That CloudWatch Logs Insights Query Just Cost You $2.50

One click on CloudWatch Logs Insights, a few seconds waiting for results — and a bill for scanning half a terabyte of logs. Hi everyone 👋 CloudWatch Logs Insights is a genuinely convenient SQL-like log query tool. The way AWS bills for it, though, catches a lot of people off guard. 😱 The common mistake Open Logs Insights, pick a log group that’s accumulated 6 months of logs (~500 GB), type a broad search query with no explicit time range set, hit Run.