r8gd.12xlarge.search
r8gd.12xlarge.search is an AWS OpenSearch size with 48 vCPUs, 384 GiB memory. In US East (N. Virginia) it costs $5.855 per hour on demand ($4,274.15 per month); a 1-year reserved instance with no upfront costs $4.04 per hour, 31% less. It is sold in 29 regions; the cheapest is Asia Pacific (Mumbai) at $3.786 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 | $3.786 | $2.613 | $1.969 | $3.029 |
| US East (N. Virginia) us-east-1 | $5.855 | $4.04 | $3.045 | $4.684 |
| US East (Ohio) us-east-2 | $5.855 | $4.04 | $3.045 | $4.684 |
| US West (Oregon) us-west-2 | $5.855 | $4.04 | $3.045 | $4.684 |
| Asia Pacific (Malaysia) ap-southeast-5 | $6.014 | $4.15 | $3.127 | $4.811 |
| EU (Stockholm) eu-north-1 | $6.181 | $4.265 | $3.214 | $4.945 |
| Asia Pacific (Taipei) ap-east-2 | $6.367 | $4.393 | $3.311 | $5.094 |
| Canada West (Calgary) ca-west-1 | $6.424 | $4.432 | $3.34 | $5.139 |
| Canada (Central) ca-central-1 | $6.424 | $4.433 | $3.34 | $5.139 |
| Europe (Spain) eu-south-2 | $6.506 | $4.489 | $3.383 | $5.205 |
| EU (Ireland) eu-west-1 | $6.506 | $4.489 | $3.383 | $5.205 |
| US West (N. California) us-west-1 | $6.587 | $4.545 | $3.425 | $5.27 |
| Asia Pacific (Sydney) ap-southeast-2 | $6.738 | $4.649 | $3.504 | $5.39 |
| EU (Milan) eu-south-1 | $6.831 | $4.713 | $3.552 | $5.465 |
| EU (London) eu-west-2 | $6.869 | – | – | $5.495 |
| EU (Paris) eu-west-3 | $6.874 | $4.743 | $3.574 | $5.499 |
| AWS GovCloud (US-East) us-gov-east-1 | $7.034 | $4.854 | $3.658 | $5.627 |
| AWS GovCloud (US-West) us-gov-west-1 | $7.034 | $4.854 | $3.658 | $5.627 |
| EU (Frankfurt) eu-central-1 | $7.035 | $4.854 | $3.658 | $5.628 |
| Asia Pacific (Seoul) ap-northeast-2 | $7.037 | $4.855 | $3.659 | $5.629 |
| Asia Pacific (Osaka) ap-northeast-3 | $7.075 | $4.882 | $3.679 | $5.66 |
| Asia Pacific (Singapore) ap-southeast-1 | $7.075 | $4.882 | $3.679 | $5.66 |
| Asia Pacific (Jakarta) ap-southeast-3 | $7.075 | $4.882 | $3.679 | $5.66 |
| Asia Pacific (Melbourne) ap-southeast-4 | $7.075 | $4.882 | $3.679 | $5.66 |
| Asia Pacific (Tokyo) ap-northeast-1 | $7.075 | $4.882 | $3.679 | $5.66 |
| Asia Pacific (Hong Kong) ap-east-1 | $7.116 | $4.91 | $3.70 | $5.693 |
| Africa (Cape Town) af-south-1 | $7.726 | $5.331 | $4.017 | $6.181 |
| Europe (Zurich) eu-central-2 | $7.738 | $5.339 | $4.024 | $6.19 |
| South America (Sao Paulo) sa-east-1 | $9.271 | $6.397 | $4.821 | $7.417 |
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 | 3 x 950 NVMe SSD |
| Local disks | 3 × 950 GB SSD |
| 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 |
| UltraWarm | Yes |
| Instance details | Value |
|---|---|
| Instance type | r8gd.12xlarge.search |
| Family | r8gd |
| Category | Memory optimized |
| Current generation | Yes |
| Other | Value |
|---|---|
| Hardware Basis | r8gd.12xlarge |
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Other r8gd sizes
| Size | vCPUs | Memory (GiB) | On-demand /hr |
|---|---|---|---|
| r8gd.medium.search | 1 | 8 | $0.122 |
| r8gd.large.search | 2 | 16 | $0.244 |
| r8gd.xlarge.search | 4 | 32 | $0.488 |
| r8gd.2xlarge.search | 8 | 64 | $0.976 |
| r8gd.4xlarge.search | 16 | 128 | $1.952 |
| r8gd.8xlarge.search | 32 | 256 | $3.904 |
| r8gd.12xlarge.search | 48 | 384 | $5.855 |
| r8gd.16xlarge.search | 64 | 512 | $7.807 |
Prices updated 2026-11-12 from AWS public price lists. Compare all AWS OpenSearch sizes.