Internet Shared Bandwidth supports pay-as-you-go billing with pay-by-data-transfer as the metering method. Fees are based on the cumulative outbound data transfer of each instance, billed hourly.
If you create pay-by-dominant-data-transfer Internet Shared Bandwidth instances after 00:00 (UTC+8) on December 17, 2024, billing is managed by Cloud Data Transfer (CDT). CDT supports tiered pricing—the unit price decreases as your data transfer volume increases. For details, see Internet data transfers. Instances created before that date continue to be billed under Internet Shared Bandwidth rules. To apply CDT billing to existing instances, enable CDT in the CDT console. After CDT is enabled, both existing and new instances are managed by CDT.
Billing rules
Billing cycle: Bills are generated hourly. Partial hours are rounded up to 1 hour.
Billable traffic: Only outbound data transfer is charged. Outbound data transfer is data sent from Alibaba Cloud data centers to the Internet. Inbound data transfer is free.
Billing formula:
Fee = Unit price (USD/GB) × Outbound data transfer (GB)Set the maximum bandwidth of your Internet Shared Bandwidth instance based on your business needs. A bandwidth cap prevents unexpected charges caused by malicious requests or application errors.
Billing example
Assume you have a pay-by-data-transfer Internet Shared Bandwidth instance in China (Shanghai). During a one-hour billing cycle, the instance transfers 50 GB outbound and 30 GB inbound.
Unit price for China (Shanghai): $0.123/GB
Billable traffic: 50 GB (outbound only; inbound is free)
Fee = $0.123/GB × 50 GB = $6.15Unit prices by region
The prices in this table are for reference only. Actual prices on the buy page take precedence.
| Area | Region | Unit price (USD/GB) |
|---|---|---|
| China | China (Hangzhou), China (Shanghai), China (Shenzhen), China (Heyuan), China (Guangzhou), China (Beijing), China (Zhangjiakou), China (Hohhot), China (Ulanqab), and China (Chengdu) | 0.123 |
| China | China (Qingdao) | 0.110 |
| China | China (Hong Kong) | 0.153 |
| Asia Pacific | Singapore, Philippines (Manila), and Thailand (Bangkok) | 0.081 |
| Asia Pacific | Japan (Tokyo) | 0.087 |
| Asia Pacific | South Korea (Seoul) | 0.123 |
| Asia Pacific | Indonesia (Jakarta) | 0.090 |
| Asia Pacific | Malaysia (Kuala Lumpur) | 0.077 |
| Europe and Americas | US (Silicon Valley) | 0.077 |
| Europe and Americas | US (Virginia) | 0.076 |
| Europe and Americas | Germany (Frankfurt) and UK (London) | 0.070 |
| Middle East | UAE (Dubai) | 0.153 |
| Middle East | SAU (Riyadh - Partner Region) ¹ | 0.097 |
¹ The SAU (Riyadh - Partner Region) region is operated by a partner.