Analyze hybrid benefit

Overview

The single resource view in Cost Analyzer includes a built-in AI capability, Analyze Hybrid Benefit, available under AI Agents, that estimates the potential cost savings of applying Azure Hybrid Benefit (AHB) to an Azure resource — covering eligibility, license scope, current cost, and operational impact.

What the AI Agent analyzes

• Current HB status and eligibility based on resource type and license
• License scope and the active license type
• Current SKU, amortized cost, and estimated cost with HB applied
• CPU utilization and usage patterns
• Reservation stacking applicability
• Operational impact of enabling or changing the license

Insight breakdown

1. HB status summary

Displays the current HB status, eligibility verdict, license scope, active license type, current SKU, amortized cost for the last 30 days, and the estimated cost if HB were applied.

2. Eligibility assessment

Runs a set of Azure Hybrid Benefit checks — resource type, current HB status, OS type, and utilization — each labeled as Enabled, Not Applicable, or Review, with a risk level for each finding.

3. Cost comparison

Explains why HB is or is not applicable for the resource, with a plain-language summary of the licensing constraint and current spend context.

4. Operational impact

Describes what applying or changing HB would mean in practice — downtime risk, how to apply the license change, reservation stacking considerations, and whether rightsizing should be assessed first given the current utilization pattern.

5. Recommendation

A final verdict on whether HB applies, with the reasoning based on the active license type, current spend, and utilization.

Sample illustration

The GIF below highlight the insights provided by the AI Agent for an Azure Virtual Machine resource: