m8g.medium.search
m8g.medium.search is an AWS OpenSearch size with 1 vCPU, 4 GiB memory. In US East (N. Virginia) it costs $0.075 per hour on demand ($54.75 per month); a 1-year reserved instance with no upfront costs $0.052 per hour, 31% less. It is sold in 34 regions; the cheapest is Asia Pacific (Mumbai) at $0.054 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 | $0.054 | $0.037 | $0.028 | $0.0432 |
| Asia Pacific (Hyderabad) ap-south-2 | $0.054 | $0.037 | $0.028 | $0.0432 |
| US East (N. Virginia) us-east-1 | $0.075 | $0.052 | $0.039 | $0.06 |
| US East (Ohio) us-east-2 | $0.075 | $0.052 | $0.039 | $0.06 |
| US West (Oregon) us-west-2 | $0.075 | $0.052 | $0.039 | $0.06 |
| Mexico (Central) mx-central-1 | $0.0782 | $0.054 | $0.041 | $0.0626 |
| Asia Pacific (Thailand) ap-southeast-7 | $0.079 | $0.055 | $0.041 | $0.0632 |
| Asia Pacific (Malaysia) ap-southeast-5 | $0.0792 | $0.055 | $0.041 | $0.0633 |
| EU (Stockholm) eu-north-1 | $0.08 | $0.055 | $0.042 | $0.064 |
| Europe (Spain) eu-south-2 | $0.083 | $0.057 | $0.043 | $0.0664 |
| Canada West (Calgary) ca-west-1 | $0.0831 | $0.057 | $0.043 | $0.0664 |
| Canada (Central) ca-central-1 | $0.084 | $0.058 | $0.044 | $0.0672 |
| EU (Ireland) eu-west-1 | $0.084 | $0.058 | $0.044 | $0.0672 |
| Asia Pacific (Taipei) ap-east-2 | $0.0866 | $0.06 | $0.045 | $0.0693 |
| EU (Milan) eu-south-1 | $0.0869 | $0.06 | $0.045 | $0.0695 |
| EU (London) eu-west-2 | $0.087 | $0.06 | $0.045 | $0.0696 |
| EU (Paris) eu-west-3 | $0.087 | $0.06 | $0.045 | $0.0696 |
| US West (N. California) us-west-1 | $0.087 | $0.06 | $0.045 | $0.0696 |
| EU (Frankfurt) eu-central-1 | $0.09 | $0.062 | $0.047 | $0.072 |
| Middle East (UAE) me-central-1 | $0.091 | $0.063 | $0.047 | $0.0728 |
| Asia Pacific (Seoul) ap-northeast-2 | $0.092 | $0.063 | $0.048 | $0.0736 |
| Asia Pacific (Jakarta) ap-southeast-3 | $0.093 | $0.064 | $0.048 | $0.0744 |
| Asia Pacific (Melbourne) ap-southeast-4 | $0.093 | $0.064 | $0.048 | $0.0744 |
| Asia Pacific (Singapore) ap-southeast-1 | $0.094 | $0.065 | $0.049 | $0.0752 |
| Asia Pacific (Sydney) ap-southeast-2 | $0.094 | $0.065 | $0.049 | $0.0752 |
| AWS GovCloud (US-East) us-gov-east-1 | $0.094 | $0.065 | $0.049 | $0.0752 |
| AWS GovCloud (US-West) us-gov-west-1 | $0.094 | $0.065 | $0.049 | $0.0752 |
| Asia Pacific (Tokyo) ap-northeast-1 | $0.097 | $0.067 | $0.05 | $0.0776 |
| Asia Pacific (Osaka) ap-northeast-3 | $0.097 | $0.067 | $0.05 | $0.0776 |
| Europe (Zurich) eu-central-2 | $0.0982 | $0.068 | $0.051 | $0.0785 |
| Africa (Cape Town) af-south-1 | $0.0986 | $0.068 | $0.051 | $0.0789 |
| Asia Pacific (Hong Kong) ap-east-1 | $0.103 | $0.071 | $0.054 | $0.0824 |
| Middle East (Bahrain) me-south-1 | $0.103 | $0.071 | $0.054 | $0.0824 |
| South America (Sao Paulo) sa-east-1 | $0.119 | $0.082 | $0.062 | $0.0952 |
Specs
| Compute | Value |
|---|---|
| vCPUs | 1 |
| Physical cores | 1 |
| Threads per core | 1 |
| Architecture | arm64 |
| CPU maker | AWS |
| Sustained clock | 2.8 GHz |
| Burstable | No |
| ECU | variable |
| Memory | Value |
|---|---|
| Memory (GiB) | 4 |
| Networking | Value |
|---|---|
| Network baseline | 0.52 Gbps |
| Network peak | 12.5 Gbps |
| Storage | Value |
|---|---|
| Storage | EBS Only |
| EBS baseline bandwidth | 315 Mbps |
| EBS max bandwidth | 10,000 Mbps |
| EBS baseline throughput | 39.375 MB/s |
| EBS max throughput | 1,250 MB/s |
| EBS baseline IOPS | 2,500 |
| EBS max IOPS | 40,000 |
| Cluster | Value |
|---|---|
| Node roles | Data, Dedicated manager |
| UltraWarm | Yes |
| Instance details | Value |
|---|---|
| Instance type | m8g.medium.search |
| Family | m8g |
| Category | General purpose |
| Current generation | Yes |
| Other | Value |
|---|---|
| Hardware Basis | m8g.medium |
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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.