# Pricing

The total cost to run DRAGEN somatic for IDT Custom Panels per sample is built from three components: a fixed DRAGEN solution fee, a variable cloud compute fee, and an optional Connected Insights fee for downstream interpretation and reporting.

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**iCredits.** All charges in Illumina cloud products are billed in iCredits (iCr). For planning purposes, **1 iCredit = $1 USD**.
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## Pricing Components

Pricing is calculated **per sample**. Sample size is determined by the size of the input file: samples **≤ 7 GB** are billed at the small rate, samples **> 7 GB** are billed at the large rate.

| Component                       | Type                                   | Small sample (≤ 7 GB)                                                                                               | Large sample (> 7 GB)                                                                                               |
| ------------------------------- | -------------------------------------- | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
| **DRAGEN solution**             | Fixed per-sample fee                   | 4 iCr                                                                                                               | 7 iCr                                                                                                               |
| **Cloud compute** (ICA pricing) | Variable; actual cost visible post-run | \~1.25 iCr                                                                                                          | \~3.00 iCr                                                                                                          |
| **Connected Insights**          | Optional, panel-based                  | See [ICI pricing](https://help.connected.illumina.com/connected-insights/resources-and-references/usg-introduction) | See [ICI pricing](https://help.connected.illumina.com/connected-insights/resources-and-references/usg-introduction) |
| **Estimated DRAGEN total**      | App + compute                          | **\~5.25 iCr**                                                                                                      | **\~10 iCr**                                                                                                        |

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**These totals are estimates.** Cloud compute and storage costs vary with instance configuration, output file size, and storage tier.
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### Solution Pricing Details

* **Sample size tiers.** Sample price has two variations based on the size of the input file. Samples ≤ 7 GB are considered small; samples > 7 GB are considered large.
* **Tumor-Normal (T/N) mode.** Tumor + normal is counted as **1 sample**, priced by the combined data size.
* **Germline calling on the normal (optional).** If germline calling is activated on the normal sample, the normal is billed as a **second sample** at its own size-based rate.

### ICA Compute and Storage

DRAGEN compute charges are billed per the standard Illumina Connected Analytics (ICA) rates for the fpga2 instance family, plus the DRAGEN per-Gbase license fee (with volume discounts). Output data is stored on ICA at the standard or archive storage rate of your choice.

For the most up-to-date compute and storage rates, refer to [ICA Pricing](https://help.connected.illumina.com/connected-analytics/reference/r-pricing).

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**Compute and storage costs vary** depending on the instance, output file size, and storage tier you select. Use Usage Explorer (below) to review actual charges after each run.
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## How to See Your Pricing

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**DRAGEN app and compute charges are not shown in the analysis summary.** The Analysis tab in BaseSpace Sequence Hub (BSSH) and the Analysis details page in Illumina Connected Analytics (ICA) display run status and outputs but **do not display per-analysis cost**. To review what you have been charged, use Usage Explorer.
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### Usage Explorer

[Usage Explorer](https://help.connected.illumina.com/account-management/usage-explorer) is the source of truth for tracking the DRAGEN somatic for IDT custom panels solution fees, cloud compute, and storage charges across your domain, workgroups, and ICA projects.

To access Usage Explorer:

1. Log in through the [Illumina Platform Home](https://ilmn.login.illumina.com/platform-home/#/home).
2. From the product dashboard, select **Usage Explorer**. You can also access it from the waffle menu in the top-left corner of any Illumina cloud product.

Within Usage Explorer you can:

* **Summary.** View your iCredit balance and usage for the current month, quarter, and year, plus total storage by tier.
* **Trend & Details.** Filter and group usage by workgroup, ICA project, user, or time period. Domain admins see all domain usage; workgroup or project admins see usage scoped to their workgroup or project.
* **Reports.** Download CSV reports for any date range up to three months at a time. The report breaks out **per-analysis app and compute charges** as separate line items, so you can verify exactly what each DRAGEN run cost.

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**Tip for domain admins.** Set a budget threshold and email recipients in the Summary section to receive notifications as your usage approaches the limit.
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### Detailed Usage Report Example

The report from Usage Explorer contains one row per billable event. Each DRAGEN somatic for IDT Custom Panels analysis produces **two rows**: one for the DRAGEN app fee and one for the ICA compute charge.

Below is a simplified example for a single analysis of a large sample (10.24 GB):

| Product name                     | Quantity | Price per unit (iCr) | Line total (iCr) | Category |
| -------------------------------- | -------- | -------------------- | ---------------- | -------- |
| `Dragen.Sample.IdtSomatic.Large` | 1.00     | 7.00                 | 7.00             | Compute  |
| `ICA.Compute`                    | 1.38     | 1.00                 | 1.38             | Compute  |
| **Total per analysis**           |          |                      | **8.38 iCr**     |          |

Key columns to watch for:

* **`PRODUCT_NAME`.** Identifies the charge type. `Dragen.Sample.IdtSomatic.Small` and `Dragen.Sample.IdtSomatic.Large` are the DRAGEN app fees for small (≤ 7 GB) and large (> 7 GB) samples; `ICA.Compute` is the variable compute charge.
* **`QUANTITY` × `PRICE_PER_UNIT`.** Multiply these to get the line-item charge in iCredits.
* **`USER_NAME` and `SUB_TENANT_NAME`.** Show who launched the analysis and which workgroup or ICA project it was billed to.


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