cache.m8g.12xlarge reserved and savings plan prices

A 1-year standard reserved instance for cache.m8g.12xlarge with no upfront payment costs $2.582 per hour in US East (N. Virginia), 32% less than on demand ($3.797). The biggest saving is a 3-year standard reserved paid all upfront, at $1.709 per hour effective, 55% less.

Every option in US East (N. Virginia)

Memcached prices. Effective price spreads any upfront payment over the term; break-even is the month the commitment starts costing less than on demand.

TermOptionPaymentUpfrontHourlyEffective /hrEffective /moSavingBreak-even
1 yearStandard reservedNo upfront–$2.582$2.582$1,884.7932%–
1 yearStandard reservedPartial upfront$10,809.77$1.234$2.468$1,801.6335%month 6
1 yearStandard reservedAll upfront$21,286.94$0$2.43$1,773.9136%month 8
3 yearsStandard reservedNo upfront–$1.974$1.974$1,441.3148%–
3 yearsStandard reservedPartial upfront$23,947.81$0.9113$1.823$1,330.4752%month 12
3 yearsStandard reservedAll upfront$44,902.14$0$1.709$1,247.2855%month 17

Reserved prices by region

No upfront, standard, USD per hour.

RegionOn-demand1-yr reserved3-yr reserved3-yr saving
Asia Pacific (Mumbai)$3.346$2.275$1.7448%
Asia Pacific (Hyderabad)$3.366$2.289$1.7548%
US East (N. Virginia)$3.797$2.582$1.97448%
US East (Ohio)$3.797$2.582$1.97448%
US West (Oregon)$3.797$2.582$1.97448%
Asia Pacific (Malaysia)$4.035$2.744$2.09848%
Asia Pacific (Thailand)$4.035$2.744$2.09848%
EU (Stockholm)$4.035$2.744$2.09848%
Europe (Spain)$4.229$2.876$2.19948%
EU (Ireland)$4.232$2.878$2.2048%
Canada (Central)$4.232$2.878$2.20148%
Canada West (Calgary)$4.232$2.878$2.20148%
EU (London)$4.391$2.986$2.28348%
EU (Milan)$4.43$3.012$2.30348%
EU (Paris)$4.43$3.012$2.30348%
US West (N. California)$4.43$3.012$2.30348%
EU (Frankfurt)$4.549$3.093$2.36548%
Asia Pacific (Seoul)$4.667$3.174$2.42748%
Asia Pacific (Singapore)$4.746$3.227$2.46848%
Asia Pacific (Sydney)$4.746$3.227$2.46848%
Asia Pacific (Jakarta)$4.746$3.227$2.46848%
Asia Pacific (Melbourne)$4.746$3.227$2.46848%
AWS GovCloud (US-East)$4.783$3.253$2.48748%
AWS GovCloud (US-West)$4.785$3.254$2.48848%
Asia Pacific (Tokyo)$4.904$3.335$2.5548%
Asia Pacific (Osaka)$4.904$3.335$2.5548%
Europe (Zurich)$5.003$3.402$2.60248%
Africa (Cape Town)$5.024$3.416$2.61248%
Asia Pacific (Hong Kong)$5.221$3.55$2.71548%
South America (Sao Paulo)$6.051$4.115$3.14748%

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Prices in USD, updated 2026-11-12 from AWS public price lists. Compare all AWS ElastiCache options.