m6g.8xlarge.searchvsr6g.8xlarge.search

m6g.8xlarge.search is 24% cheaper than r6g.8xlarge.search on demand in US East (N. Virginia), saving $461.36 a month.

At a glancem6g.8xlarge.searchr6g.8xlarge.search
On-demand$2.045/hr24% less$2.677/hr
Lowest rate$1.063/hr24% less3-yr reserved, no upfront$1.392/hr3-yr reserved, no upfront
Size32 vCPUs, 128 GiB32 vCPUs, 256 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.

Optionm6g.8xlarge.searchr6g.8xlarge.searchr6g.8xlarge.search vs m6g.8xlarge.search
On-demandPay by the hour$2.045$2.677▲ 31%
1-yr reservedNo upfront31% off$1.41131% off$1.847▲ 31%
3-yr reservedNo upfront48% off$1.06348% off$1.392▲ 31%

Key differences

The biggest lead each one has.

Where m6g.8xlarge.search leads
On-demand price$2.045 vs $2.677 per hour
24% cheaper
Where r6g.8xlarge.search leads
Memory (GiB)256 vs 128
2× higher

Specs

4 of 24 specs differ. Those are in bold.

ComputeAll 8 matchm6g.8xlarge.searchr6g.8xlarge.search
vCPUs3232
Physical cores3232
Threads per core11
Architecturearm64arm64
CPU makerAWSAWS
Sustained clock2.5 GHz2.5 GHz
BurstableNoNo
ECUvariablevariable
Memory1 of 1 differm6g.8xlarge.searchr6g.8xlarge.search
Memory (GiB)128256
NetworkingAll 2 matchm6g.8xlarge.searchr6g.8xlarge.search
Network baseline12 Gbps12 Gbps
Network peak12 Gbps12 Gbps
StorageAll 7 matchm6g.8xlarge.searchr6g.8xlarge.search
StorageEBS OnlyEBS Only
EBS baseline bandwidth9,500 Mbps9,500 Mbps
EBS max bandwidth9,500 Mbps9,500 Mbps
EBS baseline throughput1,187.5 MB/s1,187.5 MB/s
EBS max throughput1,187.5 MB/s1,187.5 MB/s
EBS baseline IOPS40,00040,000
EBS max IOPS40,00040,000
ClusterAll 2 matchm6g.8xlarge.searchr6g.8xlarge.search
Node rolesData, Dedicated manager, CoordinatorData, Dedicated manager, Coordinator
UltraWarmYesYes
Instance details2 of 3 differm6g.8xlarge.searchr6g.8xlarge.search
Familym6gr6g
CategoryGeneral purposeMemory optimized
Current generationYesYes
Other1 of 1 differm6g.8xlarge.searchr6g.8xlarge.search
Hardware Basism6g.8xlarger6g.8xlarge

On-demand prices by region

Cheapest for m6g.8xlarge.search first. standard option, USD per hour.

Regionm6g.8xlarge.searchr6g.8xlarge.searchDifference
Asia Pacific (Hyderabad)ap-south-2$1.344$1.726▲ 28%
Asia Pacific (Mumbai)ap-south-1$1.344$1.726▲ 28%
US East (N. Virginia)Used in summaryus-east-1$2.045$2.677▲ 31%
US East (Ohio)us-east-2$2.045$2.677▲ 31%
US West (Oregon)us-west-2$2.045$2.677▲ 31%
Asia Pacific (Malaysia)ap-southeast-5$2.167$2.745▲ 27%
EU (Stockholm)eu-north-1$2.178$2.842▲ 30%
Canada (Central)ca-central-1$2.274$2.932▲ 29%
Canada West (Calgary)ca-west-1$2.274$2.932▲ 29%
EU (Ireland)eu-west-1$2.284$2.996▲ 31%
Europe (Spain)eu-south-2$2.284$2.996▲ 31%
EU (London)eu-west-2$2.359$3.145▲ 33%
EU (Milan)eu-south-1$2.38$3.145▲ 32%
US West (N. California)us-west-1$2.38$2.975▲ 25%
EU (Paris)eu-west-3$2.39$3.134▲ 31%
Israel (Tel Aviv)il-central-1$2.398$3.146▲ 31%
Middle East (Bahrain)me-south-1$2.406$3.176▲ 32%
EU (Frankfurt)eu-central-1$2.444$3.23▲ 32%
Asia Pacific (Seoul)ap-northeast-2$2.497$3.24▲ 30%
Asia Pacific (Osaka)ap-northeast-3$2.54$3.113▲ 23%
Asia Pacific (Jakarta)ap-southeast-3$2.55$3.23▲ 27%
Asia Pacific (Melbourne)ap-southeast-4$2.55$3.208▲ 26%
Asia Pacific (Singapore)ap-southeast-1$2.55$3.23▲ 27%
Asia Pacific (Sydney)ap-southeast-2$2.55$3.208▲ 26%
Middle East (UAE)me-central-1$2.558$3.356▲ 31%
AWS GovCloud (US-East)us-gov-east-1$2.571$3.208▲ 25%
AWS GovCloud (US-West)us-gov-west-1$2.571$3.208▲ 25%
Europe (Zurich)eu-central-2$2.591$3.424▲ 32%
Africa (Cape Town)af-south-1$2.601$3.441▲ 32%
Asia Pacific (Tokyo)ap-northeast-1$2.629$3.23▲ 23%
Asia Pacific (Hong Kong)ap-east-1$2.815$3.559▲ 26%
South America (Sao Paulo)sa-east-1$3.251$4.271▲ 31%

Keep exploring

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

m6g.8xlarge.searchGeneral purpose, m6g family
m6g.8xlarge.search prices and specsEvery size in the m6g family

Compare m6g.8xlarge.search with

c6g.8xlarge.searchm7g.8xlarge.search
r6g.8xlarge.searchMemory optimized, r6g family
r6g.8xlarge.search prices and specsEvery size in the r6g family

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