Changing EIP Billing Mode

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The EIP service provides multiple billing modes for you to select. You can change your EIP billing mode during the EIP usage period if necessary.

Changing the billing mode does not change EIPs or interrupt their use.

Table 1 describes the details of changing EIP billing modes.

**Table 1** EIP billing mode change description
Change	Description
From yearly/monthly to pay-per-use	An EIP billed on a yearly/monthly basis can be directly changed to be billed by bandwidth on a pay-per-use basis immediately or upon expiration. An EIP billed on a yearly/monthly basis cannot be directly changed to be billed by traffic on a pay-per-use basis. To change this: Change the EIP to be billed by bandwidth on a pay-per-use basis. Change the EIP to be billed by traffic on a pay-per-use basis. The new billing mode takes effect only after the yearly/monthly subscription expires, if you want to change the EIP to be billed by bandwidth on a pay-per-use basis upon expiration. The new billing mode takes effect immediately, if you want to change the EIP to be billed by bandwidth on a pay-per-use basis immediately.
From pay-per-use to yearly/monthly	An EIP that is billed by bandwidth on a pay-per-use basis can be directly changed to be billed on a yearly/monthly basis. An EIP that is billed by traffic on a pay-per-use basis cannot be directly changed to be billed on a yearly/monthly basis. To change this: Change the EIP to be billed by bandwidth on a pay-per-use basis. Change the EIP to be billed on a yearly/monthly basis. The new billing mode takes effect immediately.
From billing by traffic (pay-per-use) to billing by bandwidth (pay-per-use) From billing by bandwidth (pay-per-use) to billing by traffic (pay-per-use)	An EIP billed by traffic on a pay-per-use basis can be directly changed to be billed by bandwidth on a pay-per-use basis. An EIP billed by bandwidth on a pay-per-use basis can be directly changed to be billed by traffic on a pay-per-use basis. The new billing mode takes effect immediately.