cache.r8g.12xlarge reserved and savings plan prices

A 1-year standard reserved instance for cache.r8g.12xlarge with no upfront payment costs $3.581 per hour in US East (N. Virginia), 32% less than on demand ($5.267). The biggest saving is a 3-year standard reserved paid all upfront, at $2.37 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–$3.581$3.581$2,614.3532%–
1 yearStandard reservedPartial upfront$14,994.01$1.712$3.423$2,498.9735%month 6
1 yearStandard reservedAll upfront$29,526.67$0$3.371$2,460.5636%month 8
3 yearsStandard reservedNo upfront–$2.739$2.739$1,999.1848%–
3 yearsStandard reservedPartial upfront$33,217.50$1.264$2.528$1,845.4352%month 12
3 yearsStandard reservedAll upfront$62,282.81$0$2.37$1,730.0855%month 17

Reserved prices by region

No upfront, standard, USD per hour.

RegionOn-demand1-yr reserved3-yr reserved3-yr saving
Asia Pacific (Mumbai)$4.57$3.107$2.37648%
Asia Pacific (Hyderabad)$4.59$3.121$2.38748%
US East (N. Virginia)$5.267$3.581$2.73948%
US East (Ohio)$5.267$3.581$2.73948%
US West (Oregon)$5.267$3.581$2.73948%
Asia Pacific (Malaysia)$5.40$3.672$2.80848%
Asia Pacific (Thailand)$5.40$3.672$2.80848%
Mexico (Central)$5.529$3.76$2.87548%
EU (Stockholm)$5.60$3.808$2.91248%
Canada (Central)$5.768$3.922$2.99948%
Canada West (Calgary)$5.768$3.922$2.99948%
US West (N. California)$5.851$3.979$3.04348%
Europe (Spain)$5.891$4.005$3.06348%
EU (Ireland)$5.893$4.007$3.06448%
EU (Milan)$6.171$4.197$3.20948%
EU (London)$6.186$4.206$3.21648%
EU (Paris)$6.186$4.206$3.21648%
AWS GovCloud (US-West)$6.311$4.292$3.28248%
Asia Pacific (Melbourne)$6.312$4.292$3.28248%
AWS GovCloud (US-East)$6.312$4.292$3.28248%
Asia Pacific (Sydney)$6.312$4.292$3.28248%
Asia Pacific (Tokyo)$6.353$4.32$3.30448%
Asia Pacific (Seoul)$6.353$4.32$3.30448%
Asia Pacific (Osaka)$6.353$4.32$3.30448%
Asia Pacific (Singapore)$6.353$4.32$3.30448%
Asia Pacific (Jakarta)$6.353$4.32$3.30448%
EU (Frankfurt)$6.353$4.32$3.30448%
Asia Pacific (New Zealand)$6.627$4.506$3.44648%
Asia Pacific (Hong Kong)$6.982$4.748$3.63148%
Europe (Zurich)$6.988$4.752$3.63448%
Africa (Cape Town)$7.021$4.775$3.65148%
South America (Sao Paulo)$8.381$5.699$4.35848%

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