Understand AI Computing Resource Billing & Cost Overview - Platform For AI

This topic describes the billing rules for AI computing resources.

Billing overview

AI computing resources fall into two categories: general computing resources and Lingjun resources. The billable items are as follows:

General computing resources: Include fees for computing nodes. Only the subscription billing method is supported.
Lingjun resources: Include fees for computing nodes. Both subscription and pay-as-you-go billing methods are supported.

Billable items

Resource type	Billable item	Billing method	Billing formula	Unit price	Notes
General computing resources	Computing node	Subscription	`Bill amount = Unit price of node specifications × Quantity × Subscription duration`	Go to the General Computing Resources tab on the AI Computing Resources > Resource Pool page, switch to the destination region, click Create Order in the Actions column of the target resource group, and then view the pricing details on the AI Computing Resource Group_Subscription page.	Some node specifications may be temporarily out of stock in certain regions. In this case, you cannot purchase them.
Lingjun resources	Computing node	Subscription	`Bill amount = Unit price of node specifications × Quantity × Subscription duration`	Go to the Lingjun resources tab on the AI Computing Resources > Resource Pool page, switch to the destination region, and click Create Order > Create Subscription Order in the Actions column of the target resource group. Then, view pricing details on the AI Computing Resource Group_upfront page.	Some node specifications may be temporarily out of stock in certain regions. In this case, you cannot purchase them.
Lingjun resources	Computing node	Pay-as-you-go	`Bill amount = Unit price of node specifications (USD/minute) × Quantity × Usage duration (minutes)`	Go to the Lingjun Resources tab on the AI Computing Resources > Resource Pool page. Switch to the destination region, click Create Order > Create Pay-As-You-Go Order in the Actions column of the target resource group, and then view the pricing details on the Resource Specifications tab of the Create Pay-As-You-Go Order page.	Stop pay-as-you-go resources that you no longer need to avoid unnecessary charges. Billing starts when the resources are successfully purchased and added to the AI resource group.

Billing examples

Important

The following billing examples are for reference only. Actual fees are subject to the information displayed on the console or purchase page of the Alibaba Cloud service you use.

Billing example for general computing resources

Example scenario description:
Suppose you purchase two ecs.g7.xlarge-4c16g nodes in the China (Shanghai) region with a one-month subscription. The unit price for the node specification is 78.94 USD/month.
Cost calculation:
Computing node fee = Node specification unit price × Quantity × Subscription duration = 78.94 × 2 × 1 = 157.88 USD

Billing example for Lingjun resources

Subscription

Scenario:
Assume you purchase two nodes with the ml.gu7xf.c96m1600.8-gu108 specification on a subscription basis in the China (Ulanqab) region for one month. The unit price for this node specification is 23,932.70 USD/month (actual prices are subject to the product purchase page).
Fee calculation
Computing node fee = Unit price of node specifications × Quantity × Subscription duration = 23,932.70 × 2 × 1 = 47,865.4 USD

Pay-as-you-go

Example scenario description:
Suppose you purchase an ml.gu7xf.8xlarge-gu108 node using the pay-as-you-go billing method in the China (Ulanqab) region for a duration of 45 minutes, and the unit price for this node specification is
0.73 (USD/minute) (Actual prices are subject to the product purchase page.)
The bill amount is calculated using the following formula:
Computing node fee = Unit price of node specifications (USD/minute) × Quantity × Usage duration (minutes) = 0.73 × 1 × 45 = 32.85 USD