Configure an account spend limit

task australia Updated Sep 28, 2026 1 min read configure-an-account-spend-limit.md

Create spend limits for individual consumption AI accounts.

Before you begin

You must have integrated with at least one consumption AI account. See Integrating with AI providers for more information.

Role required: ai_cost_admin

Procedure

Navigate to All > AI Cost Management > Home.
From the navigation panel of the AI Cost Management application, navigate to Settings > Spend limits.

The Account tab displays by default showing the accounts that you have integrated with. The organization-wide spend limit is derived as the total of all account spend limits.
Set an account spend limit.
1. Select the Edit icon for an account.
2. In the Edit account dialog, enter the following:

Owner	Search for and select the person who should own the spend for this account.
Spend limit	Enter a dollar amount for the monthly spend limit for this account.
Alert thresholds	Select a percentage of the spend limit that will trigger an alert when exceeded.You can create more than one threshold (limit is two). An alert is generated when each threshold is exceeded.
Notification	Select Email to have an email sent to the configured owner when the threshold is exceeded. Select in-product to have an alert displayed in the Alerts Center.

4. Select **Add**.

Result

The account shows a monthly spend limit and configured thresholds. The organization-wide spend limit updates to the new total of all account spend limits.

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title: Configure an account spend limit
description: Create spend limits for individual consumption AI accounts.
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# Configure an account spend limit

Create spend limits for individual consumption AI accounts.

## Before you begin

You must have integrated with at least one consumption AI account. See [Integrating with AI providers](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/ServiceNow/ServiceNowDocs/australia/markdown/australia/it-asset-management/asset-management/integrating-ai-saas-providers.md) for more information.

Role required: ai\_cost\_admin

## Procedure

1.  Navigate to **All** &gt; **AI Cost Management** &gt; **Home**.

2.  From the navigation panel of the AI Cost Management application, navigate to **Settings** &gt; **Spend limits**.

    The Account tab displays by default showing the accounts that you have integrated with. The organization-wide spend limit is derived as the total of all account spend limits.

3.  Set an account spend limit.

    1.  Select the **Edit** icon for an account.

    2.  In the **Edit account** dialog, enter the following:

<table id="table_uv1_kpq_skc"><tbody><tr><td>

**Owner**

</td><td>

Search for and select the person who should own the spend for this account.

</td></tr><tr><td>

**Spend limit**

</td><td>

Enter a dollar amount for the monthly spend limit for this account.

</td></tr><tr><td>

**Alert thresholds**

</td><td>

Select a percentage of the spend limit that will trigger an alert when exceeded.You can create more than one threshold \(limit is two\). An alert is generated when each threshold is exceeded.

</td></tr><tr><td>

**Notification**

</td><td>

Select **Email** to have an email sent to the configured owner when the threshold is exceeded. Select **in-product** to have an alert displayed in the Alerts Center.

</td></tr></tbody>
</table>4.  Select **Add**.


## Result

The account shows a monthly spend limit and configured thresholds. The organization-wide spend limit updates to the new total of all account spend limits.