r8g.16xlarge.search
r8g.16xlarge.search is an AWS OpenSearch size with 64 vCPUs, 512 GiB memory. In US East (N. Virginia) it costs $6.259 per hour on demand ($4,569.07 per month); a 1-year reserved instance with no upfront costs $4.319 per hour, 31% less. It is sold in 33 regions; the cheapest is Asia Pacific (Mumbai) at $4.387 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 | $4.387 | $3.027 | $2.281 | $3.51 |
| Asia Pacific (Hyderabad) ap-south-2 | $4.387 | $3.027 | $2.281 | $3.51 |
| US East (N. Virginia) us-east-1 | $6.259 | $4.319 | $3.255 | $5.007 |
| US East (Ohio) us-east-2 | $6.259 | $4.319 | $3.255 | $5.007 |
| US West (Oregon) us-west-2 | $6.259 | $4.319 | $3.255 | $5.007 |
| Asia Pacific (Thailand) ap-southeast-7 | $6.417 | $4.428 | $3.337 | $5.133 |
| Asia Pacific (Malaysia) ap-southeast-5 | $6.417 | $4.428 | $3.337 | $5.134 |
| Mexico (Central) mx-central-1 | $6.571 | $4.534 | $3.417 | $5.257 |
| EU (Stockholm) eu-north-1 | $6.656 | $4.593 | $3.461 | $5.325 |
| Canada West (Calgary) ca-west-1 | $6.855 | $4.73 | $3.564 | $5.484 |
| Canada (Central) ca-central-1 | $6.855 | $4.73 | $3.565 | $5.484 |
| US West (N. California) us-west-1 | $6.954 | $4.798 | $3.616 | $5.563 |
| Europe (Spain) eu-south-2 | $7.001 | $4.831 | $3.641 | $5.601 |
| EU (Ireland) eu-west-1 | $7.004 | $4.833 | $3.642 | $5.603 |
| EU (Milan) eu-south-1 | $7.334 | $5.06 | $3.814 | $5.867 |
| EU (London) eu-west-2 | $7.351 | $5.072 | $3.823 | $5.881 |
| EU (Paris) eu-west-3 | $7.351 | $5.072 | $3.823 | $5.881 |
| AWS GovCloud (US-West) us-gov-west-1 | $7.50 | $5.175 | $3.90 | $6.00 |
| Asia Pacific (Sydney) ap-southeast-2 | $7.501 | $5.176 | $3.901 | $6.001 |
| Asia Pacific (Melbourne) ap-southeast-4 | $7.501 | $5.176 | $3.901 | $6.001 |
| AWS GovCloud (US-East) us-gov-east-1 | $7.501 | $5.176 | $3.901 | $6.001 |
| Asia Pacific (Tokyo) ap-northeast-1 | $7.55 | $5.21 | $3.926 | $6.04 |
| Asia Pacific (Seoul) ap-northeast-2 | $7.55 | $5.21 | $3.926 | $6.04 |
| Asia Pacific (Osaka) ap-northeast-3 | $7.55 | $5.21 | $3.926 | $6.04 |
| Asia Pacific (Singapore) ap-southeast-1 | $7.55 | $5.21 | $3.926 | $6.04 |
| Asia Pacific (Jakarta) ap-southeast-3 | $7.55 | $5.21 | $3.926 | $6.04 |
| EU (Frankfurt) eu-central-1 | $7.55 | $5.21 | $3.926 | $6.04 |
| Middle East (UAE) me-central-1 | $7.704 | $5.315 | $4.006 | $6.163 |
| Asia Pacific (New Zealand) ap-southeast-6 | $7.876 | $5.434 | $4.095 | $6.301 |
| Asia Pacific (Hong Kong) ap-east-1 | $8.298 | $5.726 | $4.315 | $6.638 |
| Europe (Zurich) eu-central-2 | $8.305 | $5.73 | $4.318 | $6.644 |
| Africa (Cape Town) af-south-1 | $8.344 | $5.757 | $4.339 | $6.675 |
| South America (Sao Paulo) sa-east-1 | $9.959 | $6.872 | $5.179 | $7.967 |
Specs
| Compute | Value |
|---|---|
| vCPUs | 64 |
| Physical cores | 64 |
| Threads per core | 1 |
| Architecture | arm64 |
| CPU maker | AWS |
| Sustained clock | 2.8 GHz |
| Burstable | No |
| ECU | variable |
| Memory | Value |
|---|---|
| Memory (GiB) | 512 |
| Networking | Value |
|---|---|
| Network baseline | 30 Gbps |
| Network peak | 30 Gbps |
| Storage | Value |
|---|---|
| Storage | EBS Only |
| EBS baseline bandwidth | 20,000 Mbps |
| EBS max bandwidth | 20,000 Mbps |
| EBS baseline throughput | 2,500 MB/s |
| EBS max throughput | 2,500 MB/s |
| EBS baseline IOPS | 80,000 |
| EBS max IOPS | 80,000 |
| Cluster | Value |
|---|---|
| Node roles | Data, Dedicated manager |
| UltraWarm | Yes |
| Instance details | Value |
|---|---|
| Instance type | r8g.16xlarge.search |
| Family | r8g |
| Category | Memory optimized |
| Current generation | Yes |
| Other | Value |
|---|---|
| Hardware Basis | r8g.16xlarge |
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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.