Service types¶
This page lists the types of usage that can incur costs in Snowflake. Features in Private Preview might not appear in this list. Service types are subject to change as new features are added and existing features evolve.
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_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_CODE_CLI |
CORTEX CODE: CLI |
Self-service Cortex Code command-line interface subscription. |
AI and Machine Learning |
N/A |
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 |
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 |
Project SnowWork autonomous enterprise AI platform usage. |
AI and Machine Learning |
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 |