The platform began billing for services on September 23, 2019.
NLP Self-Learning Platform pricing
Each new Alibaba Cloud account is eligible for a one-month free trial. The details are as follows:
The Self-Learning Platform is a pay-as-you-go product. After activation, you are billed on a pay-as-you-go basis according to the number of calls. The price per call is CNY 0.016.
Resource plans offer a lower price per call. Calls are deducted from your resource plan. Calls that exceed the resource plan quota are charged at the standard price and deducted from your account balance.
You will receive notifications by text message, email, and in the console when your resource plan balance drops below 10%.
Free trial
Activate the NLP Self-Learning Platform service: [Activate Service]
Trial period: 1 month
Model training: 3 free models
Model calls:
Self-learning models (trained by users): 1. You receive a free quota of 500 calls per day for each model. After you use the free quota for a model, you can no longer call it. To make more calls, you must purchase a resource plan. 2. If you purchase a resource plan, calls are still deducted from your daily free quota first. 3. After the resource plan is depleted, the billing method automatically switches to pay-as-you-go at a rate of CNY 0.016 per call. The queries per second (QPS) for each model is 10.
Pre-trained models (built-in and ready to call): 1. You receive a total free quota of 500 calls for each model. After you use the free quota for a model, you can no longer call it. To make more calls, you must purchase a resource plan. 2. If you purchase a resource plan, calls are still deducted from your free quota first. 3. After the resource plan is depleted, the billing method automatically switches to pay-as-you-go at a rate of CNY 0.016 per call. The QPS for each model is 10.
After your free quota is exhausted, you can no longer make calls. To continue using the service, you must purchase a monthly model subscription or a resource plan.
Purchase
Purchase NLP Self-Learning Platform training models: [Purchase Models]
Model training: CNY 500 per month per model
Model calls:
Self-learning models (trained by users): You receive a free quota of 500 calls per day for each model. Calls that exceed this quota are charged at CNY 0.016 per call. Alternatively, you can purchase a resource plan. If you purchase a resource plan, calls are still deducted from your daily free quota first. The QPS for each model is 10.
Pre-trained models (built-in and ready to call): After the trial period ends, there is no free quota. All calls are charged at CNY 0.016 per call. Alternatively, you can purchase a resource plan. The QPS for each model is 10.
NLP Self-Learning Platform resource plans: [Purchase Resource Plan]
Number of calls (×10,000) |
Price (CNY) |
Cost per 1,000 calls (CNY) |
Pay-per-call |
CNY 0.016/call |
16.00 |
10 |
500 |
5.00 |
50 |
2,125 |
4.25 |
100 |
4,000 |
4.00 |
500 |
18,750 |
3.75 |
1,000 |
35,000 |
3.50 |
5,000 |
162,500 |
3.25 |
Resource plans are valid for one year from the date of purchase.
After you purchase a resource plan:
1. The free quota is always consumed first. Each self-learning model includes a free quota of 500 calls.
2. After the free quota is exhausted, calls are deducted from your purchased resource plan.
3. After the resource plan is depleted, the billing method automatically switches to pay-as-you-go at a rate of CNY 0.016 per call.
Pay-as-you-go billing can result in high costs. Monitor your resource plan usage closely.
For assistance with bulk purchases, join the DingTalk group "Alibaba Cloud NLP Self-Learning Platform User Q&A Group 2" (Group ID: 44619071).
QPS add-on package pricing (limited-time offer)
Increase the quantity |
Price |
10 QPS |
CNY 2,000/year |
This service is non-refundable after purchase. The maximum QPS that can be added varies by model. For specific requirements, consult the owner in the Self-Learning Platform Q&A group.
Monitoring and statistics
In the Self-Learning Platform console, go to Monitoring and Statistics to query real-time resource plan usage details and algorithm model call reports.
Notification service
Service activation shortcut: [Activate Service]
Warning notifications are sent by text message or email when your resource plan balance drops to 30%, 10%, and 0%.
Log on to the Alibaba Cloud Management Console and select Message Receiving Management.
Select Basic Receiving Management and locate Product Expiration Notification.
Select the Text Message, Email, and Internal Message checkboxes to subscribe to the notification service.
