Alibaba Cloud has announced an end-of-sale (EoS) date and time for pay-by-specification Classic Load Balancer (CLB) instances: June 1, 2025, at 00:00:00 (UTC+8).

Instance type

• Pay-by-specification CLB instances

Impacts

• Pay-by-specification CLB instances cannot be created.
• Pay-by-LCU CLB instances cannot be converted to pay-by-specification.
• Pay-by-specification CLB instances purchased before the EoS date and time will not be affected. These instances will retain their rights and receive support as committed within the term of service.

Recommendations

Consider purchasing the following types of Server Load Balancer (SLB) instances:

• Pay-by-LCU CLB instances: These are easy to create and use. They charge based on actual usage and can be released at any time. For details about billing, see Pay-as-you-go CLB.
• Application Load Balancer (ALB) and Network Load Balancer (NLB) instances: These offer higher performance and better scaling capabilities. For more information on billing, see ALB billing rules and NLB billing rules.

We recommend that you make business plans and adjustments accordingly. If you have any questions, please contact Alibaba Cloud customer service via the official website.