> ## Documentation Index
> Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://docs.cloudcapital.co/llms.txt
> Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further.

# Billing & Payments — Cloud Discount

> How Cloud Discount appears on your invoices and what it applies to.

If you are a customer billed directly by Cloud Capital — rather than through the AWS Marketplace — your AWS savings are delivered as a **Cloud Discount**. This is a discount applied to your AWS usage and passed through on your monthly Cloud Capital invoice.

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## What Cloud Discount applies to

Cloud Discount is applied to all AWS usage charges with the following exceptions:

* **AWS Marketplace** charges — third-party software and services purchased through the Marketplace are excluded
* **AWS Support** charges — support plan fees are excluded regardless of tier
* **PPA / EDP spend** — any usage already covered under an AWS Private Pricing Agreement or Enterprise Discount Program cannot have Cloud Discount applied on top

Everything else — compute, storage, database, networking, and other standard AWS service usage — is eligible.

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## How it appears on your invoice

Cloud Discount appears as a **separate line item** on your monthly Cloud Capital invoice. It is not embedded within the individual service charges — your underlying AWS usage lines remain unchanged. The discount is applied and shown as a single credit line, making it straightforward to reconcile and report.

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## Related pages

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  <Card title="Billing & Payments — Marketplace" icon="aws" href="/optimization/billing-marketplace">
    How billing works for commitment-only customers using the AWS Marketplace.
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  <Card title="Savings Realisation" icon="chart-line" href="/optimization/savings-realisation">
    Track commitment performance and savings over time in the Cloud Capital app.
  </Card>

  <Card title="Guaranteed Savings Rate" icon="shield-check" href="/optimization/guaranteed-savings-rate">
    How the GSR is calculated and what it guarantees.
  </Card>

  <Card title="Commitments FAQ" icon="circle-question" href="/optimization/commitments-faq">
    Common questions about risk, billing models, and the review process.
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