m8g.16xlarge.searchvsr8g.16xlarge.search

m8g.16xlarge.search is 24% cheaper than r8g.16xlarge.search on demand in US East (N. Virginia), saving $1,087.70 a month.

At a glancem8g.16xlarge.searchr8g.16xlarge.search
On-demand$4.769/hr24% less$6.259/hr
Lowest rate$2.48/hr24% less3-yr reserved, no upfront$3.255/hr3-yr reserved, no upfront
Size64 vCPUs, 256 GiB64 vCPUs, 512 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.

Optionm8g.16xlarge.searchr8g.16xlarge.searchr8g.16xlarge.search vs m8g.16xlarge.search
On-demandPay by the hour$4.769$6.259▲ 31%
1-yr reservedNo upfront31% off$3.29131% off$4.319▲ 31%
3-yr reservedNo upfront48% off$2.4848% off$3.255▲ 31%
1-yr savings planHourly commitment20% off$3.81520% off$5.007▲ 31%

Key differences

The biggest lead each one has.

Where m8g.16xlarge.search leads
On-demand price$4.769 vs $6.259 per hour
24% cheaper
Where r8g.16xlarge.search leads
Memory (GiB)512 vs 256
2× higher

Specs

4 of 24 specs differ. Those are in bold.

ComputeAll 8 matchm8g.16xlarge.searchr8g.16xlarge.search
vCPUs6464
Physical cores6464
Threads per core11
Architecturearm64arm64
CPU makerAWSAWS
Sustained clock2.8 GHz2.8 GHz
BurstableNoNo
ECUvariablevariable
Memory1 of 1 differm8g.16xlarge.searchr8g.16xlarge.search
Memory (GiB)256512
NetworkingAll 2 matchm8g.16xlarge.searchr8g.16xlarge.search
Network baseline30 Gbps30 Gbps
Network peak30 Gbps30 Gbps
StorageAll 7 matchm8g.16xlarge.searchr8g.16xlarge.search
StorageEBS OnlyEBS Only
EBS baseline bandwidth20,000 Mbps20,000 Mbps
EBS max bandwidth20,000 Mbps20,000 Mbps
EBS baseline throughput2,500 MB/s2,500 MB/s
EBS max throughput2,500 MB/s2,500 MB/s
EBS baseline IOPS80,00080,000
EBS max IOPS80,00080,000
ClusterAll 2 matchm8g.16xlarge.searchr8g.16xlarge.search
Node rolesData, Dedicated managerData, Dedicated manager
UltraWarmYesYes
Instance details2 of 3 differm8g.16xlarge.searchr8g.16xlarge.search
Familym8gr8g
CategoryGeneral purposeMemory optimized
Current generationYesYes
Other1 of 1 differm8g.16xlarge.searchr8g.16xlarge.search
Hardware Basism8g.16xlarger8g.16xlarge

On-demand prices by region

Cheapest for m8g.16xlarge.search first. standard option, USD per hour.

Regionm8g.16xlarge.searchr8g.16xlarge.searchDifference
Asia Pacific (Hyderabad)ap-south-2$3.409$4.387▲ 29%
Asia Pacific (Mumbai)ap-south-1$3.409$4.387▲ 29%
US East (N. Virginia)Used in summaryus-east-1$4.769$6.259▲ 31%
US East (Ohio)us-east-2$4.769$6.259▲ 31%
US West (Oregon)us-west-2$4.769$6.259▲ 31%
Mexico (Central)mx-central-1$5.006$6.571▲ 31%
Asia Pacific (Malaysia)ap-southeast-5$5.067$6.417▲ 27%
Asia Pacific (Thailand)ap-southeast-7$5.067$6.417▲ 27%
EU (Stockholm)eu-north-1$5.067$6.656▲ 31%
Europe (Spain)eu-south-2$5.311$7.001▲ 32%
EU (Ireland)eu-west-1$5.315$7.004▲ 32%
Canada West (Calgary)ca-west-1$5.315$6.855▲ 29%
Canada (Central)ca-central-1$5.316$6.855▲ 29%
EU (London)eu-west-2$5.514$7.351▲ 33%
EU (Milan)eu-south-1$5.563$7.334▲ 32%
EU (Paris)eu-west-3$5.563$7.351▲ 32%
US West (N. California)us-west-1$5.563$6.954▲ 25%
EU (Frankfurt)eu-central-1$5.713$7.55▲ 32%
Middle East (UAE)me-central-1$5.845$7.704▲ 32%
Asia Pacific (Seoul)ap-northeast-2$5.862$7.55▲ 29%
Asia Pacific (Jakarta)ap-southeast-3$5.96$7.55▲ 27%
Asia Pacific (Melbourne)ap-southeast-4$5.96$7.501▲ 26%
Asia Pacific (Singapore)ap-southeast-1$5.961$7.55▲ 27%
Asia Pacific (Sydney)ap-southeast-2$5.961$7.501▲ 26%
AWS GovCloud (US-East)us-gov-east-1$6.007$7.501▲ 25%
AWS GovCloud (US-West)us-gov-west-1$6.009$7.50▲ 25%
Asia Pacific (Osaka)ap-northeast-3$6.159$7.55▲ 23%
Asia Pacific (Tokyo)ap-northeast-1$6.159$7.55▲ 23%
Europe (Zurich)eu-central-2$6.283$8.305▲ 32%
Africa (Cape Town)af-south-1$6.309$8.344▲ 32%
Asia Pacific (Hong Kong)ap-east-1$6.557$8.298▲ 27%
South America (Sao Paulo)sa-east-1$7.60$9.959▲ 31%

Keep exploring

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

m8g.16xlarge.searchGeneral purpose, m8g family
m8g.16xlarge.search prices and specsEvery size in the m8g family

Compare m8g.16xlarge.search with

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r8g.16xlarge.searchMemory optimized, r8g family
r8g.16xlarge.search prices and specsEvery size in the r8g family

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