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    Server Load Balancer:Billing overview

    Last Updated:Mar 08, 2024

    Classic Load Balancer (CLB) supports the pay-as-you-go billing method. This topic describes the metering methods and billable items of CLB.

    Metering methods

    • Pay-as-you-go CLB instances support two metering methods: pay-by-LCU and pay-by-specification.

    • CLB supports the following metering methods for Internet data transfers: pay-by-bandwidth and pay-by-data-transfer.

    Billing method

    Metering method

    Instance type

    Metering method of Internet data transfer

    Use scenario

    Pay-as-you-go

    Pay-by-LCU

    Internet-facing

    Pay-by-data-transfer

    • Scenarios in which workloads expect periodic or large fluctuations, such as the gaming and video industries.

    • Scenarios that expect temporary traffic spikes.

    Internal-facing

    N/A

    Pay-by-specification

    Internet-facing

    Pay-by-data-transfer

    • Scenarios in which traffic volumes remain relatively stable.

    • Scenarios that expect temporary traffic spikes.

    Pay-by-bandwidth

    Internal-facing

    N/A

    Billable items

    The following figure shows the billable items of a pay-as-you-go CLB instance.

    Billing cycles

    The following table describes the billing cycles supported by CLB.

    Billing cycle

    Fee deduction time and bill generation time

    Billable item

    Hourly

    You are charged on an hourly basis. A bill is generated about 1 hour after the end of a billing cycle. The time when bills are generated is determined by the system.

    A pay-as-you-go CLB instance is billed based on the following billable items:

    • Instances

    • LCUs

    • Specifications

    • Data transfers

    For more information, see Pay-as-you-go.

    Daily

    You are charged on a daily basis. A bill is typically generated in the early morning of the next day. The time when bills are generated is determined by the system.

    Bandwidth (pay-as-you-go).

    For more information, see Pay-as-you-go.

    Pricing

    For more information about the pricing of each CLB billable item, Pay-as-you-go. The prices on the buy page shall prevail.

    References

    • Billing methods
      Pay-as-you-go
    • Specification changes
      Modify the configurations of pay-as-you-go CLB instances
      ᴺᵉʷChange the metering method of a CLB instance from pay-by-specification to pay-by-LCU
    • Learn more
      Overdue payments
      Query billing and spending details
      FAQ about billing