What problem does it solve? Answering MotherDuck pricing and ROI questions without hardcoding stale numbers or overpromising savings is hard. This Skill structures cost discussions around workload shape, plan fit, and verifiable public pricing so economic buyers, technical owners, and analytics leads get grounded answers. ## Core Features & Use Cases - Workload-to-Cost Mapping: Maps exploratory, BI, app-serving, and pipeline workloads to Pulse, Standard, Jumbo, Mega, and Giga instance types and plan tiers. - SQL-Based Cost Attribution: Provides ready-to-use queries over MD_INFORMATION_SCHEMA.QUERY_HISTORY and STORAGE_INFO using custom_user_agent tags and service accounts for internal chargeback. - ROI Framing Playbook: Frames value in terms of systems replaced, operational overhead removed, and delivery speed, with explicit guidance on what not to promise. - Use Case: A data lead comparing MotherDuck to an existing warehouse asks whether the Business plan fits their dashboard-heavy workload; the Skill walks through workload shape, compute attribution SQL, and ROI talking points while deferring exact numbers to the live pricing page. ## Quick Start Ask the assistant to evaluate whether MotherDuck is cost-effective for your workload, including your team size, workload type, and the system you are comparing against.
