m8g.2xlarge.search
m8g.2xlarge.search is an AWS OpenSearch size with 8 vCPUs, 32 GiB memory. In US East (N. Virginia) it costs $0.597 per hour on demand ($435.81 per month); a 1-year reserved instance with no upfront costs $0.412 per hour, 31% less. It is sold in 34 regions; the cheapest is Asia Pacific (Mumbai) at $0.427 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 | $0.427 | $0.295 | $0.222 | $0.3416 |
| Asia Pacific (Hyderabad) ap-south-2 | $0.427 | $0.295 | $0.222 | $0.3416 |
| US East (N. Virginia) us-east-1 | $0.597 | $0.412 | $0.31 | $0.4776 |
| US East (Ohio) us-east-2 | $0.597 | $0.412 | $0.31 | $0.4776 |
| US West (Oregon) us-west-2 | $0.597 | $0.412 | $0.31 | $0.4776 |
| Mexico (Central) mx-central-1 | $0.6258 | $0.432 | $0.325 | $0.5006 |
| Asia Pacific (Thailand) ap-southeast-7 | $0.633 | $0.437 | $0.329 | $0.5064 |
| Asia Pacific (Malaysia) ap-southeast-5 | $0.6333 | $0.437 | $0.329 | $0.5067 |
| EU (Stockholm) eu-north-1 | $0.634 | $0.437 | $0.33 | $0.5072 |
| Europe (Spain) eu-south-2 | $0.664 | $0.458 | $0.345 | $0.5312 |
| Canada West (Calgary) ca-west-1 | $0.6644 | $0.458 | $0.345 | $0.5315 |
| Canada (Central) ca-central-1 | $0.665 | $0.459 | $0.346 | $0.532 |
| EU (Ireland) eu-west-1 | $0.665 | $0.459 | $0.346 | $0.532 |
| EU (London) eu-west-2 | $0.69 | $0.476 | $0.359 | $0.552 |
| Asia Pacific (Taipei) ap-east-2 | $0.6928 | $0.478 | $0.36 | $0.5543 |
| EU (Milan) eu-south-1 | $0.6953 | $0.48 | $0.362 | $0.5563 |
| EU (Paris) eu-west-3 | $0.696 | $0.48 | $0.362 | $0.5568 |
| US West (N. California) us-west-1 | $0.696 | $0.48 | $0.362 | $0.5568 |
| EU (Frankfurt) eu-central-1 | $0.715 | $0.493 | $0.372 | $0.572 |
| Middle East (UAE) me-central-1 | $0.731 | $0.504 | $0.38 | $0.5848 |
| Asia Pacific (Seoul) ap-northeast-2 | $0.733 | $0.506 | $0.381 | $0.5864 |
| Asia Pacific (Jakarta) ap-southeast-3 | $0.745 | $0.514 | $0.387 | $0.596 |
| Asia Pacific (Melbourne) ap-southeast-4 | $0.745 | $0.514 | $0.387 | $0.596 |
| Asia Pacific (Singapore) ap-southeast-1 | $0.746 | $0.515 | $0.388 | $0.5968 |
| Asia Pacific (Sydney) ap-southeast-2 | $0.746 | $0.515 | $0.388 | $0.5968 |
| AWS GovCloud (US-East) us-gov-east-1 | $0.751 | $0.518 | $0.391 | $0.6008 |
| AWS GovCloud (US-West) us-gov-west-1 | $0.751 | $0.518 | $0.391 | $0.6008 |
| Asia Pacific (Tokyo) ap-northeast-1 | $0.77 | $0.531 | $0.4 | $0.616 |
| Asia Pacific (Osaka) ap-northeast-3 | $0.77 | $0.531 | $0.4 | $0.616 |
| Europe (Zurich) eu-central-2 | $0.7854 | $0.542 | $0.408 | $0.6283 |
| Africa (Cape Town) af-south-1 | $0.7886 | $0.544 | $0.41 | $0.6309 |
| Asia Pacific (Hong Kong) ap-east-1 | $0.82 | $0.566 | $0.426 | $0.656 |
| Middle East (Bahrain) me-south-1 | $0.82 | $0.566 | $0.426 | $0.656 |
| South America (Sao Paulo) sa-east-1 | $0.95 | $0.656 | $0.494 | $0.76 |
Specs
| Compute | Value |
|---|---|
| vCPUs | 8 |
| Physical cores | 8 |
| Threads per core | 1 |
| Architecture | arm64 |
| CPU maker | AWS |
| Sustained clock | 2.8 GHz |
| Burstable | No |
| ECU | variable |
| Memory | Value |
|---|---|
| Memory (GiB) | 32 |
| Networking | Value |
|---|---|
| Network baseline | 3.75 Gbps |
| Network peak | 15 Gbps |
| Storage | Value |
|---|---|
| Storage | EBS Only |
| EBS baseline bandwidth | 2,500 Mbps |
| EBS max bandwidth | 10,000 Mbps |
| EBS baseline throughput | 312.5 MB/s |
| EBS max throughput | 1,250 MB/s |
| EBS baseline IOPS | 12,000 |
| EBS max IOPS | 40,000 |
| Cluster | Value |
|---|---|
| Node roles | Data, Dedicated manager, Coordinator |
| UltraWarm | Yes |
| Instance details | Value |
|---|---|
| Instance type | m8g.2xlarge.search |
| Family | m8g |
| Category | General purpose |
| Current generation | Yes |
| Other | Value |
|---|---|
| Hardware Basis | m8g.2xlarge |
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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.