r8gd.2xlarge.search
r8gd.2xlarge.search is an AWS OpenSearch size with 8 vCPUs, 64 GiB memory. In US East (N. Virginia) it costs $0.976 per hour on demand ($712.48 per month); a 1-year reserved instance with no upfront costs $0.673 per hour, 31% less. It is sold in 29 regions; the cheapest is Asia Pacific (Mumbai) at $0.6311 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 | $0.6311 | $0.435 | $0.328 | $0.5049 |
| US East (N. Virginia) us-east-1 | $0.976 | $0.673 | $0.508 | $0.7808 |
| US East (Ohio) us-east-2 | $0.976 | $0.673 | $0.508 | $0.7808 |
| US West (Oregon) us-west-2 | $0.976 | $0.673 | $0.508 | $0.7808 |
| Asia Pacific (Malaysia) ap-southeast-5 | $1.003 | $0.692 | $0.522 | $0.8024 |
| EU (Stockholm) eu-north-1 | $1.03 | $0.711 | $0.536 | $0.8241 |
| Asia Pacific (Taipei) ap-east-2 | $1.061 | $0.732 | $0.552 | $0.849 |
| Canada West (Calgary) ca-west-1 | $1.071 | $0.739 | $0.557 | $0.8565 |
| Canada (Central) ca-central-1 | $1.071 | $0.739 | $0.557 | $0.8568 |
| Europe (Spain) eu-south-2 | $1.085 | $0.749 | $0.564 | $0.868 |
| EU (Ireland) eu-west-1 | $1.085 | $0.749 | $0.564 | $0.868 |
| US West (N. California) us-west-1 | $1.098 | $0.758 | $0.571 | $0.8783 |
| Asia Pacific (Sydney) ap-southeast-2 | $1.123 | $0.775 | $0.584 | $0.8984 |
| EU (Milan) eu-south-1 | $1.139 | $0.786 | $0.592 | $0.9108 |
| EU (London) eu-west-2 | $1.145 | – | – | $0.916 |
| EU (Paris) eu-west-3 | $1.146 | $0.791 | $0.596 | $0.9165 |
| AWS GovCloud (US-East) us-gov-east-1 | $1.172 | $0.809 | $0.61 | $0.9379 |
| AWS GovCloud (US-West) us-gov-west-1 | $1.172 | $0.809 | $0.61 | $0.9379 |
| Asia Pacific (Seoul) ap-northeast-2 | $1.173 | $0.809 | $0.61 | $0.9382 |
| EU (Frankfurt) eu-central-1 | $1.173 | $0.809 | $0.61 | $0.9384 |
| Asia Pacific (Osaka) ap-northeast-3 | $1.179 | $0.814 | $0.613 | $0.9433 |
| Asia Pacific (Singapore) ap-southeast-1 | $1.179 | $0.814 | $0.613 | $0.9433 |
| Asia Pacific (Jakarta) ap-southeast-3 | $1.179 | $0.814 | $0.613 | $0.9433 |
| Asia Pacific (Melbourne) ap-southeast-4 | $1.179 | $0.814 | $0.613 | $0.9433 |
| Asia Pacific (Tokyo) ap-northeast-1 | $1.18 | $0.814 | $0.614 | $0.944 |
| Asia Pacific (Hong Kong) ap-east-1 | $1.186 | $0.818 | $0.617 | $0.9488 |
| Africa (Cape Town) af-south-1 | $1.288 | $0.888 | $0.67 | $1.03 |
| Europe (Zurich) eu-central-2 | $1.29 | $0.89 | $0.671 | $1.032 |
| South America (Sao Paulo) sa-east-1 | $1.546 | $1.067 | $0.804 | $1.237 |
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 | 1 x 474 NVMe SSD |
| Local disks | 1 × 474 GB SSD |
| 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 |
| UltraWarm | Yes |
| Instance details | Value |
|---|---|
| Instance type | r8gd.2xlarge.search |
| Family | r8gd |
| Category | Memory optimized |
| Current generation | Yes |
| Other | Value |
|---|---|
| Hardware Basis | r8gd.2xlarge |
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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.