How is the compute resource usage for Snowflake's cloud services layer billed?

• A. It's a stable cost of 10$ per month
• B. It's included in the storage cost
• C. It's included in the computing cost
• D. The typical utilization of the cloud services layer (up to 10% of daily compute credits) is included for free. You pay the excess after this 10%

Answer: (D)

Compute usage for Snowflake’s cloud services layer is billed based on usage, but with a built-in free allowance. Up to 10% of your daily compute credits can cover cloud services without extra charge. If cloud services consume more than that 10%, you pay the excess at the same compute-rate credits. This means billing is not a fixed monthly fee, nor is it bundled simply into storage, and it isn’t fully absorbed into compute credits without any threshold. For example, if your daily compute usage is 100 credits, the cloud services portion is free up to 10 credits; usage beyond that 10% is billed as additional cloud services credits.