r7g.8xlarge.searchvsr7i.8xlarge.search

r7g.8xlarge.search is 16% cheaper than r7i.8xlarge.search on demand in US East (N. Virginia), saving $395.66 a month.

At a glancer7g.8xlarge.searchr7i.8xlarge.search
On-demand$2.845/hr16% less$3.387/hr
Lowest rate$1.479/hr16% less3-yr reserved, no upfront$1.761/hr3-yr reserved, no upfront
Size32 vCPUs, 256 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.

Optionr7g.8xlarge.searchr7i.8xlarge.searchr7i.8xlarge.search vs r7g.8xlarge.search
On-demandPay by the hour$2.845$3.387▲ 19%
1-yr reservedNo upfront31% off$1.96331% off$2.337▲ 19%
3-yr reservedNo upfront48% off$1.47948% off$1.761▲ 19%
1-yr savings planHourly commitment20% off$2.27620% off$2.71▲ 19%

Key differences

The biggest lead each one has.

Where r7g.8xlarge.search leads
On-demand price$2.845 vs $3.387 per hour
16% cheaper
Physical cores32 vs 16
2× higher
Network baseline15 Gbps vs 12.5 Gbps
20% higher
Where r7i.8xlarge.search leads
Sustained clock3.2 GHz vs 2.6 GHz
23% higher

Specs

9 of 24 specs differ. Those are in bold.

Compute5 of 8 differr7g.8xlarge.searchr7i.8xlarge.search
vCPUs3232
Physical cores3216
Threads per core12
Architecturearm64–
CPU makerAWSIntel
Sustained clock2.6 GHz3.2 GHz
BurstableNoNo
ECUvariablevariable
MemoryAll 1 matchr7g.8xlarge.searchr7i.8xlarge.search
Memory (GiB)256256
Networking2 of 2 differr7g.8xlarge.searchr7i.8xlarge.search
Network baseline15 Gbps12.5 Gbps
Network peak15 Gbps12.5 Gbps
StorageAll 7 matchr7g.8xlarge.searchr7i.8xlarge.search
StorageEBS OnlyEBS Only
EBS baseline bandwidth10,000 Mbps10,000 Mbps
EBS max bandwidth10,000 Mbps10,000 Mbps
EBS baseline throughput1,250 MB/s1,250 MB/s
EBS max throughput1,250 MB/s1,250 MB/s
EBS baseline IOPS40,00040,000
EBS max IOPS40,00040,000
ClusterAll 2 matchr7g.8xlarge.searchr7i.8xlarge.search
Node rolesData, Dedicated manager, CoordinatorData, Dedicated manager, Coordinator
UltraWarmYesYes
Instance details1 of 3 differr7g.8xlarge.searchr7i.8xlarge.search
Familyr7gr7i
CategoryMemory optimizedMemory optimized
Current generationYesYes
Other1 of 1 differr7g.8xlarge.searchr7i.8xlarge.search
Hardware Basisr7g.8xlarger7i.8xlarge

On-demand prices by region

Cheapest for r7g.8xlarge.search first. standard option, USD per hour.

Regionr7g.8xlarge.searchr7i.8xlarge.searchDifference
Asia Pacific (Hyderabad)ap-south-2$1.994$3.494▲ 75%
Asia Pacific (Mumbai)ap-south-1$1.994$3.494▲ 75%
US East (N. Virginia)Used in summaryus-east-1$2.845$3.387▲ 19%
US East (Ohio)us-east-2$2.845$3.387▲ 19%
US West (Oregon)us-west-2$2.845$3.387▲ 19%
Asia Pacific (Malaysia)ap-southeast-5$2.917$3.473▲ 19%
Asia Pacific (Thailand)ap-southeast-7$2.917$3.473▲ 19%
Mexico (Central)mx-central-1$2.987$3.556▲ 19%
EU (Stockholm)eu-north-1$3.025$3.602▲ 19%
Asia Pacific (Taipei)ap-east-2$3.089$3.677▲ 19%
Canada (Central)ca-central-1$3.115$3.709▲ 19%
US West (N. California)us-west-1$3.161$3.763▲ 19%
Europe (Spain)eu-south-2$3.182$3.79▲ 19%
EU (Ireland)eu-west-1$3.183$3.79▲ 19%
EU (Milan)eu-south-1$3.333$3.978▲ 19%
EU (London)eu-west-2$3.341$3.978▲ 19%
EU (Paris)eu-west-3$3.341$3.978▲ 19%
Asia Pacific (Sydney)ap-southeast-2$3.409$4.059▲ 19%
Asia Pacific (Melbourne)ap-southeast-4$3.409$4.059▲ 19%
AWS GovCloud (US-East)us-gov-east-1$3.409$4.059▲ 19%
AWS GovCloud (US-West)us-gov-west-1$3.409$4.059▲ 19%
Asia Pacific (Jakarta)ap-southeast-3$3.432$4.086▲ 19%
Asia Pacific (Osaka)ap-northeast-3$3.432$4.086▲ 19%
Asia Pacific (Seoul)ap-northeast-2$3.432$4.086▲ 19%
Asia Pacific (Singapore)ap-southeast-1$3.432$4.086▲ 19%
Asia Pacific (Tokyo)ap-northeast-1$3.432$4.086▲ 19%
EU (Frankfurt)eu-central-1$3.432$4.086▲ 19%
Asia Pacific (New Zealand)ap-southeast-6$3.579$4.262▲ 19%
South America (Sao Paulo)sa-east-1$4.527$5.403▲ 19%

Keep exploring

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

r7g.8xlarge.searchMemory optimized, r7g family
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AWS OpenSearch standard option prices in USD. Monthly figures use 730 hours. Prices last updated 12 Nov 2026.