r8g.8xlarge.search
r8g.8xlarge.search is an AWS OpenSearch size with 32 vCPUs, 256 GiB memory. In US East (N. Virginia) it costs $3.13 per hour on demand ($2,284.90 per month); a 1-year reserved instance with no upfront costs $2.16 per hour, 31% less. It is sold in 33 regions; the cheapest is Asia Pacific (Hyderabad) at $2.193 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 | $2.193 | $1.513 | $1.14 | $1.754 |
| Asia Pacific (Mumbai) ap-south-1 | $2.194 | $1.514 | $1.141 | $1.755 |
| US East (N. Virginia) us-east-1 | $3.13 | $2.16 | $1.628 | $2.504 |
| US East (Ohio) us-east-2 | $3.13 | $2.16 | $1.628 | $2.504 |
| US West (Oregon) us-west-2 | $3.13 | $2.16 | $1.628 | $2.504 |
| Asia Pacific (Thailand) ap-southeast-7 | $3.208 | $2.214 | $1.668 | $2.567 |
| Asia Pacific (Malaysia) ap-southeast-5 | $3.209 | $2.214 | $1.669 | $2.567 |
| Mexico (Central) mx-central-1 | $3.285 | $2.267 | $1.708 | $2.628 |
| EU (Stockholm) eu-north-1 | $3.328 | $2.296 | $1.731 | $2.662 |
| Canada West (Calgary) ca-west-1 | $3.427 | $2.365 | $1.782 | $2.742 |
| Canada (Central) ca-central-1 | $3.428 | $2.365 | $1.783 | $2.742 |
| US West (N. California) us-west-1 | $3.477 | $2.399 | $1.808 | $2.782 |
| Europe (Spain) eu-south-2 | $3.501 | $2.416 | $1.821 | $2.801 |
| EU (Ireland) eu-west-1 | $3.502 | $2.416 | $1.821 | $2.802 |
| EU (Milan) eu-south-1 | $3.667 | $2.53 | $1.907 | $2.933 |
| EU (Paris) eu-west-3 | $3.675 | $2.536 | $1.911 | $2.94 |
| EU (London) eu-west-2 | $3.676 | $2.536 | $1.912 | $2.941 |
| AWS GovCloud (US-East) us-gov-east-1 | $3.75 | $2.588 | $1.95 | $3.00 |
| AWS GovCloud (US-West) us-gov-west-1 | $3.75 | $2.588 | $1.95 | $3.00 |
| Asia Pacific (Sydney) ap-southeast-2 | $3.751 | $2.588 | $1.951 | $3.001 |
| Asia Pacific (Melbourne) ap-southeast-4 | $3.751 | $2.588 | $1.951 | $3.001 |
| Asia Pacific (Tokyo) ap-northeast-1 | $3.775 | $2.605 | $1.963 | $3.02 |
| Asia Pacific (Seoul) ap-northeast-2 | $3.775 | $2.605 | $1.963 | $3.02 |
| Asia Pacific (Osaka) ap-northeast-3 | $3.775 | $2.605 | $1.963 | $3.02 |
| Asia Pacific (Singapore) ap-southeast-1 | $3.775 | $2.605 | $1.963 | $3.02 |
| Asia Pacific (Jakarta) ap-southeast-3 | $3.775 | $2.605 | $1.963 | $3.02 |
| EU (Frankfurt) eu-central-1 | $3.775 | $2.605 | $1.963 | $3.02 |
| Middle East (UAE) me-central-1 | $3.852 | $2.658 | $2.003 | $3.081 |
| Asia Pacific (New Zealand) ap-southeast-6 | $3.938 | $2.717 | $2.048 | $3.15 |
| Asia Pacific (Hong Kong) ap-east-1 | $4.149 | $2.863 | $2.157 | $3.319 |
| Europe (Zurich) eu-central-2 | $4.152 | $2.865 | $2.159 | $3.322 |
| Africa (Cape Town) af-south-1 | $4.172 | $2.879 | $2.169 | $3.338 |
| South America (Sao Paulo) sa-east-1 | $4.98 | $3.436 | $2.59 | $3.984 |
Specs
| Compute | Value |
|---|---|
| vCPUs | 32 |
| Physical cores | 32 |
| Threads per core | 1 |
| Architecture | arm64 |
| CPU maker | AWS |
| Sustained clock | 2.8 GHz |
| Burstable | No |
| ECU | variable |
| Memory | Value |
|---|---|
| Memory (GiB) | 256 |
| Networking | Value |
|---|---|
| Network baseline | 15 Gbps |
| Network peak | 15 Gbps |
| Storage | Value |
|---|---|
| Storage | EBS Only |
| EBS baseline bandwidth | 10,000 Mbps |
| EBS max bandwidth | 10,000 Mbps |
| EBS baseline throughput | 1,250 MB/s |
| EBS max throughput | 1,250 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 | r8g.8xlarge.search |
| Family | r8g |
| Category | Memory optimized |
| Current generation | Yes |
| Other | Value |
|---|---|
| Hardware Basis | r8g.8xlarge |
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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.