r8gd.16xlarge.search
r8gd.16xlarge.search is an AWS OpenSearch size with 64 vCPUs, 512 GiB memory. In US East (N. Virginia) it costs $7.807 per hour on demand ($5,699.11 per month); a 1-year reserved instance with no upfront costs $5.387 per hour, 31% less. It is sold in 29 regions; the cheapest is Asia Pacific (Mumbai) at $5.048 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 | $5.048 | $3.483 | $2.625 | $4.039 |
| US East (N. Virginia) us-east-1 | $7.807 | $5.387 | $4.06 | $6.246 |
| US East (Ohio) us-east-2 | $7.807 | $5.387 | $4.06 | $6.246 |
| US West (Oregon) us-west-2 | $7.807 | $5.387 | $4.06 | $6.246 |
| Asia Pacific (Malaysia) ap-southeast-5 | $8.018 | $5.532 | $4.169 | $6.414 |
| EU (Stockholm) eu-north-1 | $8.241 | $5.686 | $4.285 | $6.593 |
| Asia Pacific (Taipei) ap-east-2 | $8.49 | $5.858 | $4.415 | $6.792 |
| Canada West (Calgary) ca-west-1 | $8.565 | $5.91 | $4.454 | $6.852 |
| Canada (Central) ca-central-1 | $8.566 | $5.911 | $4.454 | $6.853 |
| Europe (Spain) eu-south-2 | $8.675 | $5.986 | $4.511 | $6.94 |
| EU (Ireland) eu-west-1 | $8.675 | $5.986 | $4.511 | $6.94 |
| US West (N. California) us-west-1 | $8.783 | $6.06 | $4.567 | $7.026 |
| Asia Pacific (Sydney) ap-southeast-2 | $8.984 | $6.199 | $4.672 | $7.187 |
| EU (Milan) eu-south-1 | $9.108 | $6.284 | $4.736 | $7.286 |
| EU (London) eu-west-2 | $9.159 | – | – | $7.327 |
| EU (Paris) eu-west-3 | $9.165 | $6.324 | $4.766 | $7.332 |
| AWS GovCloud (US-East) us-gov-east-1 | $9.379 | $6.471 | $4.877 | $7.503 |
| AWS GovCloud (US-West) us-gov-west-1 | $9.379 | $6.471 | $4.877 | $7.503 |
| EU (Frankfurt) eu-central-1 | $9.379 | $6.472 | $4.877 | $7.503 |
| Asia Pacific (Seoul) ap-northeast-2 | $9.382 | $6.474 | $4.879 | $7.506 |
| Asia Pacific (Osaka) ap-northeast-3 | $9.433 | $6.509 | $4.905 | $7.546 |
| Asia Pacific (Singapore) ap-southeast-1 | $9.433 | $6.509 | $4.905 | $7.546 |
| Asia Pacific (Jakarta) ap-southeast-3 | $9.433 | $6.509 | $4.905 | $7.546 |
| Asia Pacific (Melbourne) ap-southeast-4 | $9.433 | $6.509 | $4.905 | $7.546 |
| Asia Pacific (Tokyo) ap-northeast-1 | $9.434 | $6.509 | $4.906 | $7.547 |
| Asia Pacific (Hong Kong) ap-east-1 | $9.488 | $6.547 | $4.934 | $7.591 |
| Africa (Cape Town) af-south-1 | $10.301 | $7.108 | $5.357 | $8.241 |
| Europe (Zurich) eu-central-2 | $10.317 | $7.119 | $5.365 | $8.254 |
| South America (Sao Paulo) sa-east-1 | $12.362 | $8.53 | $6.428 | $9.89 |
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 | 2 x 1900 NVMe SSD |
| Local disks | 2 × 1,900 GB SSD |
| 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 |
| UltraWarm | Yes |
| Instance details | Value |
|---|---|
| Instance type | r8gd.16xlarge.search |
| Family | r8gd |
| Category | Memory optimized |
| Current generation | Yes |
| Other | Value |
|---|---|
| Hardware Basis | r8gd.16xlarge |
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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.