c8g.xlarge.searchvsr8g.xlarge.search

c8g.xlarge.search is 32% cheaper than r8g.xlarge.search on demand in US East (N. Virginia), saving $92.71 a month.

At a glancec8g.xlarge.searchr8g.xlarge.search
On-demand$0.265/hr32% less$0.392/hr
Lowest rate$0.138/hr32% less3-yr reserved, no upfront$0.204/hr3-yr reserved, no upfront
Size4 vCPUs, 8 GiB4 vCPUs, 32 GiB
Architecturearm64arm64

Prices in US East (N. Virginia)

“Off” is the discount against each type’s own on-demand price. standard option, USD per hour.

Optionc8g.xlarge.searchr8g.xlarge.searchr8g.xlarge.search vs c8g.xlarge.search
On-demandPay by the hour$0.265$0.392▲ 48%
1-yr reservedNo upfront31% off$0.18331% off$0.27▲ 48%
3-yr reservedNo upfront48% off$0.13848% off$0.204▲ 48%
1-yr savings planHourly commitment20% off$0.21220% off$0.3136▲ 48%

Key differences

The biggest lead each one has.

Where c8g.xlarge.search leads
On-demand price$0.265 vs $0.392 per hour
32% cheaper
Where r8g.xlarge.search leads
Memory (GiB)32 vs 8
4× higher

Specs

4 of 24 specs differ. Those are in bold.

ComputeAll 8 matchc8g.xlarge.searchr8g.xlarge.search
vCPUs44
Physical cores44
Threads per core11
Architecturearm64arm64
CPU makerAWSAWS
Sustained clock2.8 GHz2.8 GHz
BurstableNoNo
ECUvariablevariable
Memory1 of 1 differc8g.xlarge.searchr8g.xlarge.search
Memory (GiB)832
NetworkingAll 2 matchc8g.xlarge.searchr8g.xlarge.search
Network baseline1.875 Gbps1.875 Gbps
Network peak12.5 Gbps12.5 Gbps
StorageAll 7 matchc8g.xlarge.searchr8g.xlarge.search
StorageEBS OnlyEBS Only
EBS baseline bandwidth1,250 Mbps1,250 Mbps
EBS max bandwidth10,000 Mbps10,000 Mbps
EBS baseline throughput156.25 MB/s156.25 MB/s
EBS max throughput1,250 MB/s1,250 MB/s
EBS baseline IOPS6,0006,000
EBS max IOPS40,00040,000
ClusterAll 2 matchc8g.xlarge.searchr8g.xlarge.search
Node rolesData, Dedicated manager, CoordinatorData, Dedicated manager, Coordinator
UltraWarmYesYes
Instance details2 of 3 differc8g.xlarge.searchr8g.xlarge.search
Familyc8gr8g
CategoryCompute optimizedMemory optimized
Current generationYesYes
Other1 of 1 differc8g.xlarge.searchr8g.xlarge.search
Hardware Basisc8g.xlarger8g.xlarge

On-demand prices by region

Cheapest for c8g.xlarge.search first. standard option, USD per hour.

Regionc8g.xlarge.searchr8g.xlarge.searchDifference
Asia Pacific (Hyderabad)ap-south-2$0.18$0.274▲ 52%
Asia Pacific (Mumbai)ap-south-1$0.18$0.275▲ 53%
Asia Pacific (Malaysia)ap-southeast-5$0.259$0.402▲ 55%
Asia Pacific (Thailand)ap-southeast-7$0.259$0.4011▲ 55%
US East (Ohio)us-east-2$0.264$0.392▲ 48%
US East (N. Virginia)Used in summaryus-east-1$0.265$0.392▲ 48%
US West (Oregon)us-west-2$0.265$0.392▲ 48%
EU (Stockholm)eu-north-1$0.283$0.416▲ 47%
EU (Ireland)eu-west-1$0.284$0.438▲ 54%
Europe (Spain)eu-south-2$0.284$0.438▲ 54%
Canada West (Calgary)ca-west-1$0.2887$0.4284▲ 48%
Canada (Central)ca-central-1$0.289$0.429▲ 48%
Asia Pacific (Seoul)ap-northeast-2$0.299$0.472▲ 58%
EU (Frankfurt)eu-central-1$0.302$0.472▲ 56%
Asia Pacific (Jakarta)ap-southeast-3$0.305$0.472▲ 55%
Asia Pacific (Singapore)ap-southeast-1$0.305$0.472▲ 55%
EU (Milan)eu-south-1$0.313$0.4584▲ 46%
EU (Paris)eu-west-3$0.3136$0.459▲ 46%
EU (London)eu-west-2$0.314$0.46▲ 46%
AWS GovCloud (US-East)us-gov-east-1$0.3167$0.469▲ 48%
AWS GovCloud (US-West)us-gov-west-1$0.317$0.469▲ 48%
US West (N. California)us-west-1$0.33$0.435▲ 32%
Europe (Zurich)eu-central-2$0.331$0.5191▲ 57%
Asia Pacific (Hong Kong)ap-east-1$0.332$0.519▲ 56%
Asia Pacific (Osaka)ap-northeast-3$0.332$0.472▲ 42%
Asia Pacific (Tokyo)ap-northeast-1$0.333$0.472▲ 42%
Asia Pacific (Melbourne)ap-southeast-4$0.345$0.469▲ 36%
Asia Pacific (Sydney)ap-southeast-2$0.345$0.469▲ 36%
Africa (Cape Town)af-south-1$0.3539$0.5215▲ 47%
Asia Pacific (New Zealand)ap-southeast-6$0.3618$0.4922▲ 36%
South America (Sao Paulo)sa-east-1$0.406$0.623▲ 53%

Keep exploring

Each type’s own page, and how it compares with others.

c8g.xlarge.searchCompute optimized, c8g family
c8g.xlarge.search prices and specsEvery size in the c8g family

Compare c8g.xlarge.search with

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r8g.xlarge.searchMemory optimized, r8g family
r8g.xlarge.search prices and specsEvery size in the r8g family

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m8g.xlarge.searchr8gd.xlarge.searchr7g.xlarge.search

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AWS OpenSearch standard option prices in USD. Monthly figures use 730 hours. Prices last updated 12 Nov 2026.