r8g.2xlarge.search
r8g.2xlarge.search is an AWS OpenSearch size with 8 vCPUs, 64 GiB memory. In US East (N. Virginia) it costs $0.783 per hour on demand ($571.59 per month); a 1-year reserved instance with no upfront costs $0.54 per hour, 31% less. It is sold in 33 regions; the cheapest is Asia Pacific (Hyderabad) at $0.548 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 (Hyderabad) ap-south-2 | $0.548 | $0.378 | $0.285 | $0.4384 |
| Asia Pacific (Mumbai) ap-south-1 | $0.549 | $0.379 | $0.285 | $0.4392 |
| US East (N. Virginia) us-east-1 | $0.783 | $0.54 | $0.407 | $0.6264 |
| US East (Ohio) us-east-2 | $0.783 | $0.54 | $0.407 | $0.6264 |
| US West (Oregon) us-west-2 | $0.783 | $0.54 | $0.407 | $0.6264 |
| Asia Pacific (Thailand) ap-southeast-7 | $0.8021 | $0.553 | $0.417 | $0.6417 |
| Asia Pacific (Malaysia) ap-southeast-5 | $0.803 | $0.554 | $0.418 | $0.6424 |
| Mexico (Central) mx-central-1 | $0.8214 | $0.567 | $0.427 | $0.6571 |
| EU (Stockholm) eu-north-1 | $0.832 | $0.574 | $0.433 | $0.6656 |
| Canada West (Calgary) ca-west-1 | $0.8568 | $0.591 | $0.446 | $0.6855 |
| Canada (Central) ca-central-1 | $0.857 | $0.591 | $0.446 | $0.6856 |
| US West (N. California) us-west-1 | $0.87 | $0.6 | $0.452 | $0.696 |
| Europe (Spain) eu-south-2 | $0.876 | $0.604 | $0.456 | $0.7008 |
| EU (Ireland) eu-west-1 | $0.876 | $0.604 | $0.456 | $0.7008 |
| EU (Milan) eu-south-1 | $0.9167 | $0.633 | $0.477 | $0.7334 |
| EU (London) eu-west-2 | $0.919 | $0.634 | $0.478 | $0.7352 |
| EU (Paris) eu-west-3 | $0.919 | $0.634 | $0.478 | $0.7352 |
| Asia Pacific (Sydney) ap-southeast-2 | $0.938 | $0.647 | $0.488 | $0.7504 |
| Asia Pacific (Melbourne) ap-southeast-4 | $0.938 | $0.647 | $0.488 | $0.7504 |
| AWS GovCloud (US-East) us-gov-east-1 | $0.938 | $0.647 | $0.488 | $0.7504 |
| AWS GovCloud (US-West) us-gov-west-1 | $0.938 | $0.647 | $0.488 | $0.7504 |
| Asia Pacific (Tokyo) ap-northeast-1 | $0.944 | $0.651 | $0.491 | $0.7552 |
| Asia Pacific (Seoul) ap-northeast-2 | $0.944 | $0.651 | $0.491 | $0.7552 |
| Asia Pacific (Osaka) ap-northeast-3 | $0.944 | $0.651 | $0.491 | $0.7552 |
| Asia Pacific (Singapore) ap-southeast-1 | $0.944 | $0.651 | $0.491 | $0.7552 |
| Asia Pacific (Jakarta) ap-southeast-3 | $0.944 | $0.651 | $0.491 | $0.7552 |
| EU (Frankfurt) eu-central-1 | $0.944 | $0.651 | $0.491 | $0.7552 |
| Middle East (UAE) me-central-1 | $0.9629 | $0.664 | $0.501 | $0.7703 |
| Asia Pacific (New Zealand) ap-southeast-6 | $0.9845 | $0.679 | $0.512 | $0.7876 |
| Asia Pacific (Hong Kong) ap-east-1 | $1.038 | $0.716 | $0.54 | $0.8304 |
| Europe (Zurich) eu-central-2 | $1.038 | $0.716 | $0.54 | $0.8305 |
| Africa (Cape Town) af-south-1 | $1.043 | $0.72 | $0.542 | $0.8344 |
| South America (Sao Paulo) sa-east-1 | $1.245 | $0.859 | $0.647 | $0.996 |
Specs
| Compute | Value |
|---|---|
| vCPUs | 8 |
| Physical cores | 8 |
| Threads per core | 1 |
| Architecture | arm64 |
| CPU maker | AWS |
| Sustained clock | 2.8 GHz |
| Burstable | No |
| ECU | variable |
| Memory | Value |
|---|---|
| Memory (GiB) | 64 |
| Networking | Value |
|---|---|
| Network baseline | 3.75 Gbps |
| Network peak | 15 Gbps |
| Storage | Value |
|---|---|
| Storage | EBS Only |
| EBS baseline bandwidth | 2,500 Mbps |
| EBS max bandwidth | 10,000 Mbps |
| EBS baseline throughput | 312.5 MB/s |
| EBS max throughput | 1,250 MB/s |
| EBS baseline IOPS | 12,000 |
| EBS max IOPS | 40,000 |
| Cluster | Value |
|---|---|
| Node roles | Data, Dedicated manager, Coordinator |
| UltraWarm | Yes |
| Instance details | Value |
|---|---|
| Instance type | r8g.2xlarge.search |
| Family | r8g |
| Category | Memory optimized |
| Current generation | Yes |
| Other | Value |
|---|---|
| Hardware Basis | r8g.2xlarge |
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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.