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Cost Optimization (40%)

This dimension scores how well your spend is aligned with actual usage. Factors include:
  • RI/Savings Plan coverage — what percentage of eligible spend is covered by commitments
  • Idle resource rate — percentage of provisioned resources with near-zero utilization
  • Waste ratio — spend on resources flagged by Trusted Advisor as underutilized
  • Tagging coverage — percentage of resources with cost allocation tags

AI Economics (30%)

This dimension scores the efficiency of your AI workloads. Factors include:
  • Token efficiency — useful output per token spent, benchmarked against task type
  • Cache utilization — whether prompt caching is enabled for repeat workloads
  • Model-task alignment — whether workloads are using the right model tier for the task
  • Error rate — percentage of API calls that fail and incur cost without producing output

Security Investment (30%)

This dimension scores how well your security spending matches your risk profile. Factors include:
  • Exposure vs investment ratio — monthly dollar exposure from open findings vs security service spend
  • Time-to-remediation — how long high-severity findings stay open
  • Finding resolution rate — percentage of flagged findings resolved within 30 days
  • Security service coverage — whether GuardDuty and Security Hub are enabled