Billing Mode Overview

CCE Autopilot supports pay-per-use billing 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. For details about pay-per-use billing, see Pay-per-Use Billing.
Packages: You need to pay for packages before using them. Their usages are settled every hour. Packages are suitable for services with stable demands for a long time. You can buy more packages to enjoy more discounts. For details about packages, see Package Overview.

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

In addition to the vCPU and memory required by pods, no packages are provided for the cluster management, VPC endpoints, and ephemeral storage (the part in excess of 30 GiB) required by pods. 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 Billing	Package
Payment	Postpaid. You are billed based on the actual usage durations.	Prepaid. The packages are used first during the subscription period.
Billed Usage Period	Calculated by the second but billed every hour	Billed based on the purchase period in the order. For details, see Package Billing Cycle.
Billing Items	All billing items	Only CPU and memory required by the pods
Application Scenarios	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.