Does CloudFormation charge for template creation?

CloudFormation does not charge for the creation of templates. This means that users can design and create infrastructure-as-code templates to define their cloud resources without incurring any costs. The templates themselves are simply JSON or YAML files that outline the architecture and services within AWS.

The pricing model of CloudFormation is based on the resources that are provisioned and managed using those templates. When you create, update, or delete stack resources, only the resources themselves may incur charges according to their deployment within AWS. This allows developers and infrastructure managers to freely prototype and experiment with various configurations and orchestrations of resources without fearing template creation costs.