r8gd.8xlarge.search
r8gd.8xlarge.search is an AWS OpenSearch size with 32 vCPUs, 256 GiB memory. In US East (N. Virginia) it costs $3.904 per hour on demand ($2,849.92 per month); a 1-year reserved instance with no upfront costs $2.694 per hour, 31% less. It is sold in 29 regions; the cheapest is Asia Pacific (Mumbai) at $2.524 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 | $2.524 | $1.742 | $1.313 | $2.019 |
| US East (N. Virginia) us-east-1 | $3.904 | $2.694 | $2.03 | $3.123 |
| US East (Ohio) us-east-2 | $3.904 | $2.694 | $2.03 | $3.123 |
| US West (Oregon) us-west-2 | $3.904 | $2.694 | $2.03 | $3.123 |
| Asia Pacific (Malaysia) ap-southeast-5 | $4.009 | $2.766 | $2.085 | $3.207 |
| EU (Stockholm) eu-north-1 | $4.12 | $2.843 | $2.143 | $3.296 |
| Asia Pacific (Taipei) ap-east-2 | $4.245 | $2.929 | $2.207 | $3.396 |
| Canada West (Calgary) ca-west-1 | $4.282 | $2.955 | $2.227 | $3.426 |
| Canada (Central) ca-central-1 | $4.283 | $2.955 | $2.227 | $3.426 |
| Europe (Spain) eu-south-2 | $4.338 | $2.993 | $2.256 | $3.47 |
| EU (Ireland) eu-west-1 | $4.338 | $2.993 | $2.256 | $3.47 |
| US West (N. California) us-west-1 | $4.391 | $3.03 | $2.284 | $3.513 |
| Asia Pacific (Sydney) ap-southeast-2 | $4.492 | $3.099 | $2.336 | $3.594 |
| EU (Milan) eu-south-1 | $4.554 | $3.142 | $2.368 | $3.643 |
| EU (London) eu-west-2 | $4.58 | – | – | $3.664 |
| EU (Paris) eu-west-3 | $4.583 | $3.162 | $2.383 | $3.666 |
| AWS GovCloud (US-East) us-gov-east-1 | $4.689 | $3.236 | $2.439 | $3.752 |
| AWS GovCloud (US-West) us-gov-west-1 | $4.689 | $3.236 | $2.439 | $3.752 |
| EU (Frankfurt) eu-central-1 | $4.69 | $3.236 | $2.439 | $3.752 |
| Asia Pacific (Seoul) ap-northeast-2 | $4.691 | $3.237 | $2.439 | $3.753 |
| Asia Pacific (Osaka) ap-northeast-3 | $4.716 | $3.254 | $2.453 | $3.773 |
| Asia Pacific (Singapore) ap-southeast-1 | $4.716 | $3.254 | $2.453 | $3.773 |
| Asia Pacific (Jakarta) ap-southeast-3 | $4.716 | $3.254 | $2.453 | $3.773 |
| Asia Pacific (Melbourne) ap-southeast-4 | $4.716 | $3.254 | $2.453 | $3.773 |
| Asia Pacific (Tokyo) ap-northeast-1 | $4.717 | $3.255 | $2.453 | $3.774 |
| Asia Pacific (Hong Kong) ap-east-1 | $4.744 | $3.273 | $2.467 | $3.795 |
| Africa (Cape Town) af-south-1 | $5.151 | $3.554 | $2.678 | $4.12 |
| Europe (Zurich) eu-central-2 | $5.159 | $3.559 | $2.682 | $4.127 |
| South America (Sao Paulo) sa-east-1 | $6.181 | $4.265 | $3.214 | $4.945 |
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 | 1 x 1900 NVMe SSD |
| Local disks | 1 × 1,900 GB SSD |
| 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 |
| UltraWarm | Yes |
| Instance details | Value |
|---|---|
| Instance type | r8gd.8xlarge.search |
| Family | r8gd |
| Category | Memory optimized |
| Current generation | Yes |
| Other | Value |
|---|---|
| Hardware Basis | r8gd.8xlarge |
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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.