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# Billing Considerations for Predictive AI

Predictive models in AI Models (formerly Einstein Studio) use Data 360 to ingest, query, and store data, and to create inferences. Using Data 360 services can impact the consumption of credits used for billing in these usage types.

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            <th scope="col" class="slds-cell-wrap" style="vertical-align:top;" id="d241351e52">Digital Wallet Card</th>
            <th scope="col" class="slds-cell-wrap" style="vertical-align:top;" id="d241351e55">Usage Type</th>
            <th scope="col" class="slds-cell-wrap" style="vertical-align:top;" id="d241351e58">usage type Description</th>
            <th scope="col" class="slds-cell-wrap" style="vertical-align:top;" id="d241351e61">Notes</th>
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            <td data-label="Digital Wallet Card" class="slds-cell-wrap" style="vertical-align:top;" headers="d241351e52 "><span>Data Services</span></td>

            <td data-label="Usage Type" class="slds-cell-wrap" style="vertical-align:top;" headers="d241351e55 ">Inferences</td>

            <td data-label="usage type Description" class="slds-cell-wrap" style="vertical-align:top;" headers="d241351e58 ">Usage is calculated based on the number of unique
              inferences produced by a predictive model. A single inference includes one prediction and,
              optionally, one or more prescriptions and one or more top predictors. Inferences are
              consumed for any predictive AI model used, whether internal (built in Einstein Studio AI) or
              external (Bring Your Own Model).</td>

            <td data-label="Notes" class="slds-cell-wrap" style="vertical-align:top;" headers="d241351e61 ">Credits aren't consumed for inferences in orgs that use Flex Credits for Data
              360 services.</td>

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            <td data-label="Digital Wallet Card" class="slds-cell-wrap" style="vertical-align:top;" headers="d241351e52 "><span>Data Services</span></td>

            <td data-label="Usage Type" class="slds-cell-wrap" style="vertical-align:top;" headers="d241351e55 ">Batch Data Pipeline (External Data Pipeline)</td>

            <td data-label="usage type Description" class="slds-cell-wrap" style="vertical-align:top;" headers="d241351e58 ">Usage is calculated based on the number of rows
              batch data processed by Data 360 data streams across all connectors, with the exception of
              structured data ingested via the Internal Data Pipeline.</td>

            <td data-label="Notes" class="slds-cell-wrap" style="vertical-align:top;" headers="d241351e61 ">This category is billed when training data for predictive models is ingested
              into Data 360 via a batch pipeline.</td>

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            <td data-label="Digital Wallet Card" class="slds-cell-wrap" style="vertical-align:top;" headers="d241351e52 "><span>Data Services</span></td>

            <td data-label="Usage Type" class="slds-cell-wrap" style="vertical-align:top;" headers="d241351e55 ">Streaming Data Pipeline (External Data
              Pipeline)</td>

            <td data-label="usage type Description" class="slds-cell-wrap" style="vertical-align:top;" headers="d241351e58 ">
              <p>Usage is calculated based on the number of
                rows of streaming data processed by Data 360 across all data streams with stream processing,
                with the exception of structured data ingested via the Internal Data Pipeline. </p>
              <p style="margin-bottom:0;">Data
                streams that report usage with this usage type include streams created by the Website and
                Mobile App connector and streaming ingestion API. When you use ingestion API in bulk mode,
                it uses the Batch Data Pipeline usage type instead.</p>
            </td>

            <td data-label="Notes" class="slds-cell-wrap" style="vertical-align:top;" headers="d241351e61 ">This category is billed when training data for predictive models is ingested
              into Data 360 via a streaming pipeline.</td>

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            <td data-label="Digital Wallet Card" class="slds-cell-wrap" style="vertical-align:top;" headers="d241351e52 "><span>Data Services</span></td>

            <td data-label="Usage Type" class="slds-cell-wrap" style="vertical-align:top;" headers="d241351e55 ">Batch Data Transforms</td>

            <td data-label="usage type Description" class="slds-cell-wrap" style="vertical-align:top;" headers="d241351e58 ">
              <p>Usage is calculated based on the higher of the
                number of rows read or number of rows written.</p>
              <p style="margin-bottom:0;">For incremental batch data transforms,
                after the first time a transform runs, usage is based on the number of rows that have
                changed since the previous run.</p>
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            <td data-label="Notes" class="slds-cell-wrap" style="vertical-align:top;" headers="d241351e61 ">Running a batch data transform that generates predictions also consumes credits
              in the Inferences usage type.</td>

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            <td data-label="Digital Wallet Card" class="slds-cell-wrap" style="vertical-align:top;" headers="d241351e52 "><span>Data Services</span></td>

            <td data-label="Usage Type" class="slds-cell-wrap" style="vertical-align:top;" headers="d241351e55 ">Data Federation or Sharing Rows
              Accessed</td>

            <td data-label="usage type Description" class="slds-cell-wrap" style="vertical-align:top;" headers="d241351e58 ">
              <p>For data federation, usage
                is calculated based on the number of records retrieved from the source. For a data share,
                usage is calculated based on the number of rows returned to fulfill an external data lake’s
                request. The number of rows accessed depends on the structure of the query and isn’t the
                same as the number of rows in the source data.</p>
              <p>For data sharing between Data 360 orgs,
                this usage type applies to the target org for all queries. </p>
              <p style="margin-bottom:0;">For external data shares,
                this usage type applies only to cross-cloud and cross-region queries. There’s no credit
                consumption if the query originates from the same region and the same cloud.</p>
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            <td data-label="Notes" class="slds-cell-wrap" style="vertical-align:top;" headers="d241351e61 ">This category is billed if a federated data source is queried to enhance a
              training model or generate a prediction.</td>

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            <td data-label="Digital Wallet Card" class="slds-cell-wrap" style="vertical-align:top;" headers="d241351e52 "><span>Data Services</span></td>

            <td data-label="Usage Type" class="slds-cell-wrap" style="vertical-align:top;" headers="d241351e55 ">Data Queries</td>

            <td data-label="usage type Description" class="slds-cell-wrap" style="vertical-align:top;" headers="d241351e58 ">
              <p>Usage is calculated based on the number of records
                processed. </p>
              <p style="margin-bottom:0;">The count of records processed depends on the structure of a query as well as
                other related factors such as the total number of records in the objects being
                queried.</p>
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            <td data-label="Notes" class="slds-cell-wrap" style="vertical-align:top;" headers="d241351e61 ">Data queries are used to construct a data profile for model building.</td>

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            <td data-label="Digital Wallet Card" class="slds-cell-wrap" style="vertical-align:top;" headers="d241351e52 "><span>Data Services</span></td>

            <td data-label="Usage Type" class="slds-cell-wrap" style="vertical-align:top;" headers="d241351e55 ">Storage Beyond Allocation</td>

            <td data-label="usage type Description" class="slds-cell-wrap" style="vertical-align:top;" headers="d241351e58 ">Usage is calculated based on the amount of
              storage used above the amount allocated.</td>

            <td data-label="Notes" class="slds-cell-wrap" style="vertical-align:top;" headers="d241351e61 ">&nbsp;</td>

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To estimate the number of Data 360 credits, see [Multipliers for Data 360](https://www.salesforce.com/products/platform/customer-data-cloud/services/).

For more information on how Data 360 usage is billed, refer to your contract or contact your account executive.

## Reduce Predictive AI Credit Consumption

You can lower consumption rates for predictive AI by evaluating what data you need to generate predictions and how up to date that data needs to be.

#### See Also

- [_Salesforce Help_: Monitor Model Activity](https://help.salesforce.com/s/articleView?id=data.c360_a_ai_foundation_models_configured_monitor.htm&type=5&language=en_US)