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EC2 Cost Conditional Failure Patterns (Part 2)

Data strictly extracted from official AWS documentation.
Click a symptom above to view the conditional failure pattern and cost consequence.

🚨 Step 1: What specific cost anomaly are you experiencing?

Please click the most accurate description:


Quick Reference Table

#PatternVerbatim Conditional SentenceTrigger ConditionConsequence
1when‑cause"When the CPUSurplusCreditBalance value reaches 144 CPU credits..."T3/T2 Unlimited instance bursts beyond CPU credit earn limitNon‑linear surplus CPU credit charges (silent)
2if‑then"However, if there are intermediate services..."EBS Direct API routed through NAT GW / TGW / PrivateLinkUnexpected network processing & transfer charges (silent)