Merge pull request #6542 from msakande/freshness-manage-costs-2

AI editorial review

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articles/ai-foundry/how-to/costs-plan-manage.md

@@ -42,7 +42,7 @@ Use the [Azure pricing calculator](https://azure.microsoft.com/pricing/calculato
 
     :::image type="content" source="../media/cost-management/pricing-calculator-estimate-openai.png" alt-text="Screenshot of Azure OpenAI cost estimate in the Azure pricing calculator." lightbox="../media/cost-management/pricing-calculator-estimate-openai.png":::
 
-1. You can select more than one product to estimate costs for multiple products. For example, search for and select Virtual Machines to add potential costs for compute resources.
+1. Select more than one product to estimate costs for multiple products. For example, search for and select Virtual Machines to add potential costs for compute resources.
 
     :::image type="content" source="../media/cost-management/pricing-calculator-estimate.png" alt-text="Screenshot of total estimate in the Azure pricing calculator." lightbox="../media/cost-management/pricing-calculator-estimate.png":::
 
@@ -57,7 +57,7 @@ When you create resources for a hub, resources for other Azure services are also
 | --- | --- | 
 | [Azure AI services](https://azure.microsoft.com/pricing/details/cognitive-services/) | You pay to use services such as Azure OpenAI, Speech, Content Safety, Vision, Document Intelligence, and Language. Costs vary for each service and for some features within each service. For more information about provisioning of Azure AI services, see [Azure AI Foundry hubs](../concepts/ai-resources.md).| 
 | [Azure AI Search](https://azure.microsoft.com/pricing/details/search/) | An example use case is to store data in a [vector search index](./index-add.md). |
-| [Azure Machine Learning](https://azure.microsoft.com/pricing/details/machine-learning/) | Compute instances are needed to run [prompt flow](./prompt-flow.md) via Azure AI Foundry.<br/><br/>When you create a compute instance, the virtual machine (VM) stays on so it's available for your work.<br/><br/>Enable idle shutdown to save on cost when the VM is idle for a specified time period.<br/><br/>Or set up a schedule to automatically start and stop the compute instance to save cost when you aren't planning to use it. | 
+| [Azure Machine Learning](https://azure.microsoft.com/pricing/details/machine-learning/) | You need compute instances to run [prompt flow](./prompt-flow.md) via Azure AI Foundry.<br/><br/>When you create a compute instance, the virtual machine (VM) stays on so it's available for your work.<br/><br/>Enable idle shutdown to save on cost when the VM is idle for a specified time period.<br/><br/>Alternatively, set up a schedule to automatically start and stop the compute instance to save cost when you aren't planning to use it. | 
 | [Azure Virtual Machine](https://azure.microsoft.com/pricing/details/virtual-machines/) | Azure Virtual Machines gives you the flexibility of virtualization for a wide range of computing solutions. It supports Linux, Windows Server, SQL Server, Oracle, IBM, SAP, and more. |
 | [Azure Container Registry Basic account](https://azure.microsoft.com/pricing/details/container-registry) | Provides storage of private Docker container images, enabling fast, scalable retrieval, and network-close deployment of container workloads on Azure. |
 | [Azure Blob Storage](https://azure.microsoft.com/pricing/details/storage/blobs/) | Can be used to store Azure AI Foundry project files. |
@@ -66,7 +66,7 @@ When you create resources for a hub, resources for other Azure services are also
 
 ### Costs might accrue before deleting an Azure AI Foundry hub
 
-Before you delete a hub in the Azure portal or with Azure CLI, the following sub resources are common costs that accumulate even when you aren't actively working in the workspace. If you're planning on returning to your hub at a later time, these resources might continue to accrue costs: 
+Before you delete a hub in the Azure portal or with Azure CLI, the following sub resources are common costs that accumulate even when you aren't actively working in the workspace. If you plan to return to your hub at a later time, these resources might continue to accrue costs: 
 - Azure AI Search (for the data)
 - Virtual machines
 - Load Balancer
@@ -95,23 +95,23 @@ After you delete a hub in the Azure portal or with Azure CLI, the following reso
 
 As you use Azure AI Foundry, you incur costs. Azure resource usage unit costs vary by time intervals (seconds, minutes, hours, and days) or by unit usage (bytes, megabytes, and so on). You can see the incurred costs in [cost analysis](/azure/cost-management-billing/costs/quick-acm-cost-analysis?WT.mc_id=costmanagementcontent_docsacmhorizontal_-inproduct-learn).
 
-When you use cost analysis, you view costs in graphs and tables for different time intervals. Some examples are by day, current and prior month, and year. You also view costs against budgets and forecasted costs. Switching to longer views over time can help you identify spending trends. And you see where overspending might occur. If you create budgets, you can also easily see where they're exceeded.
+When you use cost analysis, you view costs in graphs and tables for different time intervals. Some examples are by day, current and prior month, and year. You also view costs against budgets and forecasted costs. Switching to longer views over time can help you identify spending trends so you can see where overspending might occur. If you create budgets, you can also easily see where they're exceeded.
 
 ### Monitor Azure AI Foundry costs
 
-You can get to cost analysis from the [Azure portal](https://portal.azure.com).
+You can access cost analysis from the [Azure portal](https://portal.azure.com).
 
 > [!IMPORTANT]
-> Your Azure AI foundry costs are only a subset of your overall application or solution costs. You need to monitor costs for all Azure resources used in your application or solution.
+> Your Azure AI Foundry costs are only a subset of your overall application or solution costs. You need to monitor costs for all Azure resources used in your application or solution.
 
-For the examples in this section, assume that all Azure AI Foundry Services are in the same resource group. But you can have resources in different resource groups. For example, your Azure AI Search resource might be in a different resource group than your project.
+For the examples in this section, assume that all Azure AI Foundry Services are in the same resource group. However, you can have resources in different resource groups. For example, your Azure AI Search resource might be in a different resource group than your project.
 
 Here's an example of how to monitor costs for a project. The costs are used as an example only. Your costs vary depending on the services that you use and the amount of usage.
 
 [!INCLUDE [uses-hub-only](../includes/uses-hub-only.md)]
 
 1. Sign in to [Azure AI Foundry](https://ai.azure.com/?cid=learnDocs).
-1. Select your project and then select **Management center** from the left menu. 
+1. Select your project, then select **Management center** from the left menu. 
 1. Under the **Project** heading, select **Overview**. 
 1. Select **View cost for resources** from the **Total cost** section. The [Azure portal](https://portal.azure.com) opens to the resource group for your project.
 
@@ -121,11 +121,11 @@ Here's an example of how to monitor costs for a project. The costs are used as a
 
     :::image type="content" source="../media/cost-management/project-costs/costs-per-project-resource.png" alt-text="Screenshot of the Azure portal cost analysis with the project and associated resources." lightbox="../media/cost-management/project-costs/costs-per-project-resource.png":::
 
-1. Select **Costs by resource** > **Resources**.
+1. Select **Costs by resource** > **Resources** to open the Cost analysis page.
 
     :::image type="content" source="../media/cost-management/project-costs/select-costs-per-resource.png" alt-text="Screenshot of the Azure portal cost analysis with the button to select costs by resources." lightbox="../media/cost-management/project-costs/select-costs-per-resource.png":::
 
-1. On the **Cost analysis** page where you're taken to, make sure the scope is set to your resource group. 
+1. On the **Cost analysis** page, make sure the scope is set to your resource group. 
 
     :::image type="content" source="../media/cost-management/project-costs/costs-per-resource-group-details.png" alt-text="Screenshot of the Azure portal cost analysis for a resource group." lightbox="../media/cost-management/project-costs/costs-per-resource-group-details.png":::
 
@@ -149,15 +149,15 @@ For more information, see the [Azure pricing calculator](https://azure.microsoft
 
 ### Monitor costs for models offered through the Azure Marketplace
 
-Serverless API deployments are offered through Azure Marketplace. The model publishers might apply different costs depending on the offering. Each project in Azure AI Foundry portal has its own subscription with the offering, which allows you to monitor the costs and the consumption happening on that project. Use [Microsoft Cost Management](https://azure.microsoft.com/products/cost-management) to monitor the costs:
+Azure Marketplace offers serverless API deployments. Model publishers might apply different costs depending on the offering. Each project in the Azure AI Foundry portal has its own subscription with the offering, which you can use to monitor the costs and consumption happening on that project. Use [Microsoft Cost Management](https://azure.microsoft.com/products/cost-management) to monitor the costs:
 
 1. Sign in to [Azure portal](https://portal.azure.com).
 
 1. Select the portal menu icon to open the left pane.
 
     :::image type="content" source="../media/cost-management/project-costs/portal-menu-icon.png" alt-text="Screenshot of the portal menu icon." lightbox="../media/cost-management/project-costs/portal-menu-icon.png":::
 
-1. On the left pane, select **Cost Management + Billing** and then, select **Cost Management**.
+1. On the left pane, select **Cost Management + Billing** and then select **Cost Management**.
 
 1. On the left pane, under the section for **Reporting + analytics**, select **Cost Analysis**.
 
@@ -196,9 +196,9 @@ Serverless API deployments are offered through Azure Marketplace. The model publ
 
 ## Create budgets
 
-You can create [budgets](/azure/cost-management-billing/costs/tutorial-acm-create-budgets?WT.mc_id=costmanagementcontent_docsacmhorizontal_-inproduct-learn) to manage costs and create [alerts](/azure/cost-management-billing/costs/cost-mgt-alerts-monitor-usage-spending?WT.mc_id=costmanagementcontent_docsacmhorizontal_-inproduct-learn) that automatically notify stakeholders of spending anomalies and overspending risks. Alerts are based on spending compared to budget and cost thresholds. Budgets and alerts are created for Azure subscriptions and resource groups, so they're useful as part of an overall cost monitoring strategy. 
+To manage costs, create [budgets](/azure/cost-management-billing/costs/tutorial-acm-create-budgets?WT.mc_id=costmanagementcontent_docsacmhorizontal_-inproduct-learn) and set up [alerts](/azure/cost-management-billing/costs/cost-mgt-alerts-monitor-usage-spending?WT.mc_id=costmanagementcontent_docsacmhorizontal_-inproduct-learn) that automatically notify stakeholders of spending anomalies and overspending risks. Alerts are based on spending compared to budget and cost thresholds. Create budgets and alerts for Azure subscriptions and resource groups, so they're useful as part of an overall cost monitoring strategy. 
 
-Budgets can be created with filters for specific resources or services in Azure if you want more granularity present in your monitoring. Filters help ensure that you don't accidentally create new resources that cost you more money. For more about the filter options when you create a budget, see [Group and filter options](/azure/cost-management-billing/costs/group-filter?WT.mc_id=costmanagementcontent_docsacmhorizontal_-inproduct-learn).
+Create budgets with filters for specific resources or services in Azure if you want more granularity in your monitoring. Filters help ensure that you don't accidentally create new resources that cost you more money. For more about the filter options when you create a budget, see [Group and filter options](/azure/cost-management-billing/costs/group-filter?WT.mc_id=costmanagementcontent_docsacmhorizontal_-inproduct-learn).
 
 ## Export cost data
 
@@ -209,15 +209,15 @@ You can also [export your cost data](/azure/cost-management-billing/costs/tutori
 
 Azure AI services run on Azure infrastructure that accrues costs along with Azure AI when you deploy the new resource. It's important to understand that extra infrastructure might accrue cost. You need to manage that cost when you make changes to deployed resources.
 
-When you create or use Azure AI services resources, you might get charged based on the services that you use. There are two billing models available for Azure AI services: 
+When you create or use Azure AI services resources, you might get charged based on the services that you use. Two billing models are available for Azure AI services: 
 
-- serverless API: serverless API pricing, you're billed according to the Azure AI services offering that you use, based on its billing information.
-- Commitment tiers: With commitment tier pricing, you commit to using several service features for a fixed fee, enabling you to have a predictable total cost based on the needs of your workload. You're billed according to the plan you choose. See [Quickstart: purchase commitment tier pricing](../../ai-services/commitment-tier.md) for information on available services, how to sign up, and considerations when purchasing a plan.
+- Serverless API: With serverless API pricing, you're billed according to the Azure AI services offering that you use, based on its billing information.
+- Commitment tiers: With commitment tier pricing, you commit to using several service features for a fixed fee, enabling you to have a predictable total cost based on the needs of your workload. You're billed according to the plan you choose. For information on available services, how to sign up, and considerations when purchasing a plan, see [Quickstart: purchase commitment tier pricing](../../ai-services/commitment-tier.md).
 
 > [!NOTE]
-> If you use the resource above the quota provided by the commitment plan, you'll be charged for the extra usage as per the overage amount mentioned in the Azure portal when you purchase a commitment plan. 
+> If you use the resource above the quota provided by the commitment plan, you pay for the extra usage as described in the overage amount in the Azure portal when you purchase a commitment plan. 
 
-You can pay for Azure AI services charges with your Azure Prepayment (previously called monetary commitment) credit. However, you can't use Azure Prepayment credit to pay for charges for third-party products and services including ones from Azure Marketplace.
+You can pay for Azure AI services charges with your Azure Prepayment (previously called monetary commitment) credit. However, you can't use Azure Prepayment credit to pay for charges for third-party products and services, including ones from Azure Marketplace.
 
 For more information, see the [Azure pricing calculator](https://azure.microsoft.com/pricing/calculator/).