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    Platform For AI:MaxCompute resource quotas

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    Platform For AI:MaxCompute resource quotas

    Last Updated:Mar 17, 2026

    Purchase and configure MaxCompute resource quotas for large-scale distributed training tasks.

    Overview

    MaxCompute is a cloud data warehouse with serverless architecture for fast, fully managed analysis of massive datasets. For more information, see Overview of MaxCompute resources.

    Resource types

    PAI supports MaxCompute CPU resources with two billing methods:

    • Pay-as-you-go Standard Edition (recommended)

    • Subscription standard compute resources

    Key differences between resource types:

    Note

    MaxCompute billable items include computing resources, storage resources, and data transfer. PAI training tasks typically do not incur data transfer charges.

    For pay-as-you-go billing, PAI generates bills for algorithm tasks, while MaxCompute generates bills for other tasks (such as SQL).

    Item

    Pay-as-you-go Standard Edition (recommended)

    Subscription standard compute resources

    Computing resources

    Shared pool. Jobs preempt resources on demand without usage limits.

    Reserved resources (exclusive) and optional non-reserved resources.

    Storage resources

    Shared pool. Data stored on demand without usage limits.

    Shared pool. Data stored on demand without usage limits.

    Billing - computing resources

    Compute fees (pay-as-you-go)

    Compute fees (pay-as-you-go)

    Billing - storage resources

    Storage fees (pay-as-you-go)

    None

    Use cases

    Projects with fluctuating job volumes requiring flexible storage.

    Online projects running stably.

    Prerequisites

    • Alibaba Cloud account (recommended): All operations available without additional authorization.

    • RAM user:

      • To enable and purchase MaxCompute resources, grant AliyunBSSOrderAccess and AliyunDataWorksFullAccess permissions to the RAM user. For more information, see Prepare a RAM user.

      • To associate MaxCompute resources with a workspace, assign the administrator role to the RAM user in the workspace. For more information, see Manage members.

      • To use MaxCompute resources for model training in Designer, assign the MaxCompute developer role to the RAM user in the workspace. For more information, see Manage members.

    Purchase resources

    Go to the MaxCompute purchase page to enable and purchase resources.

    Management

    Associate an enabled resource with a workspace to make it available for tasks. Go to Resource Management in MaxCompute console to plan and manage resources.

    • Associate resource with workspace

      When creating a workspace, associate it with a resource and specify the project name. For more information, see Create and manage a workspace. Training tasks in the workspace use the associated resource.image

      To modify the associated resource after workspace creation, see Manage a workspace - Configure compute resources.

    • View and manage resources

      Log on to the PAI console. On AI Computing Resources > Resource Quota, view available resources in the current region.

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      • View compute unit (CU) quota and billing method (subscription or pay-as-you-go) for the current resource.

      • Subscription quotas control budget by managing CU count. Pay-as-you-go quotas have no CU control. Click Resource Management to plan quotas for subscription resources. For more information, see Compute resources - Quota management.