m5.xlarge.search
m5.xlarge.search is an AWS OpenSearch size with 4 vCPUs, 16 GiB memory. In US East (N. Virginia) it costs $0.283 per hour on demand ($206.59 per month); a 1-year reserved instance with no upfront costs $0.195 per hour, 31% less. It is sold in 31 regions.
Prices by region
USD per hour. Reserved prices are no upfront, standard. Cheapest on-demand first.
| Region | On-demand | 1-yr reserved | 3-yr reserved |
|---|---|---|---|
| US East (N. Virginia) us-east-1 | $0.283 | $0.195 | $0.147 |
| US East (Ohio) us-east-2 | $0.283 | $0.195 | $0.147 |
| US West (Oregon) us-west-2 | $0.283 | $0.195 | $0.147 |
| Asia Pacific (Mumbai) ap-south-1 | $0.298 | $0.206 | $0.155 |
| Asia Pacific (Hyderabad) ap-south-2 | $0.298 | $0.206 | $0.155 |
| EU (Stockholm) eu-north-1 | $0.301 | $0.208 | $0.157 |
| Canada (Central) ca-central-1 | $0.316 | $0.218 | $0.164 |
| Canada West (Calgary) ca-west-1 | $0.316 | $0.218 | $0.164 |
| Europe (Spain) eu-south-2 | $0.316 | $0.218 | $0.164 |
| EU (Ireland) eu-west-1 | $0.316 | $0.218 | $0.164 |
| EU (London) eu-west-2 | $0.327 | $0.226 | $0.17 |
| EU (Paris) eu-west-3 | $0.33 | $0.228 | $0.172 |
| US West (N. California) us-west-1 | $0.33 | $0.228 | $0.172 |
| EU (Milan) eu-south-1 | $0.3318 | $0.229 | $0.173 |
| Israel (Tel Aviv) il-central-1 | $0.332 | $0.2175 | $0.1639 |
| EU (Frankfurt) eu-central-1 | $0.339 | $0.234 | $0.176 |
| Middle East (Bahrain) me-south-1 | $0.347 | $0.24 | $0.181 |
| Middle East (UAE) me-central-1 | $0.3476 | $0.2398 | $0.1804 |
| Asia Pacific (Seoul) ap-northeast-2 | $0.348 | $0.24 | $0.181 |
| Asia Pacific (Singapore) ap-southeast-1 | $0.354 | $0.244 | $0.184 |
| Asia Pacific (Sydney) ap-southeast-2 | $0.354 | $0.244 | $0.184 |
| Asia Pacific (Jakarta) ap-southeast-3 | $0.354 | $0.244 | $0.184 |
| Asia Pacific (Melbourne) ap-southeast-4 | $0.354 | $0.244 | $0.184 |
| AWS GovCloud (US-East) us-gov-east-1 | $0.357 | $0.246 | $0.186 |
| AWS GovCloud (US-West) us-gov-west-1 | $0.357 | $0.246 | $0.186 |
| Asia Pacific (Tokyo) ap-northeast-1 | $0.366 | $0.253 | $0.19 |
| Asia Pacific (Osaka) ap-northeast-3 | $0.366 | $0.253 | $0.19 |
| Europe (Zurich) eu-central-2 | $0.373 | $0.257 | $0.194 |
| Africa (Cape Town) af-south-1 | $0.376 | $0.259 | $0.196 |
| Asia Pacific (Hong Kong) ap-east-1 | $0.3894 | $0.268 | $0.202 |
| South America (Sao Paulo) sa-east-1 | $0.451 | $0.311 | $0.235 |
Specs
| Compute | Value |
|---|---|
| vCPUs | 4 |
| Physical cores | 2 |
| Threads per core | 2 |
| CPU maker | Intel |
| Sustained clock | 3.1 GHz |
| Burstable | No |
| ECU | 16 |
| Memory | Value |
|---|---|
| Memory (GiB) | 16 |
| Networking | Value |
|---|---|
| Network baseline | 1.25 Gbps |
| Network peak | 10 Gbps |
| Storage | Value |
|---|---|
| Storage | EBS Only |
| EBS baseline bandwidth | 1,150 Mbps |
| EBS max bandwidth | 4,750 Mbps |
| EBS baseline throughput | 143.75 MB/s |
| EBS max throughput | 593.75 MB/s |
| EBS baseline IOPS | 6,000 |
| EBS max IOPS | 18,750 |
| Cluster | Value |
|---|---|
| Node roles | Data, Dedicated manager, Coordinator |
| UltraWarm | Yes |
| Instance details | Value |
|---|---|
| Instance type | m5.xlarge.search |
| Family | m5 |
| Category | General purpose |
| Current generation | Yes |
| Other | Value |
|---|---|
| Hardware Basis | m5.xlarge |
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Other m5 sizes
| Size | vCPUs | Memory (GiB) | On-demand /hr |
|---|---|---|---|
| m5.large.search | 2 | 8 | $0.142 |
| m5.xlarge.search | 4 | 16 | $0.283 |
| m5.2xlarge.search | 8 | 32 | $0.566 |
| m5.4xlarge.search | 16 | 64 | $1.133 |
| m5.12xlarge.search | 48 | 192 | $3.398 |
Prices updated 2026-11-12 from AWS public price lists. Compare all AWS OpenSearch sizes.