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Portfolio 03 · DBU reconciliation

Databricks DBU and cloud bill estimator

Join local usage rows to the one effective price interval, then reconcile DBUs with classic infrastructure or serverless included infrastructure.

Decision this answers: Which Databricks mode and commitment produces the lower auditable bill after effective-date joins and cloud pass-through charges?

Scenario

DBUs from a local export or worked scenario.

measured[2]

List, promotional effective-list, or negotiated rate for the matching interval.

negotiated[1]

Ignored by the serverless formula path.

measured[2]

Cloud disk charge for classic compute only.

measured[2]

Cloud network charge for classic compute only.

measured[2]

Billed DBUs with documented included infrastructure.

measured[2]

The complete default scenario is server rendered. Interactions stay in this browser.

Decision summary

Classic total

$1130.00exact-derived

DBUs plus VM, disk, and network.

[1][2]

Serverless total

$797.50exact-derived

DBUs only where infrastructure is included.

[1][2]

Classic infrastructure

$470.00measured

Cloud pass-through kept outside DBUs.

[2]

Mode difference

$332.50exact-derived

Absolute scenario difference; not a recommendation.

[1]
Direct-labeled result profile

The tables below are the accessible source of truth; bar lengths never carry identity alone.

Worked billing paths

CandidateUsageEffective rateInfrastructureFormulaTotalEvidence
Classic1,200 DBU$0.55/DBU override$470.00DBU + VM + disk + network$1130.00exact-derived[1][2]
Serverless1,450 DBU$0.55/DBU overrideIncludedBilled DBU only$797.50exact-derived[1][2]

Official surface versus this site

This offline workbench

The system tables expose billable usage and effective list prices. This page performs a local interval join, prevents duplicate matches, and makes classic infrastructure pass-through explicit.

Sources and methodology

Every result-affecting reference is visible here without JavaScript and is retained in the JSON export.

[1] Databricks pricing system table
Authority
Databricks
Native identifier
system.billing.list_prices
Unit
DBU effective interval
Evidence
negotiated
As of
2026-08-01
Retrieved
2026-08-01
Freshness
reference
Normalization
The explicit scenario override is joined through the documented half-open effective interval.

Open the authoritative source

[2] Databricks billable usage system table
Authority
Databricks
Native identifier
system.billing.usage
Unit
DBU usage row
Evidence
measured
As of
2026-08-01
Retrieved
2026-08-01
Freshness
reference
Normalization
Imported rows remain local; usage quantity and product metadata are preserved.

Open the authoritative source

Limits and non-claims

  • Opening prices are explicit editable overrides; import current list and contract rates for a real estimate.
  • Imported billing data never leaves the browser.
  • Cloud taxes, credits, and unsupported product-specific meters remain outside the displayed total.