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Updated on 2024-09-04 GMT+08:00
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Billing Overview

In this document, you can quickly learn about the main billing information of Graph Engine Service (GES), including its billing modes, billed items, renewal, and arrears.

  • Billing Modes

    GES offers two billing modes: yearly/monthly and pay-per-use, to meet the needs of different users in various scenarios.

    • Yearly/Monthly: It is a prepaid model where payment is made before usage, and settlement is based on the purchase period of the order. So, you must ensure that your account balance is sufficient before making a purchase.
    • Pay-per-use: It is a postpaid model where payment is made after usage, and billing is based on the actual usage duration of the graph instance.

      For more detailed information on these two billing modes, refer to Overview.

  • Billed Items

    The billed items for GES include graph specifications (number of edges), data storage space, and public network bandwidth fees. To learn about the billing factors and formulas for each billed item, refer to Billing Items.

    For examples of billing scenarios and cost calculations for each billed item under different billing modes, see Billing Examples.

  • Renewing Subscriptions

    Yearly/Monthly graph instances cannot run after their subscription expires. If you want to continue using the service, you need to renew within the specified time. Otherwise, resources such as compute and storage will be automatically released, and data may be lost.

    Renewal includes manual and automatic renewal, and you can choose according to your needs. For more information on renewal, see Overview.

  • Viewing Bills

    You can choose Billing & Costs > Bills to check the graph instance transactions and bills. For details, see Bills.

  • Arrears

    When the available balance of an account is less than the unsettled bill, the account is considered to be in arrears. After arrears, it may affect the normal operation of cloud service resources, and timely recharge is required. For more information, refer to Arrears.

  • Stopping Billing

    When cloud service resources are no longer in use, they can be unsubscribed or deleted to avoid further charges. For more information, refer to Billing Termination.