r6g.8xlarge.search
r6g.8xlarge.search is an AWS OpenSearch size with 32 vCPUs, 256 GiB memory. In US East (N. Virginia) it costs $2.677 per hour on demand ($1,954.21 per month); a 1-year reserved instance with no upfront costs $1.847 per hour, 31% less. It is sold in 32 regions; the cheapest is Asia Pacific (Mumbai) at $1.726 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Asia Pacific (Mumbai) ap-south-1 | $1.726 | $1.191 | $0.898 |
| Asia Pacific (Hyderabad) ap-south-2 | $1.726 | $1.191 | $0.898 |
| US East (N. Virginia) us-east-1 | $2.677 | $1.847 | $1.392 |
| US East (Ohio) us-east-2 | $2.677 | $1.847 | $1.392 |
| US West (Oregon) us-west-2 | $2.677 | $1.847 | $1.392 |
| Asia Pacific (Malaysia) ap-southeast-5 | $2.745 | $1.894 | $1.428 |
| EU (Stockholm) eu-north-1 | $2.842 | $1.961 | $1.478 |
| Canada (Central) ca-central-1 | $2.932 | $2.023 | $1.525 |
| Canada West (Calgary) ca-west-1 | $2.932 | $2.023 | $1.525 |
| US West (N. California) us-west-1 | $2.975 | $2.053 | $1.547 |
| Europe (Spain) eu-south-2 | $2.996 | $2.067 | $1.558 |
| EU (Ireland) eu-west-1 | $2.996 | $2.067 | $1.558 |
| Asia Pacific (Osaka) ap-northeast-3 | $3.113 | $2.148 | $1.619 |
| EU (Paris) eu-west-3 | $3.134 | $2.162 | $1.63 |
| EU (Milan) eu-south-1 | $3.145 | $2.17 | $1.635 |
| EU (London) eu-west-2 | $3.145 | $2.17 | $1.635 |
| Israel (Tel Aviv) il-central-1 | $3.146 | $2.062 | $1.554 |
| Middle East (Bahrain) me-south-1 | $3.176 | $2.191 | $1.652 |
| Asia Pacific (Sydney) ap-southeast-2 | $3.208 | $2.214 | $1.668 |
| Asia Pacific (Melbourne) ap-southeast-4 | $3.208 | $2.214 | $1.668 |
| AWS GovCloud (US-East) us-gov-east-1 | $3.208 | $2.214 | $1.668 |
| AWS GovCloud (US-West) us-gov-west-1 | $3.208 | $2.214 | $1.668 |
| Asia Pacific (Tokyo) ap-northeast-1 | $3.23 | $2.229 | $1.68 |
| Asia Pacific (Singapore) ap-southeast-1 | $3.23 | $2.229 | $1.68 |
| Asia Pacific (Jakarta) ap-southeast-3 | $3.23 | $2.229 | $1.68 |
| EU (Frankfurt) eu-central-1 | $3.23 | $2.229 | $1.68 |
| Asia Pacific (Seoul) ap-northeast-2 | $3.24 | $2.236 | $1.685 |
| Middle East (UAE) me-central-1 | $3.356 | $2.315 | $1.745 |
| Europe (Zurich) eu-central-2 | $3.424 | $2.363 | $1.78 |
| Africa (Cape Town) af-south-1 | $3.441 | $2.374 | $1.789 |
| Asia Pacific (Hong Kong) ap-east-1 | $3.559 | $2.456 | $1.851 |
| South America (Sao Paulo) sa-east-1 | $4.271 | $2.947 | $2.221 |
Specs
| Compute | Value |
|---|---|
| vCPUs | 32 |
| Physical cores | 32 |
| Threads per core | 1 |
| Architecture | arm64 |
| CPU maker | AWS |
| Sustained clock | 2.5 GHz |
| Burstable | No |
| ECU | variable |
| Memory | Value |
|---|---|
| Memory (GiB) | 256 |
| Networking | Value |
|---|---|
| Network baseline | 12 Gbps |
| Network peak | 12 Gbps |
| Storage | Value |
|---|---|
| Storage | EBS Only |
| EBS baseline bandwidth | 9,500 Mbps |
| EBS max bandwidth | 9,500 Mbps |
| EBS baseline throughput | 1,187.5 MB/s |
| EBS max throughput | 1,187.5 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 | r6g.8xlarge.search |
| Family | r6g |
| Category | Memory optimized |
| Current generation | Yes |
| Other | Value |
|---|---|
| Hardware Basis | r6g.8xlarge |
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Other r6g sizes
| Size | vCPUs | Memory (GiB) | On-demand /hr |
|---|---|---|---|
| r6g.large.search | 2 | 16 | $0.167 |
| r6g.xlarge.search | 4 | 32 | $0.335 |
| r6g.2xlarge.search | 8 | 64 | $0.669 |
| r6g.4xlarge.search | 16 | 128 | $1.339 |
| r6g.8xlarge.search | 32 | 256 | $2.677 |
| r6g.12xlarge.search | 48 | 384 | $4.016 |
Prices updated 2026-11-12 from AWS public price lists. Compare all AWS OpenSearch sizes.