# Document history
Updated AWS managed policies

Updated the following managed policies.
+ [AWSBudgetsActions\$1RolePolicyForResourceAdministrationWithSSM](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/cost-management/latest/userguide/billing-permissions-ref.html#budget-managedIAM-SSM)Launching user attributes for cost allocation[/awsaccountbilling/latest/aboutv2/user-attributes-cost-allocation.html](/awsaccountbilling/latest/aboutv2/user-attributes-cost-allocation.html)

User attributes for cost allocation enables you to allocate costs based on user attributes from AWS IAM Identity Center. Introduced the following managed policy: [AWSUserAttributeCostAllocationPolicy](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/cost-management/latest/userguide/security-iam_gs.html#security-iam-awsmanpol-AWSUserAttributeCostAllocationPolicy).AWS Cost Anomaly Detection expands AWS managed monitoring[https://docs.aws.amazon.com/cost-management/latest/userguide/getting-started-ad.html](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/cost-management/latest/userguide/getting-started-ad.html)

AWS Cost Anomaly Detection now enables you to monitor all linked accounts, cost allocation tags, or cost categories with a single AWS managed monitor.Updated AWS managed policies

Cost Optimization Hub updated the following two managed policies:
+ [CostOptimizationHubReadOnlyAccess](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/cost-management/latest/userguide/billing-permissions-ref.html#cost-optimization-hub-read-only)
+ [CostOptimizationHubAdminAccess](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/cost-management/latest/userguide/billing-permissions-ref.html#cost-optimization-hub-admin)Launching Cost efficiency metric in Cost Optimization Hub[https://docs.aws.amazon.com/cur/latest/userguide/coh-cost-efficiency.html](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/cur/latest/userguide/coh-cost-efficiency.html)

Cost efficiency is a metric that measures how effectively a customer is optimizing their AWS cloud resources.Launched RI/SP Sharing in AWS Pricing Calculator[https://docs.aws.amazon.com/cost-management/latest/userguide/pc-bill-estimate.html](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/cost-management/latest/userguide/pc-bill-estimate.html)

You can specify a group sharing preference in Bill Estimates for designating reserved instance and savings plans sharing settings.Updated AWS managed policies

Updated the following managed policies.
+ [AWSBudgetsActionsWithAWSResourceControlAccess](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/cost-management/latest/userguide/billing-permissions-ref.html#budget-managedIAM-full)
+ [AWSBudgetsReadOnlyAccess](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/cost-management/latest/userguide/billing-permissions-ref.html#budget-managedIAM-read-only)Launched pricing capabilities in Amazon Q Developer[https://docs.aws.amazon.com/cost-management/latest/userguide/ce-cost-analysis-q.html](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/cost-management/latest/userguide/ce-cost-analysis-q.html)

You can use Amazon Q Developer, the generative AI assistant for AWS, to understand service pricing and estimate the cost of new workloads.Enhanced cost management capabilities in Amazon Q

Amazon Q now provides enhanced cost management capabilities, including improved analytical capabilities and additional service integrations.AWS Billing and Cost Management Dashboards[https://docs.aws.amazon.com/cost-management/latest/userguide/dashboards.html](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/cost-management/latest/userguide/dashboards.html)

Added AWS Billing and Cost Management Dashboards to create customized views combining AWS cost and usage data in a single page. You can now add multiple visualization widgets and share dashboards across accounts.AWS Billing and Cost Management Recommended Actions[https://docs.aws.amazon.com/cost-management/latest/userguide/recommended-action-types.html](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/cost-management/latest/userguide/recommended-action-types.html)

Added 6 new recommended actions to the existing list of 15 recommended actions in the console. All recommended actions are now categorized as critical, advisory, or informational, enabling you to prioritize and resolve any identified billing issues.Updated AWS managed policies

Updated the following managed policies.
+ [AWSBudgetsActionsWithAWSResourceControlAccess](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/cost-management/latest/userguide/billing-permissions-ref.html#budget-managedIAM-full)
+ [AWSBudgetsReadOnlyAccess](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/cost-management/latest/userguide/billing-permissions-ref.html#budget-managedIAM-read-only)Added the ability to create budgets with billing views

You can create budgets based on billing views from your own account or from billing views that have been shared with you.
+ [Viewing and creating budgets using billing views](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/cost-management/latest/userguide/access-data-budgets.html)
+ [BudgetsServiceRolePolicy](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/cost-management/latest/userguide/billing-permissions-ref.html#budget-managedIAM-billing-view)Updated AWS managed policy[https://docs.aws.amazon.com/cost-management/latest/userguide/billing-permissions-ref.html#cost-optimization-hub-managedIAM](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/cost-management/latest/userguide/billing-permissions-ref.html#cost-optimization-hub-managedIAM)

Cost Optimization Hub updated the CostOptimizationHubServiceRolePolicy.Launched cost optimization capability in Amazon Q Developer[https://docs.aws.amazon.com/cost-management/latest/userguide/ce-cost-analysis-q.html](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/cost-management/latest/userguide/ce-cost-analysis-q.html)

You can use Amazon Q Developer, the generative AI assistant for AWS, to identify cost-saving opportunities from Cost Optimization Hub, AWS Compute Optimizer, and Savings Plans and reservation recommendations.Added Amazon Aurora recommendations to Cost Optimization Hub[https://docs.aws.amazon.com/cost-management/latest/userguide/coh-optimization-strategies.html](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/cost-management/latest/userguide/coh-optimization-strategies.html)

Cost Optimization Hub supports instance and cluster storage recommendations for Amazon Aurora databasesIn-console AWS Pricing Calculator[https://docs.aws.amazon.com/cost-management/latest/userguide/pricing-calculator.html](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/cost-management/latest/userguide/pricing-calculator.html)

Added a new in-console Pricing Calculator feature that enables you to estimate your planned cloud costs using your discount and purchase commitments.New Cost Comparison in AWS Cost Explorer[https://docs.aws.amazon.com/cost-management/latest/userguide/ce-cost-comparison.html](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/cost-management/latest/userguide/ce-cost-comparison.html)

Added the capability for customers to gain insights into monthly cost changes across their organization and identify key drivers of spending changes.Added commitment preferences in Cost Optimization Hub[https://docs.aws.amazon.com/cost-management/latest/userguide/coh-preferences.html](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/cost-management/latest/userguide/coh-preferences.html)

Added the capability to customize preferred term length and payment options for reservations and Savings Plans recommendations.Advanced alerting through AWS User Notifications in AWS Cost Anomaly Detection[https://docs.aws.amazon.com/cost-management/latest/userguide/cad-eventbridge.html](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/cost-management/latest/userguide/cad-eventbridge.html)

Added the capability for customers to create enhanced alerting capabilities in the AWS User Notifications console.Added new features in AWS Budgets

Added new [budget filtering capabilities](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/cost-management/latest/userguide/budgets-create-filters.html) and [cost metrics](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/cost-management/latest/userguide/create-cost-budget.html) to better track and manage your costs.Added MemoryDB and DynamoDB reservation recommendations to Cost Optimization Hub[https://docs.aws.amazon.com/cost-management/latest/userguide/coh-optimization-strategies.html](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/cost-management/latest/userguide/coh-optimization-strategies.html)

Added cost optimization recommendations for MemoryDB reserved instances and DynamoDB reserved capacity.Added EC2 Auto Scaling group recommendations to Cost Optimization Hub[https://docs.aws.amazon.com/cost-management/latest/userguide/coh-optimization-strategies.html](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/cost-management/latest/userguide/coh-optimization-strategies.html)

Added cost optimization recommendations for EC2 Auto Scaling groups, including those with single and mixed instance types.New Billing View[https://docs.aws.amazon.com/cost-management/latest/userguide/billing-view.html](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/cost-management/latest/userguide/billing-view.html)

Added a new Billing View feature that allows you to share visibility to cloud finance data, enabling teams to access relevant cost management data across multiple member accounts.Launched cost analysis capability in Amazon Q Developer (GA)[https://docs.aws.amazon.com/cost-management/latest/userguide/ce-cost-analysis-q.html](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/cost-management/latest/userguide/ce-cost-analysis-q.html)

You can use Amazon Q Developer, the generative AI assistant for AWS, to retrieve and analyze your cost data from AWS Cost Explorer.Enhanced root cause analysis in AWS Cost Anomaly Detection[https://docs.aws.amazon.com/cost-management/latest/userguide/getting-started-ad.html#detector-history-values](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/cost-management/latest/userguide/getting-started-ad.html#detector-history-values)

Added the capability for faster anomaly resolution with enhanced root cause analysis in AWS Cost Anomaly Detection.In-console AWS Pricing Calculator (Preview)[https://docs.aws.amazon.com/cost-management/latest/userguide/pricing-calculator.html](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/cost-management/latest/userguide/pricing-calculator.html)

Added a new in-console Pricing Calculator feature that enables you to estimate your planned cloud costs using your discount and purchase commitments.Added DynamoDB reservation recommendations to Cost Explorer[https://docs.aws.amazon.com/cost-management/latest/userguide/ri-recommendations.html](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/cost-management/latest/userguide/ri-recommendations.html)

You can purchase recommendations for Amazon DynamoDB reserved capacity, allowing you to cover your provisioned capacity with reserved capacity at a discounted rate.Added delegated administrator for Cost Optimization Hub[https://docs.aws.amazon.com/cost-management/latest/userguide/coh-delegated-admin.html](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/cost-management/latest/userguide/coh-delegated-admin.html)

You can delegate a member account in your organization as an administrator for Cost Optimization Hub.Updated AWS managed policy[https://docs.aws.amazon.com/cost-management/latest/userguide/billing-permissions-ref.html#cost-optimization-hub-managedIAM](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/cost-management/latest/userguide/billing-permissions-ref.html#cost-optimization-hub-managedIAM)

Cost Optimization Hub updated the CostOptimizationHubServiceRolePolicy.Updated AWS managed policy[https://docs.aws.amazon.com/cost-management/latest/userguide/billing-permissions-ref.html#budget-managedIAM-read-only](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/cost-management/latest/userguide/billing-permissions-ref.html#budget-managedIAM-read-only)

Updated the AWSBudgetsReadOnlyAccess policy.Added AWS managed policy[https://docs.aws.amazon.com/cost-management/latest/userguide/billing-permissions-ref.html#data-exports-managedIAM](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/cost-management/latest/userguide/billing-permissions-ref.html#data-exports-managedIAM)

Data Exports added the AWSBCMDataExportsServiceRolePolicy.Launched cost analysis capability in Amazon Q (preview)[https://docs.aws.amazon.com/cost-management/latest/userguide/ce-cost-analysis-q.html](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/cost-management/latest/userguide/ce-cost-analysis-q.html)

You can use Amazon Q, the generative AI assistant for AWS, to retrieve and analyze your cost data from AWS Cost Explorer.Added AWS managed policy[https://docs.aws.amazon.com/cost-management/latest/userguide/billing-permissions-ref.html#split-cost-allocation-data-managedIAM](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/cost-management/latest/userguide/billing-permissions-ref.html#split-cost-allocation-data-managedIAM)

Split cost allocation data added the SplitCostAllocationDataServiceRolePolicy.Updated AWS managed policy[https://docs.aws.amazon.com/cost-management/latest/userguide/billing-permissions-ref.html#budget-managedIAM-SSM](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/cost-management/latest/userguide/billing-permissions-ref.html#budget-managedIAM-SSM)

Updated the AWSBudgetsActions\$1RolePolicyForResourceAdministrationWithSSM policy.Updated AWS managed policies

Cost Optimization Hub updated the following two managed policies:
+ [CostOptimizationHubReadOnlyAccess](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/cost-management/latest/userguide/billing-permissions-ref.html#cost-optimization-hub-read-only)
+ [CostOptimizationHubAdminAccess](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/cost-management/latest/userguide/billing-permissions-ref.html#cost-optimization-hub-admin)New Cost Optimization Hub[https://docs.aws.amazon.com/cost-management/latest/userguide/cost-optimization-hub.html](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/cost-management/latest/userguide/cost-optimization-hub.html)

Added a new Cost Optimization Hub feature that helps you consolidate and prioritize cost optimization recommendations across your AWS accounts and AWS Regions.Added AWS managed policy[https://docs.aws.amazon.com/cost-management/latest/userguide/billing-permissions-ref.html#cost-optimization-hub-managedIAM](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/cost-management/latest/userguide/billing-permissions-ref.html#cost-optimization-hub-managedIAM)

Cost Optimization Hub added the CostOptimizationHubServiceRolePolicy.Updated documentation

For an overview of your AWS cloud financial management data, use the AWS Billing and Cost Management widgets on the Billing and Cost Management home page.

See the following updates:
+ [Using the AWS Billing and Cost Management home page](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/cost-management/latest/userguide/view-billing-dashboard.html)
+ [Understanding the differences between AWS Billing data and AWS Cost Explorer data](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/cost-management/latest/userguide/differences-billing-data-cost-explorer-data.html)Updated documentation[https://docs.aws.amazon.com/cost-management/latest/userguide/migrate-security-iam-tool.html](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/cost-management/latest/userguide/migrate-security-iam-tool.html)

Updated information about how to use the affected IAM policies tool.Added multi-year and granular data to Cost Explorer[https://docs.aws.amazon.com/cost-management/latest/userguide/ce-advanced-cost-analysis.html](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/cost-management/latest/userguide/ce-advanced-cost-analysis.html)

You can now enable up to 38 months of multi-year data (at monthly granularity) and more granular data (at hourly and daily granularity) for the previous 14 days.New AWS Cost Anomaly Detection anomaly monitors limit[https://docs.aws.amazon.com/cost-management/latest/userguide/management-limits.html#limits-ad](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/cost-management/latest/userguide/management-limits.html#limits-ad)

Increased the number of anomaly monitors you can create for other monitor types (linked account, cost category, cost allocation tag).New AWS Cost Anomaly Detection configuration by default[https://docs.aws.amazon.com/cost-management/latest/userguide/getting-started-ad.html](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/cost-management/latest/userguide/getting-started-ad.html)

Added automatic configuration of AWS Cost Anomaly Detection for all new AWS Cost Explorer users.New AWS Cost Anomaly Detection percentage-based thresholds[https://docs.aws.amazon.com/cost-management/latest/userguide/getting-started-ad.html](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/cost-management/latest/userguide/getting-started-ad.html)

Added support for percentage-based thresholds in AWS Cost Anomaly Detection for anomaly alerting.New AWS Cost Anomaly Detection details in alert notifications[https://docs.aws.amazon.com/cost-management/latest/userguide/getting-started-ad.html](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/cost-management/latest/userguide/getting-started-ad.html)

Added important details such as account name, monitor name, and monitor type in alert emails, the console, and notifications sent through SNS to Slack or Chime.New templates and tutorials in AWS Budgets[https://docs.aws.amazon.com/cost-management/latest/userguide/budgets-create.html](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/cost-management/latest/userguide/budgets-create.html)

Added a new feature to create a budget using a template with recommended configurations as well as walk-through tutorials to learn about creating different kinds of budgets.New AWS Cost Anomaly Detection history values[https://docs.aws.amazon.com/cost-management/latest/userguide/getting-started-ad.html](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/cost-management/latest/userguide/getting-started-ad.html)

Added information about new values in the AWS Cost Anomaly Detection history tab into the AWS Cost Management guide to align with the console.New split-view panel in AWS Budgets[https://docs.aws.amazon.com/cost-management/latest/userguide/budgets-view.html](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/cost-management/latest/userguide/budgets-view.html)

Added a new feature to enhance the console experience by adding a split-view panel that allows you to view budget details without leaving the Budgets Overview page.New AWS Cost Management guide[https://docs.aws.amazon.com/cost-management/latest/userguide/what-is-costmanagement.html](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/cost-management/latest/userguide/what-is-costmanagement.html)

Split the Billing and Cost Management user guide and aligned the feature details into the Billing guide and AWS Cost Management guide to align with the console.New AWS Cost Anomaly Detection[https://docs.aws.amazon.com/awsaccountbilling/latest/aboutv2/manage-ad.html](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/awsaccountbilling/latest/aboutv2/manage-ad.html)

Added a new AWS Cost Anomaly Detection feature that uses machine learning to continuously monitor your cost and usage to detect unusual spends.New Budget Actions[https://docs.aws.amazon.com/awsaccountbilling/latest/aboutv2/budgets-controls.html](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/awsaccountbilling/latest/aboutv2/budgets-controls.html)

Added a new AWS Budgets actions feature to run an action on your behalf when a budget exceeds a certain cost or usage threshold.New Purchase Order Management[https://docs.aws.amazon.com/awsaccountbilling/latest/aboutv2/manage-purchaseorders.html](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/awsaccountbilling/latest/aboutv2/manage-purchaseorders.html)

Added a new purchase order feature to configure how your purchases are reflected on your invoices.New China bank redirect payment method[https://docs.aws.amazon.com/awsaccountbilling/latest/aboutv2/manage-cny-payment.html](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/awsaccountbilling/latest/aboutv2/manage-cny-payment.html)

Added a new payment method that allows China CNY customers using AWS to pay their overdue payments using China Bank Redirect.New security chapter[https://docs.aws.amazon.com/awsaccountbilling/latest/aboutv2/security.html](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/awsaccountbilling/latest/aboutv2/security.html)

Added a new security chapter that provides information about various security controls. Former "Controlling Access" chapter contents have been migrated here.New reporting method using AWS Budgets[https://docs.aws.amazon.com/awsaccountbilling/latest/aboutv2/budgets-sns-policy.html](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/awsaccountbilling/latest/aboutv2/budgets-sns-policy.html)

Added a new reporting functionality using AWS Budgets reports.Added normalized units to AWS Cost Explorer[https://docs.aws.amazon.com/awsaccountbilling/latest/aboutv2/ce-default-reports.html](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/awsaccountbilling/latest/aboutv2/ce-default-reports.html)

AWS Cost Explorer reports now include normalized units.New payment behavior[https://docs.aws.amazon.com/awsaccountbilling/latest/aboutv2/edit-aispl-payment-method.html#aispl-enable-recurring](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/awsaccountbilling/latest/aboutv2/edit-aispl-payment-method.html#aispl-enable-recurring)

AWS India customers can now enable the auto-charge ability for their payments.Updated the AWS Cost Explorer UI[https://docs.aws.amazon.com/awsaccountbilling/latest/aboutv2/ce-exploring-data.html](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/awsaccountbilling/latest/aboutv2/ce-exploring-data.html)

Updated the AWS Cost Explorer UI.Added budget history[https://docs.aws.amazon.com/awsaccountbilling/latest/aboutv2/budgets-view.html](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/awsaccountbilling/latest/aboutv2/budgets-view.html)

Added the ability to see the history of a budget.Expanded budget services[https://docs.aws.amazon.com/awsaccountbilling/latest/aboutv2/budgets-managing-costs.html](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/awsaccountbilling/latest/aboutv2/budgets-managing-costs.html)

Expanded RI budgets to Amazon OpenSearch Service.Added a new payment method[https://docs.aws.amazon.com/awsaccountbilling/latest/aboutv2/manage-debit-emea.html](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/awsaccountbilling/latest/aboutv2/manage-debit-emea.html)

Added the SEPA Direct Debit payment method.Redesigned budget experience[https://docs.aws.amazon.com/awsaccountbilling/latest/aboutv2/budgets-create.html](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/awsaccountbilling/latest/aboutv2/budgets-create.html)

Updated the budget UI and workflow.New Reserved Instance recommendation columns[https://docs.aws.amazon.com/awsaccountbilling/latest/aboutv2/ri-recommendations.html#saving-rex](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/awsaccountbilling/latest/aboutv2/ri-recommendations.html#saving-rex)

Added new columns to the AWS Cost Explorer RI recommendations.Added a new Reserved Instance report[https://docs.aws.amazon.com/awsaccountbilling/latest/aboutv2/ce-default-reports.html](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/awsaccountbilling/latest/aboutv2/ce-default-reports.html)

Expanded RI reports to Amazon OpenSearch Service.AWS Cost Explorer walkthrough[https://docs.aws.amazon.com/awsaccountbilling/latest/aboutv2/ce-getting-started.html](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/awsaccountbilling/latest/aboutv2/ce-getting-started.html)

AWS Cost Explorer now provides a walkthrough for the most common functionality.Added a new payment method[https://docs.aws.amazon.com/awsaccountbilling/latest/aboutv2/manage-debit.html](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/awsaccountbilling/latest/aboutv2/manage-debit.html)

Added the ACH Direct Debit payment method.Added RI purchase recommendations for additional services[https://docs.aws.amazon.com/awsaccountbilling/latest/aboutv2/ri-recommendations.html](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/awsaccountbilling/latest/aboutv2/ri-recommendations.html)

Added RI purchase recommendations for additional services in AWS Cost Explorer.Added RI purchase recommendations for linked accounts[https://docs.aws.amazon.com/awsaccountbilling/latest/aboutv2/ri-recommendations.html](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/awsaccountbilling/latest/aboutv2/ri-recommendations.html)

Added RI purchase recommendations for linked accounts in AWS Cost Explorer.Added AWS CloudFormation for budgets[https://docs.aws.amazon.com/AWSCloudFormation/latest/UserGuide/aws-resource-budgets-budget.html](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/AWSCloudFormation/latest/UserGuide/aws-resource-budgets-budget.html)

Added Budgets templates for AWS CloudFormation.Updated RI allocation behavior for linked accounts[https://docs.aws.amazon.com/awsaccountbilling/latest/aboutv2/con-bill-blended-rates.html#Instance_Reservations](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/awsaccountbilling/latest/aboutv2/con-bill-blended-rates.html#Instance_Reservations)

Updated the RI allocation behavior size-flexible RI for linked accounts.RI coverage alerts[https://docs.aws.amazon.com/awsaccountbilling/latest/aboutv2/budgets-create.html](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/awsaccountbilling/latest/aboutv2/budgets-create.html)

Added RI coverage alerts.Unblend linked account bills

Linked account bills no longer show the blended rate for the organization.Added Amazon RDS recommendations to AWS Cost Explorer[https://docs.aws.amazon.com/awsaccountbilling/latest/aboutv2/ri-recommendations.html](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/awsaccountbilling/latest/aboutv2/ri-recommendations.html)

Added Amazon RDS Recommendations to AWS Cost Explorer.Added a new AWS Cost Explorer dimension and AWS Cost and Usage Reports line item

Added a new AWS Cost Explorer dimension and AWS Cost and Usage Reports line item.Added purchase recommendations to the AWS Cost Explorer API[https://docs.aws.amazon.com/aws-cost-management/latest/APIReference/API_GetReservationPurchaseRecommendation.html](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/aws-cost-management/latest/APIReference/API_GetReservationPurchaseRecommendation.html)

Added access to the Amazon EC2 Reserved Instance (RI) purchase recommendations via the AWS Cost Explorer API.Added RI coverage for Amazon RDS, Amazon Redshift, and ElastiCache[https://docs.aws.amazon.com/awsaccountbilling/latest/aboutv2/cost-explorer-new-report.html#ce-coverage-views](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/awsaccountbilling/latest/aboutv2/cost-explorer-new-report.html#ce-coverage-views)

Reserved Instance (RI) coverage for Amazon RDS, Amazon Redshift, and ElastiCache .Added RI coverage to the AWS Cost Explorer API[https://docs.aws.amazon.com/aws-cost-management/latest/APIReference/API_GetReservationCoverage.html](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/aws-cost-management/latest/APIReference/API_GetReservationCoverage.html)

Added `GetReservationCoverage` to the AWS Cost Explorer API.AWS Cost Explorer API[https://docs.aws.amazon.com/aws-cost-management/latest/APIReference/Welcome.html](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/aws-cost-management/latest/APIReference/Welcome.html)

Enabled programmatic access to AWS Cost Explorer via API.RI recommendations[https://docs.aws.amazon.com/awsaccountbilling/latest/aboutv2/ri-recommendations.html](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/awsaccountbilling/latest/aboutv2/ri-recommendations.html)

Added RI recommendations based on previous usage.Added RI reports[https://docs.aws.amazon.com/awsaccountbilling/latest/aboutv2/cost-explorer-new-report.html](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/awsaccountbilling/latest/aboutv2/cost-explorer-new-report.html)

Expanded RI reports to Amazon RDS, Redshift, and ElastiCache.RI utilization alerts for additional services[https://docs.aws.amazon.com/awsaccountbilling/latest/aboutv2/budgets-create.html](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/awsaccountbilling/latest/aboutv2/budgets-create.html)

Added notifications for additional services.Discount sharing preferences[https://docs.aws.amazon.com/awsaccountbilling/latest/aboutv2/ri-turn-off.html](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/awsaccountbilling/latest/aboutv2/ri-turn-off.html)

Updated preferences so that AWS credits and RI discount sharing can be turned off.RI utilization alerts[https://docs.aws.amazon.com/awsaccountbilling/latest/aboutv2/budgets-managing-costs.html](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/awsaccountbilling/latest/aboutv2/budgets-managing-costs.html)

Added notifications for when RI utilization drops below a preset percentage-based threshold.Updated AWS Cost Explorer UI[https://docs.aws.amazon.com/awsaccountbilling/latest/aboutv2/ce-what-is.html](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/awsaccountbilling/latest/aboutv2/ce-what-is.html)

Released a new AWS Cost Explorer UI.AWS Marketplace data integration

Added AWS Marketplace so that customers can see their data reflected in all billing artifacts, including the Bills page, AWS Cost Explorer, and more.Linked account access and usage type groups in budgets[https://docs.aws.amazon.com/awsaccountbilling/latest/aboutv2/budgets-create.html](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/awsaccountbilling/latest/aboutv2/budgets-create.html)

Added support for creating cost and usage budgets based on specific usage types and usage type groups, and extended budget creation capabilities to all account types.Added AWS Cost Explorer advanced options[https://docs.aws.amazon.com/awsaccountbilling/latest/aboutv2/advanced.html](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/awsaccountbilling/latest/aboutv2/advanced.html)

You can now filter AWS Cost Explorer reports by additional advanced options, such as refunds, credits, RI upfront fees, RI recurring charges, and support charges.Added a AWS Cost Explorer report[https://docs.aws.amazon.com/awsaccountbilling/latest/aboutv2/cost-explorer-new-report.html#ce-coverage-views](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/awsaccountbilling/latest/aboutv2/cost-explorer-new-report.html#ce-coverage-views)

You can now track your Reserved Instance (RI) coverage in AWS Cost Explorer.Added AWS Cost Explorer filters[https://docs.aws.amazon.com/awsaccountbilling/latest/aboutv2/selectdim.html#filtergrouptypes](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/awsaccountbilling/latest/aboutv2/selectdim.html#filtergrouptypes)

You can now filter AWS Cost Explorer reports by tenancy, platform, and the Amazon EC2 Spot and Scheduled Reserved Instance purchase options.AWS Cost Explorer and budgets for AWS India[https://docs.aws.amazon.com/awsaccountbilling/latest/aboutv2/monitoring-costs.html](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/awsaccountbilling/latest/aboutv2/monitoring-costs.html)

AWS India users can now use AWS Cost Explorer and budgets.Added grouping for AWS Cost Explorer usage types[https://docs.aws.amazon.com/awsaccountbilling/latest/aboutv2/groupdata.html](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/awsaccountbilling/latest/aboutv2/groupdata.html)

AWS Cost Explorer supports grouping for both cost and usage data, enabling customers to identify their cost drivers by cross-referencing their cost and usage charts.Added a AWS Cost Explorer report[https://docs.aws.amazon.com/awsaccountbilling/latest/aboutv2/cost-explorer-new-report.html#ce-utilization-views](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/awsaccountbilling/latest/aboutv2/cost-explorer-new-report.html#ce-utilization-views)

You can now track your monthly Amazon EC2 Reserved Instance (RI) utilization in AWS Cost Explorer.Added a AWS Cost Explorer report[https://docs.aws.amazon.com/awsaccountbilling/latest/aboutv2/cost-explorer-new-report.html#ce-utilization-views](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/awsaccountbilling/latest/aboutv2/cost-explorer-new-report.html#ce-utilization-views)

You can now track your daily Amazon EC2 Reserved Instance (RI) utilization in AWS Cost Explorer. Added AWS Cost Explorer advanced options[https://docs.aws.amazon.com/awsaccountbilling/latest/aboutv2/advanced.html#show-untagged-resources](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/awsaccountbilling/latest/aboutv2/advanced.html#show-untagged-resources)

You can now exclude tagged resources from your AWS Cost Explorer reports.Expanded budget functionality[https://docs.aws.amazon.com/awsaccountbilling/latest/aboutv2/budgets-managing-costs.html](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/awsaccountbilling/latest/aboutv2/budgets-managing-costs.html)

You can now use budgets to track usage data.Expanded AWS Cost Explorer functionality[https://docs.aws.amazon.com/awsaccountbilling/latest/aboutv2/ce-what-is.html](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/awsaccountbilling/latest/aboutv2/ce-what-is.html)

You can now use AWS Cost Explorer to visualize your costs by usage type groups.Expanded AWS Cost Explorer functionality[https://docs.aws.amazon.com/awsaccountbilling/latest/aboutv2/ce-what-is.html](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/awsaccountbilling/latest/aboutv2/ce-what-is.html)

You can now use AWS Cost Explorer to visualize your costs by Amazon EC2 instance type or region. AWS Cost Explorer report manager[https://docs.aws.amazon.com/awsaccountbilling/latest/aboutv2/cost-explorer-saved-reports.html](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/awsaccountbilling/latest/aboutv2/cost-explorer-saved-reports.html)

You can now save AWS Cost Explorer queries. Budgets and forecasting[https://docs.aws.amazon.com/awsaccountbilling/latest/aboutv2/monitoring-costs.html](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/awsaccountbilling/latest/aboutv2/monitoring-costs.html)

You can now manage your AWS usage and costs using budgets and cost forecasts. Amazon Web Services India Private Limited[https://docs.aws.amazon.com/awsaccountbilling/latest/aboutv2/manage-account-payment-aispl.html](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/awsaccountbilling/latest/aboutv2/manage-account-payment-aispl.html)

You can now manage your account settings and payment methods for an Amazon Web Services India Private Limited (AWS India) account.Expanded AWS Cost Explorer functionality[https://docs.aws.amazon.com/awsaccountbilling/latest/aboutv2/ce-what-is.html](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/awsaccountbilling/latest/aboutv2/ce-what-is.html)

You can now use AWS Cost Explorer to visualize your costs by Availability Zone, API operation, purchase option, or multiple cost allocation tags. Preferred payment currencies[https://docs.aws.amazon.com/awsaccountbilling/latest/aboutv2/billing-what-is.html#billingfeatures](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/awsaccountbilling/latest/aboutv2/billing-what-is.html#billingfeatures)

You can now change the currency associated with your credit card. User permissions[https://docs.aws.amazon.com/awsaccountbilling/latest/aboutv2/control-access-billing.html](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/awsaccountbilling/latest/aboutv2/control-access-billing.html)

You can now enable federated users or roles to access and manage your account settings, view your bills, and perform cost management. For example, you can grant people in your finance department full access to the financial setup and control of your AWS account, without having to give them access to your production AWS environment. AWS Cost Explorer launched[https://docs.aws.amazon.com/awsaccountbilling/latest/aboutv2/ce-what-is.html](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/awsaccountbilling/latest/aboutv2/ce-what-is.html)

AWS Cost Explorer provides a visualization of your AWS costs that enables you to analyze your costs in multiple ways. Version 2.0 published for the Billing guide

The *AWS Billing User Guide* has been reorganized and rewritten to use the new Billing and Cost Management console. 

The following table describes the documentation for this release of the AWS Cost Management console.

| Change | Description | Date | 
| --- |--- |--- |
| [Updated AWS managed policies](#doc-history) | Updated the following managed policies.  [AWSBudgetsActions\$1RolePolicyForResourceAdministrationWithSSM](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/cost-management/latest/userguide/billing-permissions-ref.html#budget-managedIAM-SSM)   | April 7, 2026 | 
| [Launching user attributes for cost allocation](/awsaccountbilling/latest/aboutv2/user-attributes-cost-allocation.html) | User attributes for cost allocation enables you to allocate costs based on user attributes from AWS IAM Identity Center. Introduced the following managed policy: [AWSUserAttributeCostAllocationPolicy](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/cost-management/latest/userguide/security-iam_gs.html#security-iam-awsmanpol-AWSUserAttributeCostAllocationPolicy). | December 15, 2025 | 
| [Launching Cost efficiency metric in Cost Optimization Hub](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/cur/latest/userguide/coh-cost-efficiency.html) | Cost efficiency is a metric that measures how effectively a customer is optimizing their AWS cloud resources. | November 19, 2025 | 
| [AWS Cost Anomaly Detection expands AWS managed monitoring](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/cost-management/latest/userguide/getting-started-ad.html) | AWS Cost Anomaly Detection now enables you to monitor all linked accounts, cost allocation tags, or cost categories with a single AWS managed monitor. | November 19, 2025 | 
| [Enhanced cost management capabilities in Amazon Q](#doc-history) | Amazon Q now provides enhanced cost management capabilities, including improved analytical capabilities and additional service integrations. | November 18, 2025 | 
| [Launched pricing capabilities in Amazon Q Developer](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/cost-management/latest/userguide/ce-cost-analysis-q.html) | You can use Amazon Q Developer, the generative AI assistant for AWS, to understand service pricing and estimate the cost of new workloads. | October 8, 2025 | 
| [AWS Billing and Cost Management Dashboards](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/cost-management/latest/userguide/dashboards.html) | Added AWS Billing and Cost Management Dashboards to create customized views combining AWS cost and usage data in a single page. You can now add multiple visualization widgets and share dashboards across accounts. | August 19, 2025 | 
| [Updated AWS managed policies](#doc-history) | Updated the following managed policies.  [AWSBudgetsActionsWithAWSResourceControlAccess](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/cost-management/latest/userguide/billing-permissions-ref.html#budget-managedIAM-full)   [AWSBudgetsReadOnlyAccess](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/cost-management/latest/userguide/billing-permissions-ref.html#budget-managedIAM-read-only)   | August 15, 2025 | 
| [Updated AWS managed policies](#doc-history) | Updated the following managed policies.  [AWSBudgetsActionsWithAWSResourceControlAccess](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/cost-management/latest/userguide/billing-permissions-ref.html#budget-managedIAM-full)   [AWSBudgetsReadOnlyAccess](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/cost-management/latest/userguide/billing-permissions-ref.html#budget-managedIAM-read-only)   | August 15, 2025 | 
| [AWS Billing and Cost Management Recommended Actions](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/cost-management/latest/userguide/recommended-action-types.html) | Added 6 new recommended actions to the existing list of 15 recommended actions in the console. All recommended actions are now categorized as critical, advisory, or informational, enabling you to prioritize and resolve any identified billing issues. | August 15, 2025 | 
| [Added the ability to create budgets with billing views](#doc-history) | You can create budgets based on billing views from your own account or from billing views that have been shared with you.  [Viewing and creating budgets using billing views](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/cost-management/latest/userguide/access-data-budgets.html)   [BudgetsServiceRolePolicy](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/cost-management/latest/userguide/billing-permissions-ref.html#budget-managedIAM-billing-view)   | August 6, 2025 | 
| [Updated AWS managed policy](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/cost-management/latest/userguide/billing-permissions-ref.html#cost-optimization-hub-managedIAM) | Cost Optimization Hub updated the CostOptimizationHubServiceRolePolicy. | July 23, 2025 | 
| [Launched cost optimization capability in Amazon Q Developer](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/cost-management/latest/userguide/ce-cost-analysis-q.html) | You can use Amazon Q Developer, the generative AI assistant for AWS, to identify cost-saving opportunities from Cost Optimization Hub, AWS Compute Optimizer, and Savings Plans and reservation recommendations. | June 2, 2025 | 
| [Added Amazon Aurora recommendations to Cost Optimization Hub](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/cost-management/latest/userguide/coh-optimization-strategies.html) | Cost Optimization Hub supports instance and cluster storage recommendations for Amazon Aurora databases | June 2, 2025 | 
| [In-console AWS Pricing Calculator](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/cost-management/latest/userguide/pricing-calculator.html) | Added a new in-console Pricing Calculator feature that enables you to estimate your planned cloud costs using your discount and purchase commitments. | May 29, 2025 | 
| [New Cost Comparison in AWS Cost Explorer](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/cost-management/latest/userguide/ce-cost-comparison.html) | Added the capability for customers to gain insights into monthly cost changes across their organization and identify key drivers of spending changes. | May 28, 2025 | 
| [Added commitment preferences in Cost Optimization Hub](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/cost-management/latest/userguide/coh-preferences.html) | Added the capability to customize preferred term length and payment options for reservations and Savings Plans recommendations. | May 28, 2025 | 
| [Advanced alerting through AWS User Notifications in AWS Cost Anomaly Detection](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/cost-management/latest/userguide/cad-eventbridge.html) | Added the capability for customers to create enhanced alerting capabilities in the AWS User Notifications console. | May 20, 2025 | 
| [Added new features in AWS Budgets](#doc-history) | Added new [budget filtering capabilities](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/cost-management/latest/userguide/budgets-create-filters.html) and [cost metrics](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/cost-management/latest/userguide/create-cost-budget.html) to better track and manage your costs. | April 29, 2025 | 
| [Added MemoryDB and DynamoDB reservation recommendations to Cost Optimization Hub](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/cost-management/latest/userguide/coh-optimization-strategies.html) | Added cost optimization recommendations for MemoryDB reserved instances and DynamoDB reserved capacity. | April 8, 2025 | 
| [Added EC2 Auto Scaling group recommendations to Cost Optimization Hub](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/cost-management/latest/userguide/coh-optimization-strategies.html) | Added cost optimization recommendations for EC2 Auto Scaling groups, including those with single and mixed instance types. | February 6, 2025 | 
| [New Billing View](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/cost-management/latest/userguide/billing-view.html) | Added a new Billing View feature that allows you to share visibility to cloud finance data, enabling teams to access relevant cost management data across multiple member accounts. | December 20, 2024 | 
| [Launched cost analysis capability in Amazon Q Developer (GA)](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/cost-management/latest/userguide/ce-cost-analysis-q.html) | You can use Amazon Q Developer, the generative AI assistant for AWS, to retrieve and analyze your cost data from AWS Cost Explorer. | November 26, 2024 | 
| [Enhanced root cause analysis in AWS Cost Anomaly Detection](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/cost-management/latest/userguide/getting-started-ad.html#detector-history-values) | Added the capability for faster anomaly resolution with enhanced root cause analysis in AWS Cost Anomaly Detection. | November 24, 2024 | 
| [In-console AWS Pricing Calculator (Preview)](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/cost-management/latest/userguide/pricing-calculator.html) | Added a new in-console Pricing Calculator feature that enables you to estimate your planned cloud costs using your discount and purchase commitments. | November 22, 2024 | 
| [Added DynamoDB reservation recommendations to Cost Explorer](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/cost-management/latest/userguide/ri-recommendations.html) | You can purchase recommendations for Amazon DynamoDB reserved capacity, allowing you to cover your provisioned capacity with reserved capacity at a discounted rate. | September 18, 2024 | 
| [Added delegated administrator for Cost Optimization Hub](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/cost-management/latest/userguide/coh-delegated-admin.html) | You can delegate a member account in your organization as an administrator for Cost Optimization Hub. | August 6, 2024 | 
| [Updated AWS managed policy](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/cost-management/latest/userguide/billing-permissions-ref.html#cost-optimization-hub-managedIAM) | Cost Optimization Hub updated the CostOptimizationHubServiceRolePolicy. | July 5, 2024 | 
| [Updated AWS managed policy](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/cost-management/latest/userguide/billing-permissions-ref.html#budget-managedIAM-read-only) | Updated the AWSBudgetsReadOnlyAccess policy. | June 17, 2024 | 
| [Added AWS managed policy](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/cost-management/latest/userguide/billing-permissions-ref.html#data-exports-managedIAM) | Data Exports added the AWSBCMDataExportsServiceRolePolicy. | June 10, 2024 | 
| [Launched cost analysis capability in Amazon Q (preview)](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/cost-management/latest/userguide/ce-cost-analysis-q.html) | You can use Amazon Q, the generative AI assistant for AWS, to retrieve and analyze your cost data from AWS Cost Explorer. | April 29, 2024 | 
| [Added AWS managed policy](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/cost-management/latest/userguide/billing-permissions-ref.html#split-cost-allocation-data-managedIAM) | Split cost allocation data added the SplitCostAllocationDataServiceRolePolicy. | April 16, 2024 | 
| [Updated AWS managed policy](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/cost-management/latest/userguide/billing-permissions-ref.html#budget-managedIAM-SSM) | Updated the AWSBudgetsActions\$1RolePolicyForResourceAdministrationWithSSM policy. | December 14, 2023 | 
| [Updated AWS managed policies](#doc-history) | Cost Optimization Hub updated the following two managed policies:  [CostOptimizationHubReadOnlyAccess](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/cost-management/latest/userguide/billing-permissions-ref.html#cost-optimization-hub-read-only)   [CostOptimizationHubAdminAccess](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/cost-management/latest/userguide/billing-permissions-ref.html#cost-optimization-hub-admin)   | December 14, 2023 | 
| [Updated documentation](#doc-history) | For an overview of your AWS cloud financial management data, use the AWS Billing and Cost Management widgets on the Billing and Cost Management home page.See the following updates:  [Using the AWS Billing and Cost Management home page](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/cost-management/latest/userguide/view-billing-dashboard.html)   [Understanding the differences between AWS Billing data and AWS Cost Explorer data](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/cost-management/latest/userguide/differences-billing-data-cost-explorer-data.html)   | November 26, 2023 | 
| [New Cost Optimization Hub](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/cost-management/latest/userguide/cost-optimization-hub.html) | Added a new Cost Optimization Hub feature that helps you consolidate and prioritize cost optimization recommendations across your AWS accounts and AWS Regions. | November 26, 2023 | 
| [Added AWS managed policy](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/cost-management/latest/userguide/billing-permissions-ref.html#cost-optimization-hub-managedIAM) | Cost Optimization Hub added the CostOptimizationHubServiceRolePolicy. | November 26, 2023 | 
| [Updated documentation](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/cost-management/latest/userguide/migrate-security-iam-tool.html) | Updated information about how to use the affected IAM policies tool. | November 17, 2023 | 
| [Added multi-year and granular data to Cost Explorer](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/cost-management/latest/userguide/ce-advanced-cost-analysis.html) | You can now enable up to 38 months of multi-year data (at monthly granularity) and more granular data (at hourly and daily granularity) for the previous 14 days. | November 16, 2023 | 
| [New AWS Cost Anomaly Detection anomaly monitors limit](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/cost-management/latest/userguide/management-limits.html#limits-ad) | Increased the number of anomaly monitors you can create for other monitor types (linked account, cost category, cost allocation tag). | September 12, 2023 | 
| [New AWS Cost Anomaly Detection configuration by default](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/cost-management/latest/userguide/getting-started-ad.html) | Added automatic configuration of AWS Cost Anomaly Detection for all new AWS Cost Explorer users. | March 27, 2023 | 
| [New AWS Cost Anomaly Detection percentage-based thresholds](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/cost-management/latest/userguide/getting-started-ad.html) | Added support for percentage-based thresholds in AWS Cost Anomaly Detection for anomaly alerting. | December 15, 2022 | 
| [New AWS Cost Anomaly Detection details in alert notifications](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/cost-management/latest/userguide/getting-started-ad.html) | Added important details such as account name, monitor name, and monitor type in alert emails, the console, and notifications sent through SNS to Slack or Chime. | December 8, 2022 | 
| [New templates and tutorials in AWS Budgets](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/cost-management/latest/userguide/budgets-create.html) | Added a new feature to create a budget using a template with recommended configurations as well as walk-through tutorials to learn about creating different kinds of budgets. | September 27, 2022 | 
| [New AWS Cost Anomaly Detection history values](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/cost-management/latest/userguide/getting-started-ad.html) | Added information about new values in the AWS Cost Anomaly Detection history tab into the AWS Cost Management guide to align with the console. | August 16, 2022 | 
| [New split-view panel in AWS Budgets](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/cost-management/latest/userguide/budgets-view.html) | Added a new feature to enhance the console experience by adding a split-view panel that allows you to view budget details without leaving the Budgets Overview page. | June 15, 2022 | 
| [New AWS Cost Management guide](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/cost-management/latest/userguide/what-is-costmanagement.html) | Split the Billing and Cost Management user guide and aligned the feature details into the Billing guide and AWS Cost Management guide to align with the console. | October 20, 2021 | 
| [New AWS Cost Anomaly Detection](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/awsaccountbilling/latest/aboutv2/manage-ad.html) | Added a new AWS Cost Anomaly Detection feature that uses machine learning to continuously monitor your cost and usage to detect unusual spends. | December 16, 2020 | 
| [Updated AWS managed policies](#doc-history) | Cost Optimization Hub updated the following two managed policies:  [CostOptimizationHubReadOnlyAccess](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/cost-management/latest/userguide/billing-permissions-ref.html#cost-optimization-hub-read-only)   [CostOptimizationHubAdminAccess](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/cost-management/latest/userguide/billing-permissions-ref.html#cost-optimization-hub-admin)   | November 19, 2020 | 
| [Launched RI/SP Sharing in AWS Pricing Calculator](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/cost-management/latest/userguide/pc-bill-estimate.html) | You can specify a group sharing preference in Bill Estimates for designating reserved instance and savings plans sharing settings. | November 19, 2020 | 
| [New Purchase Order Management](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/awsaccountbilling/latest/aboutv2/manage-purchaseorders.html) | Added a new purchase order feature to configure how your purchases are reflected on your invoices. | October 15, 2020 | 
| [New Budget Actions](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/awsaccountbilling/latest/aboutv2/budgets-controls.html) | Added a new AWS Budgets actions feature to run an action on your behalf when a budget exceeds a certain cost or usage threshold. | October 15, 2020 | 
| [New China bank redirect payment method](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/awsaccountbilling/latest/aboutv2/manage-cny-payment.html) | Added a new payment method that allows China CNY customers using AWS to pay their overdue payments using China Bank Redirect. | February 20, 2020 | 
| [New security chapter](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/awsaccountbilling/latest/aboutv2/security.html) | Added a new security chapter that provides information about various security controls. Former "Controlling Access" chapter contents have been migrated here. | February 6, 2020 | 
| [New reporting method using AWS Budgets](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/awsaccountbilling/latest/aboutv2/budgets-sns-policy.html) | Added a new reporting functionality using AWS Budgets reports. | June 27, 2019 | 
| [Added normalized units to AWS Cost Explorer](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/awsaccountbilling/latest/aboutv2/ce-default-reports.html) | AWS Cost Explorer reports now include normalized units. | February 5, 2019 | 
| [New payment behavior](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/awsaccountbilling/latest/aboutv2/edit-aispl-payment-method.html#aispl-enable-recurring) | AWS India customers can now enable the auto-charge ability for their payments. | December 20, 2018 | 
| [Updated the AWS Cost Explorer UI](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/awsaccountbilling/latest/aboutv2/ce-exploring-data.html) | Updated the AWS Cost Explorer UI. | November 15, 2018 | 
| [Added budget history](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/awsaccountbilling/latest/aboutv2/budgets-view.html) | Added the ability to see the history of a budget. | November 13, 2018 | 
| [Expanded budget services](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/awsaccountbilling/latest/aboutv2/budgets-managing-costs.html) | Expanded RI budgets to Amazon OpenSearch Service. | November 8, 2018 | 
| [Added a new payment method](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/awsaccountbilling/latest/aboutv2/manage-debit-emea.html) | Added the SEPA Direct Debit payment method. | October 25, 2018 | 
| [Redesigned budget experience](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/awsaccountbilling/latest/aboutv2/budgets-create.html) | Updated the budget UI and workflow. | October 23, 2018 | 
| [New Reserved Instance recommendation columns](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/awsaccountbilling/latest/aboutv2/ri-recommendations.html#saving-rex) | Added new columns to the AWS Cost Explorer RI recommendations. | October 18, 2018 | 
| [Added a new Reserved Instance report](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/awsaccountbilling/latest/aboutv2/ce-default-reports.html) | Expanded RI reports to Amazon OpenSearch Service. | October 10, 2018 | 
| [AWS Cost Explorer walkthrough](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/awsaccountbilling/latest/aboutv2/ce-getting-started.html) | AWS Cost Explorer now provides a walkthrough for the most common functionality. | September 24, 2018 | 
| [Added a new payment method](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/awsaccountbilling/latest/aboutv2/manage-debit.html) | Added the ACH Direct Debit payment method. | July 24, 2018 | 
| [Added RI purchase recommendations for additional services](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/awsaccountbilling/latest/aboutv2/ri-recommendations.html) | Added RI purchase recommendations for additional services in AWS Cost Explorer. | July 11, 2018 | 
| [Added RI purchase recommendations for linked accounts](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/awsaccountbilling/latest/aboutv2/ri-recommendations.html) | Added RI purchase recommendations for linked accounts in AWS Cost Explorer. | June 27, 2018 | 
| [Added AWS CloudFormation for budgets](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/AWSCloudFormation/latest/UserGuide/aws-resource-budgets-budget.html) | Added Budgets templates for AWS CloudFormation. | May 22, 2018 | 
| [Updated RI allocation behavior for linked accounts](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/awsaccountbilling/latest/aboutv2/con-bill-blended-rates.html#Instance_Reservations) | Updated the RI allocation behavior size-flexible RI for linked accounts. | May 9, 2018 | 
| [RI coverage alerts](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/awsaccountbilling/latest/aboutv2/budgets-create.html) | Added RI coverage alerts. | May 8, 2018 | 
| [Unblend linked account bills](#doc-history) | Linked account bills no longer show the blended rate for the organization. | May 7, 2018 | 
| [Added Amazon RDS recommendations to AWS Cost Explorer](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/awsaccountbilling/latest/aboutv2/ri-recommendations.html) | Added Amazon RDS Recommendations to AWS Cost Explorer. | April 19, 2018 | 
| [Added a new AWS Cost Explorer dimension and AWS Cost and Usage Reports line item](#doc-history) | Added a new AWS Cost Explorer dimension and AWS Cost and Usage Reports line item. | March 27, 2018 | 
| [Added purchase recommendations to the AWS Cost Explorer API](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/aws-cost-management/latest/APIReference/API_GetReservationPurchaseRecommendation.html) | Added access to the Amazon EC2 Reserved Instance (RI) purchase recommendations via the AWS Cost Explorer API. | March 20, 2018 | 
| [Added RI coverage for Amazon RDS, Amazon Redshift, and ElastiCache](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/awsaccountbilling/latest/aboutv2/cost-explorer-new-report.html#ce-coverage-views) | Reserved Instance (RI) coverage for Amazon RDS, Amazon Redshift, and ElastiCache . | March 13, 2018 | 
| [Added RI coverage to the AWS Cost Explorer API](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/aws-cost-management/latest/APIReference/API_GetReservationCoverage.html) | Added `GetReservationCoverage` to the AWS Cost Explorer API. | February 22, 2018 | 
| [RI recommendations](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/awsaccountbilling/latest/aboutv2/ri-recommendations.html) | Added RI recommendations based on previous usage. | November 20, 2017 | 
| [AWS Cost Explorer API](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/aws-cost-management/latest/APIReference/Welcome.html) | Enabled programmatic access to AWS Cost Explorer via API. | November 20, 2017 | 
| [RI utilization alerts for additional services](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/awsaccountbilling/latest/aboutv2/budgets-create.html) | Added notifications for additional services. | November 10, 2017 | 
| [Added RI reports](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/awsaccountbilling/latest/aboutv2/cost-explorer-new-report.html) | Expanded RI reports to Amazon RDS, Redshift, and ElastiCache. | November 10, 2017 | 
| [Discount sharing preferences](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/awsaccountbilling/latest/aboutv2/ri-turn-off.html) | Updated preferences so that AWS credits and RI discount sharing can be turned off. | November 6, 2017 | 
| [RI utilization alerts](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/awsaccountbilling/latest/aboutv2/budgets-managing-costs.html) | Added notifications for when RI utilization drops below a preset percentage-based threshold. | August 21, 2017 | 
| [Updated AWS Cost Explorer UI](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/awsaccountbilling/latest/aboutv2/ce-what-is.html) | Released a new AWS Cost Explorer UI. | August 16, 2017 | 
| [AWS Marketplace data integration](#doc-history) | Added AWS Marketplace so that customers can see their data reflected in all billing artifacts, including the Bills page, AWS Cost Explorer, and more. | August 10, 2017 | 
| [Linked account access and usage type groups in budgets](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/awsaccountbilling/latest/aboutv2/budgets-create.html) | Added support for creating cost and usage budgets based on specific usage types and usage type groups, and extended budget creation capabilities to all account types. | June 19, 2017 | 
| [Added AWS Cost Explorer advanced options](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/awsaccountbilling/latest/aboutv2/advanced.html) | You can now filter AWS Cost Explorer reports by additional advanced options, such as refunds, credits, RI upfront fees, RI recurring charges, and support charges. | March 22, 2017 | 
| [Added a AWS Cost Explorer report](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/awsaccountbilling/latest/aboutv2/cost-explorer-new-report.html#ce-coverage-views) | You can now track your Reserved Instance (RI) coverage in AWS Cost Explorer. | March 20, 2017 | 
| [Added AWS Cost Explorer filters](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/awsaccountbilling/latest/aboutv2/selectdim.html#filtergrouptypes) | You can now filter AWS Cost Explorer reports by tenancy, platform, and the Amazon EC2 Spot and Scheduled Reserved Instance purchase options. | March 20, 2017 | 
| [AWS Cost Explorer and budgets for AWS India](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/awsaccountbilling/latest/aboutv2/monitoring-costs.html) | AWS India users can now use AWS Cost Explorer and budgets. | March 6, 2017 | 
| [Added grouping for AWS Cost Explorer usage types](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/awsaccountbilling/latest/aboutv2/groupdata.html) | AWS Cost Explorer supports grouping for both cost and usage data, enabling customers to identify their cost drivers by cross-referencing their cost and usage charts. | February 24, 2017 | 
| [Added a AWS Cost Explorer report](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/awsaccountbilling/latest/aboutv2/cost-explorer-new-report.html#ce-utilization-views) | You can now track your monthly Amazon EC2 Reserved Instance (RI) utilization in AWS Cost Explorer. | December 16, 2016 | 
| [Added a AWS Cost Explorer report](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/awsaccountbilling/latest/aboutv2/cost-explorer-new-report.html#ce-utilization-views) | You can now track your daily Amazon EC2 Reserved Instance (RI) utilization in AWS Cost Explorer.  | December 15, 2016 | 
| [Added AWS Cost Explorer advanced options](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/awsaccountbilling/latest/aboutv2/advanced.html#show-untagged-resources) | You can now exclude tagged resources from your AWS Cost Explorer reports. | November 18, 2016 | 
| [Expanded budget functionality](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/awsaccountbilling/latest/aboutv2/budgets-managing-costs.html) | You can now use budgets to track usage data. | October 20, 2016 | 
| [Expanded AWS Cost Explorer functionality](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/awsaccountbilling/latest/aboutv2/ce-what-is.html) | You can now use AWS Cost Explorer to visualize your costs by usage type groups. | September 15, 2016 | 
| [AWS Cost Explorer report manager](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/awsaccountbilling/latest/aboutv2/cost-explorer-saved-reports.html) | You can now save AWS Cost Explorer queries.  | November 12, 2015 | 
| [Budgets and forecasting](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/awsaccountbilling/latest/aboutv2/monitoring-costs.html) | You can now manage your AWS usage and costs using budgets and cost forecasts.  | June 29, 2015 | 
| [Amazon Web Services India Private Limited](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/awsaccountbilling/latest/aboutv2/manage-account-payment-aispl.html) | You can now manage your account settings and payment methods for an Amazon Web Services India Private Limited (AWS India) account. | June 1, 2015 | 
| [Expanded AWS Cost Explorer functionality](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/awsaccountbilling/latest/aboutv2/ce-what-is.html) | You can now use AWS Cost Explorer to visualize your costs by Availability Zone, API operation, purchase option, or multiple cost allocation tags.  | February 19, 2015 | 
| [Preferred payment currencies](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/awsaccountbilling/latest/aboutv2/billing-what-is.html#billingfeatures) | You can now change the currency associated with your credit card.  | February 16, 2015 | 
| [Expanded AWS Cost Explorer functionality](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/awsaccountbilling/latest/aboutv2/ce-what-is.html) | You can now use AWS Cost Explorer to visualize your costs by Amazon EC2 instance type or region.  | January 5, 2015 | 
| [User permissions](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/awsaccountbilling/latest/aboutv2/control-access-billing.html) | You can now enable federated users or roles to access and manage your account settings, view your bills, and perform cost management. For example, you can grant people in your finance department full access to the financial setup and control of your AWS account, without having to give them access to your production AWS environment.  | July 7, 2014 | 
| [AWS Cost Explorer launched](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/awsaccountbilling/latest/aboutv2/ce-what-is.html) | AWS Cost Explorer provides a visualization of your AWS costs that enables you to analyze your costs in multiple ways.  | April 8, 2014 | 
| [Version 2.0 published for the Billing guide](#doc-history) | The *AWS Billing User Guide* has been reorganized and rewritten to use the new Billing and Cost Management console.  | October 25, 2013 |