# View cost and usage estimates for your resources in Lightsail for Research
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Month to date cost and usage estimates for your Lightsail for Research resources are displayed in the following areas of the [Lightsail for Research console](https://lfr.console.aws.amazon.com/ls/research).

1. Choose **Virtual computers** in the navigation pane of the Lightsail for Research console. The month to date cost estimate for your virtual computers is listed under each running virtual computer.  
![The month to date cost estimate for your virtual computer.](http://docs.aws.amazon.com/lightsail-for-research/latest/ug/images/tutorial-jupyter-computer-cost-estimate.png)

1. To view the CPU utilization for a virtual computer, choose the name of the virtual computer, and then choose the **Dashboard** tab.  
![The CPU utilization chart for a virtual computer.](http://docs.aws.amazon.com/lightsail-for-research/latest/ug/images/tutorial-jupyter-cpu-utilization.png)

1. To view the month to date cost and usage estimates for all of your Lightsail for Research resources, choose **Usage** in the navigation pane.  
![The month to date cost and usage estimates for all of your Lightsail for Research resources.](http://docs.aws.amazon.com/lightsail-for-research/latest/ug/images/tutorial-jupyter-usage-page.png)