m8g.xlarge.search
m8g.xlarge.search is an AWS OpenSearch size with 4 vCPUs, 16 GiB memory. In US East (N. Virginia) it costs $0.299 per hour on demand ($218.27 per month); a 1-year reserved instance with no upfront costs $0.206 per hour, 31% less. It is sold in 34 regions; the cheapest is Asia Pacific (Mumbai) at $0.214 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 | $0.214 | $0.148 | $0.111 | $0.1712 |
| Asia Pacific (Hyderabad) ap-south-2 | $0.214 | $0.148 | $0.111 | $0.1712 |
| US East (N. Virginia) us-east-1 | $0.299 | $0.206 | $0.155 | $0.2392 |
| US East (Ohio) us-east-2 | $0.299 | $0.206 | $0.155 | $0.2392 |
| US West (Oregon) us-west-2 | $0.299 | $0.206 | $0.155 | $0.2392 |
| Mexico (Central) mx-central-1 | $0.3129 | $0.216 | $0.163 | $0.2503 |
| Asia Pacific (Malaysia) ap-southeast-5 | $0.3167 | $0.218 | $0.165 | $0.2533 |
| Asia Pacific (Thailand) ap-southeast-7 | $0.317 | $0.219 | $0.165 | $0.2536 |
| EU (Stockholm) eu-north-1 | $0.317 | $0.219 | $0.165 | $0.2536 |
| Europe (Spain) eu-south-2 | $0.332 | $0.229 | $0.173 | $0.2656 |
| Canada West (Calgary) ca-west-1 | $0.3322 | $0.229 | $0.173 | $0.2658 |
| Canada (Central) ca-central-1 | $0.333 | $0.23 | $0.173 | $0.2664 |
| EU (Ireland) eu-west-1 | $0.333 | $0.23 | $0.173 | $0.2664 |
| EU (London) eu-west-2 | $0.345 | $0.238 | $0.179 | $0.276 |
| Asia Pacific (Taipei) ap-east-2 | $0.3464 | $0.239 | $0.18 | $0.2771 |
| EU (Milan) eu-south-1 | $0.3477 | $0.24 | $0.181 | $0.2781 |
| EU (Paris) eu-west-3 | $0.348 | $0.24 | $0.181 | $0.2784 |
| US West (N. California) us-west-1 | $0.348 | $0.24 | $0.181 | $0.2784 |
| EU (Frankfurt) eu-central-1 | $0.358 | $0.247 | $0.186 | $0.2864 |
| Middle East (UAE) me-central-1 | $0.365 | $0.252 | $0.19 | $0.292 |
| Asia Pacific (Seoul) ap-northeast-2 | $0.367 | $0.253 | $0.191 | $0.2936 |
| Asia Pacific (Singapore) ap-southeast-1 | $0.373 | $0.257 | $0.194 | $0.2984 |
| Asia Pacific (Sydney) ap-southeast-2 | $0.373 | $0.257 | $0.194 | $0.2984 |
| Asia Pacific (Jakarta) ap-southeast-3 | $0.373 | $0.257 | $0.194 | $0.2984 |
| Asia Pacific (Melbourne) ap-southeast-4 | $0.373 | $0.257 | $0.194 | $0.2984 |
| AWS GovCloud (US-East) us-gov-east-1 | $0.375 | $0.259 | $0.195 | $0.3 |
| AWS GovCloud (US-West) us-gov-west-1 | $0.376 | $0.259 | $0.196 | $0.3008 |
| Asia Pacific (Tokyo) ap-northeast-1 | $0.385 | $0.266 | $0.2 | $0.308 |
| Asia Pacific (Osaka) ap-northeast-3 | $0.385 | $0.266 | $0.2 | $0.308 |
| Europe (Zurich) eu-central-2 | $0.3927 | $0.271 | $0.204 | $0.3142 |
| Africa (Cape Town) af-south-1 | $0.3943 | $0.272 | $0.205 | $0.3154 |
| Asia Pacific (Hong Kong) ap-east-1 | $0.41 | $0.283 | $0.213 | $0.328 |
| Middle East (Bahrain) me-south-1 | $0.41 | $0.283 | $0.213 | $0.328 |
| South America (Sao Paulo) sa-east-1 | $0.475 | $0.328 | $0.247 | $0.38 |
Specs
| Compute | Value |
|---|---|
| vCPUs | 4 |
| Physical cores | 4 |
| Threads per core | 1 |
| Architecture | arm64 |
| CPU maker | AWS |
| Sustained clock | 2.8 GHz |
| Burstable | No |
| ECU | variable |
| Memory | Value |
|---|---|
| Memory (GiB) | 16 |
| Networking | Value |
|---|---|
| Network baseline | 1.875 Gbps |
| Network peak | 12.5 Gbps |
| Storage | Value |
|---|---|
| Storage | EBS Only |
| EBS baseline bandwidth | 1,250 Mbps |
| EBS max bandwidth | 10,000 Mbps |
| EBS baseline throughput | 156.25 MB/s |
| EBS max throughput | 1,250 MB/s |
| EBS baseline IOPS | 6,000 |
| EBS max IOPS | 40,000 |
| Cluster | Value |
|---|---|
| Node roles | Data, Dedicated manager, Coordinator |
| UltraWarm | Yes |
| Instance details | Value |
|---|---|
| Instance type | m8g.xlarge.search |
| Family | m8g |
| Category | General purpose |
| Current generation | Yes |
| Other | Value |
|---|---|
| Hardware Basis | m8g.xlarge |
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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.