r7g.large.searchvsr7i.large.search

r7g.large.search is 16% cheaper than r7i.large.search on demand in US East (N. Virginia), saving $24.82 a month.

At a glancer7g.large.searchr7i.large.search
On-demand$0.178/hr16% less$0.212/hr
Lowest rate$0.093/hr15% less3-yr reserved, no upfront$0.11/hr3-yr reserved, no upfront
Size2 vCPUs, 16 GiB2 vCPUs, 16 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.large.searchr7i.large.searchr7i.large.search vs r7g.large.search
On-demandPay by the hour$0.178$0.212▲ 19%
1-yr reservedNo upfront31% off$0.12331% off$0.146▲ 19%
3-yr reservedNo upfront48% off$0.09348% off$0.11▲ 18%
1-yr savings planHourly commitment20% off$0.142420% off$0.1696▲ 19%

Key differences

The biggest lead each one has.

Where r7g.large.search leads
On-demand price$0.178 vs $0.212 per hour
16% cheaper
Physical cores2 vs 1
2× higher
Network baseline0.937 Gbps vs 0.781 Gbps
20% higher
Where r7i.large.search leads
Sustained clock3.2 GHz vs 2.6 GHz
23% higher
EBS baseline bandwidth650 Mbps vs 630 Mbps
3% higher

Specs

10 of 24 specs differ. Those are in bold.

Compute5 of 8 differr7g.large.searchr7i.large.search
vCPUs22
Physical cores21
Threads per core12
Architecturearm64–
CPU makerAWSIntel
Sustained clock2.6 GHz3.2 GHz
BurstableNoNo
ECUvariablevariable
MemoryAll 1 matchr7g.large.searchr7i.large.search
Memory (GiB)1616
Networking1 of 2 differr7g.large.searchr7i.large.search
Network baseline0.937 Gbps0.781 Gbps
Network peak12.5 Gbps12.5 Gbps
Storage2 of 7 differr7g.large.searchr7i.large.search
StorageEBS OnlyEBS Only
EBS baseline bandwidth630 Mbps650 Mbps
EBS max bandwidth10,000 Mbps10,000 Mbps
EBS baseline throughput78.75 MB/s81.25 MB/s
EBS max throughput1,250 MB/s1,250 MB/s
EBS baseline IOPS3,6003,600
EBS max IOPS40,00040,000
ClusterAll 2 matchr7g.large.searchr7i.large.search
Node rolesData, Dedicated manager, CoordinatorData, Dedicated manager, Coordinator
UltraWarmYesYes
Instance details1 of 3 differr7g.large.searchr7i.large.search
Familyr7gr7i
CategoryMemory optimizedMemory optimized
Current generationYesYes
Other1 of 1 differr7g.large.searchr7i.large.search
Hardware Basisr7g.larger7i.large

On-demand prices by region

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

Regionr7g.large.searchr7i.large.searchDifference
Asia Pacific (Hyderabad)ap-south-2$0.125$0.2184▲ 75%
Asia Pacific (Mumbai)ap-south-1$0.125$0.218▲ 74%
US East (N. Virginia)Used in summaryus-east-1$0.178$0.212▲ 19%
US East (Ohio)us-east-2$0.178$0.212▲ 19%
US West (Oregon)us-west-2$0.178$0.212▲ 19%
Asia Pacific (Thailand)ap-southeast-7$0.182$0.217▲ 19%
Asia Pacific (Malaysia)ap-southeast-5$0.1823$0.217▲ 19%
Mexico (Central)mx-central-1$0.187$0.222▲ 19%
EU (Stockholm)eu-north-1$0.189$0.225▲ 19%
Asia Pacific (Taipei)ap-east-2$0.1926$0.2295▲ 19%
Canada (Central)ca-central-1$0.195$0.232▲ 19%
US West (N. California)us-west-1$0.198$0.235▲ 19%
EU (Ireland)eu-west-1$0.199$0.237▲ 19%
Europe (Spain)eu-south-2$0.199$0.237▲ 19%
EU (Milan)eu-south-1$0.208$0.249▲ 20%
EU (Paris)eu-west-3$0.2088$0.249▲ 19%
EU (London)eu-west-2$0.209$0.249▲ 19%
Asia Pacific (Sydney)ap-southeast-2$0.213$0.254▲ 19%
Asia Pacific (Melbourne)ap-southeast-4$0.2131$0.2537▲ 19%
AWS GovCloud (US-East)us-gov-east-1$0.2131$0.254▲ 19%
AWS GovCloud (US-West)us-gov-west-1$0.2131$0.254▲ 19%
Asia Pacific (Seoul)ap-northeast-2$0.214$0.255▲ 19%
Asia Pacific (Singapore)ap-southeast-1$0.214$0.255▲ 19%
Asia Pacific (Tokyo)ap-northeast-1$0.214$0.255▲ 19%
EU (Frankfurt)eu-central-1$0.214$0.255▲ 19%
Asia Pacific (Jakarta)ap-southeast-3$0.2145$0.255▲ 19%
Asia Pacific (Osaka)ap-northeast-3$0.2145$0.2554▲ 19%
Asia Pacific (New Zealand)ap-southeast-6$0.2237$0.2667▲ 19%
South America (Sao Paulo)sa-east-1$0.283$0.338▲ 19%

Keep exploring

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r7g.large.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.