# Usage and Forecasting

## Overview

A single, centralized page to view your SingleStore Helios usage including Credit consumption, Storage usage, and Data Transfer – where Credits are being consumed, how usage fluctuates over time, and projected future consumption.

Use this page to:

* Track Compute, Storage, and Transfer usage over time
* See remaining contracted Credits and how they're projected to be consumed by forecasting future usage based on historical trends
* Simulate the impact of configuration changes — such as resizing, suspending, or deploying resources — before you make the changes
* Download and export Usage reports

> **📝 Note**: Forecasts and simulations are estimates based on historical usage patterns and the assumptions configured by the user. Actual billed usage may vary.

## View Usage Over Time

Usage is shown as a time series that you can view across several durations:

| **Duration**                  | **What it shows**                                                                          |
| ----------------------------- | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ |
| Current month                 | Daily Usage so far this month, plus a forecast through the end of the month                |
| Last 3 months + next 1 month  | Historical usage plus a forecast for remainder of current month plus the next month        |
| Last 6 months + next 3 months | Historical usage plus a forecast for remainder of current month plus the next three months |
| Monthly                       | Historical usage for discrete calendar months, no forecast                                 |
| Last Year                     | Historical usage for trailing 12 months, no forecast                                       |
| All Time                      | Full historical usage, no forecast                                                         |

Forecasts are calculated using algorithmic regression over the selected historical window. For the current day, the time series also projects a forecast through the end of the day based on usage so far.

## Usage Bar and Remaining Contracted Credits

For any selected time period, the Credit usage bar summarizes:

* **Used — Contracted**: Pre-purchased Credits already consumed
* **Forecasted — Contracted**: Pre-purchased Credits projected to be consumed
* **Used — On-Demand**: On-demand Credits already consumed
* **Forecasted — On-Demand**: On-demand Credits projected to be consumed

A monthly breakdown table shows, for each month in the selected range:

* Remaining balance of pre-purchased, contracted Credits
* Actual and forecasted pre-purchased, contracted Credits consumption
* Actual and forecasted On-demand Credits consumption

> **📝 Note**: Remaining contracted credit calculations currently reflect **Active** commits and subscriptions. Contracts in an **Upcoming** state are not yet factored in, which can affect projected on-demand usage near a contract renewal boundary.

## Usage Breakdowns

Usage views can be broken down and filtered by:

* **Resource Name**
* **Resource Type** – e.g. Cluster, Notebook, Python UDF
* **Cloud** – AWS, Azure, or GCP
* **Region** – e.g. N Virginia

## Simulate Future Usage

The **Simulate Changes** tool lets you model how changes to your deployment configurations would impact future credit consumption and spend, without having to build your own spreadsheet-based forecast. Components that can be changed in a Simulation include:

* Resizing
* Cache Configuration
* Compute Scale
* Single or Multi Availability Zone

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Modified at: August 12, 2026

Source: [/cloud/user-and-cluster-administration/billing-and-usage/usage-and-forecasting/](https://docs.singlestore.com/cloud/user-and-cluster-administration/billing-and-usage/usage-and-forecasting/)

(An index of the documentation is available at /llms.txt)