Usage Simulator
Use this simulator to estimate how anomaly volume turns into billable intelligence usage.
Usage Simulator
Estimate how anomaly volume turns into billable intelligence usage.
Billing breakdown
What drives cost
- More runs create more opportunities for anomalies
- More anomalies per run increase total processed volume
- Higher enrichment rate increases paid intelligence usage
Key insight
Reducing cost is not about reducing traffic.
It is about reducing repeated anomalous behavior and limiting how much anomaly volume needs to enter the intelligence layer.
Assumes the first 10,000 enriched anomalies per month are free and the base paid rate is $0.001 per enriched anomaly.
What this models
This simulator estimates:
- monthly run volume
- anomaly volume
- enrichment volume
- billable anomaly count
- estimated cost
What drives cost
Cost is driven by three variables:
- total anomaly volume
- enrichment rate
- recurrence of anomalous behavior
In practice, cost is usually dominated by:
- repeated system failures
- unstable endpoints
- contract drift
How to interpret results
The simulator does not model traffic cost.
It models how much of your system behavior requires interpretation.
Two systems with identical traffic can have:
- radically different anomaly profiles
- radically different costs
Role-based interpretation
Engineering
Focus on:
- reducing noisy endpoints
- eliminating repeated anomaly patterns
- improving response correctness
👉 Goal: reduce anomaly density per run
Platform
Focus on:
- anomalies per service
- regression patterns
- system-wide anomaly distribution
👉 Goal: reduce systemic drift and instability
Finance
Focus on:
- enriched vs total anomalies
- growth of billable units
- cost predictability over time
👉 Goal: forecast usage based on system behavior, not traffic
Key insight
Reducing cost is not about reducing traffic.
It is about reducing repeated anomalous behavior.
Fixing one root issue can eliminate thousands of billable anomalies.
Assumptions
This simulator assumes:
- the first 10,000 enriched anomalies per month are free
- the base paid rate is $0.001 per enriched anomaly
- all numbers are directional planning estimates