r6g.8xlarge.searchvsr6gd.8xlarge.search

r6g.8xlarge.search is 13% cheaper than r6gd.8xlarge.search on demand in US East (N. Virginia), saving $279.59 a month.

At a glancer6g.8xlarge.searchr6gd.8xlarge.search
On-demand$2.677/hr13% less$3.06/hr
Lowest rate$1.392/hr13% less3-yr reserved, no upfront$1.591/hr3-yr reserved, no upfront
Size32 vCPUs, 256 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.

Optionr6g.8xlarge.searchr6gd.8xlarge.searchr6gd.8xlarge.search vs r6g.8xlarge.search
On-demandPay by the hour$2.677$3.06▲ 14%
1-yr reservedNo upfront31% off$1.84731% off$2.111▲ 14%
3-yr reservedNo upfront48% off$1.39248% off$1.591▲ 14%

Key differences

The biggest lead each one has.

Where r6g.8xlarge.search leads
On-demand price$2.677 vs $3.06 per hour
13% cheaper
Where r6gd.8xlarge.search leads

No clear lead on the measures we compare.

Specs

5 of 25 specs differ. Those are in bold.

ComputeAll 8 matchr6g.8xlarge.searchr6gd.8xlarge.search
vCPUs3232
Physical cores3232
Threads per core11
Architecturearm64arm64
CPU makerAWSAWS
Sustained clock2.5 GHz2.5 GHz
BurstableNoNo
ECUvariablevariable
MemoryAll 1 matchr6g.8xlarge.searchr6gd.8xlarge.search
Memory (GiB)256256
NetworkingAll 2 matchr6g.8xlarge.searchr6gd.8xlarge.search
Network baseline12 Gbps12 Gbps
Network peak12 Gbps12 Gbps
Storage2 of 8 differr6g.8xlarge.searchr6gd.8xlarge.search
StorageEBS Only1 x 1900 NVMe SSD
Local disks–1 × 1,900 GB SSD
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
Cluster1 of 2 differr6g.8xlarge.searchr6gd.8xlarge.search
Node rolesData, Dedicated manager, CoordinatorData, Dedicated manager
UltraWarmYesYes
Instance details1 of 3 differr6g.8xlarge.searchr6gd.8xlarge.search
Familyr6gr6gd
CategoryMemory optimizedMemory optimized
Current generationYesYes
Other1 of 1 differr6g.8xlarge.searchr6gd.8xlarge.search
Hardware Basisr6g.8xlarger6gd.8xlarge

On-demand prices by region

Cheapest for r6g.8xlarge.search first. standard option, USD per hour.

Regionr6g.8xlarge.searchr6gd.8xlarge.searchDifference
Asia Pacific (Mumbai)ap-south-1$1.726$1.984▲ 15%
US East (N. Virginia)Used in summaryus-east-1$2.677$3.06▲ 14%
US East (Ohio)us-east-2$2.677$3.06▲ 14%
US West (Oregon)us-west-2$2.677$3.06▲ 14%
Canada (Central)ca-central-1$2.932$3.357▲ 14%
US West (N. California)us-west-1$2.975$3.453▲ 16%
EU (Ireland)eu-west-1$2.996$3.40▲ 13%
Asia Pacific (Osaka)ap-northeast-3$3.113$3.564▲ 14%
EU (Paris)eu-west-3$3.134$3.591▲ 15%
Asia Pacific (Sydney)ap-southeast-2$3.208$3.692▲ 15%
AWS GovCloud (US-West)us-gov-west-1$3.208$3.543▲ 10%
Asia Pacific (Singapore)ap-southeast-1$3.23$3.692▲ 14%
Asia Pacific (Tokyo)ap-northeast-1$3.23$3.692▲ 14%
EU (Frankfurt)eu-central-1$3.23$3.665▲ 13%
South America (Sao Paulo)sa-east-1$4.271$4.845▲ 13%

Keep exploring

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

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

Compare r6g.8xlarge.search with

m6g.8xlarge.searchc6g.8xlarge.searchr7g.8xlarge.search
r6gd.8xlarge.searchMemory optimized, r6gd family
r6gd.8xlarge.search prices and specsEvery size in the r6gd family

Compare r6gd.8xlarge.search with

r7gd.8xlarge.search

Pay the committed rate, with commitment protection

The best committed rate on these two is 48% below on-demand. Connect your cloud accounts to unlock greater savings with commitment protection.

Connect AWS account

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