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NAT Gateway:pay-by-specification billing (discontinued)

Last Updated:May 27, 2026

and pay-as-you-go for fixed specifications are no longer available for new purchases.

Pay-as-you-go

Instance type fee

Existing Internet NAT Gateway instances are billed by instance type (Small, Medium, or Large) on a pay-as-you-go basis.

Unit prices vary by instance type and region.

Region

Small instance unit price

Medium instance unit price

Large instance unit price

(USD/hour)

(USD/day)

(USD/hour)

(USD/day)

(USD/hour)

(USD/day)

China (Qingdao), China (Beijing), China (Zhangjiakou), China (Hohhot), China (Ulanqab), China (Hangzhou), China (Shanghai), China (Shenzhen), China (Heyuan), China (Chengdu)

0.076

1.829

0.146

3.505

0.287

6.888

US (Virginia)

0.102

2.448

0.190

4.572

0.375

8.991

China (Hong Kong)

Japan (Tokyo)

0.122

2.926

0.233

5.608

0.457

10.972

Singapore

0.114

2.743

0.222

5.334

0.433

10.363

Indonesia (Jakarta)

Malaysia (Kuala Lumpur)

0.109

2.606

0.211

5.068

0.410

9.845

US (Silicon Valley)

0.108

2.591

0.210

5.029

0.401

9.601

UAE (Dubai)

0.229

5.486

0.439

10.515

0.860

20.64

Germany (Frankfurt)

0.137

3.292

0.262

6.309

0.515

12.344

UK (London)

0.132

3.168

0.253

6.072

0.494

11.856

  • The instance specification determines maximum connections and connections per second (CPS). Both SNAT and DNAT connections count toward these limits.

  • For higher bandwidth, convert pay-as-you-go (billed by fixed specification) to pay-as-you-go (billed by usage).

  • In production, factors such as average packet size, connection type (long-lived or short-lived), and network architecture affect actual performance. Run a stress test before go-live and configure monitoring to ensure stability.

Specification

Connections per second (CPS)

Concurrent connections

Throughput

Packets per second (PPS)

Small

1,000

10,000

5 Gbps

600,000

Medium

5,000

50,000

Large

10,000

200,000

Convert pay-by-specification to pay-by-CU

  1. Log on to the NAT Gateway console.
  2. In the top navigation bar, select the region where the Internet NAT gateway is deployed.

  3. On the Internet NAT Gateway page, find the target NAT gateway, and in the Actions column, choose Covert to Pay-As-You-Go.

    Important
    • This action cannot be undone. Proceed with caution.

    • NAT Gateway instances that are locked for overdue payment cannot be converted.

  4. On the Covert to Pay-As-You-Go page, set Metering Method to Pay-By-CU, then in the Terms of Service section, read and select <a href="{url}" target="_blank">NAT Gateway (Pay-As-You-Go) Terms of Service</a>, and click Buy Now.