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Accounts: Add caveats about consumption #14913

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If you're not yet a New Relic customer and want an overview of our pricing, first see [our main pricing page](https://newrelic.com/pricing). If you want more in-depth details about pricing, keep reading.

## The billing and usage UI [#usage-ui]
## See your usage in the UI [#usage-ui]

If you're a New Relic customer, the best way to understand your billing is to go to the [usage UI page](https://one.newrelic.com/admin-portal/consumption-usage/home). To find that, go to **[one.newrelic.com](https://one.newrelic.com)**, click the [user menu](/docs/accounts/accounts-billing/general-account-settings/intro-account-settings), then click **Administration**. You'll land on the **Plan & usage** UI page, which shows an overview of your usage.
If you're a New Relic customer, you can see your usage on our **Plan & usage** page. While the numbers are an approximation, you can use those views to get a general idea about how your consumption might affect your bill.

To find the usage UI, go to **[one.newrelic.com](https://one.newrelic.com)**, click the [user menu](/docs/accounts/accounts-billing/general-account-settings/intro-account-settings), and then click **Administration**. You'll land on the **Plan & usage** UI page, which shows an overview of your usage like this:
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**[one.newrelic.com](https://one.newrelic.com) > User menu > Administration > Plan & usage:** The **Plan & usage** page gives details about your usage.
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## New Relic billing factors [#how-pricing-works]

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To help you understand your [New Relic usage and billing](/docs/accounts/accounts-billing/new-relic-one-pricing-billing/new-relic-one-pricing-billing), we provide a [usage UI](/docs/accounts/accounts-billing/new-relic-one-pricing-billing/new-relic-one-pricing-billing#usage-ui) for understanding your billing-related usage. Additionally, you can run custom NRQL queries to get additional detail, and you can create alert notifications for when your usage has reached certain levels.
To help you understand your [New Relic usage and billing](/docs/accounts/accounts-billing/new-relic-one-pricing-billing/new-relic-one-pricing-billing), we provide a [usage UI](/docs/accounts/accounts-billing/new-relic-one-pricing-billing/new-relic-one-pricing-billing#usage-ui) for understanding your billing-related usage. Also, you can run custom NRQL queries to get additional detail, and you can create alert notifications for when your usage has reached certain levels.

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[new-relic.ComplexWords] Consider using 'give' or 'offer' instead of 'provide'.
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[new-relic.ComplexWords] Consider using 'more' or 'extra' instead of 'additional'.
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{"message": "[new-relic.ComplexWords] Consider using 'more' or 'extra' instead of 'additional'.", "location": {"path": "src/content/docs/accounts/accounts-billing/new-relic-one-pricing-billing/usage-queries-alerts.mdx", "range": {"start": {"line": 19, "column": 370}}}, "severity": "INFO"}

Keep the following in mind when using the usage UI or making consumption queries:

* The results are approximate and don't correspond exactly to the values used to calculate your invoice amount.

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[new-relic.ComplexWords] Consider using 'about' instead of 'approximate'.
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{"message": "[new-relic.ComplexWords] Consider using 'about' instead of 'approximate'.", "location": {"path": "src/content/docs/accounts/accounts-billing/new-relic-one-pricing-billing/usage-queries-alerts.mdx", "range": {"start": {"line": 23, "column": 19}}}, "severity": "INFO"}
* Use these tools to find and track areas of high usage.
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* Use queries to create alerts so you know if you're approaching a limit.

## Data ingest usage queries [#data-queries]

The [usage UI](/docs/accounts/accounts-billing/new-relic-one-pricing-billing/new-relic-one-pricing-billing#usage-ui) displays your data ingest over time. If you need more detail than the UI provides, you can use NRQL queries like these:
The [usage UI](/docs/accounts/accounts-billing/new-relic-one-pricing-billing/new-relic-one-pricing-billing#usage-ui) displays your data ingest over time. If you need more detail than the UI provides, you can use a variety of NRQL queries. The examples below include two data types:

* `NrConsumption`: This is useful for diving deep into the hourly details of usage. It's less helpful as a proxy for your bill.
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* `NrMTDConsumption`: This has a monthly aggregation of usage that gives you a good approximation of usage.
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