m8g.8xlarge.search
m8g.8xlarge.search is an AWS OpenSearch size with 32 vCPUs, 128 GiB memory. In US East (N. Virginia) it costs $2.385 per hour on demand ($1,741.05 per month); a 1-year reserved instance with no upfront costs $1.646 per hour, 31% less. It is sold in 34 regions; the cheapest is Asia Pacific (Mumbai) at $1.705 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 | $1.705 | $1.176 | $0.887 | $1.364 |
| Asia Pacific (Hyderabad) ap-south-2 | $1.705 | $1.176 | $0.887 | $1.364 |
| US East (N. Virginia) us-east-1 | $2.385 | $1.646 | $1.24 | $1.908 |
| US East (Ohio) us-east-2 | $2.385 | $1.646 | $1.24 | $1.908 |
| US West (Oregon) us-west-2 | $2.385 | $1.646 | $1.24 | $1.908 |
| Mexico (Central) mx-central-1 | $2.503 | $1.727 | $1.302 | $2.002 |
| Asia Pacific (Thailand) ap-southeast-7 | $2.533 | $1.748 | $1.317 | $2.026 |
| Asia Pacific (Malaysia) ap-southeast-5 | $2.533 | $1.748 | $1.317 | $2.027 |
| EU (Stockholm) eu-north-1 | $2.534 | $1.748 | $1.318 | $2.027 |
| Europe (Spain) eu-south-2 | $2.656 | $1.833 | $1.381 | $2.125 |
| Canada West (Calgary) ca-west-1 | $2.658 | $1.834 | $1.382 | $2.126 |
| Canada (Central) ca-central-1 | $2.658 | $1.834 | $1.382 | $2.126 |
| EU (Ireland) eu-west-1 | $2.658 | $1.834 | $1.382 | $2.126 |
| EU (London) eu-west-2 | $2.757 | $1.902 | $1.434 | $2.206 |
| Asia Pacific (Taipei) ap-east-2 | $2.771 | $1.912 | $1.441 | $2.217 |
| EU (Milan) eu-south-1 | $2.781 | $1.919 | $1.446 | $2.225 |
| EU (Paris) eu-west-3 | $2.782 | $1.92 | $1.447 | $2.226 |
| US West (N. California) us-west-1 | $2.782 | $1.92 | $1.447 | $2.226 |
| EU (Frankfurt) eu-central-1 | $2.857 | $1.971 | $1.486 | $2.286 |
| Middle East (UAE) me-central-1 | $2.923 | $2.017 | $1.52 | $2.338 |
| Asia Pacific (Seoul) ap-northeast-2 | $2.931 | $2.022 | $1.524 | $2.345 |
| Asia Pacific (Jakarta) ap-southeast-3 | $2.98 | $2.056 | $1.55 | $2.384 |
| Asia Pacific (Melbourne) ap-southeast-4 | $2.98 | $2.056 | $1.55 | $2.384 |
| Asia Pacific (Singapore) ap-southeast-1 | $2.981 | $2.057 | $1.55 | $2.385 |
| Asia Pacific (Sydney) ap-southeast-2 | $2.981 | $2.057 | $1.55 | $2.385 |
| AWS GovCloud (US-East) us-gov-east-1 | $3.003 | $2.072 | $1.562 | $2.402 |
| AWS GovCloud (US-West) us-gov-west-1 | $3.004 | $2.073 | $1.562 | $2.403 |
| Asia Pacific (Tokyo) ap-northeast-1 | $3.08 | $2.125 | $1.602 | $2.464 |
| Asia Pacific (Osaka) ap-northeast-3 | $3.08 | $2.125 | $1.602 | $2.464 |
| Europe (Zurich) eu-central-2 | $3.142 | $2.168 | $1.634 | $2.513 |
| Africa (Cape Town) af-south-1 | $3.154 | $2.176 | $1.64 | $2.523 |
| Asia Pacific (Hong Kong) ap-east-1 | $3.279 | $2.263 | $1.705 | $2.623 |
| Middle East (Bahrain) me-south-1 | $3.279 | $2.263 | $1.705 | $2.623 |
| South America (Sao Paulo) sa-east-1 | $3.80 | $2.622 | $1.976 | $3.04 |
Specs
| Compute | Value |
|---|---|
| vCPUs | 32 |
| Physical cores | 32 |
| Threads per core | 1 |
| Architecture | arm64 |
| CPU maker | AWS |
| Sustained clock | 2.8 GHz |
| Burstable | No |
| ECU | variable |
| Memory | Value |
|---|---|
| Memory (GiB) | 128 |
| Networking | Value |
|---|---|
| Network baseline | 15 Gbps |
| Network peak | 15 Gbps |
| Storage | Value |
|---|---|
| Storage | EBS Only |
| EBS baseline bandwidth | 10,000 Mbps |
| EBS max bandwidth | 10,000 Mbps |
| EBS baseline throughput | 1,250 MB/s |
| EBS max throughput | 1,250 MB/s |
| EBS baseline IOPS | 40,000 |
| EBS max IOPS | 40,000 |
| Cluster | Value |
|---|---|
| Node roles | Data, Dedicated manager, Coordinator |
| UltraWarm | Yes |
| Instance details | Value |
|---|---|
| Instance type | m8g.8xlarge.search |
| Family | m8g |
| Category | General purpose |
| Current generation | Yes |
| Other | Value |
|---|---|
| Hardware Basis | m8g.8xlarge |
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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.