.448▼ 5%
Asia Pacific (Sydney)ap-southeast-2$0.472$0.445▼ 6%
Asia Pacific (Tokyo)ap-northeast-1$0.472$0.448▼ 5%
EU (Frankfurt)eu-central-1$0.472$0.448▼ 5%
South America (Sao Paulo)sa-east-1$0.826$0.591▼ 28%

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