The document discusses how the AWS Pricing Calculator works. It is a free, web-based tool that allows users to estimate AWS costs for different use cases and services. It works by making API calls to retrieve pricing data stored in S3 and cached in CloudFront. The pricing data is organized into numerous JSON files categorized by region, instance type, operating system, and other attributes. This architecture allows the calculator to handle a high volume of requests in a cost-effective manner without needing to perform complex computations.