cache.r8g.xlarge reserved and savings plan prices

A 1-year standard reserved instance for cache.r8g.xlarge with no upfront payment costs $0.2985 per hour in US East (N. Virginia), 32% less than on demand ($0.4389). The biggest saving is a 3-year standard reserved paid all upfront, at $0.1975 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–$0.2985$0.2985$217.9132%–
1 yearStandard reservedPartial upfront$1,249.55$0.1426$0.2852$208.2335%month 6
1 yearStandard reservedAll upfront$2,460.65$0$0.2809$205.0536%month 8
3 yearsStandard reservedNo upfront–$0.2282$0.2282$166.5948%–
3 yearsStandard reservedPartial upfront$2,768.23$0.1053$0.2106$153.7652%month 12
3 yearsStandard reservedAll upfront$5,190.43$0$0.1975$144.1855%month 17

Reserved prices by region

No upfront, standard, USD per hour.

RegionOn-demand1-yr reserved3-yr reserved3-yr saving
Asia Pacific (Mumbai)$0.3808$0.2589$0.19848%
Asia Pacific (Hyderabad)$0.3825$0.2601$0.198948%
US East (N. Virginia)$0.4389$0.2985$0.228248%
US East (Ohio)$0.4389$0.2985$0.228248%
US West (Oregon)$0.4389$0.2985$0.228248%
Asia Pacific (Malaysia)$0.45$0.306$0.23448%
Asia Pacific (Thailand)$0.45$0.306$0.23448%
Mexico (Central)$0.4608$0.3133$0.239648%
EU (Stockholm)$0.4667$0.3174$0.242748%
Canada (Central)$0.4806$0.3268$0.249948%
Canada West (Calgary)$0.4807$0.3269$0.2548%
US West (N. California)$0.4876$0.3316$0.253648%
Europe (Spain)$0.4908$0.3337$0.255248%
EU (Ireland)$0.4911$0.3339$0.255448%
EU (Milan)$0.5143$0.3497$0.267448%
EU (London)$0.5154$0.3505$0.26848%
EU (Paris)$0.5154$0.3505$0.26848%
Asia Pacific (Melbourne)$0.5259$0.3576$0.273548%
AWS GovCloud (US-East)$0.5259$0.3576$0.273548%
AWS GovCloud (US-West)$0.5259$0.3576$0.273548%
Asia Pacific (Sydney)$0.526$0.3577$0.273548%
Asia Pacific (Tokyo)$0.5294$0.36$0.275348%
Asia Pacific (Seoul)$0.5294$0.36$0.275348%
Asia Pacific (Osaka)$0.5294$0.36$0.275348%
Asia Pacific (Singapore)$0.5294$0.36$0.275348%
Asia Pacific (Jakarta)$0.5294$0.36$0.275348%
EU (Frankfurt)$0.5294$0.36$0.275348%
Asia Pacific (New Zealand)$0.5523$0.3755$0.287248%
Asia Pacific (Hong Kong)$0.5819$0.3957$0.302648%
Europe (Zurich)$0.5824$0.396$0.302848%
Africa (Cape Town)$0.5851$0.3979$0.304348%
South America (Sao Paulo)$0.6984$0.4749$0.363248%

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