Starting December 21, 2023, new billing rules apply to pay-as-you-go WAF 3.0 instances. Four new billable items take effect, and three existing items are repriced. Bills already generated are not affected—only subsequent bills reflect the new rates.
When does this take effect?
December 21, 2023 (UTC+8). The exact time the changes take effect prevails.
What's changing?
New billable items
| Item | Free threshold | Charge |
|---|---|---|
| Peak traffic | ≤5,000 queries per second (QPS) | 1 security capacity unit (SeCU) per 5 QPS per hour for usage above 5,000 QPS. The total QPS is rounded up to the nearest multiple of 5. |
| Asset center | Not enabled | 1 SeCU per hour when the asset center feature is enabled. |
| Non-standard ports | Standard ports 80, 8080, 443, and 8443 are included | 25 SeCUs per hour if you configure non-standard ports. |
| Slider CAPTCHA verification in custom rules | None | 1 SeCU per 10 slider CAPTCHA verifications per hour in custom rules. The total count is rounded up to the nearest multiple of 10. |
Updated prices for existing items
| Item | Previous price | New price |
|---|---|---|
| Core protection rules | Free | 1 SeCU per hour |
| Intelligent load balancing | 15 SeCUs per hour | 50 SeCUs per hour |
| IPv6 protection | 15 SeCUs per hour | 50 SeCUs per hour |
Core protection rules are charged for both enabled and disabled protection templates once you add protected objects to WAF.
What's next?
For a full overview of WAF 3.0 billing, see Billing overview.