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How Is a CCE Autopilot Cluster Billed?

Updated on 2025-01-22 GMT+08:00

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Billing Modes

CCE Autopilot supports two billing modes: pay-per-use and packages.

Pay-per-use: You can start using CCE Autopilot resources first and then pay as you go. Their usage durations are calculated by the second but billed every hour. This allows you to flexibly adjust the resources. You neither need to prepare for resources in advance, nor end up with excessive or insufficient preset resources. Pay-per-use billing is a good option for scenarios where there are sudden traffic bursts, such as e-commerce promotions.
Packages: You need to pay for packages before using them. Their usages are settled every hour. You can buy packages to save money. Packages are a good option for long-term, stable services.
NOTE:

On the Overview page of the cluster console, you can purchase CPU and/or memory packages required by pods. After you purchase a package in a region, it can be used by all pods in all CCE Autopilot clusters in that region.

There are no packages for the cluster management and VPC endpoints required by CCE Autopilot clusters. Also, packages are unavailable for other cloud service resources on the CCE console. When a cloud service resource is created on the CCE console, it is billed on a pay-per-use basis by default. You can go to the corresponding cloud service console to purchase yearly/monthly cloud service resources or packages. These resources or packages will be billed based on their standard prices.

**Table 1** Cluster billing modes
Billing Mode	Pay-per-use	Package
Payment	Postpaid. You are billed based on the actual usage durations.	Prepaid. The packages are used first during the subscription period.
Billing Method	Calculated by the second but billed every hour	Billed by the subscription term you purchase
Billing Items	All billed items	Only vCPU and memory required by the pods
Application Scenario	Recommended when the resource demands are likely to fluctuate and you want more flexibility	A cost-effective option for scenarios where the resource usage duration is predictable. It is recommended for resources expected to be used for a long term.

Billed Items

The total expenditures generated when you use a CCE Autopilot consist of the cluster management, pods, VPC endpoints, and other cloud service resources. For details, see "Billed Items" in "Billing" in the User Guide.

Figure 1 Billed items
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