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    ENS:Instance type billing

    Last Updated:Jun 04, 2026

    Instances are billed by computing resources (vCPUs and memory). Pay-as-you-go and subscription billing are supported.

    Billing methods

    The following table compares the supported billing methods.

    Billing method

    Description

    Scenario

    Pay-as-you-go

    Post-paid.

    Bills are generated each billing cycle and fees are deducted from your account.

    • Short-term, bursty, variable, or unpredictable workloads.

    • Resources need to be created and released on demand.

    Subscription

    Pre-paid.

    Pay upfront before using resources.

    • Resource usage duration is predictable.

    • Resource usage is stable.

    • Long-term resource usage is required.