What is AWS IndexingOCU?

Last updated: April 27, 2025

The amount of compute in OpenSearch Compute Units (OCUs) consumed for indexing data in OpenSearch Serverless. One OCU corresponds to 6 GB of RAM and corresponding vCPU, GP3 storage, and I/O resources. Charges apply per hour based on the number of OCUs consumed for indexing data, with a minimum of 2 OCUs for the first collection.

Available Regions The prefix represents the region.
Line Item Region
APN1-IndexingOCU Asia Pacific region in Tokyo, Japan
APN2-IndexingOCU Asia Pacific region in Seoul, South Korea
APS1-IndexingOCU Asia Pacific region in Singapore
APS2-IndexingOCU Asia Pacific region in Sydney, Australia
APS3-IndexingOCU Asia Pacific region in Mumbai, India
CAN1-IndexingOCU Canada region in Central Canada
EU-IndexingOCU Europe (Regional Designation)
EUC1-IndexingOCU Europe region in Frankfurt, Germany
EUW2-IndexingOCU Europe region in London, United Kingdom
EUW3-IndexingOCU Europe region in Paris, France
SAE1-IndexingOCU South America region in São Paulo, Brazil
UGW1-IndexingOCU AWS GovCloud region in US West
USE1-IndexingOCU US East region in Northern Virginia
USE2-IndexingOCU US East region in Ohio
USW2-IndexingOCU US West region in Oregon