r8g.12xlarge.search
r8g.12xlarge.search is an AWS OpenSearch size with 48 vCPUs, 384 GiB memory. In US East (N. Virginia) it costs $4.694 per hour on demand ($3,426.62 per month); a 1-year reserved instance with no upfront costs $3.239 per hour, 31% less. It is sold in 33 regions; the cheapest is Asia Pacific (Mumbai) at $3.29 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 | $3.29 | $2.27 | $1.711 | $2.632 |
| Asia Pacific (Hyderabad) ap-south-2 | $3.29 | $2.27 | $1.711 | $2.632 |
| US East (N. Virginia) us-east-1 | $4.694 | $3.239 | $2.441 | $3.755 |
| US East (Ohio) us-east-2 | $4.694 | $3.239 | $2.441 | $3.755 |
| US West (Oregon) us-west-2 | $4.694 | $3.239 | $2.441 | $3.755 |
| Asia Pacific (Thailand) ap-southeast-7 | $4.813 | $3.321 | $2.503 | $3.85 |
| Asia Pacific (Malaysia) ap-southeast-5 | $4.813 | $3.321 | $2.503 | $3.85 |
| Mexico (Central) mx-central-1 | $4.928 | $3.40 | $2.563 | $3.943 |
| EU (Stockholm) eu-north-1 | $4.992 | $3.444 | $2.596 | $3.994 |
| Canada (Central) ca-central-1 | $5.141 | $3.547 | $2.673 | $4.113 |
| Canada West (Calgary) ca-west-1 | $5.141 | $3.547 | $2.673 | $4.113 |
| US West (N. California) us-west-1 | $5.216 | $3.599 | $2.712 | $4.173 |
| Europe (Spain) eu-south-2 | $5.251 | $3.623 | $2.731 | $4.201 |
| EU (Ireland) eu-west-1 | $5.253 | $3.625 | $2.732 | $4.202 |
| EU (Milan) eu-south-1 | $5.50 | $3.795 | $2.86 | $4.40 |
| EU (Paris) eu-west-3 | $5.513 | $3.804 | $2.867 | $4.41 |
| EU (London) eu-west-2 | $5.514 | $3.805 | $2.867 | $4.411 |
| AWS GovCloud (US-East) us-gov-east-1 | $5.625 | $3.881 | $2.925 | $4.50 |
| AWS GovCloud (US-West) us-gov-west-1 | $5.625 | $3.881 | $2.925 | $4.50 |
| Asia Pacific (Sydney) ap-southeast-2 | $5.626 | $3.882 | $2.926 | $4.501 |
| Asia Pacific (Melbourne) ap-southeast-4 | $5.626 | $3.882 | $2.926 | $4.501 |
| Asia Pacific (Tokyo) ap-northeast-1 | $5.663 | $3.907 | $2.945 | $4.53 |
| Asia Pacific (Seoul) ap-northeast-2 | $5.663 | $3.907 | $2.945 | $4.53 |
| Asia Pacific (Osaka) ap-northeast-3 | $5.663 | $3.907 | $2.945 | $4.53 |
| Asia Pacific (Singapore) ap-southeast-1 | $5.663 | $3.907 | $2.945 | $4.53 |
| Asia Pacific (Jakarta) ap-southeast-3 | $5.663 | $3.907 | $2.945 | $4.53 |
| EU (Frankfurt) eu-central-1 | $5.663 | $3.907 | $2.945 | $4.53 |
| Middle East (UAE) me-central-1 | $5.778 | $3.987 | $3.004 | $4.622 |
| Asia Pacific (New Zealand) ap-southeast-6 | $5.907 | $4.076 | $3.071 | $4.725 |
| Asia Pacific (Hong Kong) ap-east-1 | $6.224 | $4.295 | $3.236 | $4.979 |
| Europe (Zurich) eu-central-2 | $6.229 | $4.298 | $3.239 | $4.983 |
| Africa (Cape Town) af-south-1 | $6.258 | $4.318 | $3.254 | $5.006 |
| South America (Sao Paulo) sa-east-1 | $7.47 | $5.154 | $3.884 | $5.976 |
Specs
| Compute | Value |
|---|---|
| vCPUs | 48 |
| Physical cores | 48 |
| Threads per core | 1 |
| Architecture | arm64 |
| CPU maker | AWS |
| Sustained clock | 2.8 GHz |
| Burstable | No |
| ECU | variable |
| Memory | Value |
|---|---|
| Memory (GiB) | 384 |
| Networking | Value |
|---|---|
| Network baseline | 22.5 Gbps |
| Network peak | 22.5 Gbps |
| Storage | Value |
|---|---|
| Storage | EBS Only |
| EBS baseline bandwidth | 15,000 Mbps |
| EBS max bandwidth | 15,000 Mbps |
| EBS baseline throughput | 1,875 MB/s |
| EBS max throughput | 1,875 MB/s |
| EBS baseline IOPS | 60,000 |
| EBS max IOPS | 60,000 |
| Cluster | Value |
|---|---|
| Node roles | Data, Dedicated manager, Coordinator |
| UltraWarm | Yes |
| Instance details | Value |
|---|---|
| Instance type | r8g.12xlarge.search |
| Family | r8g |
| Category | Memory optimized |
| Current generation | Yes |
| Other | Value |
|---|---|
| Hardware Basis | r8g.12xlarge |
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Other r8g sizes
| Size | vCPUs | Memory (GiB) | On-demand /hr |
|---|---|---|---|
| r8g.medium.search | 1 | 8 | $0.098 |
| r8g.large.search | 2 | 16 | $0.196 |
| r8g.xlarge.search | 4 | 32 | $0.392 |
| r8g.2xlarge.search | 8 | 64 | $0.783 |
| r8g.4xlarge.search | 16 | 128 | $1.565 |
| r8g.8xlarge.search | 32 | 256 | $3.13 |
| r8g.12xlarge.search | 48 | 384 | $4.694 |
| r8g.16xlarge.search | 64 | 512 | $6.259 |
Prices updated 2026-11-12 from AWS public price lists. Compare all AWS OpenSearch sizes.