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

# Managing Costs

> Track and optimize infrastructure spending

## Current Cost

```
how much am I spending?
```

Get instant current cost breakdown.

→ [Cost Tracking](/features/cost-tracking)

## Different Time Units

```
how much per day?
```

View costs per second, hour, day, week, or month.

## Project Monthly Cost

```
project the monthly cost
```

Estimate future spending.

## Cost Breakdown

```
show me cost breakdown by service
```

See costs per component.

## Before Changes

```
how much would it cost to add 2 more instances?
```

Estimate cost impact before making changes.

## Compare Clouds

```
how much would this cost on DigitalOcean instead of AWS?
```

Compare costs across providers.

→ [Multi-Cloud Support](/features/multi-cloud)

## Compare Regions

```
which region is cheaper for this workload?
```

Find most cost-effective regions.

## Cost by Project

```
show me costs by project
```

View costs per project (when team features available).

## What Monk Tracks

**Resources:**

* Virtual machines
* Databases
* Storage
* Networking (load balancers, data transfer)
* All cloud services

**Integrations:**

* Managed databases (RDS, Cloud SQL)
* Managed services (Redis Cloud, MongoDB Atlas)
* Third-party APIs

**Accuracy:**

* Real-time pricing data
* Up-to-date rate tables
* Actual resource uptime

## Cost Optimization

**Ask for help:**

```
how can I reduce costs?
what's using the most money?
recommend cheaper alternatives
```

Monk can suggest optimizations.

## Next Steps

* [Managing Infrastructure](/prompting/managing-infrastructure) - Optimize resources
* [Scaling Resources](/prompting/scaling-resources) - Right-size infrastructure
* [Migrating Between Clouds](/prompting/migrating-between-clouds) - Move to cheaper provider