Service types¶
This topic contains the types of usage that can incur costs in Snowflake.
Service type |
Usage statement name |
Description |
Category |
Unit |
|---|---|---|---|---|
AI_INFERENCE |
AI INFERENCE |
Compute credits for running AI model inference workloads. |
AI and Machine Learning |
Million Tokens |
AI_INFERENCE_TOOLS |
AI INFERENCE (TOOLS) |
Compute credits for running AI model inference tool calls. |
AI and Machine Learning |
N/A |
AI_SECURITY_GUARDRAILS |
AI SECURITY GUARDRAILS |
AI-powered security guardrails for content safety and policy enforcement. |
AI and Machine Learning |
AI Credits |
AI_SERVICES |
AI SERVICES |
Usage of Snowflake AI and ML services including Cortex functions. |
AI and Machine Learning |
Credits |
ARCHIVE_STORAGE_COLD |
ARCHIVE STORAGE COLD |
Long-term cold archive storage for infrequently accessed data. |
Storage |
TiB-Months |
ARCHIVE_STORAGE_COOL |
ARCHIVE STORAGE COOL |
Mid-tier archive storage for occasionally accessed data. |
Storage |
TiB-Months |
ARCHIVE_STORAGE_DATA_RETRIEVAL |
ARCHIVE STORAGE DATA RETRIEVAL |
Charges for retrieving data from archive storage tiers. |
Databases |
TiB |
ARCHIVE_STORAGE_RETRIEVAL_FILE_PROCESSING |
ARCHIVE STORAGE RETRIEVAL FILE PROCESSING |
Processing charges for file retrieval operations from archive storage. |
Databases |
Credits |
ARCHIVE_STORAGE_WRITE |
ARCHIVE STORAGE WRITE |
Charges for writing data to archive storage tiers. |
Storage |
Credits |
AUTOMATED_REFRESH_AND_DATA_REGISTRATION |
AUTOMATED REFRESH AND DATA REGISTRATION |
Compute for automated refresh and data registration in Iceberg tables. |
Databases |
Credits |
AUTO_CLUSTERING |
AUTOMATIC CLUSTERING |
Serverless compute for automatic reclustering of tables. |
Databases |
Credits |
BACKUP |
BACKUP |
Compute and storage for backup snapshots. |
Storage |
Credits |
BLOCK_STORAGE |
BLOCK STORAGE |
Block storage used by Snowpark Container Services and Hybrid Tables. |
Storage |
TiB-Months |
BLOCK_STORAGE_ADDITIONAL_IOPS |
BLOCK STORAGE ADDITIONAL IOPS |
Additional IOPS provisioned beyond baseline for block storage. |
Storage |
Thousand IOPS-Months |
BLOCK_STORAGE_ADDITIONAL_THROUGHPUT |
BLOCK STORAGE ADDITIONAL THROUGHPUT |
Additional throughput provisioned beyond baseline for block storage. |
Storage |
GB/Second-Months |
CLOUD_SERVICES |
CLOUD SERVICES |
Always-on services including authentication, metadata, and query optimization. |
Compute |
Credits |
COPY_FILES |
COPY FILES |
Serverless compute for COPY FILES operations between stages. |
Migration |
Credits |
CORTEX_AGENTS |
CORTEX AGENTS |
Agent API that orchestrates tools, queries data, and executes multi-step tasks in Snowflake and via MCP powered by Cortex. |
AI and Machine Learning |
AI Credits |
CORTEX_CODE_CLI |
CORTEX CODE: CLI |
AI-powered coding assistant accessed via the command-line interface for local development. |
AI and Machine Learning |
AI Credits |
CORTEX_CODE_CLI_SUBSCRIPTION |
CORTEX CODE: CLI (SUBSCRIPTION) |
Self-service Cortex Code command-line interface subscription. |
AI and Machine Learning |
N/A |
CORTEX_CODE_SNOWSIGHT |
CORTEX CODE: SNOWSIGHT |
AI-powered coding assistant accessed through the browser-based IDE in Snowsight. |
AI and Machine Learning |
AI Credits |
DATA_QUALITY_MONITORING |
DATA QUALITY MONITORING |
Serverless compute for data quality monitoring and metrics. |
Management and Governance |
Credits |
DATA_TRANSFER |
DATA TRANSFER |
Network egress charges for data transferred out of Snowflake. |
Networking |
TiB |
EGRESS_COST_OPTIMIZER |
EGRESS COST OPTIMIZER |
Service that optimizes and reduces data egress costs. |
Management and Governance |
TiB-Months |
FAILSAFE_RECOVERY |
FAILSAFE RECOVERY |
Charges for recovering data from Fail-safe storage. |
Databases |
Credits |
HYBRID_TABLE_DEDICATED_STORAGE_MODE |
HYBRID TABLE DEDICATED STORAGE MODE |
Dedicated storage mode for Hybrid Tables. |
Storage |
Days |
HYBRID_TABLE_STORAGE |
HYBRID TABLE STORAGE |
Storage used by Hybrid Tables for transactional data. |
Storage |
TiB-Months |
INTERNAL_DATA_TRANSFER |
INTERNAL DATA TRANSFER |
Data transfer between Snowflake regions or cloud providers. |
Networking |
TiB |
LOGGING |
LOGGING |
Storage and compute for event logging and audit trails. |
Management and Governance |
Credits |
MATERIALIZED_VIEW |
MATERIALIZED VIEWS |
Serverless compute for maintaining materialized views. |
Compute |
Credits |
OPENFLOW_COMPUTE_BYOC |
OPENFLOW COMPUTE BYOC |
Openflow compute using Bring Your Own Cloud resources. |
Compute |
Credits |
OPENFLOW_COMPUTE_SNOWFLAKE |
OPENFLOW COMPUTE SNOWFLAKE |
Openflow compute managed by Snowflake infrastructure. |
Compute |
Credits |
ORGANIZATION_USAGE |
ORGANIZATION USAGE |
Compute for organization-level usage tracking and reporting. |
Management and Governance |
Credits |
OUTBOUND_PRIVATELINK_DATA_PROCESSED |
OUTBOUND PRIVATELINK DATA PROCESSED |
Data processed through outbound private connectivity connections. |
Networking |
TiB |
OUTBOUND_PRIVATELINK_ENDPOINT |
OUTBOUND PRIVATELINK ENDPOINT |
Endpoint charges for outbound private connectivity connections. |
Networking |
Thousand Hours |
PIPE |
SNOWPIPE |
Serverless compute for continuous data ingestion via Snowpipe. |
Migration |
Credits |
POSTGRES_COMPUTE |
POSTGRES COMPUTE |
Compute for PostgreSQL-compatible interface workloads. |
Compute |
Credits |
POSTGRES_COMPUTE_HA |
POSTGRES COMPUTE HA |
High-availability compute for PostgreSQL-compatible workloads. |
Compute |
Credits |
POSTGRES_STORAGE |
POSTGRES STORAGE |
Storage for PostgreSQL-compatible interface data. |
Storage |
TiB-Months |
POSTGRES_STORAGE_HA |
POSTGRES STORAGE HA |
High-availability storage for PostgreSQL-compatible data. |
Storage |
TiB-Months |
QUERY_ACCELERATION |
QUERY ACCELERATION |
Serverless compute for accelerating eligible queries. |
Compute |
Credits |
REPLICATION |
REPLICATION |
Compute and transfer for database and account replication. |
Networking |
Credits |
SEARCH_OPTIMIZATION |
SEARCH OPTIMIZATION |
Serverless compute for search optimization service maintenance. |
Compute |
Credits |
SENSITIVE_DATA_CLASSIFICATION |
SENSITIVE DATA CLASSIFICATION |
Serverless compute for classifying sensitive data. |
Management and Governance |
Credits |
SERVERLESS_ALERTS |
SERVERLESS ALERTS |
Serverless compute for alert condition evaluation. |
Management and Governance |
Credits |
SERVERLESS_TASK |
SERVERLESS TASKS |
Serverless compute for scheduled task execution. |
Compute |
Credits |
SERVERLESS_TASKS_FLEX |
SERVERLESS TASKS FLEX |
Flexible serverless compute for scheduled tasks. |
Compute |
Credits |
SNOWFLAKE_INTELLIGENCE |
SNOWFLAKE INTELLIGENCE |
Natural language interface for asking questions about your Snowflake and MCP data. |
AI and Machine Learning |
AI Credits |
SNOWPARK_CONTAINER_SERVICES |
SNOWPARK CONTAINER SERVICES |
Compute and resources for Snowpark Container Services workloads. |
Compute |
Credits |
SNOWPIPE_STREAMING |
SNOWPIPE STREAMING |
Serverless compute for low-latency streaming ingestion. |
Migration |
Credits |
SNOWWORK |
SNOWWORK |
AI workspace that combines coding, data exploration, and task automation in a unified Snowflake environment. |
AI and Machine Learning |
AI Credits |
STORAGE |
STORAGE |
Compressed data storage including Time Travel and Fail-safe. |
Storage |
TiB-Months |
STORAGE_LIFECYCLE_POLICY_EXECUTION |
STORAGE LIFECYCLE POLICY EXECUTION |
Compute for executing storage lifecycle policies. |
Management and Governance |
Credits |
STORAGE_REQUEST |
STORAGE REQUEST |
Request-based charges for storage operations. |
Databases |
Million Requests |
TABLE_OPTIMIZATION |
TABLE OPTIMIZATION |
Serverless compute for automatic table optimization. |
Compute |
Credits |
TELEMETRY_DATA_INGEST |
TELEMETRY DATA INGEST |
Ingestion of telemetry and observability data. |
Management and Governance |
Credits |
TRUST_CENTER |
TRUST CENTER |
Serverless compute for Trust Center security monitoring. |
Management and Governance |
Credits |
WAREHOUSE_METERING |
COMPUTE |
Virtual warehouse compute credits for query execution. |
Compute |
Credits |