> ## Documentation Index
> Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://docs.milkstraw.ai/llms.txt
> Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further.

# Billing

> You maintain your AWS billing while we charge separately based on your savings.

## Your AWS billing remains unchanged

You continue to pay AWS directly for all your cloud usage, as you normally would.

Our service operates alongside your existing AWS billing relationship.

## Performance-based billing

* Our fee is 20% of the savings you realize by using MilkStraw AI.
* These savings are determined monthly based on the performance of the <Tooltip tip="Standard AWS accounts that contain Commitment-based discounts">MilkBoxes</Tooltip> we send to your AWS organization.
* We fetch the savings from the Cost Explorer API to get the total savings and from it we calculate our fee.
* There are no charges for onboarding, initial system analysis, or ongoing support.

### Example calculation

Let's say your current AWS bill is **\$10,000/month**. After using MilkStraw AI:

1. **New AWS bill**: \$7,000/month
2. **Total savings**: \$3,000/month
3. **MilkStraw AI fee (20%)**: \$600/month
4. **Your net savings**: \$2,400/month

You keep 80% of all savings while we handle the optimization work.

## Billing cycle

* A monthly bill for the MilkStraw AI service fee is issued separately for each account.
* Billing occurs after your AWS bill is issued, typically in the first week of every month.
* You can review your MilkStraw AI billing history and invoices directly within the MilkStraw AI billing page in the dashboard.

<Note>
  We prorate your savings for the first partial month and calculate full monthly savings thereafter.
</Note>