r6g.large.searchvsr6gd.large.search

r6g.large.search is 13% cheaper than r6gd.large.search on demand in US East (N. Virginia), saving $17.52 a month.

At a glancer6g.large.searchr6gd.large.search
On-demand$0.167/hr13% less$0.191/hr
Lowest rate$0.087/hr12% less3-yr reserved, no upfront$0.099/hr3-yr reserved, no upfront
Size2 vCPUs, 16 GiB2 vCPUs, 16 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.

Optionr6g.large.searchr6gd.large.searchr6gd.large.search vs r6g.large.search
On-demandPay by the hour$0.167$0.191▲ 14%
1-yr reservedNo upfront31% off$0.11531% off$0.132▲ 15%
3-yr reservedNo upfront48% off$0.08748% off$0.099▲ 14%

Key differences

The biggest lead each one has.

Where r6g.large.search leads
On-demand price$0.167 vs $0.191 per hour
13% cheaper
Where r6gd.large.search leads

No clear lead on the measures we compare.

Specs

5 of 25 specs differ. Those are in bold.

ComputeAll 8 matchr6g.large.searchr6gd.large.search
vCPUs22
Physical cores22
Threads per core11
Architecturearm64arm64
CPU makerAWSAWS
Sustained clock2.5 GHz2.5 GHz
BurstableNoNo
ECUvariablevariable
MemoryAll 1 matchr6g.large.searchr6gd.large.search
Memory (GiB)1616
NetworkingAll 2 matchr6g.large.searchr6gd.large.search
Network baseline0.75 Gbps0.75 Gbps
Network peak10 Gbps10 Gbps
Storage2 of 8 differr6g.large.searchr6gd.large.search
StorageEBS Only1 x 118 NVMe SSD
Local disks–1 × 118 GB SSD
EBS baseline bandwidth630 Mbps630 Mbps
EBS max bandwidth4,750 Mbps4,750 Mbps
EBS baseline throughput78.75 MB/s78.75 MB/s
EBS max throughput593.75 MB/s593.75 MB/s
EBS baseline IOPS3,6003,600
EBS max IOPS20,00020,000
Cluster1 of 2 differr6g.large.searchr6gd.large.search
Node rolesData, Dedicated manager, CoordinatorData, Dedicated manager
UltraWarmYesYes
Instance details1 of 3 differr6g.large.searchr6gd.large.search
Familyr6gr6gd
CategoryMemory optimizedMemory optimized
Current generationYesYes
Other1 of 1 differr6g.large.searchr6gd.large.search
Hardware Basisr6g.larger6gd.large

On-demand prices by region

Cheapest for r6g.large.search first. standard option, USD per hour.

Regionr6g.large.searchr6gd.large.searchDifference
Asia Pacific (Mumbai)ap-south-1$0.108$0.124▲ 15%
US East (N. Virginia)Used in summaryus-east-1$0.167$0.191▲ 14%
US East (Ohio)us-east-2$0.167$0.191▲ 14%
US West (Oregon)us-west-2$0.167$0.191▲ 14%
Canada (Central)ca-central-1$0.183$0.21▲ 15%
US West (N. California)us-west-1$0.186$0.216▲ 16%
EU (Ireland)eu-west-1$0.187$0.212▲ 13%
Asia Pacific (Osaka)ap-northeast-3$0.195$0.223▲ 14%
EU (Paris)eu-west-3$0.196$0.224▲ 14%
Asia Pacific (Sydney)ap-southeast-2$0.201$0.231▲ 15%
AWS GovCloud (US-West)us-gov-west-1$0.201$0.221▲ 10%
Asia Pacific (Singapore)ap-southeast-1$0.202$0.231▲ 14%
Asia Pacific (Tokyo)ap-northeast-1$0.202$0.231▲ 14%
EU (Frankfurt)eu-central-1$0.202$0.229▲ 13%
South America (Sao Paulo)sa-east-1$0.267$0.303▲ 13%

Keep exploring

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

r6g.large.searchMemory optimized, r6g family
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AWS OpenSearch standard option prices in USD. Monthly figures use 730 hours. Prices last updated 12 Nov 2026.