or2.8xlarge.search
or2.8xlarge.search is an AWS OpenSearch size with 32 vCPUs, 256 GiB memory. In US East (N. Virginia) it costs $3.20 per hour on demand ($2,336.00 per month); a 1-year reserved instance with no upfront costs $2.208 per hour, 31% less. It is sold in 23 regions; the cheapest is Asia Pacific (Mumbai) at $2.246 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 | $2.246 | $1.55 | $1.168 | $1.797 |
| US East (N. Virginia) us-east-1 | $3.20 | $2.208 | $1.664 | $2.56 |
| US East (Ohio) us-east-2 | $3.205 | $2.212 | $1.667 | $2.564 |
| US West (Oregon) us-west-2 | $3.205 | $2.212 | $1.667 | $2.564 |
| Asia Pacific (Malaysia) ap-southeast-5 | $3.286 | $2.267 | $1.709 | $2.629 |
| EU (Stockholm) eu-north-1 | $3.408 | $2.352 | $1.772 | $2.726 |
| Canada (Central) ca-central-1 | $3.51 | $2.422 | $1.825 | $2.808 |
| US West (N. California) us-west-1 | $3.561 | $2.457 | $1.851 | $2.848 |
| Europe (Spain) eu-south-2 | $3.584 | $2.473 | $1.864 | $2.867 |
| EU (Ireland) eu-west-1 | $3.586 | $2.474 | $1.865 | $2.869 |
| EU (London) eu-west-2 | $3.764 | $2.597 | $1.957 | $3.011 |
| AWS GovCloud (US-West) us-gov-west-1 | $3.84 | $2.65 | $1.997 | $3.072 |
| Asia Pacific (Melbourne) ap-southeast-4 | $3.841 | $2.65 | $1.997 | $3.072 |
| AWS GovCloud (US-East) us-gov-east-1 | $3.841 | $2.65 | $1.997 | $3.072 |
| Asia Pacific (Sydney) ap-southeast-2 | $3.841 | $2.65 | $1.997 | $3.073 |
| Asia Pacific (Seoul) ap-northeast-2 | $3.866 | $2.667 | $2.01 | $3.092 |
| Asia Pacific (Osaka) ap-northeast-3 | $3.866 | $2.667 | $2.01 | $3.092 |
| Asia Pacific (Singapore) ap-southeast-1 | $3.866 | $2.667 | $2.01 | $3.092 |
| Asia Pacific (Jakarta) ap-southeast-3 | $3.866 | $2.667 | $2.01 | $3.092 |
| Asia Pacific (Tokyo) ap-northeast-1 | $3.866 | $2.667 | $2.01 | $3.093 |
| EU (Frankfurt) eu-central-1 | $3.866 | $2.667 | $2.01 | $3.093 |
| Asia Pacific (Hong Kong) ap-east-1 | $4.249 | $2.932 | $2.209 | $3.399 |
| South America (Sao Paulo) sa-east-1 | $5.099 | $3.519 | $2.652 | $4.08 |
Specs
| Compute | Value |
|---|---|
| vCPUs | 32 |
| Memory | Value |
|---|---|
| Memory (GiB) | 256 |
| Storage | Value |
|---|---|
| Storage | EBS Only |
| Cluster | Value |
|---|---|
| Node roles | Data |
| UltraWarm | Yes |
| Instance details | Value |
|---|---|
| Instance type | or2.8xlarge.search |
| Family | or2 |
| Category | OpenSearch Optimized |
| Current generation | Yes |
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Other generations
Other or2 sizes
| Size | vCPUs | Memory (GiB) | On-demand /hr |
|---|---|---|---|
| or2.medium.search | 1 | 8 | $0.1 |
| or2.large.search | 2 | 16 | $0.2 |
| or2.xlarge.search | 4 | 32 | $0.401 |
| or2.2xlarge.search | 8 | 64 | $0.8 |
| or2.4xlarge.search | 16 | 128 | $1.60 |
| or2.8xlarge.search | 32 | 256 | $3.20 |
| or2.12xlarge.search | 48 | 384 | $4.80 |
| or2.16xlarge.search | 64 | 512 | $6.40 |
Prices updated 2026-11-12 from AWS public price lists. Compare all AWS OpenSearch sizes.