This topic describes the billing of PAI-Rec.
Billing rules
Billable items of PAI-Rec include:
PAI-Rec instance:
PAI-Rec is billed based on instances. In addition to the Standard Edition instance, you can purchase two value-added features: Recommendation solution customization and Operation tools. PAI-Rec instances support the subscription billing method.
Associated cloud services:
To build a complete recommendation system, you need to use cloud services such as MaxCompute, Elastic Algorithm Service (EAS) of Platform for AI (PAI), Hologres, and Object Storage Service (OSS) in addition to purchasing PAI-Rec instances. Their resource consumption will be billed based on their own rules.
Solution implementation and deployment of advanced features (optional):
If you want Alibaba Cloud engineers to build a recommendation system and customize solutions, contact Alibaba Cloud customer service. After the custom services are complete, you need to pay for the customization.
For more information, see PAI-Rec billing.