> ## Documentation Index
> Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://docs-xcor.paloaltonetworks.com/llms.txt
> Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further.

# Introduction to Consumption Pricing

> Est. ~15–20 minutes. This course is a great first step in understanding Consumption Pricing in Cortex XCOR at a high level. Learn about resource pricing, the purpose of partitions and budgets, and the pages in the UI that will give you overall visibility into your organization's usage.

Est. \~15–20 minutes. This course is a great first step in understanding Consumption Pricing in Cortex XCOR at a high level. Learn about resource pricing, the purpose of partitions and budgets, and the pages in the UI that will give you overall visibility into your organization's usage.

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## Related documentation

* [Manage consumption](/control/consumption)


## Related topics

- [Licensing concepts](/administer/limits-licensing/concepts.md)
- [Introduction to PromQL](/academy/courses/introduction-to-promql.md)
- [Introduction to Observability Platform](/academy/courses/introduction-to-observability-platform.md)
- [Consumption licensing concepts](/administer/limits-licensing/concepts/consumption-licensing.md)
- [Cortex XCOR licensing](/administer/limits-licensing/licensing.md)


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