> ## Documentation Index
> Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://docs.trace0hq.com/llms.txt
> Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further.

# Pricing

> Simple, usage-based pricing with no surprises.

Trace0 uses simple, usage-based pricing. You pay **\$0.60 per GB** of ingested data per month — nothing else. This includes 30-day retention and full access to all features. No seat fees, no per-service charges, no surprises.

## How Usage Is Calculated

Your bill is based on the volume of telemetry data (spans, logs, and metrics) sent to Trace0, at **\$0.60 per GB per month**.

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    Usage is recorded at the point data arrives at the Trace0 ingest endpoint.
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  <Card title="Before compression" icon="file-zipper">
    The uncompressed payload size is used — not the size of any transport-layer compression.
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  <Card title="After decoding protobuf" icon="binary">
    Measurement is taken after the protobuf payload is decoded, reflecting the true data volume.
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