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description: "Check spend and resource status from the Verda CLI: costs per project, which instances are running, and quick health checks without opening the console."
revision_date: 04.08.2026
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# Cost & Status

The Verda CLI provides tools to estimate costs before provisioning, monitor what your running resources cost, and check your account balance.

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## Cost Estimation

#### Estimate costs before creating

Get a cost estimate before provisioning resources. The instance type (`--type`) is required:

```bash
verda cost estimate --type 1V100.6V
```

Refine the estimate with optional flags such as `--location`, `--spot`, `--os-volume`, `--storage`, and `--storage-type`:

```bash
verda cost estimate --type 1V100.6V --spot --storage 500
```

This shows projected hourly and monthly costs based on the instance type and configuration you specify.

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#### Check running costs

See what your currently running instances are costing:

```bash
verda cost running
```

This displays a breakdown of active resources and their hourly burn rate.

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#### Check account balance

View your current account balance:

```bash
verda cost balance
```

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## Status Dashboard

#### Account overview

Get a quick overview of your entire account:

```bash
verda status
```

The status dashboard shows:

* **Instance summary** — total, running, offline, provisioning, error, and spot instance counts
* **Volume summary** — total volumes and aggregate storage size
* **Financial overview** — hourly and daily burn rate, account balance, and estimated runway in days
* **Location breakdown** — resource distribution across datacenters

This is useful as a daily check or when you need a quick snapshot of your infrastructure.

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#### Output formats

All cost and status commands support JSON and YAML output for scripting:

```bash
verda status -o json
verda cost running -o yaml
```