i8g.12xlarge.searchvsi8ge.12xlarge.search

i8g.12xlarge.search is 28% cheaper than i8ge.12xlarge.search on demand in US East (N. Virginia), saving $1,841.79 a month.

At a glancei8g.12xlarge.searchi8ge.12xlarge.search
On-demand$6.589/hr28% less$9.112/hr
Lowest rate$3.426/hr28% less3-yr reserved, no upfront$4.738/hr3-yr reserved, no upfront
Size48 vCPUs, 384 GiB48 vCPUs, 384 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.

Optioni8g.12xlarge.searchi8ge.12xlarge.searchi8ge.12xlarge.search vs i8g.12xlarge.search
On-demandPay by the hour$6.589$9.112▲ 38%
1-yr reservedNo upfront31% off$4.54631% off$6.287▲ 38%
3-yr reservedNo upfront48% off$3.42648% off$4.738▲ 38%
1-yr savings planHourly commitment20% off$5.27120% off$7.29▲ 38%

Key differences

The biggest lead each one has.

Where i8g.12xlarge.search leads
On-demand price$6.589 vs $9.112 per hour
28% cheaper
Where i8ge.12xlarge.search leads
Network baseline75 Gbps vs 28.125 Gbps
2.7× higher

Specs

6 of 25 specs differ. Those are in bold.

ComputeAll 8 matchi8g.12xlarge.searchi8ge.12xlarge.search
vCPUs4848
Physical cores4848
Threads per core11
Architecturearm64arm64
CPU makerAWSAWS
Sustained clock2.8 GHz2.8 GHz
BurstableNoNo
ECUvariablevariable
MemoryAll 1 matchi8g.12xlarge.searchi8ge.12xlarge.search
Memory (GiB)384384
Networking2 of 2 differi8g.12xlarge.searchi8ge.12xlarge.search
Network baseline28.125 Gbps75 Gbps
Network peak28.125 Gbps75 Gbps
Storage2 of 8 differi8g.12xlarge.searchi8ge.12xlarge.search
Storage3 x 3750 GB SSD4 x 7500 GB SSD
Local disks3 × 3,750 GB SSD4 × 7,500 GB SSD
EBS baseline bandwidth15,000 Mbps15,000 Mbps
EBS max bandwidth15,000 Mbps15,000 Mbps
EBS baseline throughput1,875 MB/s1,875 MB/s
EBS max throughput1,875 MB/s1,875 MB/s
EBS baseline IOPS60,00060,000
EBS max IOPS60,00060,000
ClusterAll 2 matchi8g.12xlarge.searchi8ge.12xlarge.search
Node rolesDataData
UltraWarmYesYes
Instance details1 of 3 differi8g.12xlarge.searchi8ge.12xlarge.search
Familyi8gi8ge
CategoryStorage optimizedStorage optimized
Current generationYesYes
Other1 of 1 differi8g.12xlarge.searchi8ge.12xlarge.search
Hardware Basisi8g.12xlargei8ge.12xlarge

On-demand prices by region

Cheapest for i8g.12xlarge.search first. standard option, USD per hour.

Regioni8g.12xlarge.searchi8ge.12xlarge.searchDifference
US East (N. Virginia)Used in summaryus-east-1$6.589$9.112▲ 38%
US East (Ohio)us-east-2$6.589$9.112▲ 38%
US West (Oregon)us-west-2$6.589$9.112▲ 38%
EU (Stockholm)eu-north-1$6.889$9.556▲ 39%
Canada (Central)ca-central-1$7.261$10.08▲ 39%
EU (Ireland)eu-west-1$7.261$10.08▲ 39%
Asia Pacific (Mumbai)ap-south-1$7.476$10.362▲ 39%
EU (Paris)eu-west-3$7.646$10.604▲ 39%
EU (London)eu-west-2$7.646$10.604▲ 39%
Asia Pacific (Seoul)ap-northeast-2$7.73$10.725▲ 39%
Asia Pacific (Tokyo)ap-northeast-1$7.742$10.725▲ 39%
EU (Frankfurt)eu-central-1$7.857$10.886▲ 39%
Asia Pacific (Singapore)ap-southeast-1$7.899$10.927▲ 38%
Asia Pacific (Sydney)ap-southeast-2$7.899$10.927▲ 38%
AWS GovCloud (US-East)us-gov-east-1$7.941$11.007▲ 39%
AWS GovCloud (US-West)us-gov-west-1$7.941$11.007▲ 39%

Keep exploring

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

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