specification: FinOps Framework
specificationVersion: '1.0'
schema: https://www.finops.org/framework/
provider: Amazon Q
providerId: amazon-q
created: '2026-05-04'
# Provenance stamped 2026-08-11: this artifact was written by the API Evangelist
# bulk sweep dated 2026-05-04, not harvested from the provider. See roadmap#35.
method: generated
modified: '2026-05-05'
reconciled: true
tags:
  - FinOps
  - FOCUS
  - AWS
  - GenAI
  - Amazon Q
  - Cost Management
description: 'FOCUS-aligned FinOps for Amazon Q: per-user/month subscriptions for Q Business and Q Developer,
  hourly Index unit charges, per-media-unit ingestion fees, and consumption-unit pricing for anonymous/embedded
  use cases.'
sources:
  - https://aws.amazon.com/q/business/pricing/
  - https://aws.amazon.com/q/developer/pricing/
alignedWith:
  framework: FinOps Foundation Framework
  frameworkUrl: https://www.finops.org/framework/
  dataSpec: FOCUS
  dataSpecVersion: '1.3'
  dataSpecUrl: https://focus.finops.org/focus-specification/v1-3/
publisherName: Amazon Web Services, Inc.
serviceCategory: AI / Assistant
billingModel:
  pricingCategory: Subscription + Pay-As-You-Go
  billingFrequency: Monthly
  billingCurrency: USD
  chargeCategories:
    - Usage
    - Purchase
    - Tax
    - Credit
    - Adjustment
focusColumns:
  ServiceName: Amazon Q
  ServiceCategory: AI and Machine Learning
  ServiceSubcategory: Generative AI Assistant
  ProviderName: AWS
  PublisherName: Amazon Web Services, Inc.
  InvoiceIssuerName: Amazon Web Services, Inc.
  BillingCurrency: USD
  ChargeCategory: Usage
meters:
  - name: q_business_seats
    unit: seat-month
    aggregation: sum
    dimensions:
      - region
      - tier
      - application
  - name: q_developer_seats
    unit: seat-month
    aggregation: sum
    dimensions:
      - tier
      - identity_center_instance
  - name: index_unit_hours
    unit: index-unit-hour
    aggregation: sum
    dimensions:
      - region
      - application
      - index_type
  - name: media_processing
    unit: varies
    aggregation: sum
    dimensions:
      - media_type
      - application
  - name: code_transformation_lines
    unit: line-of-code
    aggregation: sum
    dimensions:
      - language
      - account
  - name: consumption_units
    unit: consumption-unit
    aggregation: sum
    dimensions:
      - application
      - region
principles:
  - name: Visibility
    description: Use the AWS Billing console, Cost Explorer with the Amazon Q service filter, and CUR /
      FOCUS export to see per-user, per-application, per-index spend.
  - name: Allocation
    description: Tag Q Business applications and Identity Center groups; map cost-center attributes via
      cost allocation tags so the Q line items roll up to the right team.
  - name: Optimization
    description: Right-size index units (Starter for dev, Enterprise for prod), retire unused user assignments,
      use Lite tier for low-touch users, and watch the 4,000 LOC pooled transformation budget on Q Developer
      Pro.
  - name: Accountability
    description: Set AWS Budgets per Q application/tag and alert on month-over-month seat or index growth;
      review trial overage closely after the 60-day window.
maintainers:
  - name: Kin Lane
    email: kin@apievangelist.com
    url: https://apievangelist.com
  - name: Amazon Web Services
    email: support@aws.amazon.com
    url: https://aws.amazon.com