
AWS Cost Anomaly Detection now includes AI-powered investigation using Amazon Q to quickly identify root causes of cost anomalies by analyzing CloudTrail events and resource activity, available at no additional charge.


<div><p>This article announces AI-powered cost investigation for AWS Cost Anomaly Detection, powered by Amazon Q, to help identify root causes of cost anomalies quickly.</p><ul><li>Amazon Q analyzes cost anomalies and provides plain-language root cause explanations in minutes</li><li>Determines whether cost changes are usage-driven or rate-driven</li><li>Identifies contributing services, accounts, and regions</li><li>Correlates CloudTrail events to attribute changes to specific API calls and IAM principals</li><li>Works across all member accounts with organization-wide CloudTrail trails</li><li>Supports follow-up questions for deeper investigation and pattern exploration</li><li>Available in all commercial AWS Regions at no additional charge</li></ul><p>AWS Cost Anomaly Detection now enables faster cost investigations, reducing analysis time from hours to minutes for FinOps teams.</p></div>


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