Document Hosted Workflow and Agent Builder execution billing by tinnytintin10 · Pull Request #8145 · elastic/docs-content

tinnytintin10 · 2026-09-01T00:07:05Z

Summary

Add Workflow and Agent Builder executions to the ECU and billing-model documentation.
Replace the Hosted promotional-pricing language with the execution billing model.
Document Workflow execution billing, including how unsuccessful and skipped runs are handled.
Link customers to the Hosted add-ons pricing table for current rates and tiers.

Closes #8144

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Verified the allowances, tier definitions, and metering semantics against the production PLIs and related Billing implementation for the September 1 activation.
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talboren · 2026-09-02T06:23:58Z

+6. [Workflow executions](#workflow-executions)
+7. [{{agent-builder}} executions](#agent-builder-executions)


nit: why {{agent-builder}} just wonder

{{agent-builder}} is a variable that renders as "Elastic Agent Builder" in the HTML output of the docs. We use variables for Elastic product names and terms to enforce consistency across the docs.

talboren

lgtm

leemthompo

agent builder content lgtm

briannebartlett · 2026-09-02T14:34:14Z

@tinnytintin10 @talboren Can you take a look at the specifics for your areas on the hosted billing page updates?

From my perspective the changes look okay but would like your confirmation on how it's metered.

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briannebartlett · 2026-09-02T14:35:25Z

@talboren Sorry, I see you already reviewed. Ignore!

shainaraskas

approving, but please wait on review from @briannebartlett. I am particularly worried about conflating computing resources and billing dimensions (but I might be worried for nothing).

We should make sure we address the ECH pre-9.5 audience as well - see my comments below

shainaraskas · 2026-09-02T14:30:56Z

 :   An ECU is a unit of aggregate consumption across multiple resources over time.

-    Each type of computing resource (capacity, data transfer, and snapshot) that you consume has its own unit of measure. For example, capacity is measured in GB-hour, data transfer in GB, snapshot storage in GB-month and snapshot API requests in thousands of requests.
+    Each billing dimension has its own unit of measure. For example, capacity is measured in GB-hours, data transfer in GB, snapshot storage in GB-months, snapshot API requests in thousands of requests, and {{agent-builder}} and Workflows in executions.


we don't have 100% coverage on billing dimensions in this list (synthetics and inference missing at least)

other definitions use "computing resources", e.g. line 56 on this page.

Wonder if we need to split resource-based consumption and add-on usage charges or something

@tinnytintin10 this might need to be addressed before we can merge the PR.

Each product has its own unit of measure referred to as billing dimension. For example, computing resources, such as capacity is measured in GB-hours, data transfer in GB, and snapshot storage in GB-month, and snapshot API requests in thousands of requests.

Additionally, add-on features are measured in alternative billing dimensions such as Workflows and Agent Builder in executions, Managed Integrations in Integration hours, and Elastic Inference Service in tokens.

shainaraskas · 2026-09-02T14:40:27Z


-{{agent-builder}} and [Workflows](/explore-analyze/workflows.md) on {{ech}} are currently under promotional pricing and available at no additional charge.
+```{applies_to}
+stack: ga 9.5+


what happens before 9.5?

@tinnytintin10 do you know the pricing model for Agent Builder executions on ECH prior to 9.5? I don't know much about the Agent Builder side, so I'm not sure what the model looked like and who would have this information.

It was on promotional period, not metering in place

shainaraskas · 2026-09-02T14:41:09Z

+## Execution-based billing [workflows-execution-billing]
+
+```{applies_to}
+stack: ga 9.5+


same "what happens before 9.5" question

@tinnytintin10 it'd be useful to clarify the pricing model (or the absence of one) for workflows in 9.3-9.4.

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briannebartlett · 2026-09-02T15:56:54Z

@@ -58,9 +58,9 @@ Resource-based pricing
 Elastic Consumption Unit (ECU)
 :   An ECU is a unit of aggregate consumption across multiple resources over time.


An ECU is a unit of aggregate consumption across multiple resources over time.

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Update Workflow and Agent Builder billing docs for ECH billing rollout #8144

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		6. [Workflow executions](#workflow-executions)
		7. [{{agent-builder}} executions](#agent-builder-executions)

		@@ -58,9 +58,9 @@ Resource-based pricing
		Elastic Consumption Unit (ECU)
		: An ECU is a unit of aggregate consumption across multiple resources over time.

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