r5.xlarge.searchvsr7i.xlarge.search

r5.xlarge.search is 12% cheaper than r7i.xlarge.search on demand in US East (N. Virginia), saving $37.23 a month.

At a glancer5.xlarge.searchr7i.xlarge.search
On-demand$0.372/hr12% less$0.423/hr
Lowest rate$0.193/hr12% less3-yr reserved, no upfront$0.22/hr3-yr reserved, no upfront
Size4 vCPUs, 32 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.

Optionr5.xlarge.searchr7i.xlarge.searchr7i.xlarge.search vs r5.xlarge.search
On-demandPay by the hour$0.372$0.423▲ 14%
1-yr reservedNo upfront31% off$0.25731% off$0.292▲ 14%
3-yr reservedNo upfront48% off$0.19348% off$0.22▲ 14%
1-yr savings planHourly commitment—20% off$0.3384—

Key differences

The biggest lead each one has.

Where r5.xlarge.search leads
On-demand price$0.372 vs $0.423 per hour
12% cheaper
Where r7i.xlarge.search leads
EBS max IOPS40,000 vs 18,750
2.1× higher
Network peak12.5 Gbps vs 10 Gbps
25% higher
Sustained clock3.2 GHz vs 3.1 GHz
3% higher

Specs

11 of 23 specs differ. Those are in bold.

Compute2 of 7 differr5.xlarge.searchr7i.xlarge.search
vCPUs44
Physical cores22
Threads per core22
CPU makerIntelIntel
Sustained clock3.1 GHz3.2 GHz
BurstableNoNo
ECU19variable
MemoryAll 1 matchr5.xlarge.searchr7i.xlarge.search
Memory (GiB)3232
Networking2 of 2 differr5.xlarge.searchr7i.xlarge.search
Network baseline1.25 Gbps1.562 Gbps
Network peak10 Gbps12.5 Gbps
Storage5 of 7 differr5.xlarge.searchr7i.xlarge.search
StorageEBS OnlyEBS Only
EBS baseline bandwidth1,150 Mbps1,250 Mbps
EBS max bandwidth4,750 Mbps10,000 Mbps
EBS baseline throughput143.75 MB/s156.25 MB/s
EBS max throughput593.75 MB/s1,250 MB/s
EBS baseline IOPS6,0006,000
EBS max IOPS18,75040,000
ClusterAll 2 matchr5.xlarge.searchr7i.xlarge.search
Node rolesData, Dedicated manager, CoordinatorData, Dedicated manager, Coordinator
UltraWarmYesYes
Instance details1 of 3 differr5.xlarge.searchr7i.xlarge.search
Familyr5r7i
CategoryMemory optimizedMemory optimized
Current generationYesYes
Other1 of 1 differr5.xlarge.searchr7i.xlarge.search
Hardware Basisr5.xlarger7i.xlarge

On-demand prices by region

Cheapest for r5.xlarge.search first. standard option, USD per hour.

Regionr5.xlarge.searchr7i.xlarge.searchDifference
US East (N. Virginia)Used in summaryus-east-1$0.372$0.423▲ 14%
US East (Ohio)us-east-2$0.372$0.423▲ 14%
US West (Oregon)us-west-2$0.372$0.423▲ 14%
Asia Pacific (Hyderabad)ap-south-2$0.384$0.4368▲ 14%
Asia Pacific (Mumbai)ap-south-1$0.384$0.437▲ 14%
EU (Stockholm)eu-north-1$0.395$0.45▲ 14%
Canada (Central)ca-central-1$0.407$0.464▲ 14%
US West (N. California)us-west-1$0.413$0.47▲ 14%
EU (Ireland)eu-west-1$0.416$0.474▲ 14%
Europe (Spain)eu-south-2$0.416$0.474▲ 14%
EU (Milan)eu-south-1$0.4368$0.497▲ 14%
EU (London)eu-west-2$0.437$0.497▲ 14%
EU (Paris)eu-west-3$0.437$0.497▲ 14%
Asia Pacific (Melbourne)ap-southeast-4$0.445$0.5074▲ 14%
Asia Pacific (Sydney)ap-southeast-2$0.445$0.507▲ 14%
AWS GovCloud (US-East)us-gov-east-1$0.445$0.507▲ 14%
AWS GovCloud (US-West)us-gov-west-1$0.445$0.507▲ 14%
Asia Pacific (Jakarta)ap-southeast-3$0.448$0.511▲ 14%
Asia Pacific (Osaka)ap-northeast-3$0.448$0.5107▲ 14%
Asia Pacific (Seoul)ap-northeast-2$0.448$0.511▲ 14%
Asia Pacific (Singapore)ap-southeast-1$0.448$0.511▲ 14%
Asia Pacific (Tokyo)ap-northeast-1$0.448$0.511▲ 14%
EU (Frankfurt)eu-central-1$0.448$0.511▲ 14%
South America (Sao Paulo)sa-east-1$0.591$0.675▲ 14%

Keep exploring

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

r5.xlarge.searchMemory optimized, r5 family
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AWS OpenSearch standard option prices in USD. Monthly figures use 730 hours. Prices last updated 12 Nov 2026.