m8g.16xlarge.search
m8g.16xlarge.search is an AWS OpenSearch size with 64 vCPUs, 256 GiB memory. In US East (N. Virginia) it costs $4.769 per hour on demand ($3,481.37 per month); a 1-year reserved instance with no upfront costs $3.291 per hour, 31% less. It is sold in 34 regions; the cheapest is Asia Pacific (Mumbai) at $3.409 per hour.
Prices by region
USD per hour. Reserved prices are no upfront, standard. Cheapest on-demand first.
| Region | On-demand | 1-yr reserved | 3-yr reserved | 1-yr savings plan |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Asia Pacific (Mumbai) ap-south-1 | $3.409 | $2.352 | $1.773 | $2.727 |
| Asia Pacific (Hyderabad) ap-south-2 | $3.409 | $2.352 | $1.773 | $2.727 |
| US East (N. Virginia) us-east-1 | $4.769 | $3.291 | $2.48 | $3.815 |
| US East (Ohio) us-east-2 | $4.769 | $3.291 | $2.48 | $3.815 |
| US West (Oregon) us-west-2 | $4.769 | $3.291 | $2.48 | $3.815 |
| Mexico (Central) mx-central-1 | $5.006 | $3.454 | $2.603 | $4.005 |
| Asia Pacific (Malaysia) ap-southeast-5 | $5.067 | $3.496 | $2.635 | $4.053 |
| Asia Pacific (Thailand) ap-southeast-7 | $5.067 | $3.496 | $2.635 | $4.054 |
| EU (Stockholm) eu-north-1 | $5.067 | $3.496 | $2.635 | $4.054 |
| Europe (Spain) eu-south-2 | $5.311 | $3.665 | $2.762 | $4.249 |
| EU (Ireland) eu-west-1 | $5.315 | $3.667 | $2.764 | $4.252 |
| Canada West (Calgary) ca-west-1 | $5.315 | $3.667 | $2.764 | $4.252 |
| Canada (Central) ca-central-1 | $5.316 | $3.668 | $2.764 | $4.253 |
| EU (London) eu-west-2 | $5.514 | $3.805 | $2.867 | $4.411 |
| Asia Pacific (Taipei) ap-east-2 | $5.543 | $3.824 | $2.882 | $4.434 |
| EU (Milan) eu-south-1 | $5.563 | $3.838 | $2.893 | $4.45 |
| EU (Paris) eu-west-3 | $5.563 | $3.838 | $2.893 | $4.45 |
| US West (N. California) us-west-1 | $5.563 | $3.838 | $2.893 | $4.45 |
| EU (Frankfurt) eu-central-1 | $5.713 | $3.942 | $2.971 | $4.57 |
| Middle East (UAE) me-central-1 | $5.845 | $4.033 | $3.039 | $4.676 |
| Asia Pacific (Seoul) ap-northeast-2 | $5.862 | $4.045 | $3.048 | $4.69 |
| Asia Pacific (Jakarta) ap-southeast-3 | $5.96 | $4.112 | $3.099 | $4.768 |
| Asia Pacific (Melbourne) ap-southeast-4 | $5.96 | $4.112 | $3.099 | $4.768 |
| Asia Pacific (Singapore) ap-southeast-1 | $5.961 | $4.113 | $3.10 | $4.769 |
| Asia Pacific (Sydney) ap-southeast-2 | $5.961 | $4.113 | $3.10 | $4.769 |
| AWS GovCloud (US-East) us-gov-east-1 | $6.007 | $4.145 | $3.124 | $4.806 |
| AWS GovCloud (US-West) us-gov-west-1 | $6.009 | $4.146 | $3.125 | $4.807 |
| Asia Pacific (Tokyo) ap-northeast-1 | $6.159 | $4.25 | $3.203 | $4.927 |
| Asia Pacific (Osaka) ap-northeast-3 | $6.159 | $4.25 | $3.203 | $4.927 |
| Europe (Zurich) eu-central-2 | $6.283 | $4.335 | $3.267 | $5.026 |
| Africa (Cape Town) af-south-1 | $6.309 | $4.353 | $3.28 | $5.047 |
| Asia Pacific (Hong Kong) ap-east-1 | $6.557 | $4.524 | $3.41 | $5.246 |
| Middle East (Bahrain) me-south-1 | $6.557 | $4.524 | $3.41 | $5.246 |
| South America (Sao Paulo) sa-east-1 | $7.60 | $5.244 | $3.952 | $6.08 |
Specs
| Compute | Value |
|---|---|
| vCPUs | 64 |
| Physical cores | 64 |
| Threads per core | 1 |
| Architecture | arm64 |
| CPU maker | AWS |
| Sustained clock | 2.8 GHz |
| Burstable | No |
| ECU | variable |
| Memory | Value |
|---|---|
| Memory (GiB) | 256 |
| Networking | Value |
|---|---|
| Network baseline | 30 Gbps |
| Network peak | 30 Gbps |
| Storage | Value |
|---|---|
| Storage | EBS Only |
| EBS baseline bandwidth | 20,000 Mbps |
| EBS max bandwidth | 20,000 Mbps |
| EBS baseline throughput | 2,500 MB/s |
| EBS max throughput | 2,500 MB/s |
| EBS baseline IOPS | 80,000 |
| EBS max IOPS | 80,000 |
| Cluster | Value |
|---|---|
| Node roles | Data, Dedicated manager |
| UltraWarm | Yes |
| Instance details | Value |
|---|---|
| Instance type | m8g.16xlarge.search |
| Family | m8g |
| Category | General purpose |
| Current generation | Yes |
| Other | Value |
|---|---|
| Hardware Basis | m8g.16xlarge |
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Other m8g sizes
| Size | vCPUs | Memory (GiB) | On-demand /hr |
|---|---|---|---|
| m8g.medium.search | 1 | 4 | $0.075 |
| m8g.large.search | 2 | 8 | $0.15 |
| m8g.xlarge.search | 4 | 16 | $0.299 |
| m8g.2xlarge.search | 8 | 32 | $0.597 |
| m8g.4xlarge.search | 16 | 64 | $1.193 |
| m8g.8xlarge.search | 32 | 128 | $2.385 |
| m8g.12xlarge.search | 48 | 192 | $3.577 |
| m8g.16xlarge.search | 64 | 256 | $4.769 |
Prices updated 2026-11-12 from AWS public price lists. Compare all AWS OpenSearch sizes.