c8g.2xlarge.search
c8g.2xlarge.search is an AWS OpenSearch size with 8 vCPUs, 16 GiB memory. In US East (N. Virginia) it costs $0.53 per hour on demand ($386.90 per month); a 1-year reserved instance with no upfront costs $0.366 per hour, 31% less. It is sold in 33 regions; the cheapest is Asia Pacific (Mumbai) at $0.359 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 | $0.359 | $0.248 | $0.187 | $0.2872 |
| Asia Pacific (Hyderabad) ap-south-2 | $0.359 | $0.248 | $0.187 | $0.2872 |
| Asia Pacific (Malaysia) ap-southeast-5 | $0.518 | $0.357 | $0.269 | $0.4144 |
| Asia Pacific (Thailand) ap-southeast-7 | $0.518 | $0.357 | $0.269 | $0.4144 |
| US East (Ohio) us-east-2 | $0.528 | $0.364 | $0.275 | $0.4224 |
| US East (N. Virginia) us-east-1 | $0.53 | $0.366 | $0.276 | $0.424 |
| US West (Oregon) us-west-2 | $0.53 | $0.366 | $0.276 | $0.424 |
| EU (Stockholm) eu-north-1 | $0.566 | $0.391 | $0.294 | $0.4528 |
| Europe (Spain) eu-south-2 | $0.567 | $0.391 | $0.295 | $0.4536 |
| EU (Ireland) eu-west-1 | $0.567 | $0.391 | $0.295 | $0.4536 |
| Canada West (Calgary) ca-west-1 | $0.5774 | $0.398 | $0.3 | $0.4619 |
| Canada (Central) ca-central-1 | $0.578 | $0.399 | $0.301 | $0.4624 |
| Israel (Tel Aviv) il-central-1 | $0.5946 | $0.41 | $0.309 | $0.4756 |
| Asia Pacific (Seoul) ap-northeast-2 | $0.597 | $0.412 | $0.31 | $0.4776 |
| Asia Pacific (Taipei) ap-east-2 | $0.5979 | $0.413 | $0.311 | $0.4783 |
| EU (Frankfurt) eu-central-1 | $0.603 | $0.416 | $0.314 | $0.4824 |
| Asia Pacific (Singapore) ap-southeast-1 | $0.609 | $0.42 | $0.317 | $0.4872 |
| Asia Pacific (Jakarta) ap-southeast-3 | $0.609 | $0.42 | $0.317 | $0.4872 |
| EU (Milan) eu-south-1 | $0.626 | $0.432 | $0.326 | $0.5008 |
| EU (Paris) eu-west-3 | $0.6271 | $0.433 | $0.326 | $0.5017 |
| EU (London) eu-west-2 | $0.628 | $0.433 | $0.327 | $0.5024 |
| AWS GovCloud (US-West) us-gov-west-1 | $0.633 | $0.437 | $0.329 | $0.5064 |
| AWS GovCloud (US-East) us-gov-east-1 | $0.6333 | $0.437 | $0.329 | $0.5067 |
| US West (N. California) us-west-1 | $0.659 | $0.455 | $0.343 | $0.5272 |
| Europe (Zurich) eu-central-2 | $0.663 | $0.457 | $0.345 | $0.5304 |
| Asia Pacific (Osaka) ap-northeast-3 | $0.664 | $0.458 | $0.345 | $0.5312 |
| Asia Pacific (Hong Kong) ap-east-1 | $0.665 | $0.459 | $0.346 | $0.532 |
| Asia Pacific (Tokyo) ap-northeast-1 | $0.665 | $0.459 | $0.346 | $0.532 |
| Asia Pacific (Melbourne) ap-southeast-4 | $0.689 | $0.475 | $0.358 | $0.5512 |
| Asia Pacific (Sydney) ap-southeast-2 | $0.69 | $0.476 | $0.359 | $0.552 |
| Africa (Cape Town) af-south-1 | $0.7078 | $0.488 | $0.368 | $0.5663 |
| Asia Pacific (New Zealand) ap-southeast-6 | $0.7236 | $0.499 | $0.376 | $0.5789 |
| South America (Sao Paulo) sa-east-1 | $0.812 | $0.56 | $0.422 | $0.6496 |
Specs
| Compute | Value |
|---|---|
| vCPUs | 8 |
| Physical cores | 8 |
| Threads per core | 1 |
| Architecture | arm64 |
| CPU maker | AWS |
| Sustained clock | 2.8 GHz |
| Burstable | No |
| ECU | variable |
| Memory | Value |
|---|---|
| Memory (GiB) | 16 |
| Networking | Value |
|---|---|
| Network baseline | 3.75 Gbps |
| Network peak | 15 Gbps |
| Storage | Value |
|---|---|
| Storage | EBS Only |
| EBS baseline bandwidth | 2,500 Mbps |
| EBS max bandwidth | 10,000 Mbps |
| EBS baseline throughput | 312.5 MB/s |
| EBS max throughput | 1,250 MB/s |
| EBS baseline IOPS | 12,000 |
| EBS max IOPS | 40,000 |
| Cluster | Value |
|---|---|
| Node roles | Data, Dedicated manager, Coordinator |
| UltraWarm | Yes |
| Instance details | Value |
|---|---|
| Instance type | c8g.2xlarge.search |
| Family | c8g |
| Category | Compute optimized |
| Current generation | Yes |
| Other | Value |
|---|---|
| Hardware Basis | c8g.2xlarge |
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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.