c8g.12xlarge.search
c8g.12xlarge.search is an AWS OpenSearch size with 48 vCPUs, 96 GiB memory. In US East (N. Virginia) it costs $3.178 per hour on demand ($2,319.94 per month); a 1-year reserved instance with no upfront costs $2.193 per hour, 31% less. It is sold in 33 regions; the cheapest is Asia Pacific (Mumbai) at $2.151 per hour.
Prices by region
USD per hour. Reserved prices are no upfront, standard. Cheapest on-demand first.
| Region | On-demand | 1-yr reserved | 3-yr reserved | 1-yr savings plan |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Asia Pacific (Mumbai) ap-south-1 | $2.151 | $1.484 | $1.119 | $1.721 |
| Asia Pacific (Hyderabad) ap-south-2 | $2.151 | $1.484 | $1.119 | $1.721 |
| Asia Pacific (Malaysia) ap-southeast-5 | $3.103 | $2.141 | $1.614 | $2.482 |
| Asia Pacific (Thailand) ap-southeast-7 | $3.103 | $2.141 | $1.614 | $2.482 |
| US East (Ohio) us-east-2 | $3.167 | $2.185 | $1.647 | $2.534 |
| US East (N. Virginia) us-east-1 | $3.178 | $2.193 | $1.653 | $2.542 |
| US West (Oregon) us-west-2 | $3.178 | $2.193 | $1.653 | $2.542 |
| EU (Stockholm) eu-north-1 | $3.391 | $2.34 | $1.763 | $2.713 |
| Europe (Spain) eu-south-2 | $3.397 | $2.344 | $1.766 | $2.718 |
| EU (Ireland) eu-west-1 | $3.398 | $2.345 | $1.767 | $2.718 |
| Canada West (Calgary) ca-west-1 | $3.465 | $2.39 | $1.802 | $2.772 |
| Canada (Central) ca-central-1 | $3.465 | $2.391 | $1.802 | $2.772 |
| Israel (Tel Aviv) il-central-1 | $3.567 | $2.461 | $1.855 | $2.854 |
| Asia Pacific (Seoul) ap-northeast-2 | $3.577 | $2.468 | $1.86 | $2.862 |
| Asia Pacific (Taipei) ap-east-2 | $3.587 | $2.475 | $1.865 | $2.87 |
| EU (Frankfurt) eu-central-1 | $3.614 | $2.494 | $1.879 | $2.891 |
| Asia Pacific (Singapore) ap-southeast-1 | $3.651 | $2.519 | $1.899 | $2.921 |
| Asia Pacific (Jakarta) ap-southeast-3 | $3.651 | $2.519 | $1.899 | $2.921 |
| EU (Milan) eu-south-1 | $3.754 | $2.59 | $1.952 | $3.003 |
| EU (Paris) eu-west-3 | $3.763 | $2.596 | $1.956 | $3.01 |
| EU (London) eu-west-2 | $3.763 | $2.596 | $1.957 | $3.01 |
| AWS GovCloud (US-East) us-gov-east-1 | $3.80 | $2.622 | $1.976 | $3.04 |
| AWS GovCloud (US-West) us-gov-west-1 | $3.80 | $2.622 | $1.976 | $3.04 |
| US West (N. California) us-west-1 | $3.949 | $2.725 | $2.053 | $3.159 |
| Europe (Zurich) eu-central-2 | $3.975 | $2.743 | $2.067 | $3.18 |
| Asia Pacific (Osaka) ap-northeast-3 | $3.986 | $2.75 | $2.073 | $3.189 |
| Asia Pacific (Tokyo) ap-northeast-1 | $3.987 | $2.751 | $2.073 | $3.19 |
| Asia Pacific (Hong Kong) ap-east-1 | $3.988 | $2.752 | $2.074 | $3.19 |
| Asia Pacific (Melbourne) ap-southeast-4 | $4.135 | $2.853 | $2.15 | $3.308 |
| Asia Pacific (Sydney) ap-southeast-2 | $4.136 | $2.854 | $2.151 | $3.309 |
| Africa (Cape Town) af-south-1 | $4.247 | $2.93 | $2.208 | $3.398 |
| Asia Pacific (New Zealand) ap-southeast-6 | $4.342 | $2.996 | $2.258 | $3.473 |
| South America (Sao Paulo) sa-east-1 | $4.868 | $3.359 | $2.531 | $3.894 |
Specs
| Compute | Value |
|---|---|
| vCPUs | 48 |
| Physical cores | 48 |
| Threads per core | 1 |
| Architecture | arm64 |
| CPU maker | AWS |
| Sustained clock | 2.8 GHz |
| Burstable | No |
| ECU | variable |
| Memory | Value |
|---|---|
| Memory (GiB) | 96 |
| Networking | Value |
|---|---|
| Network baseline | 22.5 Gbps |
| Network peak | 22.5 Gbps |
| Storage | Value |
|---|---|
| Storage | EBS Only |
| EBS baseline bandwidth | 15,000 Mbps |
| EBS max bandwidth | 15,000 Mbps |
| EBS baseline throughput | 1,875 MB/s |
| EBS max throughput | 1,875 MB/s |
| EBS baseline IOPS | 60,000 |
| EBS max IOPS | 60,000 |
| Cluster | Value |
|---|---|
| Node roles | Data, Dedicated manager, Coordinator |
| UltraWarm | Yes |
| Instance details | Value |
|---|---|
| Instance type | c8g.12xlarge.search |
| Family | c8g |
| Category | Compute optimized |
| Current generation | Yes |
| Other | Value |
|---|---|
| Hardware Basis | c8g.12xlarge |
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Other c8g sizes
| Size | vCPUs | Memory (GiB) | On-demand /hr |
|---|---|---|---|
| c8g.large.search | 2 | 4 | $0.133 |
| c8g.xlarge.search | 4 | 8 | $0.265 |
| c8g.2xlarge.search | 8 | 16 | $0.53 |
| c8g.4xlarge.search | 16 | 32 | $1.06 |
| c8g.8xlarge.search | 32 | 64 | $2.119 |
| c8g.12xlarge.search | 48 | 96 | $3.178 |
| c8g.16xlarge.search | 64 | 128 | $4.237 |
Prices updated 2026-11-12 from AWS public price lists. Compare all AWS OpenSearch sizes.