AWS Cost Explorer adds Amazon Q-powered cost analysis
AWS Cost Explorer now integrates with Amazon Q Developer to provide automated cost explanations for any report. This feature analyzes cost trends, drivers, and anomalies within the context of user-defined filters and time periods, reducing manual investigation effort. It is available in all commercial AWS Regions at no additional charge and allows for follow-up questions to explore insights.
- →Integrate Amazon Q for automated cost explanations
- →Enable deeper cost optimization insights
- →Simplified cost analysis reduces manual effort
Features (1) ›
- Integrate Amazon Q for automated cost explanations
AWS Cost Explorer now includes 'Analyze with Amazon Q', allowing users to receive detailed cost explanations for any configured report. This feature provides analysis of cost trends, drivers, and anomalies, adapting to historical, future, or mixed time periods.
Enhancements (1) ›
- Enable deeper cost optimization insights
Amazon Q analyzes cost data within the user's current filters and time period, offering guidance on optimization opportunities and allowing for follow-up questions within a maintained conversation context.
Notes (1) ›
- Simplified cost analysis reduces manual effort
Previously requiring manual investigation, cost analysis is now simplified by a single button click to generate explanations directly in Amazon Q's chat panel. The feature is available in all commercial AWS Regions at no additional charge.
https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2026/06/aws-cost-explorer-intelligent-cost-explanations