AIRec offers two commercial editions: Industry Operation Edition and Algorithm Configuration Edition. This page compares both editions, helps you choose the right one, and explains the upgrade process.
Compare editions
Upgrades are one-directional. You can upgrade from Industry Operation Edition to Algorithm Configuration Edition, but not downgrade in the other direction. Choose carefully before purchasing.
The following table compares the two editions across quotas and features.
| Industry Operation Edition | Algorithm Configuration Edition | |
|---|---|---|
| Monthly QPS quota Maximum sustained requests per second (QPS) included in your monthly plan | 5 QPS | 10–500 QPS |
| Elastic QPS quota On-demand burst capacity beyond your monthly QPS quota | 0–30 QPS | 0 to your monthly QPS quota |
| Users or items | 1 million–50 million (adjustable) | 1 million–50 million (adjustable) |
| Renewal | Monthly or annual, with auto-renewal | Monthly or annual, with auto-renewal |
| Starting price | USD 1,130/month | USD 2,130/month |
| Built-in algorithm templates | Supported | Supported |
| Flexible adjustment of operational strategies | Supported | Supported |
| Multiple recommendation scenarios | Supported | Supported |
| Parameter adjustment for multi-channel recall algorithms | Not supported | Supported |
| ABTest experimental platform | Not supported | Supported |
| Custom features and samples, and ranking model training | Not supported | Supported (requires additional services) |
Choose an edition
Industry Operation Edition — For operations and business teams who want quick deployment with built-in algorithms.
Choose this edition if you want to get started quickly and your team manages recommendation quality through operational strategy tuning rather than algorithm-level customization.
Algorithm Configuration Edition — For teams with dedicated algorithm engineers who need full control over the recommendation pipeline.
Choose this edition if you need to tune multi-channel recall parameters, run A/B tests, or train custom ranking models with your own features and samples.
Upgrade an edition
AIRec supports seamless upgrades with no service interruption. Keep the following in mind:
During the trial period, upgrade to either edition at any time. After the trial ends, you must upgrade to a commercial edition.
You can upgrade from Industry Operation Edition to Algorithm Configuration Edition at any time.
Downgrading from Algorithm Configuration Edition to Industry Operation Edition is not supported.
If an instance is still starting up, wait until it is fully started before upgrading.
Usage notes
QPS quota
Queries per second (QPS) measures the number of recommendation requests your service can process per second. Select a QPS quota based on your daily active users (DAU) and peak-hour traffic patterns.
If you are unsure how much QPS you need during peak hours, set up a fallback policy before going live. With a fallback policy, preset recommendation results are returned when the actual request rate exceeds your quota—preventing empty recommendation slots from reaching users.
Storage quota
Upload and update your user table and item table as early as possible. When selecting a storage specification, account for both your existing users and items and your projected daily new users and newly recommended items. Reserve enough quota to avoid data transmission failures caused by exceeding the limit.