Azure Monitor billing meter names
This article contains a reference of the billing meter names used by Azure Monitor in Azure Cost Management + Billing. Use this information to interpret your monthly charges for Azure Monitor.
Log data ingestion
The following table lists the meters used to bill for data ingestion in your Log Analytics workspaces, and whether the meter is regional. There's a different billing meter, MeterId in the export usage report for each region. Note that Basic Logs ingestion can be used when the workspace's pricing tier is Pay-as-you-go or any commitment tier.
| Pricing tier | ServiceName | MeterName | Regional Meter? |
|---|---|---|---|
| (any) | Azure Monitor | Basic Logs Data Ingestion | yes |
| Pay-as-you-go | Log Analytics | Pay-as-you-go Data Ingestion | yes |
| 100 GB/day Commitment Tier | Azure Monitor | 100 GB Commitment Tier Capacity Reservation | yes |
| 200 GB/day Commitment Tier | Azure Monitor | 200 GB Commitment Tier Capacity Reservation | yes |
| 300 GB/day Commitment Tier | Azure Monitor | 300 GB Commitment Tier Capacity Reservation | yes |
| 400 GB/day Commitment Tier | Azure Monitor | 400 GB Commitment Tier Capacity Reservation | yes |
| 500 GB/day Commitment Tier | Azure Monitor | 500 GB Commitment Tier Capacity Reservation | yes |
| 1000 GB/day Commitment Tier | Azure Monitor | 1000 GB Commitment Tier Capacity Reservation | yes |
| 2000 GB/day Commitment Tier | Azure Monitor | 2000 GB Commitment Tier Capacity Reservation | yes |
| 5000 GB/day Commitment Ties | Azure Monitor | 5000 GB Commitment Tier Capacity Reservation | yes |
| Per Node (legacy tier) | Insight and Analytics | Standard Node | no |
| Per Node (legacy tier) | Insight and Analytics | Standard Data Overage per Node | no |
| Per Node (legacy tier) | Insight and Analytics | Standard Data Included per Node | no |
| Standalone (legacy tier) | Log Analytics | Pay-as-you-go Data Analyzed | no |
| Standard (legacy tier) | Log Analytics | Standard Data Analyzed | no |
| Premium (legacy tier) | Log Analytics | Premium Data Analyzed | no |
| (any) | Azure Monitor | Free Benefit - Microsoft 365 Defender Data Ingestion | yes |
The Standard Data Included per Node meter is used both for the Log Analytics Per Node tier data allowance, and also the Defender for Servers data allowance, for workspaces in any pricing tier.
The Free Benefit - M365 Defender Data Ingestion meter is used to record the benefit from the Microsoft Sentinel benefit for Microsoft 365 E5, A5, F5, and G5 customers.
Other Azure Monitor logs meters
| ServiceName | MeterName | Regional Meter? |
|---|---|---|
| Log Analytics | Pay-as-you-go Data Retention | yes |
| Insight and Analytics | Standard Data Retention | no |
| Azure Monitor | Data Archive | yes |
| Azure Monitor | Search Queries Scanned | yes |
| Azure Monitor | Search Jobs Scanned | yes |
| Azure Monitor | Data Restore | yes |
| Azure Monitor | Log Analytics data export Data Exported | yes |
| Azure Monitor | Platform Logs Data Processed | yes |
Pay-as-you-go Data Retention is interactive retention for workspaces in all modern pricing tiers (Pay-as-you-go and Commitment Tiers). Standard Data Retention is interactive retention for workspaces in the legacy Per Node and Standalone pricing tiers. Data Archive is the meter for long-term data retention.
Azure Monitor metrics meters:
| ServiceName | MeterName | Regional Meter? |
|---|---|---|
| Azure Monitor | Metrics ingestion Metric samples | yes |
| Azure Monitor | Prometheus Metrics Queries Metric samples | yes |
| Azure Monitor | Native Metric Queries API Calls | yes |
| Azure Monitor | Metrics Export Metric Samples Exported | yes |
Azure Monitor alerts meters
| ServiceName | MeterName | Regional Meter? |
|---|---|---|
| Azure Monitor | Alerts Metric Monitored | no |
| Azure Monitor | Alerts Dynamic Threshold | no |
| Azure Monitor | Alerts System Log Monitored at 1 Minute Frequency | no |
| Azure Monitor | Alerts System Log Monitored at 10 Minute Frequency | no |
| Azure Monitor | Alerts System Log Monitored at 15 Minute Frequency | no |
| Azure Monitor | Alerts System Log Monitored at 5 Minute Frequency | no |
| Azure Monitor | Alerts Resource Monitored at 1 Minute Frequency | no |
| Azure Monitor | Alerts Resource Monitored at 10 Minute Frequency | no |
| Azure Monitor | Alerts Resource Monitored at 15 Minute Frequency | no |
| Azure Monitor | Alerts Resource Monitored at 5 Minute Frequency | no |
Azure Monitor web test meters
| ServiceName | MeterName | Regional Meter? |
|---|---|---|
| Azure Monitor | Standard Web Test Execution | yes |
| Application Insights | Multi-step Web Test | no |
Legacy classic Application Insights meters
| ServiceName | MeterName | Regional Meter? |
|---|---|---|
| Application Insights | Enterprise Node | no |
| Application Insights | Enterprise Overage Data | no |
Legacy Application Insights meters
Most Application Insights usage for both classic and workspace-based resources is reported on meters with Log Analytics for Meter Category because there's a single log back-end for all Azure Monitor components. Only Application Insights resources on legacy pricing tiers and multiple-step web tests are reported with Application Insights for Meter Category. The usage is shown in the Consumed Quantity column. The unit for each entry is shown in the Unit of Measure column. For more information, see Understand your Azure bill.
To separate costs from your Log Analytics and classic Application Insights usage, create a filter on Resource type. To see all Application Insights costs, filter Resource type to microsoft.insights/components. For Log Analytics costs, filter Resource type to microsoft.operationalinsights/workspaces. (Workspace-based Application Insights is all billed to the Log Analytics workspace resourced.)