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E-MapReduce:Billable items

Last Updated:Jul 13, 2026

Learn about the billable items and billing methods for E-MapReduce (EMR) Serverless StarRocks instances.

Billable items

Billable item

Description

CU

CUs measure the computing resources for StarRocks operations, such as data writes and queries. Fees depend on the selected specification type.

  • Standard Specifications: The default and recommended option. 1 CU = 1 CPU core + 4 GiB of memory. This specification uses ESSD for StarRocks storage.

  • Memory-optimized Specifications: 1 RCU = 1 CPU core + 8 GiB of memory. This specification is suitable for memory-intensive scenarios, such as running a large number of complex queries or handling high-concurrency requests. It uses ESSD for StarRocks storage.

  • Network-enhanced Specifications: 1 NCU = 1 CPU core + 4 GiB of memory, offering more than double the network bandwidth of the standard specifications. This specification is suitable for scenarios that involve scanning large amounts of data from external tables. It uses ESSD for StarRocks storage.

  • High-performance Storage: You need to select detailed specifications for this type. It uses a local SSD for StarRocks storage and is ideal for scenarios with stringent I/O performance requirements.

  • High-specification Storage: You need to select detailed specifications for this type. It uses a local HDD for StarRocks storage. This type is ideal for storing very large data volumes at a lower cost, but it has lower I/O performance.

AI function

Calling an AI function in StarRocks incurs charges based on token usage from the instance's built-in model service. Billing rules vary by model. For more information, see Billing details.

cloud disk

This fee applies to the data you store on cloud disks in StarRocks.

  • Shared-nothing: Covers the cloud disk capacity used for data storage by FE and BE nodes.

  • Shared-data: Covers the cloud disk capacity used by FE nodes for data storage and by compute nodes (CNs) for data caching.

ephemeral disk

This fee applies to the data you store on ephemeral disks in StarRocks. For more information, see ephemeral disk.

data storage

Data storage fees apply to instances with a Shared-data. The performance of this data storage is lower than that of a cloud disk.

Enabling the Multi-zone Disaster Recovery feature for an instance with a Shared-data also incurs the following fees:

  • Additional FE nodes are required, incurring extra CU fees, which are recorded as OBSERVER computing resources. For the unit price, see CU fees.

  • Multi-zone backup for Object Storage Service (OSS) is enabled, which incurs additional storage fees. These fees are included in data storage fees and are not listed separately. For the unit price, see Fees for multi-zone data storage.

data backup

Data backup fees apply if you use a Shared-nothing instance and enable the backup feature.

Pricing

Important
  • See the buy page for pricing.

  • Only Shared-data instances incur data storage fees. Data storage is available only on a pay-as-you-go basis.

CU fee calculation

Standard pricing

Region

Price per CU-hour (USD)

Price per CU-month (USD)

China (Beijing)

China (Shanghai)

China (Shenzhen)

China (Hangzhou)

China (Qingdao)

China (Zhangjiakou)

0.050617

24.30

China (Ulanqab)

0.045555

21.87

Singapore

0.067500

32.40

China (Hong Kong)

0.074250

35.64

US (Silicon Valley)

0.054000

26.00

US (Virginia)

0.054000

26.00

Germany (Frankfurt)

0.064690

31.05

Indonesia (Jakarta)

0.067500

32.40

Japan (Tokyo)

0.069750

33.00

Mexico

0.04925

23.63

Memory-optimized

Region

Price (USD/CU/hour)

Price (USD/CU/month)

China (Beijing)

China (Shanghai)

China (Shenzhen)

China (Hangzhou)

China (Qingdao)

China (Zhangjiakou)

0.067349

32.33

China (Ulanqab)

0.060614

29.10

Singapore

0.085500

41.04

China (Hong Kong)

0.093938

45.09

US (Silicon Valley)

0.070879

34.02

US (Virginia)

0.070879

34.02

Germany (Frankfurt)

0.085500

41.04

Indonesia (Jakarta)

0.085500

41.04

Japan (Tokyo)

0.085500

41.10

Mexico

0.068400

32.83

Network-enhanced

Region

CU price (USD/CU-hour)

CU price (USD/CU-month)

China (Beijing)

China (Shanghai)

China (Shenzhen)

China (Hangzhou)

China (Qingdao)

0.063280

30.37

Singapore

0.084370

40.50

High-performance storage

Region

Specifications

Price (USD/hour)

Price (USD/month)

China (Shanghai)

China (Qingdao)

[i2g] 16 cores, 64 GB memory, 1 x 1,788 GiB local SSD

1.18

567.59

[i2g] 32 cores, 128 GB memory, 2 x 1,788 GiB local SSDs

2.36

1,134.58

[i2g] 64 cores, 256 GB memory, 4 x 1,788 GiB local SSDs

4.73

2,270.35

[i3g] 16 cores, 64 GB memory, 1 x 960 GiB local SSD

1.08

516.76

[i3g] 32 cores, 128 GB memory, 2 x 960 GiB local SSDs

2.15

1,033.52

[i3g] 52 cores, 192 GB memory, 3 x 960 GiB local SSDs

3.23

1,550.28

[i2] 16 cores, 128 GB memory, 2 x 1,788 GiB local SSDs

1.45

694.86

[i2] 32 cores, 256 GB memory, 4 x 1,788 GiB local SSDs

2.90

1,390.64

[i2] 64 cores, 512 GB memory, 8 x 1,788 GiB local SSDs

5.79

2,780.35

[i3] 16 cores, 128 GB memory, 2 x 1,920 GiB local SSDs

1.58

759.82

[i3] 32 cores, 256 GB memory, 4 x 1,920 GiB local SSDs

3.17

1,519.55

[i3] 52 cores, 384 GB memory, 6 x 1,920 GiB local SSDs

4.75

2,279.28

China (Shenzhen)

[i2g] 16 cores, 64 GB memory, 1 x 1,788 GiB local SSD

1.18

567.59

[i2g] 32 cores, 128 GB memory, 2 x 1,788 GiB local SSDs

2.36

1,134.58

[i2g] 64 cores, 256 GB memory, 4 x 1,788 GiB local SSDs

4.73

2,270.35

[i3g] 16 cores, 64 GB memory, 1 x 960 GiB local SSD

1.08

516.76

[i3g] 32 cores, 128 GB memory, 2 x 960 GiB local SSDs

2.15

1,033.52

[i3g] 52 cores, 192 GB memory, 3 x 960 GiB local SSDs

3.23

1,550.28

[i2] 16 cores, 128 GB memory, 2 x 1,788 GiB local SSDs

1.45

694.86

[i2] 32 cores, 256 GB memory, 4 x 1,788 GiB local SSDs

2.90

1,390.64

[i2] 64 cores, 512 GB memory, 8 x 1,788 GiB local SSDs

5.79

2,780.35

[i3] 16 cores, 128 GB memory, 2 x 1,920 GiB local SSDs

1.58

759.82

[i3] 32 cores, 256 GB memory, 4 x 1,920 GiB local SSDs

3.17

1,519.55

[i3] 52 cores, 384 GB memory, 6 x 1,920 GiB local SSDs

4.75

2,279.28

[i4] 16 cores, 128 GB memory, 1 x 3,840 GiB local SSD

1.48

706.88

[i4] 32 cores, 256 GB memory, 2 x 3,840 GiB local SSDs

2.96

1,413.76

[i4] 64 cores, 512 GB memory, 4 x 3,840 GiB local SSDs

5.93

2,827.53

[i4] 128 cores, 1,024 GB memory, 8 x 3,840 GiB local SSDs

11.86

5,655.06

[i4g] 16 cores, 64 GB memory, 1 x 960 GiB local SSD

1.04

495.80

[i4g] 32 cores, 128 GB memory, 1 x 1,920 GiB local SSD

2.08

991.60

[i4g] 64 cores, 256 GB memory, 2 x 1,920 GiB local SSDs

4.12

1,983.20

[i4g] 128 cores, 512 GB memory, 4 x 1,920 GiB local SSDs

8.32

3,966.41

China (Beijing)

China (Hangzhou)

[i2g] 16 cores, 64 GB memory, 1 x 1,788 GiB local SSD

1.18

567.59

[i2g] 32 cores, 128 GB memory, 2 x 1,788 GiB local SSDs

2.36

1,134.58

[i2g] 64 cores, 256 GB memory, 4 x 1,788 GiB local SSDs

4.73

2,270.35

[i3g] 16 cores, 64 GB memory, 1 x 960 GiB local SSD

1.08

516.76

[i3g] 32 cores, 128 GB memory, 2 x 960 GiB local SSDs

2.15

1,033.52

[i3g] 52 cores, 192 GB memory, 3 x 960 GiB local SSDs

3.23

1,550.28

[i2] 16 cores, 128 GB memory, 2 x 1,788 GiB local SSDs

1.45

694.86

[i2] 32 cores, 256 GB memory, 4 x 1,788 GiB local SSDs

2.90

1,390.64

[i2] 64 cores, 512 GB memory, 8 x 1,788 GiB local SSDs

5.79

2,780.35

[i3] 16 cores, 128 GB memory, 2 x 1,920 GiB local SSDs

1.58

759.82

[i3] 32 cores, 256 GB memory, 4 x 1,920 GiB local SSDs

3.17

1,519.55

[i3] 52 cores, 384 GB memory, 6 x 1,920 GiB local SSDs

4.75

2,279.28

[i4] 16 cores, 128 GB memory, 1 x 3,840 GiB local SSD

1.48

706.88

[i4] 32 cores, 256 GB memory, 2 x 3,840 GiB local SSDs

2.96

1,413.76

[i4] 64 cores, 512 GB memory, 4 x 3,840 GiB local SSDs

5.93

2,827.53

[i4] 128 cores, 1,024 GB memory, 8 x 3,840 GiB local SSDs

11.86

5,655.06

China (Zhangjiakou)

[i2g] 16 cores, 64 GB memory, 1 x 1,788 GiB local SSD

0.89

425.69

[i2g] 32 cores, 128 GB memory, 2 x 1,788 GiB local SSDs

1.77

850.79

[i2g] 64 cores, 256 GB memory, 4 x 1,788 GiB local SSDs

3.55

1,702.77

[i3g] 16 cores, 64 GB memory, 1 x 960 GiB local SSD

0.89

425.69

[i3g] 32 cores, 128 GB memory, 2 x 960 GiB local SSDs

1.77

850.79

[i3g] 52 cores, 192 GB memory, 3 x 960 GiB local SSDs

3.55

1,702.77

[i2] 16 cores, 64 GB memory, 2 x 1,788 GiB local SSDs

1.02

491.84

[i2] 32 cores, 256 GB memory, 4 x 1,788 GiB local SSDs

2.05

984.61

[i2] 64 cores, 512 GB memory, 8 x 1,788 GiB local SSDs

4.10

1,968.30

[i3] 16 cores, 128 GB memory, 2 x 1,920 GiB local SSDs

1.58

759.82

[i3] 32 cores, 256 GB memory, 4 x 1,920 GiB local SSDs

3.17

1,519.55

[i3] 52 cores, 384 GB memory, 6 x 1,920 GiB local SSDs

4.75

2,279.28

China (Ulanqab)

[i2g] 16 cores, 64 GB memory, 1 x 1,788 GiB local SSD

1.06

514.15

[i2g] 32 cores, 128 GB memory, 2 x 1,788 GiB local SSDs

2.13

1,027.75

[i2g] 64 cores, 256 GB memory, 4 x 1,788 GiB local SSDs

4.26

2,056.59

[i3g] 16 cores, 64 GB memory, 1 x 960 GiB local SSD

0.97

465.08

[i3g] 32 cores, 128 GB memory, 2 x 960 GiB local SSDs

1.94

930.17

[i3g] 52 cores, 192 GB memory, 3 x 960 GiB local SSDs

2.91

1,395.25

[i2] 16 cores, 128 GB memory, 2 x 1,788 GiB local SSDs

1.30

718.02

[i2] 32 cores, 256 GB memory, 4 x 1,788 GiB local SSDs

2.61

1,436.99

[i2] 64 cores, 512 GB memory, 8 x 1,788 GiB local SSDs

5.21

2,873.03

[i3] 16 cores, 128 GB memory, 2 x 1,920 GiB local SSDs

1.42

683.78

[i3] 32 cores, 256 GB memory, 4 x 1,920 GiB local SSDs

2.85

1,367.57

[i3] 52 cores, 384 GB memory, 6 x 1,920 GiB local SSDs

4.27

2,051.35

Singapore

[i3g] 16 cores, 64 GB memory, 1 x 960 GiB local SSD

1.30

624.82

[i3g] 32 cores, 128 GB memory, 2 x 960 GiB local SSDs

2.60

1,249.05

[i3g] 52 cores, 192 GB memory, 3 x 960 GiB local SSDs

3.90

1,873.28

[i2] 16 cores, 128 GB memory, 2 x 1,788 GiB local SSDs

1.77

881.12

[i2] 32 cores, 256 GB memory, 4 x 1,788 GiB local SSDs

3.54

1,763.41

[i2] 64 cores, 512 GB memory, 8 x 1,788 GiB local SSDs

7.07

3,528.01

[i3] 16 cores, 128 GB memory, 2 x 1,920 GiB local SSDs

1.88

900.87

[i3] 32 cores, 256 GB memory, 4 x 1,920 GiB local SSDs

3.75

1,801.14

[i3] 52 cores, 384 GB memory, 6 x 1,920 GiB local SSDs

5.63

2,702.01

China (Hong Kong)

[i2g] 16 cores, 64 GB memory, 1 x 1,788 GiB local SSD

1.26

627.42

[i2g] 32 cores, 128 GB memory, 2 x 1,788 GiB local SSDs

2.51

1,253.83

[i2g] 64 cores, 256 GB memory, 4 x 1,788 GiB local SSDs

5.04

2,512.22

[i2] 16 cores, 128 GB memory, 2 x 1,788 GiB local SSDs

1.77

881.12

[i2] 32 cores, 256 GB memory, 4 x 1,788 GiB local SSDs

3.54

1,763.41

[i2] 64 cores, 512 GB memory, 8 x 1,788 GiB local SSDs

7.07

3,528.01

US (Silicon Valley)

[i2] 16 cores, 128 GB memory, 2 x 1,788 GiB local SSDs

1.51

747.13

[i2] 32 cores, 256 GB memory, 4 x 1,788 GiB local SSDs

3.01

1,494.27

[i2] 64 cores, 512 GB memory, 8 x 1,788 GiB local SSDs

6.02

2,988.53

US (Virginia)

[i2g] 16 cores, 64 GB memory, 1 x 1,788 GiB local SSD

0.94

464.97

[i2g] 32 cores, 128 GB memory, 2 x 1,788 GiB local SSDs

1.87

929.94

[i2g] 64 cores, 256 GB memory, 4 x 1,788 GiB local SSDs

3.75

1,859.87

[i3g] 16 cores, 64 GB memory, 1 x 960 GiB local SSD

0.93

461.13

[i3g] 32 cores, 128 GB memory, 2 x 960 GiB local SSDs

1.86

922.26

[i3g] 52 cores, 192 GB memory, 3 x 960 GiB local SSDs

2.79

1,383.39

[i2] 16 cores, 128 GB memory, 2 x 1,788 GiB local SSDs

1.31

649.20

[i2] 32 cores, 256 GB memory, 4 x 1,788 GiB local SSDs

2.62

1,298.40

[i2] 64 cores, 512 GB memory, 8 x 1,788 GiB local SSDs

5.23

2,596.80

[i3] 16 cores, 128 GB memory, 2 x 1,920 GiB local SSDs

1.40

692.52

[i3] 32 cores, 256 GB memory, 4 x 1,920 GiB local SSDs

2.79

1,385.03

[i3] 52 cores, 384 GB memory, 6 x 1,920 GiB local SSDs

4.19

2,077.00

Indonesia (Jakarta)

[i2] 16 cores, 128 GB memory, 2 x 1,788 GiB local SSDs

1.58

887.70

[i2] 32 cores, 256 GB memory, 4 x 1,788 GiB local SSDs

3.17

1,755.40

[i2] 64 cores, 512 GB memory, 8 x 1,788 GiB local SSDs

6.34

3,550.80

Germany (Frankfurt)

[i2g] 16 cores, 64 GB memory, 1 x 1,788 GiB local SSD

1.01

619.38

[i2g] 32 cores, 128 GB memory, 2 x 1,788 GiB local SSDs

2.02

1,238.71

[i2g] 64 cores, 256 GB memory, 4 x 1,788 GiB local SSDs

4.03

2,477.50

[i3g] 16 cores, 64 GB memory, 1 x 960 GiB local SSD

1.10

658.23

[i3g] 32 cores, 128 GB memory, 2 x 960 GiB local SSDs

2.20

1,316.45

[i3g] 52 cores, 192 GB memory, 3 x 960 GiB local SSDs

3.29

1,974.68

[i2] 16 cores, 128 GB memory, 2 x 1,788 GiB local SSDs

1.42

873.80

[i2] 32 cores, 256 GB memory, 4 x 1,788 GiB local SSDs

2.83

1,747.60

[i2] 64 cores, 512 GB memory, 8 x 1,788 GiB local SSDs

5.66

3,495.20

[i3] 16 cores, 128 GB memory, 2 x 1,920 GiB local SSDs

1.49

892.05

[i3] 32 cores, 256 GB memory, 4 x 1,920 GiB local SSDs

2.97

1,784.10

[i3] 52 cores, 384 GB memory, 6 x 1,920 GiB local SSDs

4.46

2,676.15

High-specification storage

Region

Instance type

Price (USD/instance-hour)

Price (USD/instance-month)

China (Beijing)

China (Shanghai)

China (Shenzhen)

China (Hangzhou)

China (Qingdao)

[d2s] 20 cores, 88 GiB of memory, 8 x 7,300 GiB local HDDs

2.83

818.25

[d2s] 40 cores, 176 GiB of memory, 15 x 7,300 GiB local HDDs

5.66

1,636.50

[d2s] 80 cores, 352 GiB of memory, 30 x 7,300 GiB local HDDs

11.32

3,272.64

China (Zhangjiakou)

[d2s] 20 cores, 88 GiB of memory, 8 x 7,300 GiB local HDDs

2.55

736.42

[d2s] 40 cores, 176 GiB of memory, 15 x 7,300 GiB local HDDs

5.10

1,472.85

[d2s] 80 cores, 352 GiB of memory, 30 x 7,300 GiB local HDDs

10.19

2,945.38

China (Ulanqab)

[d2s] 20 cores, 88 GiB of memory, 8 x 7,300 GiB local HDDs

2.55

736.42

[d2s] 40 cores, 176 GiB of memory, 15 x 7,300 GiB local HDDs

5.10

1,472.85

[d2s] 80 cores, 352 GiB of memory, 30 x 7,300 GiB local HDDs

10.19

2,945.38

Singapore

[d2s] 20 cores, 88 GiB of memory, 8 x 7,300 GiB local HDDs

4.07

1,176.05

[d2s] 40 cores, 176 GiB of memory, 15 x 7,300 GiB local HDDs

8.14

2,352.11

[d2s] 80 cores, 352 GiB of memory, 30 x 7,300 GiB local HDDs

16.28

4,703.86

China (Hong Kong)

[d2s] 20 cores, 88 GiB of memory, 8 x 7,300 GiB local HDDs

3.98

1,150.93

[d2s] 40 cores, 176 GiB of memory, 15 x 7,300 GiB local HDDs

7.96

2,301.51

[d2s] 80 cores, 352 GiB of memory, 30 x 7,300 GiB local HDDs

15.93

4,603.01

US (Virginia)

[d2s] 20 cores, 88 GiB of memory, 8 x 7,300 GiB local HDDs

2.84

820.23

[d2s] 40 cores, 176 GiB of memory, 15 x 7,300 GiB local HDDs

5.68

1,640.46

[d2s] 80 cores, 352 GiB of memory, 30 x 7,300 GiB local HDDs

11.35

3,280.60

Germany (Frankfurt)

[d2s] 20 cores, 88 GiB of memory, 8 x 7,300 GiB local HDDs

3.38

1,216.44

[d2s] 40 cores, 176 GiB of memory, 15 x 7,300 GiB local HDDs

6.76

2,432.88

[d2s] 80 cores, 352 GiB of memory, 30 x 7,300 GiB local HDDs

13.52

4,865.74

Cloud disk storage pricing

Pay-as-you-go

Region

Storage price (USD/GB/hour)

ESSD PL0

ESSD PL1

ESSD PL2

ESSD PL3

China (Beijing)

China (Shanghai)

China (Shenzhen)

China (Hangzhou)

China (Qingdao)

China (Zhangjiakou)

0.00015900

0.00031900

0.00063800

0.00127500

China (Ulanqab)

0.00015900

0.00031900

0.00063800

0.00127500

Singapore

0.00012700

0.00025300

0.00050600

0.00101300

China (Hong Kong)

0.00013900

0.00027900

0.00055700

0.00111400

US (Silicon Valley)

0.00012700

0.00025300

0.00050600

0.00101300

US (Virginia)

0.00010600

0.00021100

0.00042200

0.00084400

Germany (Frankfurt)

0.00012560

0.00025120

0.00050240

0.00100480

Indonesia (Jakarta)

0.00012660

0.00025320

0.00050640

0.00101280

Japan (Tokyo)

0.00012660

0.00025320

0.00050640

0.00101280

Mexico

0.000116

0.000232

0.000464

0.000929

Subscription

Region

Storage price (USD/GB/month)

ESSD PL0

ESSD PL1

ESSD PL2

ESSD PL3

China (Beijing)

China (Shanghai)

China (Shenzhen)

China (Hangzhou)

China (Qingdao)

China (Zhangjiakou)

0.0765

0.1530

0.3060

0.6120

China (Ulanqab)

0.0765

0.1530

0.3060

0.6120

Singapore

0.0760

0.1520

0.3040

0.6080

China (Hong Kong)

0.0836

0.1672

0.3344

0.6688

US (Silicon Valley)

0.0760

0.1520

0.3040

0.6080

US (Virginia)

0.0633

0.1266

0.2532

0.5064

Germany (Frankfurt)

0.0753

0.1506

0.3012

0.6024

Indonesia (Jakarta)

0.076

0.1520

0.3040

0.6080

Japan (Tokyo)

0.076

0.1520

0.3040

0.6080

Mexico

0.07

0.14

0.28

0.56

Elastic temporary disk pricing

Pay-as-you-go

Region

Storage price (USD/GB/hour)

Standard

Premium

China (Beijing)

China (Shanghai)

China (Hangzhou)

Singapore

0.000118

0.000236

Subscription

Region

Storage price (USD/GB/month)

Standard

Premium

China (Beijing)

China (Shanghai)

China (Hangzhou)

Singapore

0.056604

0.113208

Data storage fees

Region

Price (USD per GB-hour)

China (Beijing)

China (Shanghai)

China (Shenzhen)

China (Hangzhou)

China (Qingdao)

China (Zhangjiakou)

0.000036041667

Singapore

0.000035416667

China (Hong Kong)

0.000035416667

China (Ulanqab)

0.000036041667

US (Virginia)

0.000033333333

US (Silicon Valley)

0.000035416667

Germany (Frankfurt)

0.000035416667

Indonesia (Jakarta)

0.000035416667

Japan (Tokyo)

0.000035416667

Mexico

0.000035416667

Multi-zone data storage pricing

Region

Price (USD per GB-hour)

China (Beijing)

China (Shanghai)

China (Shenzhen)

China (Hangzhou)

China (Qingdao)

China (Zhangjiakou)

0.0000483333

Singapore

0.0000416667

China (Hong Kong)

0.0000416667

China (Ulanqab)

0.0000483333

US (Virginia)

0.0000416667

US (Silicon Valley)

0.0000416667

Germany (Frankfurt)

0.0000416667

Indonesia (Jakarta)

0.0000416667

Japan (Tokyo)

0.0000416667

Mexico

0.0000416667

Data backup fees

Region

Price (USD/GB/hour)

China (Qingdao)

0.000040277800

China (Beijing)

0.000040277800

China (Zhangjiakou)

0.000040277800

China (Ulanqab)

0.000040277800

China (Hangzhou)

0.000040277800

China (Shanghai)

0.000040277800

China (Shenzhen)

0.000040277800

Singapore

0.000034722200

China (Hong Kong)

0.000034722200

US (Silicon Valley)

0.000034722200

US (Virginia)

0.000034722200

Germany (Frankfurt)

0.000034722200

Indonesia (Jakarta)

0.000034722200

Japan (Tokyo)

0.000034722200

Mexico

0.000034722200

Billing

Billing method

Description

Subscription

A prepaid billing method where you pay for an instance in advance.

This model is ideal for long-term, steady-state workloads and offers significant discounts compared to pay-as-you-go. The longer the subscription term, the greater the discount. You can request a self-service refund for a subscription instance. For more information, see Rules for unsubscribing from resources.

Important

You cannot change the billing method of an instance from subscription to pay-as-you-go.

Pay-as-you-go

A post-paid billing method where you pay for resources after use. You are billed hourly for your cluster based on its specifications, and the fees are automatically deducted from your Alibaba Cloud account.

This model is ideal for short-term or unpredictable workloads. For example, you can create a pay-as-you-go instance for testing and release it immediately after use to save costs.

Important

You are billed hourly for the provisioned computing resources, even if no tasks are running on the cluster.