MaxCompute allows you to switch between the subscription and pay-as-you-go billing methods. This topic describes how to switch the billing method of a project by changing its quota group.
Prerequisites
Background information
The computing jobs in a subscription project can use only the purchased subscription computing resources. Subscription computing resources are exclusive resources, and pay-as-you-go resources are shared resources. Computing resources are CU resources.
The following table describes the scenarios in which you switch billing methods.
Scenario | Description | Effective period |
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Switch the billing method from pay-as-you-go to subscription | Supported. You must purchase CUs of MaxCompute before you switch the billing method. You are not allowed to switch the billing method for a project across regions. | The new billing method takes effect immediately. However, if a job is running, the new billing method does not take effect until the next time you run the job. |
Switch the billing method from subscription to pay-as-you-go | Supported. The fees you already paid are not refunded. However, you can still create projects to use the purchased CUs. After you purchase MaxCompute CUs, you can create multiple projects to share these CUs. |
Notice We recommend that you do not frequently switch billing methods because this may affect
the running time of your computing jobs.