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Overview

In this document, you will learn about how ModelArts is billed, how you can renew subscriptions and manage costs, and what happens if your account goes into arrears.

  • Billing modes

    ModelArts provides two billing modes: yearly/monthly and pay-per-use.

    • Yearly/Monthly: You pay upfront for the amount of time you expect to use a resource for. You will need to make sure you have a top-up account with a sufficient balance or have a valid payment method configured first.
    • Pay-per-use is a postpaid billing mode. You pay as you go and just pay for what you use.
  • Billing items

    The ModelArts billing items include ModelArts compute resources and basic resources such as object storage and EVS.

    Table 1 Billing items

    Billing Item

    Description

    Billing Mode

    Billing Formula

    Applicable Function Module

    Compute resources
    Charges apply for vCPUs, GPUs, and NPUs.
    • Pay-per-use resources are billed based on specifications and usage duration.
    • Yearly/Monthly resources are billed based on specifications and the subscription period.

    Pay-per-use

    Yearly/Monthly
    • Pay-per-use: Specification unit price x Number of compute nodes x Usage duration
    • Yearly/Monthly: Specification unit price x Number of compute nodes x Purchase duration

    For details, see ModelArts Price Calculator.
    • ModelArts Standard dedicated resource pool, workflow, notebook, training job, and real-time/batch/edge service
    • ModelArts Lite Cluster resource pool
    • ModelArts Lite Server
    • ModelArts Studio (MAAS)

    Object storage (system disk and data disk)

    Charges apply for storage capacity, type, and duration.

    Pay-per-use

    Yearly/Monthly

    Creating an OBS bucket is free of charge. You pay only for the storage capacity and duration you actually use.

    For details, see Object Storage Price Calculator.
    • ModelArts Standard data management, workflow, notebook, training job, model management, and real-time/batch/edge service
    • ModelArts Studio (MAAS)

    Scalable File Service (SFS)

    Charges apply for storage capacity and duration.

    Pay-per-use

    Unit price per GB x Storage capacity x Usage duration

    For details, see SFS Price Calculator.
    • ModelArts Standard training job and notebook
    • ModelArts Lite Cluster resource pool
    • ModelArts Lite Server

    EVS disks (system disks and data disks)

    Charges apply for EVS disk type and capacity.

    The selected EVS disks for creating a notebook instance will be billed from the time of creation until the instance is deleted.

    Pay-per-use

    EVS disk size x EVS disk unit price x Purchase quantity x Purchase duration

    For details, see EVS Price Calculator.
    • ModelArts Standard notebook
    • ModelArts Lite Cluster resource pool
    • ModelArts Lite Server

    Event notification (billed only when enabled)

    This function uses Simple Message Notification (SMN) to send a message to you when the event you selected occurs.

    To use this function, enable event notification when creating a training job.

    For pricing details, see Simple Message Notification Pricing Details.

    Pay by actual usage
    • SMS: SMS notifications
    • Email: Email notifications + Downstream Internet traffic
    • HTTP or HTTPS: HTTP or HTTPS notifications + Downstream Internet traffic
    • Workflow, notebook, training job, and real-time/batch/edge service
    • ModelArts Studio (MAAS)

    Run logs (billed only when enabled)

    Log Tank Service (LTS) collects, analyzes, and stores logs.

    If Runtime Log Output is enabled during service deployment, you will be billed if the log data exceeds the LTS free quota. For details, see Log Tank Service Pricing Details.

    Pay by actual log size

    After the free quota is exceeded, you are billed based on the actual log volume and retention duration.

    ModelArts Standard real-time/batch/edge service

    For details about the billing composition and formulas of each billing item, see Billing Item (ModelArts Standard).

    For more information about the billing samples and the billing for each item, see Billing Examples.

  • Renewal

    After a yearly/monthly subscription expires, ModelArts jobs cannot run properly. To continue using ModelArts resources, renew your subscription within a specified period. Otherwise, your resources will be automatically released and data may be lost. You can renew your subscriptions manually or automatically. For more information on renewal, see Overview.

  • Bills

    To learn about your expenditures, go to Billing Center > Billing, and check the transactions and detailed bills related to your resources. For details, see Bills.

  • Arrears

    Your account goes into arrears when the balance is less than the bill to be settled. To continue using your cloud resources, top up your account in time. For details, see About Arrears.

  • Stopping billing

    When cloud service resources are no longer in use, you can unsubscribe from or delete them to avoid further charges. For details, see Stopping Billing.

  • Cost management

    You can manage costs from four dimensions: cost composition, cost allocation, cost analysis, and cost optimization. For details, see Cost Management.