Unblended cost (AWS)
Unblended cost definition for SaaS and AI founders: what it means, how to calculate it, and common pitfalls when reading it in dashboards.
Unblended cost is AWS's view of what each usage line cost at the rate applied when it happened, before blending discounts across an organization.
In practice
MarginMeter reads unblended cost from Cost Explorer by default; amortized cost spreads upfront commitments instead.
Related terms
Related
- ARPAAverage MRR per paying customer.
- ARRAnnualized recurring revenue: MRR multiplied by twelve.
- CACSales and marketing spend per new customer.
- ChurnCustomers or recurring revenue lost in a period.
- COGSThe direct cost of delivering your product to existing customers.
- Contribution marginRevenue minus all variable costs, including variable sales costs.
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