t2.small.searchvst3.small.search
t2.small.search and t3.small.search cost the same on demand in US East (N. Virginia), $0.036 per hour. Per vCPU, t3.small.search costs 50% less.
| At a glance | t2.small.search | t3.small.search |
|---|---|---|
| On-demand | $0.036/hr | $0.036/hr |
| Size | 1 vCPUs, 2 GiB | 2 vCPUs, 2 GiB |
| CPU | BurstableBest for workloads that are mostly idle | BurstableBest for workloads that are mostly idle |
Prices in US East (N. Virginia)
“Off” is the discount against each type’s own on-demand price. standard option, USD per hour.
| Option | t2.small.search | t3.small.search | t3.small.search vs t2.small.search |
|---|---|---|---|
| On-demandPay by the hour | $0.036 | $0.036 | Same |
Key differences
The biggest lead each one has.
Where t2.small.search leads
No clear lead on the measures we compare.
Where t3.small.search leads
Network peak5 Gbps vs 1.024 Gbps
4.9× highervCPUs2 vs 1
2× higherSpecs
11 of 23 specs differ. Those are in bold.
| Compute2 of 7 differ | t2.small.search | t3.small.search |
|---|---|---|
| vCPUs | 1 | 2 |
| Physical cores | 1 | 1 |
| Threads per core | 1 | 2 |
| CPU maker | Intel | Intel |
| Sustained clock | 2.5 GHz | 2.5 GHz |
| Burstable | Yes | Yes |
| ECU | variable | variable |
| MemoryAll 1 match | t2.small.search | t3.small.search |
|---|---|---|
| Memory (GiB) | 2 | 2 |
| Networking1 of 2 differ | t2.small.search | t3.small.search |
|---|---|---|
| Network baseline | 0.128 Gbps | 0.128 Gbps |
| Network peak | 1.024 Gbps | 5 Gbps |
| Storage6 of 7 differ | t2.small.search | t3.small.search |
|---|---|---|
| Storage | EBS Only | EBS Only |
| EBS baseline bandwidth | – | 174 Mbps |
| EBS max bandwidth | – | 2,085 Mbps |
| EBS baseline throughput | – | 21.75 MB/s |
| EBS max throughput | – | 260.625 MB/s |
| EBS baseline IOPS | – | 1,000 |
| EBS max IOPS | – | 11,800 |
| ClusterAll 2 match | t2.small.search | t3.small.search |
|---|---|---|
| Node roles | Data, Dedicated manager | Data, Dedicated manager |
| UltraWarm | No | No |
| Instance details1 of 3 differ | t2.small.search | t3.small.search |
|---|---|---|
| Family | t2 | t3 |
| Category | General purpose | General purpose |
| Current generation | Yes | Yes |
| Other1 of 1 differ | t2.small.search | t3.small.search |
|---|---|---|
| Hardware Basis | t2.small | t3.small |
On-demand prices by region
Cheapest for t2.small.search first. standard option, USD per hour.
| Region | t2.small.search | t3.small.search | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| US East (N. Virginia)Used in summaryus-east-1 | $0.036 | $0.036 | Same |
| US East (Ohio)us-east-2 | $0.036 | $0.036 | Same |
| US West (Oregon)us-west-2 | $0.036 | $0.036 | Same |
| Canada (Central)ca-central-1 | $0.038 | $0.038 | Same |
| EU (London)eu-west-2 | $0.038 | $0.038 | Same |
| EU (Paris)eu-west-3 | $0.038 | $0.038 | Same |
| EU (Ireland)eu-west-1 | $0.039 | $0.039 | Same |
| EU (Frankfurt)eu-central-1 | $0.042 | $0.042 | Same |
| AWS GovCloud (US-East)us-gov-east-1 | $0.043 | $0.039 | ▼ 9% |
| AWS GovCloud (US-West)us-gov-west-1 | $0.043 | $0.043 | Same |
| US West (N. California)us-west-1 | $0.048 | $0.048 | Same |
| Asia Pacific (Mumbai)ap-south-1 | $0.053 | $0.053 | Same |
| Asia Pacific (Seoul)ap-northeast-2 | $0.056 | $0.056 | Same |
| Asia Pacific (Singapore)ap-southeast-1 | $0.056 | $0.056 | Same |
| Asia Pacific (Sydney)ap-southeast-2 | $0.056 | $0.056 | Same |
| Asia Pacific (Tokyo)ap-northeast-1 | $0.056 | $0.056 | Same |
| South America (Sao Paulo)sa-east-1 | $0.076 | $0.076 | Same |
Keep exploring
Each type’s own page, and how it compares with others.
AWS OpenSearch standard option prices in USD. Monthly figures use 730 hours. Prices last updated 12 Nov 2026.