Choose the correct amount of CUD to buy

Important: This page explains the new and improved committed use discounts (CUDs) program, which applies to any customers who purchase their first spend-based CUDs on or after July 15, 2025. Customers can opt in now to get the new CUD experience. For more information, see Spend-based CUDs program improvements.

The best way to determine the right CUD amount is with the CUD Recommendations tool. It automatically analyzes your usage for all eligible SKUs and calculates the commitment that will provide you with maximum savings. You can also customize the recommendation to cover a specific percentage of your total spend.

If you prefer a manual approach, use the CUD Analysis tool.

1. Review your historical data to identify your consistent hourly on-demand spend (shown as gray bars in the chart)
2. Discount the on-demand spend by the expected discount to receive based on the SKUs you use and their discount level

Note: In the new CUD model, different SKUs can have different discount percentages.

The amount you input for CUD purchases would be different in the new model, because in the new model you share your commitment amount after discount. For example, in the old model you committed to $100 at On-Demand Price and you received 30% CUD discounts leading to an effective cost of $70. In the new model you would specify $70 as that is the discounted rate.

It is complex to manually calculate the exact amount due to the discounts on different SKUs for CUD might be different in the new model.

Note: The CUD analysis user interface is not useful to choose these values.

Related topics

• Spend-based CUD program improvements
• Spend-based CUD data model changes
• Timelines for new CUD model migration
• Verify your discounts after migration
• Sample queries for the new CUDs data model
• Migrated CUD SKUs, offers, and consumption model IDs
• Billing user interface improvements