c8g.xlarge.search
c8g.xlarge.search is an AWS OpenSearch size with 4 vCPUs, 8 GiB memory. In US East (N. Virginia) it costs $0.265 per hour on demand ($193.45 per month); a 1-year reserved instance with no upfront costs $0.183 per hour, 31% less. It is sold in 33 regions; the cheapest is Asia Pacific (Mumbai) at $0.18 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 | $0.18 | $0.124 | $0.094 | $0.144 |
| Asia Pacific (Hyderabad) ap-south-2 | $0.18 | $0.124 | $0.094 | $0.144 |
| Asia Pacific (Malaysia) ap-southeast-5 | $0.259 | $0.179 | $0.135 | $0.2072 |
| Asia Pacific (Thailand) ap-southeast-7 | $0.259 | $0.179 | $0.135 | $0.2072 |
| US East (Ohio) us-east-2 | $0.264 | $0.182 | $0.137 | $0.2112 |
| US East (N. Virginia) us-east-1 | $0.265 | $0.183 | $0.138 | $0.212 |
| US West (Oregon) us-west-2 | $0.265 | $0.183 | $0.138 | $0.212 |
| EU (Stockholm) eu-north-1 | $0.283 | $0.195 | $0.147 | $0.2264 |
| Europe (Spain) eu-south-2 | $0.284 | $0.196 | $0.148 | $0.2272 |
| EU (Ireland) eu-west-1 | $0.284 | $0.196 | $0.148 | $0.2272 |
| Canada West (Calgary) ca-west-1 | $0.2887 | $0.199 | $0.15 | $0.231 |
| Canada (Central) ca-central-1 | $0.289 | $0.199 | $0.15 | $0.2312 |
| Israel (Tel Aviv) il-central-1 | $0.2973 | $0.205 | $0.155 | $0.2378 |
| Asia Pacific (Taipei) ap-east-2 | $0.2989 | $0.206 | $0.155 | $0.2392 |
| Asia Pacific (Seoul) ap-northeast-2 | $0.299 | $0.206 | $0.155 | $0.2392 |
| EU (Frankfurt) eu-central-1 | $0.302 | $0.208 | $0.157 | $0.2416 |
| Asia Pacific (Singapore) ap-southeast-1 | $0.305 | $0.21 | $0.159 | $0.244 |
| Asia Pacific (Jakarta) ap-southeast-3 | $0.305 | $0.21 | $0.159 | $0.244 |
| EU (Milan) eu-south-1 | $0.313 | $0.216 | $0.163 | $0.2504 |
| EU (Paris) eu-west-3 | $0.3136 | $0.216 | $0.163 | $0.2508 |
| EU (London) eu-west-2 | $0.314 | $0.217 | $0.163 | $0.2512 |
| AWS GovCloud (US-East) us-gov-east-1 | $0.3167 | $0.219 | $0.165 | $0.2533 |
| AWS GovCloud (US-West) us-gov-west-1 | $0.317 | $0.219 | $0.165 | $0.2536 |
| US West (N. California) us-west-1 | $0.33 | $0.228 | $0.172 | $0.264 |
| Europe (Zurich) eu-central-2 | $0.331 | $0.228 | $0.172 | $0.2648 |
| Asia Pacific (Hong Kong) ap-east-1 | $0.332 | $0.229 | $0.173 | $0.2656 |
| Asia Pacific (Osaka) ap-northeast-3 | $0.332 | $0.229 | $0.173 | $0.2656 |
| Asia Pacific (Tokyo) ap-northeast-1 | $0.333 | $0.23 | $0.173 | $0.2664 |
| Asia Pacific (Sydney) ap-southeast-2 | $0.345 | $0.238 | $0.179 | $0.276 |
| Asia Pacific (Melbourne) ap-southeast-4 | $0.345 | $0.238 | $0.179 | $0.276 |
| Africa (Cape Town) af-south-1 | $0.3539 | $0.244 | $0.184 | $0.2831 |
| Asia Pacific (New Zealand) ap-southeast-6 | $0.3618 | $0.25 | $0.188 | $0.2895 |
| South America (Sao Paulo) sa-east-1 | $0.406 | $0.28 | $0.211 | $0.3248 |
Specs
| Compute | Value |
|---|---|
| vCPUs | 4 |
| Physical cores | 4 |
| Threads per core | 1 |
| Architecture | arm64 |
| CPU maker | AWS |
| Sustained clock | 2.8 GHz |
| Burstable | No |
| ECU | variable |
| Memory | Value |
|---|---|
| Memory (GiB) | 8 |
| Networking | Value |
|---|---|
| Network baseline | 1.875 Gbps |
| Network peak | 12.5 Gbps |
| Storage | Value |
|---|---|
| Storage | EBS Only |
| EBS baseline bandwidth | 1,250 Mbps |
| EBS max bandwidth | 10,000 Mbps |
| EBS baseline throughput | 156.25 MB/s |
| EBS max throughput | 1,250 MB/s |
| EBS baseline IOPS | 6,000 |
| EBS max IOPS | 40,000 |
| Cluster | Value |
|---|---|
| Node roles | Data, Dedicated manager, Coordinator |
| UltraWarm | Yes |
| Instance details | Value |
|---|---|
| Instance type | c8g.xlarge.search |
| Family | c8g |
| Category | Compute optimized |
| Current generation | Yes |
| Other | Value |
|---|---|
| Hardware Basis | c8g.xlarge |
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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.