Is it actually cheaper to run a monolith on EC2 or use scaling Node.js on AWS Lambda for a traffic-heavy web scraper I am building?
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The searches the AI actually ran for this prompt.
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Is it actually cheaper to run a monolith on EC2 or use scaling Node.js on AWS Lambda for a traffic-heavy web scraper I am building?
3 real searches · 1 real-search pass
Badge and edge weight = share of passes that produced the query. Hover a query for its intent and routing format.
Query classes
Google's semantic query class for every sub-query: what kind of answer each search is after, simulated vs real.
ChatGPT real searches (3)
Classes come from the query-classifier (a local Laya model). 3 of 3 calls are low-confidence (under 50%) — hover a query in the table to see its confidence.
Searches and sources
ChatGPT3 real searches · gpt-6
AWS Lambda pricing official requests duration GB-seconds pricing 2026 Google ↗
Amazon EC2 On-Demand pricing official Linux instance pricing 2026 Google ↗
AWS Lambda quotas maximum execution time 15 minutes concurrency official Google ↗
- Lambda quotas · docs.aws.amazon.com
- Understanding Lambda function scaling · docs.aws.amazon.com
- AWS Lambda Pricing · aws.amazon.com
- Purchasing On-Demand Instances for Amazon EC2 · docs.aws.amazon.com
- EC2 On-Demand Instance Pricing · aws.amazon.com.cdn.amazon.com
Queries
3 queries · click a column to sort
| Query / type | Search | Intent | Query class | Routing format | Cluster | Freq ↓ | Weight |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
AWS Lambda pricing official requests duration GB-seconds pricing 2026 OBSERVED | Google ↗ AI Mode ↗ | — | Comparison | — | — | 1x of 1 | |
Amazon EC2 On-Demand pricing official Linux instance pricing 2026 OBSERVED | Google ↗ AI Mode ↗ | — | Comparison | — | — | 1x of 1 | |
AWS Lambda quotas maximum execution time 15 minutes concurrency official OBSERVED | Google ↗ AI Mode ↗ | — | Consequence | — | — | 1x of 1 |