Saurabh Rob Dahal

Developer Advocate @ AWS

[Ali Spittel @ASpittel]

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[Saurabh Rob Dahal @robdahaldev]

@Mira__Kohli @arvtalkscloud One catch: reactivating in the same month means raising or removing the limit, so charges above the old limit stay on that month's bill. AWS covers storage like EBS and S3 while paused, with no charge when you reactivate. Data is kept 90 days, then deleted.

[Saurabh Rob Dahal @robdahaldev]

@Mira__Kohli @arvtalkscloud Spend limits: the docs don't say it's real time, and I don't want to guess on this one. Checking with the team. You can also turn on early controls that stop new launches or pause top cost drivers days before you'd reach the limit.

[Saurabh Rob Dahal @robdahaldev]

@Mira__Kohli @arvtalkscloud Following up on spend limits. Not instant: costs take a short time to calculate, so some charges can land after you hit the limit and before the pause. If the project stays paused through month end, AWS credits the extra so you pay no more than the limit.

[Saurabh Rob Dahal @robdahaldev]

@Mira__Kohli @arvtalkscloud Paused projects: the docs say resources stop and your data is kept, but they don't spell out whether storage is billed during the pause. Asking the team about that too. I'll follow up here.

[Saurabh Rob Dahal @robdahaldev]

@Mira__Kohli @arvtalkscloud Great questions. Invites: teammates get admin access to the project and every service available in it. You can't scope roles per person in the new experience. If you need full IAM, that comes with advanced features in AWS Settings (can't be undone).

[Saurabh Rob Dahal @robdahaldev]

@Paiin_ip @TheMaran what actions did you take on that account? Im curious if something caused a flag on your account to get suspended.

[Saurabh Rob Dahal @robdahaldev]

@Aperik @TheMaran Close. Your project gets one Region based on your contact address: Ohio (US), Stockholm (Europe), or Sydney (Asia Pacific). Need other Regions? Use advanced sign-up, or turn on advanced features in AWS Settings (can't be undone)

[Saurabh Rob Dahal @robdahaldev]

@LolaAyeni5 @TheMaran Good question. New customers get $100 in credits (up to $100 more by completing activities). They cover usage of eligible AWS services in your account, like Lambda, S3, or EC2. Some things aren't covered, like Savings Plans. Eligible services: https://t.co/PfQz4TDfwg

[Saurabh Rob Dahal @robdahaldev]

@Ayouboto_ @TheMaran Good question. AWS doesn't lock you into a model. You connect the coding agent you already use (Kiro, Claude Code, Cursor, Codex, or any MCP-compatible agent), and it runs on whatever model that agent uses. Were you asking about that, or about models for building AI apps?

[Saurabh Rob Dahal @robdahaldev]

@matthieunapoli Fair heads-up, thanks Matthieu. The new experience starts with the essentials, so multi-Region and full IAM aren't on by default. Need them? Use advanced sign-up, or turn on advanced features in AWS Settings (can't be undone).

[Saurabh Rob Dahal @robdahaldev]

@davidjwiner I hope you find it easier to set up your environment for your first project. Let me know if your first hour was easier and if it wasn't, i'm all ears!

[Saurabh Rob Dahal @robdahaldev]

@notloganhogg @Werner That first hour is so real. Picking from 200+ services before you've built anything is a lot. Now you start in a project, connect your coding agent in one prompt, and it can help you choose the services that fit what you're building.

[Saurabh Rob Dahal @robdahaldev]

@gregce10 Fair, real-time $ is still a gap. Two things that may cut the upkeep: Bedrock already sends token metrics (incl. cache reads/writes) to CloudWatch with no logging setup, and Cost Explorer now breaks Bedrock spend down by IAM user/role. That one lags up to 24h though.

[Saurabh Rob Dahal @robdahaldev]

@ranman @mattsgarman @awscloud That's where I see things heading as well @ranman ! With agent toolkit for aws and these ever evolving agent harnesses, the harness might just be the main control panel given agent toolkits updated skills and mcp

[Saurabh Rob Dahal @robdahaldev]

@NatashaTheRobot @mattsgarman @awscloud are you on the new signup mode with the default credits or on paid spend limit mode?

[Saurabh Rob Dahal @robdahaldev]

@rschitchat @mattsgarman @awscloud hi @rschitchat , did the random project come with any resources already in it or was it empty? If it was an empty environment, it feels like it was just a default first new project name to build on right away. Let me know if you have any other questions, happy to help!

[Matt Garman @mattsgarman]

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Can't wait to see what you build.

[Saurabh Rob Dahal @robdahaldev]

@AmalChandra97 @devagrawal09 Each app or idea gets its own project (its own AWS account) with separate costs, and on a paid plan you can set a spend limit per project.

[Saurabh Rob Dahal @robdahaldev]

@AmalChandra97 @devagrawal09 New AWS sign-up is built to get you building fast. Sign up with Google, GitHub, Apple, Amazon, or email. Most new customers don't need a credit card. You get $100 in credits, with up to $100 more.