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Amazon Redshift Pricing in 2026
Usage-based
Model one continuous active period per day in AWS US East (N. Virginia).
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What drives Amazon Redshift Serverless cost
Average billed RPU use and managed storage determine this fixed-scope estimate. Actual usage and additional AWS services can change the bill.
Compute use
Average billed RPUs can change as queries and data volumes vary; the entered value is an assumption, not a performance guarantee.
Active time
More active hours and days increase RPU-hours. Each modeled run uses the published minimum duration and billing increment.
Managed storage
Billed storage depends on data retained over the month and may differ from logical source data size.
Other services
Data transfer, snapshots, and other AWS services are outside this compute-and-storage model.
Contract scope
This estimate uses the stated AWS region and on-demand public rates; commitments, credits, and taxes are excluded.
Amazon Redshift Serverless vs alternatives
Snowflake →
Consider warehouse runtime and credit pricing when a fixed compute schedule is easier to budget.
BigQuery →
Consider on-demand query pricing when billed bytes align better with your workload.
Amazon Redshift Serverless pricing FAQ
Why might my Redshift Serverless bill differ?
Actual RPU use can scale with workload. This estimate also excludes data transfer, snapshots, other AWS services, taxes, discounts, and promotional credits.
What does the compute estimate represent?
It models average billed RPUs over active time, with the published minimum and billing increment applied to each modeled run. It is not a performance forecast or a guaranteed base-capacity bill.
Does this include provisioned Redshift?
No. This estimate covers Redshift Serverless on-demand compute and managed storage in the stated AWS region. Provisioned clusters follow different pricing rules.