Help Center/ Elastic IP/ Billing/ Changing the EIP Billing Mode/ Yearly/Monthly to Pay-Per-Use
Updated on 2025-08-14 GMT+08:00
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Yearly/Monthly to Pay-Per-Use

After creating a yearly/monthly EIP, you can change it to pay-per-use (billed by bandwidth) for more flexibility, and you can recoup part of what you paid for the subscription.

Table 1 From yearly/monthly to pay-per-use

Change Scenario

Description

From yearly/monthly to pay-per-use (billed by bandwidth)

An EIP billed on a yearly/monthly basis can be directly changed to be billed on a pay-per-use basis (billed by bandwidth).

From yearly/monthly to pay-per-use (billed by traffic)

An EIP billed on a yearly/monthly basis cannot be directly changed to be billed on a pay-per-use basis (by traffic). To change this:

  1. Change the EIP to be billed on a pay-per-use basis (by bandwidth). For details, see Yearly/Monthly to Pay-Per-Use.
  2. Change the EIP to be billed by traffic on a pay-per-use basis. For details, see Pay-per-Use EIPs: Billing Change Between By Traffic and By Bandwidth.

Prerequisites

The billing mode can only be changed from yearly/monthly to pay-per-use for EIPs whose order status is Provisioned. You can view the order status on the Billing Center > Renewals page.

From Yearly/Monthly to Pay-Per-Use (Billed by Bandwidth) upon Expiration

  1. Go to the EIP list page.
  2. In the EIP list, change billing mode of a single EIP or multiple EIPs from yearly/monthly to pay-per-use (billed by bandwidth):

    • Single EIP:

      Locate the row that contains the EIP, click More in the Operation column, and click Change to Pay-per-Use upon Expiration.

    • Multiple EIPs:

      Select the EIPs in the EIP list, click More in the upper left corner of the list, and click Change to Pay-per-Use upon Expiration.

    You are switched to a page of the Billing Center.

  3. Confirm the information and click Change to Pay-per-Use upon Expiration.

From Yearly/Monthly to Pay-Per-Use Immediately (Billed by Bandwidth)

  1. Go to the EIP list page.
  2. In the EIP list, change billing mode of a single EIP or multiple EIPs from yearly/monthly to pay-per-use (billed by bandwidth):

    • Single EIP:

      Locate the row that contains the EIP, click More in the Operation column, and click Change to Pay-per-Use Immediately.

    • Multiple EIPs:

      Select the EIPs in the EIP list, click More in the upper left corner of the list, and click Change to Pay-per-Use Immediately.

  3. In the displayed dialog box, confirm the information and click Yes.
  4. Confirm the information and click Change to Pay-per-Use.

When the change is complete, the pay-per-use billing will be applied immediately, and the remaining fees will be refunded. For details about the billing rules, see From Yearly/Monthly to Pay-per-Use Immediately.