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Container Service for Kubernetes:Billing of Container Argo workflow clusters

Last Updated:Mar 26, 2026

Fees for a Container Argo workflow cluster consist of a cluster management fee and fees for the cloud resources you use.

Billing details

Cluster management fees

A management fee is charged for each Container Argo workflow cluster.

The cluster management fee may vary by region for public clouds, Alibaba Finance Cloud, and Alibaba Gov Cloud. The price displayed in the console is the actual price.
Billing method Price

Pay-as-you-go

USD 0.090 per hour for each cluster

Cloud resource fees

Container Argo workflow clusters use resources from other Alibaba Cloud products. Each product charges fees based on its own billing rules. You are charged only for the products you use.

Cloud product Activation option Description Subscription supported Resource plan supported Billing details
Container Compute Service (ACS) Required Provides computing power to run Argo Workflows. No No. ACS supports savings plans. Product Billing
Virtual Private Cloud (VPC) Required Builds the cluster network environment and routing rules. No No Product Billing
Classic Load Balancer (CLB) Required Provides an SLB instance for the cluster API Server. No No Billing overview
Elastic IP Address (EIP) Optional Provides public network services for the API Server. No No Billing overview
Simple Log Service (SLS) Optional Used for log collection and retrieval for cluster components and applications. No Supported. Purchase a resource plan as needed. Billing overview
Object Storage Service (OSS) Optional Provides event sources for the event-driven feature of workflow clusters. No Supported. Purchase a resource plan as needed. Billing overview
Simple Message Queue (formerly MNS) Optional Provides event sources for the event-driven feature of workflow clusters. No No Billing details
Managed Service for Prometheus Optional Used for cluster monitoring and alerting. No No Billing overview