r7g.16xlarge.searchvsr8g.16xlarge.search

r7g.16xlarge.search is 9% cheaper than r8g.16xlarge.search on demand in US East (N. Virginia), saving $416.10 a month.

At a glancer7g.16xlarge.searchr8g.16xlarge.search
On-demand$5.689/hr9% less$6.259/hr
Lowest rate$2.958/hr9% less3-yr reserved, no upfront$3.255/hr3-yr reserved, no upfront
Size64 vCPUs, 512 GiB64 vCPUs, 512 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.

Optionr7g.16xlarge.searchr8g.16xlarge.searchr8g.16xlarge.search vs r7g.16xlarge.search
On-demandPay by the hour$5.689$6.259▲ 10%
1-yr reservedNo upfront31% off$3.92531% off$4.319▲ 10%
3-yr reservedNo upfront48% off$2.95848% off$3.255▲ 10%
1-yr savings planHourly commitment20% off$4.55120% off$5.007▲ 10%

Key differences

The biggest lead each one has.

Where r7g.16xlarge.search leads
On-demand price$5.689 vs $6.259 per hour
9% cheaper
Where r8g.16xlarge.search leads
Sustained clock2.8 GHz vs 2.6 GHz
8% higher

Specs

4 of 24 specs differ. Those are in bold.

Compute1 of 8 differr7g.16xlarge.searchr8g.16xlarge.search
vCPUs6464
Physical cores6464
Threads per core11
Architecturearm64arm64
CPU makerAWSAWS
Sustained clock2.6 GHz2.8 GHz
BurstableNoNo
ECUvariablevariable
MemoryAll 1 matchr7g.16xlarge.searchr8g.16xlarge.search
Memory (GiB)512512
NetworkingAll 2 matchr7g.16xlarge.searchr8g.16xlarge.search
Network baseline30 Gbps30 Gbps
Network peak30 Gbps30 Gbps
StorageAll 7 matchr7g.16xlarge.searchr8g.16xlarge.search
StorageEBS OnlyEBS Only
EBS baseline bandwidth20,000 Mbps20,000 Mbps
EBS max bandwidth20,000 Mbps20,000 Mbps
EBS baseline throughput2,500 MB/s2,500 MB/s
EBS max throughput2,500 MB/s2,500 MB/s
EBS baseline IOPS80,00080,000
EBS max IOPS80,00080,000
Cluster1 of 2 differr7g.16xlarge.searchr8g.16xlarge.search
Node rolesData, Dedicated manager, CoordinatorData, Dedicated manager
UltraWarmYesYes
Instance details1 of 3 differr7g.16xlarge.searchr8g.16xlarge.search
Familyr7gr8g
CategoryMemory optimizedMemory optimized
Current generationYesYes
Other1 of 1 differr7g.16xlarge.searchr8g.16xlarge.search
Hardware Basisr7g.16xlarger8g.16xlarge

On-demand prices by region

Cheapest for r7g.16xlarge.search first. standard option, USD per hour.

Regionr7g.16xlarge.searchr8g.16xlarge.searchDifference
Asia Pacific (Hyderabad)ap-south-2$3.988$4.387▲ 10%
Asia Pacific (Mumbai)ap-south-1$3.988$4.387▲ 10%
US East (N. Virginia)Used in summaryus-east-1$5.689$6.259▲ 10%
US East (Ohio)us-east-2$5.689$6.259▲ 10%
US West (Oregon)us-west-2$5.689$6.259▲ 10%
Asia Pacific (Malaysia)ap-southeast-5$5.834$6.417▲ 10%
Asia Pacific (Thailand)ap-southeast-7$5.834$6.417▲ 10%
Mexico (Central)mx-central-1$5.974$6.571▲ 10%
EU (Stockholm)eu-north-1$6.05$6.656▲ 10%
Canada (Central)ca-central-1$6.231$6.855▲ 10%
Canada West (Calgary)ca-west-1$6.231$6.855▲ 10%
US West (N. California)us-west-1$6.321$6.954▲ 10%
Europe (Spain)eu-south-2$6.364$7.001▲ 10%
EU (Ireland)eu-west-1$6.366$7.004▲ 10%
EU (Milan)eu-south-1$6.667$7.334▲ 10%
EU (London)eu-west-2$6.682$7.351▲ 10%
EU (Paris)eu-west-3$6.683$7.351▲ 10%
Asia Pacific (Sydney)ap-southeast-2$6.818$7.501▲ 10%
Asia Pacific (Melbourne)ap-southeast-4$6.819$7.501▲ 10%
AWS GovCloud (US-East)us-gov-east-1$6.819$7.501▲ 10%
AWS GovCloud (US-West)us-gov-west-1$6.819$7.50▲ 10%
Asia Pacific (Seoul)ap-northeast-2$6.863$7.55▲ 10%
Asia Pacific (Singapore)ap-southeast-1$6.863$7.55▲ 10%
Asia Pacific (Tokyo)ap-northeast-1$6.863$7.55▲ 10%
EU (Frankfurt)eu-central-1$6.863$7.55▲ 10%
Asia Pacific (Jakarta)ap-southeast-3$6.863$7.55▲ 10%
Asia Pacific (Osaka)ap-northeast-3$6.863$7.55▲ 10%
Middle East (UAE)me-central-1$7.003$7.704▲ 10%
Asia Pacific (New Zealand)ap-southeast-6$7.159$7.876▲ 10%
Asia Pacific (Hong Kong)ap-east-1$7.543$8.298▲ 10%
Europe (Zurich)eu-central-2$7.549$8.305▲ 10%
Africa (Cape Town)af-south-1$7.585$8.344▲ 10%
South America (Sao Paulo)sa-east-1$9.054$9.959▲ 10%

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