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AI copilot that explains AWS cost changes in plain English

Rick Wise1 min read
ShowdevStartupAIAWS

I'm Rick, the solo founder of CloudWise, and I just shipped AI Copilot for AWS cost analysis.

The Problem: AWS bills are confusing. Cost Explorer shows charts, but doesn't explain WHY costs changed or HOW to fix them.

The Solution: Ask CloudWise AI questions in plain English:

  • "Why did my AWS bill increase 40% this month?"
  • "Which services are costing me the most?"
  • "How can I save $1000/month?"

The AI analyzes your actual AWS cost data and gives specific, actionable answers.

How it works:

  • Connects to your AWS account (read-only)
  • Caches cost data every 6 hours (no expensive Cost Explorer API calls)
  • Uses GPT-4 to answer questions about your costs
  • Free tier: 5 AI questions/day
  • Starter tier ($19/mo): 50 questions/day
  • Pro tier ($49/mo): 500 questions/day

Tech stack: FastAPI, Next.js, DynamoDB, OpenAI API, AWS Lambda, etc.

Try it: https://cloudcostwise.io Mobile: https://youtube.com/shorts/eQjvZ7krstQ?feature=share Desktop: https://youtu.be/4v4NGkg2VZE

I built this because I was frustrated with existing tools (CloudHealth, Vantage) that just show dashboards without explaining anything.

Would love your feedback.

What questions would you want to ask about your AWS costs?

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