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 | Usage for running AI models via the Cortex REST API | AI and Machine Learning | Million Tokens |
| AI_INFERENCE_TOOLS | AI INFERENCE (TOOLS) | Usage for inference AI tool calls invoked by AI workloads | AI and Machine Learning | N/A |
| 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_DESKTOP | CORTEX CODE: DESKTOP | AI-powered coding assistant accessed through the desktop app. | AI and Machine Learning | AI Credits |
| 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 |