Compute pool surcharges in Snowflake Native Apps with containers¶

About billing for compute pools¶

If you have a paid listing on Snowflake Marketplace for Snowflake Native Apps with Snowpark Container Services (also called an app with containers), then you can add a surcharge for SPCS compute pool (CP) resources created by the app during setup. During this preview, we support combining SPCS CP surcharges with a base charge only.

The Marketplace invoice for a provider is itemized by listing, displaying a total usage-based amount per month. The consumer receives a detailed report on usage-based charges.

The surcharge pricing model is available only if all of the following conditions apply:

• The app must use at least one SPCS container with compute pools.

• The app must automatically create its compute pools during installation.

• The app must automatically request privileges during installation.

• You must be participating in the open preview for Snowflake Native Apps with Snowpark Container Services (introduced June 2024). For more information on this preview, see Add a compute pool to an app with containers.

• The app must be available on the Snowflake Marketplace as a paid listing before you can configure surcharges.

Developing a Native App’s compute pools for surcharging¶

To update your app code so that it correctly creates compute pools for surcharging, refer to the following information:

1. Add the CREATE COMPUTE POOL command to the setup script.

2. Request the CREATE COMPUTE POOL privilege in the manifest file.

To be surcharged, compute pool names must be unique and should describe the purpose, usage, owner role, and/or associated app of the compute pool.

If any compute pools are added after setup (for example, by the consumer), the listing prevents the app from running.

How to add a compute pool surcharge using Snowsight¶

1. Sign in to Snowsight.

2. Click Data Products » Provider Studio » Listings.

3. Navigate to the listing you want to work with, or create a new listing.

4. Add the data product, if it isn’t already attached.

5. To configure pricing, click Pricing & Trial » Add, located in the Data Product » Access & Pricing section of the screen.

6. If Usage-based is not already selected at the top, click on it to display the relevant options.

7. To start configuring charges for computing resources, click + Compute Pool Surcharge in the Snowpark Container Services Compute Pool Surcharge section.

   For each compute pool that you want to display or charge for:

   1. Enter the pre-configured name of the compute pool. This name must be the same name as in the app.

   2. Add an amount to bill per credit (in USD). For compute pools that should be displayed but have no surcharge, set this amount to $0.

   3. If you have more compute pools to add, click + Compute Pool Surcharge again.

   4. Continue until you have entered all the compute pools you want to display or charge for.

8. (Optional) To set an optional maximum on the charges billed to per month, add the amount in Maximum Monthly Charge in the Charging Limit section.

9. To save your work, click Save. To exit without saving, click Cancel.

View pricing selections¶

Pricing selections are displayed on your view of the listing page. To view them, select Preview on the listing page. To view pricing selections as they appear to the consumer, on the Preview page, select Buy.

Reporting¶

To report on usage, use the following views in the DATA_SHARING_USAGE schema:

• MARKETPLACE_PAID_USAGE_DAILY View

• MARKETPLACE_PROVIDER_SPCS_USAGE View

• MONETIZED_USAGE_DAILY View

This preview adds new values to the CHARGE_TYPE field in the MARKETPLACE_PAID_USAGE_DAILY View and the MONETIZED_USAGE_DAILY View:

• SPCS_COMPUTE_POOL_SURCHARGE - The amount of the SPCS compute pool surcharge.

• MAX_SPCS_COMPUTE_POOL_SURCHARGE_REACHED - No further charge. When the consumer ran additional queries, they had already reached the maximum total SPCS compute pool surcharge for this listing.

SELECT listing_global_name,
   listing_display_name,
   charge_type,
   charge
FROM SNOWFLAKE.DATA_SHARING_USAGE.MARKETPLACE_PAID_USAGE_DAILY
WHERE charge_type='SPCS_COMPUTE_POOL_SURCHARGE';

SELECT
  usage_date,
  listing_display_name,
  consumer_account_name,
  consumer_organization_name,
  charge_type,
  gross_charge
FROM SNOWFLAKE.DATA_SHARING_USAGE.MONETIZED_USAGE_DAILY
WHERE charge_type='SPCS_COMPUTE_POOL_SURCHARGE';

Limitations¶

• You can combine compute pool surcharges with a base charge, but not with any other usage-based pricing model. If you have both a base charge and compute pool surcharges, the base charge won’t be reflected in MONETIZED_DAILY_USAGE views or the MARKETPLACE_DISBURSEMENT_REPORT views. However, both the base charge and the surcharge appear on the invoice.

• Compute pool surcharges can’t be combined with subscription-based pricing.

• Compute pool surcharges are calculated per day, not per hour.

• Compute pool surcharges are only calculated in US dollars.

• Time-based trials are supported. Other types of trials (usage-based or limited functionality) are not supported.