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Model Studio offers savings plans and resource plans to help you reduce model costs.

Plan selection

Model Studio uses the pay-as-you-go billing method by default and does not provide free token quotas in advance. To reduce model call costs, we recommend the AI General-purpose Savings Plan (recommended). Commit to a monthly spending amount in exchange for tiered discounts of up to 47% off. This plan covers most models provided by Alibaba Cloud, offers the greatest flexibility, and is the best choice for most use cases.

Other discount plans apply to specific use cases. If your usage is low or concentrated on a specific model, choose a savings plan for other models or a resource plan. For details, see the corresponding sections later on this page. To use models by subscription in AI coding and agent tools, choose a Token Plan. The Individual plan is intended for individual developers, and the Team plan is intended for teams. To learn how to use a savings plan or resource plan after purchase, see Usage.

Dimension	AI General-purpose Savings Plan	Resource plan	Token Plan
Billing method	Commit to a monthly spend for tiered discounts	Make a one-time purchase of a fixed token amount	Make a one-time purchase of credits
Model coverage	Covers most models provided by Alibaba Cloud	Applies only to one specific model	Supports only selected models
Use case	Long-term, stable usage	Low usage or usage concentrated on a specific model	AI coding and agent tools (Individual or Team plan)
Access method	Use the standard Model Studio API key and base URL. Fees are automatically deducted.	Use the standard Model Studio API key and base URL. Fees are automatically deducted.	Configure the dedicated plan API key and base URL in an AI tool.

Usage

Savings plans and resource plans take effect automatically after purchase. Use the standard Model Studio API key and base URL to access models. When your bill is settled, model call fees are automatically deducted according to the deduction order. Only fees incurred after the plan takes effect can be deducted. Fees incurred before purchase cannot be deducted retroactively. You can call models in the Model Studio console Experience Center, by using API code, or through third-party tools such as OpenClaw by providing pay-as-you-go access credentials.

For information about how to obtain and configure an API key and base URL, see Obtain and configure an API key and Base URL overview.

AI General-purpose Savings Plan

Key benefits

The AI General-purpose Savings Plan is a discount plan for pay-as-you-go model usage. Commit to a monthly spending amount for a term of 3, 6, 12, or 24 months to receive tiered discounts while retaining pay-as-you-go flexibility. Key benefits:

Comprehensive coverage: A single purchase covers most models provided by Alibaba Cloud and can be used across models.
Significant cost savings: Higher spending commitments and longer terms provide greater discounts, up to 47% off.
Simple management: The plan can take effect immediately after purchase or at a specified time. No manual activation or binding is required, deductions are automatic, and auto-renewal is supported.

Purchase guide

Purchase method	Purchase an AI General-purpose Savings Plan
Regions	China (Beijing), US (Virginia), Singapore, Germany (Frankfurt), Japan (Tokyo), and China (Hong Kong) Savings plans for different regions are billed independently and cannot be used across regions. A savings plan purchased in China (Beijing) can deduct only model call fees incurred in China (Beijing). To reduce network latency, select the region closest to your business server. To call model services in multiple regions, purchase a separate savings plan for each region.
Deduction scope	Category A: Qwen, open-source Qwen, text embedding, multimodal embedding, reranking, industry-specific models, and model-native tool calling such as function calling and web extractor Category B: Image generation, speech synthesis, speech recognition and translation, and video generation and editing Category C: DeepSeek, Kimi, GLM, MiniMax, and HappyHorse In Category C, only versions provided by Alibaba Cloud support deductions. Versions provided directly by third parties do not. To check whether an Alibaba Cloud-provided version is available, refer to the Model Marketplace in the console. For details, see Do models provided directly by third parties support AI General-purpose Savings Plan deductions?
Monthly spending commitment	The monthly spending commitment is used to deduct pay-as-you-go model service fees. You can specify an amount starting from CNY 1,000 in increments of CNY 10. There is no upper limit.
Term	Available terms are 3 months, 6 months, 1 year, and 2 years.
Installment payment type	All upfront: Pay the full spending commitment for the entire commitment term at once to receive the largest discount. No upfront: No payment is required at purchase. You then pay the spending commitment monthly. To use the no-upfront option, contact your account manager to request access.
Discount	See Discount information.
Activation time	You can activate the plan immediately after purchase or at a specified hour.

Discount information

Discounts vary by model, tier, commitment term, and payment method.

For example, if you choose a 12-month savings plan with a monthly spending commitment of CNY 10,000 and pay all upfront, you receive 20% off when calling Category A Qwen text generation models. A model call with an original price of CNY 1 deducts CNY 0.8 from the savings plan quota.

The amount ranges in the following table include the lower bound and exclude the upper bound. For example, 1,000 - 5,000 means an amount greater than or equal to 1,000 and less than 5,000. Category C models receive no discount.

Payment method	Monthly commitment (CNY)	Category A				Category B
Payment method	Monthly commitment (CNY)	3 months	6 months	12 months	24 months	3 months	6 months	12 months	24 months
All upfront	1,000 - 5,000	12% off	14% off	16% off	18% off	17% off	20% off	23% off	26% off
	5,000 - 10,000	14% off	16% off	18% off	20% off	20% off	23% off	26% off	29% off
	10,000 - 30,000	16% off	18% off	20% off	22% off	23% off	26% off	29% off	32% off
	30,000 - 50,000	18% off	20% off	22% off	24% off	26% off	29% off	32% off	35% off
	50,000 - 100,000	20% off	22% off	24% off	26% off	29% off	32% off	35% off	38% off
	100,000 - 300,000	22% off	24% off	26% off	28% off	32% off	35% off	38% off	41% off
	300,000 - 1,000,000	24% off	26% off	28% off	30% off	35% off	38% off	41% off	44% off
	1,000,000+	26% off	28% off	30% off	32% off	38% off	41% off	44% off	47% off
No upfront (contact your account manager to enable this option)	1,000 - 5,000	10% off	12% off	14% off	16% off	15% off	18% off	21% off	24% off
	5,000 - 10,000	12% off	14% off	16% off	18% off	18% off	21% off	24% off	27% off
	10,000 - 30,000	14% off	16% off	18% off	20% off	21% off	24% off	27% off	30% off
	30,000 - 50,000	16% off	18% off	20% off	22% off	24% off	27% off	30% off	33% off
	50,000 - 100,000	18% off	20% off	22% off	24% off	27% off	30% off	33% off	36% off
	100,000 - 300,000	20% off	22% off	24% off	26% off	30% off	33% off	36% off	39% off
	300,000 - 1,000,000	22% off	24% off	26% off	28% off	33% off	36% off	39% off	42% off
	1,000,000+	24% off	26% off	28% off	30% off	36% off	39% off	42% off	45% off

Usage notes

Activation time: You can activate the plan immediately after purchase or at a specified hour.

Commitment cycle: A savings plan allocates quota on a rolling monthly cycle. Each cycle starts on the purchase or activation date and lasts one month. It does not reset at the beginning of a calendar month. At 00:00 on the day after the subscription date each month, the quota resets to the full monthly amount. At the end of each monthly commitment cycle, any remaining quota automatically expires and cannot roll over to the next cycle.

If you subscribe to a 3-month savings plan with a monthly commitment of CNY 1,000, you do not receive CNY 3,000 for use across all 3 months. You receive a separate CNY 1,000 quota each month. Unused quota for the month is cleared and cannot roll over to the next subscription month.
For a quarterly package, such as paying CNY 27 for CNY 60 of quota, the CNY 60 total quota is distributed monthly over 3 months at CNY 20 per month instead of being issued at once. A monthly package issues the full quota for the month at once and can be used only within the rolling month that starts on the purchase date.
Savings plan quota deductions are based on the actual billing time, not the task submission time. Billing typically has a delay of 2~10 minutes, and console data also refreshes with a delay. If the account still shows available quota when a task is submitted but the savings plan has expired or its quota is exhausted by the actual billing time, pay-as-you-go fees are charged. We recommend that you set a higher spending alert threshold to monitor costs and prevent unexpected overdue payments caused by billing delays.

Deduction scope:

Covered: Fees for model calls, including input and output tokens, model-native tool calling such as function calling and web extractor, context cache, and batch inference.

Savings plan deductions are independent of the region where the calling server is located, including calls to the Model Studio API from instances such as ECS. If the server is located in the Chinese mainland and uses the China (Beijing) base URL to call the Model Studio API, the resulting call fees can be deducted from the savings plan regardless of cross-region calling.
Not covered: Fees for model fine-tuning and model deployment; fees generated by plugins or tools such as the independently billed web search plugin, subject to the actual bill, MCP Marketplace, Tongyi Deep Search, and case retrieval; and fees for Qoder China, which currently supports model calls only through Credits and does not support AI General-purpose Savings Plan deductions. Third-party tools can access Model Studio through APIs, but their web search fees are not covered by the savings plan. Fees generated by model calls through the Model Studio API remain covered.

Knowledge Base (RAG) fees and savings plans: Embedding and reranking model call fees incurred when you use Knowledge Base are Category A model call fees and can be deducted from the AI General-purpose Savings Plan. For dedicated deductions, you can also purchase an embedding and reranking model savings plan. Knowledge Base specification fees based on runtime, CNY 0.03 per knowledge base per hour for Standard Edition and CNY 0.2 per RCU per hour for Premium Edition, are not model call fees and cannot be deducted from savings plans. Pay these fees by using a resource plan or pay-as-you-go billing.

Deduction order, cancellation, and bill query: See Deduction, cancellation, and billing.

Lifecycle management

Manage savings plans on the Savings Plan Overview page.

You can also use the Alibaba Cloud app to view basic information such as the remaining quota and utilization of a savings plan. The app provides mostly the same functions as the web console. For detailed operations such as cancellation and configuration changes, use the web console.

Savings plan renewal

Log on to the Expenses and Costs console. In the left-side navigation pane, choose Expenses > My Subscriptions to view and manage the subscription status, activation time, and auto-renewal status of your savings plan.

Expiration: When a savings plan, including an Entry-level AI General-purpose Savings Plan, expires, it automatically becomes invalid. You do not need to manually release or cancel it or locate an associated instance, and expiration itself does not incur additional fees. If you no longer use foundation model services, we recommend that you delete the corresponding API key to prevent pay-as-you-go charges from services that remain active.

Entry-level AI General-purpose Savings Plan renewal: The Entry-level AI General-purpose Savings Plan is a new-customer promotion and cannot be renewed after it expires. If you purchase the plan again, you cannot receive the first-purchase promotional price.

Query discounts

In the AI General-purpose Savings Plan, discounts vary by model, tier, commitment term, and payment method. Go to the Price Discount Details tab on the Savings Plan Overview page and filter by the following conditions:

Applicable product: Select the corresponding product name from the following table.
Billing item: Select the corresponding billing item from the following table.
Savings plan type: Select AI General-purpose Savings Plan/Model Studio AI General-purpose Savings Plan.
Subscription duration and payment method: Select the corresponding options to view the pay-as-you-go discount.

Applicable product	Billing item
Model Studio foundation model inference	Text: Global text generation token usage Image: Global image generation count, global multi-specification image generation count, and global image detection count Video: Global video generation duration Voice: Global speech synthesis character count, global speech recognition duration, global CosyVoice speech synthesis character count, and global voice cloning and voice design model count Embedding: Global multimodal embedding model usage and global text embedding model usage Batch call: Global Batch model usage, global BatchChat model usage, global BatchChat token usage, and global BatchChat video generation duration Tool call: Global usage by call count Each billing item also has a corresponding non-global version, such as text usage. To query discounts on call fees in China (Beijing), select a non-global billing item. To query discounts in other regions, select the corresponding global billing item.
Model Studio foundation model - Industry-specific model	Text generation token usage
Alibaba Cloud Model Studio - Vector ranking model	Multimodal embedding model usage
Model Studio foundation model - Qwen voice model	Speech synthesis character count and speech recognition duration
Model Studio foundation model - Bailian voice model	Speech synthesis character count and speech recognition duration

Entry-level AI General-purpose Savings Plan

The Entry-level AI General-purpose Savings Plan is a new-customer version of the AI General-purpose Savings Plan. The main differences are as follows:

Item	AI General-purpose Savings Plan	Entry-level AI General-purpose Savings Plan
Purchase entry	Purchase from the AI General-purpose Savings Plan purchase page	Purchase from the All Models section of the AI discount event page
Promotion restriction	No first-purchase restriction	Promotional pricing applies only to the first purchase
Applicable models	See the deduction scope in the Purchase guide	The model scope is mostly the same as that of the AI General-purpose Savings Plan. However, tiers with a monthly commitment below CNY 1,000, excluding CNY 1,000, do not support kimi-k3 deductions. See the deduction scope in the Purchase guide
Discount method	Different tiers provide different pay-as-you-go discounts. Higher tiers provide greater discounts.	Usage is billed at pay-as-you-go rates without a pay-as-you-go discount. Only the first purchase is discounted. Available tiers are subject to the purchase page, for example, pay CNY 10 for CNY 20, CNY 27 for CNY 60, or CNY 135 for CNY 300.

The following usage rules also apply to the Entry-level AI General-purpose Savings Plan:

Quota expiration: Quota is issued separately for each rolling month. Unused quota for a month is automatically cleared and does not roll over to the next cycle. For a quarterly package, such as paying CNY 27 for CNY 60, the total quota is distributed monthly over 3 months at CNY 20 per month instead of being issued at once.
Cancellation policy: The plan cannot be canceled after payment. Confirm the tier and your requirements before purchase.
Deduction scope: The scope is the same as that of the AI General-purpose Savings Plan. Only call fees for models provided by Alibaba Cloud can be deducted. Models provided directly by third parties, including Category C models provided directly by third parties, are not supported.
Model restriction: Entry-level AI General-purpose Savings Plans with a monthly commitment below CNY 1,000, excluding CNY 1,000, do not support kimi-k3 call fee deductions. Tiers with a monthly commitment of CNY 1,000 or more support deductions.

For savings plan bills, see Savings Plan usage details.

Savings plans for other models

Compared with the AI General-purpose Savings Plan, savings plans for other models provide a fixed amount in a one-time purchase to deduct call fees for specific model families. They are better suited to low usage or workloads concentrated on a specific model, and typically provide smaller discounts than the AI General-purpose Savings Plan.

Supported savings plans

Large language models

Purchase method	Purchase a savings plan for large language model inference
Tiers	Available tiers are CNY 20, CNY 100, CNY 1,000, CNY 5,000, CNY 10,000, CNY 20,000, CNY 50,000, CNY 100,000, CNY 200,000, CNY 300,000, and CNY 500,000.
Discount	These tiers do not provide a discount. Deductions are based on model call prices.
Validity period	The CNY 20 tier is valid for 1 month. The CNY 100 tier is valid for 3 months. The CNY 1,000 tier is valid for 6 months. The CNY 5,000, CNY 10,000, CNY 20,000, CNY 50,000, CNY 100,000, CNY 300,000, and CNY 500,000 tiers are valid for 1 year.
Region	China (Beijing)
Models	This plan applies to token-billed text generation models available on Model Studio. The model scope includes: General large language models: Commercial editions: Qwen Max, Qwen Plus, Qwen Flash, Qwen Turbo, QwQ, Qwen Long Open-source editions: Qwen3.5, Qwen3, QwQ, QwQ-Preview, Qwen2.5, Qwen-Math, Qwen-Coder Third-party models: DeepSeek, GLM, Kimi, MiniMax Multimodal models: Commercial editions: Qwen Omni, excluding qwen3.8-omni-flash and the qwen3.5-omni series; Qwen Omni-Realtime, excluding qwen3.8-omni-flash-realtime and the qwen3.5-omni-realtime series; QVQ; Qwen VL; Qwen OCR Open-source editions: Qwen-Omni, Qwen3-Omni-Captioner, Qwen-VL, QVQ Domain-specific models: Qwen Coder, Qwen translation models, Qwen data mining models, Qwen deep research models Embedding and reranking models are not supported. To deduct fees for these models, use the AI General-purpose Savings Plan or an embedding and reranking model savings plan.

Qwen voice models

Purchase method	Purchase a Qwen voice model savings plan
Purchase details	Model Studio provides five tiers: CNY 20: 2% off CNY 100: 4% off CNY 500: 10% off CNY 1,000: 15% off CNY 5,000: 20% off Example: For the CNY 1,000 tier, if a task costs CNY 1, 1*0.85=0.85 CNY is deducted from the savings plan. ASR models are billed per second, and TTS models are billed per character. View model call prices in the Model Studio console.
Validity period	The CNY 20 and CNY 100 tiers are valid for 6 months. For the CNY 500, CNY 1,000, and CNY 5,000 tiers, you can choose a validity period of 6 or 12 months.
Models	Models vary by region: China (Beijing): Real-time speech synthesis (CosyVoice): cosyvoice-v3-plus, cosyvoice-v3-flash, cosyvoice-v2 Real-time speech synthesis (Qwen-TTS-Realtime): qwen3-tts-flash-realtime Speech synthesis (Qwen-TTS): qwen3-tts-flash Real-time speech recognition (Paraformer): paraformer-realtime-v2, paraformer-realtime-8k-v2 Real-time speech recognition (Fun-ASR): fun-asr-realtime Real-time speech recognition (Qwen-ASR-Realtime): qwen3-asr-flash-realtime Audio file recognition (Paraformer): paraformer-v2, paraformer-8k-v2 Audio file recognition (Fun-ASR): fun-asr Audio file recognition (Qwen-ASR): qwen3-asr-flash-filetrans, qwen3-asr-flash Singapore: Real-time speech synthesis (Qwen-TTS-Realtime): qwen3-tts-flash-realtime Speech synthesis (Qwen-TTS): qwen3-tts-flash Real-time speech recognition (Qwen-ASR-Realtime): qwen3-asr-flash-realtime Audio file recognition (Fun-ASR): fun-asr Audio file recognition (Qwen-ASR): qwen3-asr-flash-filetrans, qwen3-asr-flash

Embedding and reranking models

Purchase method	Purchase an embedding and reranking model service savings plan
Purchase details	Model Studio provides five tiers: CNY 100: No discount CNY 500: 10% off CNY 2,000: 20% off CNY 5,000: 25% off CNY 10,000: 30% off Example: For the CNY 5,000 tier, if a task costs CNY 1, 1*0.75=0.75 CNY is deducted from the savings plan.
Validity period	The CNY 100 and CNY 500 tiers are valid for 3 months. The CNY 2,000 tier is valid for 6 months. The CNY 5,000 and CNY 10,000 tiers are valid for 12 months.
Region	China (Beijing)
Models	Text embedding: text-embedding-v4, text-embedding-v3, text-embedding-v2, text-embedding-v1, text-embedding-async-v2, text-embedding-async-v1 Multimodal embedding: qwen2.5-vl-embedding, tongyi-embedding-vision-plus, tongyi-embedding-vision-flash, multimodal-embedding-v1 Text reranking: qwen3-rerank, gte-rerank-v2

Wan models

Purchase method	Purchase a Wan model savings plan
Purchase details	Model Studio provides five tiers: CNY 20: No discount CNY 100: No discount CNY 1,000: 2% off CNY 10,000: 5% off CNY 30,000: 10% off Example: For the CNY 1,000 tier, if generating a video costs CNY 1, 1*0.98=0.98 CNY is deducted from the savings plan.
Validity period	The CNY 20 and CNY 100 tiers are valid for 3 months. The CNY 1,000, CNY 10,000, and CNY 30,000 tiers are valid for 6 months.
Models	Image generation: wan2.6-image, wan2.6-t2i, wan2.5-t2i-preview, wan2.5-i2i-preview, wan2.2-t2i-plus, wan2.2-t2i-flash, wanx2.0-t2i-turbo, wanx2.1-t2i-plus, wan2.1-t2i-plus, wanx2.1-imageedit, wanx2.1-t2i-turbo, wan2.1-t2i-turbo, wanx-sketch-to-image-lite, wanx-lite, wanx-v1, wanx-image-variation-v1, wanx-style-transfer-v1 Video generation: wan2.6-t2v, wan2.6-i2v, wan2.6-r2v, wan2.5-t2v-preview, wan2.5-i2v-preview, wan2.2-t2v-plus, wan2.2-i2v-flash, wan2.2-t2v-flash, wan2.2-i2v-plus, wan2.2-kf2v-flash, wanx2.1-t2v-plus, wan2.1-t2v-plus, wanx2.1-t2v-turbo, wan2.1-t2v-turbo, wanx2.1-i2v-plus, wan2.1-i2v-plus, wanx2.1-i2v-turbo, wan2.1-i2v-turbo, wanx2.1-kf2v-plus, wan2.1-kf2v-plus, wanx2.1-vace-plus, wan2.1-vace-plus The preceding models belong to the Model Studio foundation model inference product. This savings plan supports only the models listed above; other versions are not supported.

Usage notes

Activation time: The savings plan takes effect immediately after purchase.

Validity period: The validity period depends on the purchased package. After the plan expires, any remaining amount cannot be used and is non-refundable.

Deduction scope: The plan covers model call fees, including input and output tokens. It does not cover fees for tool calling, context cache, batch inference, model fine-tuning, or model deployment.

Deduction order, cancellation, and bill query: See Deduction, cancellation, and billing.

Resource plans

A resource plan is a one-time purchase of a specific resource amount, such as tokens or image generations, used to deduct real-time inference usage for one specific model, such as qwen-plus, after the free quota is exhausted. Resource plans typically provide smaller discounts than the AI General-purpose Savings Plan and can be used as needed.

LLM inference resource plans

Purchase link	LLM inference resource plan for qwen-plus	LLM inference resource plan for qwen-max
Region	China (Beijing)	China (Beijing)
Models	Real-time inference services for qwen-plus and qwen-plus-latest in non-thinking mode	Real-time inference services for qwen-max in non-thinking mode
Total input and output tokens	12 million/110 million	18 million/39 million/390 million/1.17 billion/1.95 billion
Price (CNY)	11.66/114.4	57.6/125/1250/3750/6250
Validity period	Takes effect on the purchase date. You can choose a validity period of 3 months, 6 months, or 1 year.	Valid for 1 year from the purchase date.
Limits	qwen-plus and qwen-plus-latest Covers only real-time inference fees, including input and output, for single requests whose input is in the `0<Token≤128K` tier in non-thinking mode. The following fees are not covered: Fees incurred for a single request whose input is in the `Token>128K` tier. Fees for Batch calls, context cache, model fine-tuning, and model deployment. qwen-max Covers only real-time inference fees, including input and output, in non-thinking mode. Fees for Batch calls, context cache, model fine-tuning, and model deployment are not covered.

Usage notes

Activation time: A resource plan takes effect immediately after purchase. No manual activation or binding is required.

Validity period: The validity period depends on the purchased package. When the validity period ends, any remaining tokens in the resource plan automatically expire.

Usage limits: Resource plans strictly match model names and cannot be used across versions or variants. Refer to the applicable models listed on the resource plan purchase page. For example, a qwen-plus resource plan cannot deduct qwen-max call fees. To cover fees for multiple model versions, use an AI General-purpose Savings Plan.

Balance monitoring and alerts:

View the remaining balance: On the Resource Plans page, view the remaining balance and click Usage details to view usage information. For details, see Resource plan introduction and selection.
Set an alert: We recommend that you configure a resource plan balance alert. When resource plan usage falls below the specified threshold, the system automatically sends notifications by SMS, email, and internal message.

Automatic repurchase: On the Resource Plans page, open the Instance Summary tab. In the Actions column of the target resource plan, click Configure Automatic Repurchase and configure the repurchase rules:

A repurchase is triggered once when either condition is met: N days before expiration or remaining balance ≤ N%. The repurchase is automatically completed within 1~2 minutes after a condition is met.
After each pay-as-you-go bill is generated, the system checks in real time whether the remaining resource plan balance after deduction has reached the threshold. For services with high availability requirements, set a higher remaining balance threshold, such as remaining balance ≤ 50%.
The new instance purchased by automatic repurchase inherits the automatic repurchase configuration, deduction rules, cost allocation tags, deduction tags, and bindings of the original instance by default.
When a repurchase condition is met, the system automatically selects an available coupon and pays for the repurchase order. Make sure that your account has sufficient available balance. If the repurchase fails because of insufficient balance or another reason, subsequent usage is billed on a pay-as-you-go basis. Adding funds does not trigger another repurchase. You must manually purchase the resource plan from the product purchase page.

Deduction order, cancellation, and bill query: See Deduction, cancellation, and billing. To cancel an LLM inference resource plan through self-service, log on to the Alibaba Cloud console, go to the Resource Unsubscription page, find the corresponding LLM inference resource plan, and click Self-service Unsubscription.

Deduction, cancellation, and billing

Unless otherwise stated, the following rules apply to savings plans, including the AI General-purpose Savings Plan and savings plans for other models, and resource plans.

Deduction order

Deduction order: free quota > resource plan > savings plans for other models > AI General-purpose Savings Plan > pay-as-you-go.
If you have multiple savings plans or resource plans of the same type, the plan that expires first is used first. If the expiration times are the same, the plan purchased first is used first.
After all quotas of the same type expire or are exhausted, any excess usage is automatically billed on a pay-as-you-go basis.

NoteIf Stop when free quota is exhausted, also known as worry-free mode or Use free quota only, is enabled in the model settings, the service automatically stops when the free quota for the model is exhausted. No subsequent pay-as-you-go bill is generated, so the savings plan cannot be used for deductions. To continue using the savings plan, go to the model settings after the free quota is exhausted and manually disable Stop when free quota is exhausted. The service resumes and switches to savings plan deductions.

Payment methods

Savings plans and resource plans support only cash payments. Funds added to your account balance by using a stored-value card cannot be used to purchase prepaid packages such as savings plans and resource plans.

Cancellation and refunds

Savings plans: Starting from April 3, 2026, 10:00:00 (UTC+8), savings plans that meet either of the following conditions can be canceled through self-service in the Resource Unsubscription console:
- An all-upfront savings plan that has not taken effect.
- An all-upfront savings plan that has taken effect but has not been used for any deduction.
A savings plan that has been used for deductions cannot currently be canceled. For details, see the announcement. A savings plan that has taken effect and has been used for deductions generally cannot be canceled and must be allowed to expire. An Entry-level AI General-purpose Savings Plan cannot be canceled after payment.
Resource plans: Under the cancellation rules, you can request a refund for the cost of the unused quota. Used quota is non-refundable. Refunds are returned to the original payment account and are not credited to your Alibaba Cloud account balance.
Savings plans and resource plans must be canceled before expiration. After expiration, they automatically become invalid and cannot be canceled.
If your account has an unexpired savings plan or resource plan, you cannot directly cancel the account. Wait for the savings plan or resource plan to expire before applying for account cancellation, or cancel the plan first if it meets the cancellation conditions.

Query bills

Go to the Expenses and Costs console. In the left-side navigation pane, select Bill Details and set Product Name to Alibaba Cloud Model Studio. To query deduction details for the AI General-purpose Savings Plan, set Commodity Name to AI General-purpose Savings Plan. The page displays bill details for the current month by default. For details, see How to query a savings plan bill.

Balance alerts and expiration reminders

Savings plans do not support custom remaining balance alert thresholds. By default, the system sends one reminder when the remaining quota falls to 20%. This threshold cannot be changed. To customize a spending alert threshold, use the Available Quota Alert feature in the Expenses and Costs console to configure a spending amount threshold.

The system sends three SMS reminders before a savings plan expires. No reminders are sent after expiration.

FAQ

Why is my savings plan not deducting fees?

Common causes:

Model mismatch: You purchased a savings plan for other models, but the called model is outside its scope. For example, you purchased an LLM savings plan but called a Wan model, an embedding model, or a reranking model. Alternatively, you purchased a Wan model savings plan but called a video generation model such as wan2.7-r2v that belongs to the Model Studio foundation model - Wan model product. To deduct fees across models, purchase an AI General-purpose Savings Plan.
Unsupported feature: Fees for model fine-tuning and model deployment are not covered by any savings plan. Only the AI General-purpose Savings Plan covers context cache, batch inference, and tool calling. For details, see Usage notes.
Free quota not exhausted: The free quota is deducted first. Savings plan deductions start after it is exhausted. See Deduction order.
Per-minute billing: Model Studio bills by the minute. Billing intervals are accurate to the minute, such as 17:20:00–17:25:00, and are not aligned to the hour. After you purchase a savings plan, deductions begin for usage generated from the next minute. The minute interval being metered at the time of purchase may still be billed on a pay-as-you-go basis.
Quota exhausted: After the committed savings plan quota is exhausted, excess usage is billed on a pay-as-you-go basis. Check the remaining amount on the Savings Plan Overview page.

Does the LLM savings plan cover embedding and reranking models?

No. The LLM inference savings plan applies only to text generation models and does not cover embedding or reranking models. To deduct these fees, use the AI General-purpose Savings Plan.

Do models provided directly by third parties support AI General-purpose Savings Plan deductions?

In Category C, models provided by Alibaba Cloud support deductions, and models provided directly by third parties do not. In the Model Studio Model Marketplace, check the badge in the upper-right corner of a model card, which states either Alibaba Cloud-provided or Third-party direct-supply, to identify the provider.

Does a savings plan provide a dedicated API operation?

No. A savings plan does not provide a dedicated API operation, and you do not need to call an operation to activate or query it. A savings plan is a billing discount benefit that automatically deducts model call fees when your bill is settled. Call Model Studio model APIs as usual. The system automatically uses the savings plan quota without additional configuration or a dedicated operation.

How are fees deducted when both a resource plan and a savings plan exist?

Fees are deducted in the following order: free quota > resource plan > savings plans for other models > AI General-purpose Savings Plan > pay-as-you-go.

Can savings plans and resource plans be canceled?

Savings plans: An all-upfront savings plan that has not taken effect, or that has taken effect but has not been used for deductions, can be canceled through self-service in the Resource Unsubscription console. A plan that has been used for deductions cannot currently be canceled.
Resource plans: You can request a refund for the cost of the unused quota. Used quota is non-refundable.
Both plan types must be canceled before expiration. After expiration, they automatically become invalid.

For all conditions, see Cancellation and refunds.

What happens to associated benefits after I cancel a savings plan?

After you cancel a savings plan or a promotion expires, the following rules apply:

New-customer promotions: The Entry-level AI General-purpose Savings Plan promotion applies only to the first purchase. After cancellation, you cannot participate in the same promotion again at the promotional price.
Promotional gifts: If the purchase included promotional gifts such as vouchers, coupons, or an extended service period, the gifts are automatically invalidated and cleared after cancellation and are not retained or refunded.
Balance and transfers: Savings plan balances and orders cannot be transferred across accounts or converted into cash balance in an account.

Why is my resource plan not deducting fees?

Resource plan deductions require specific conditions. Common causes:

Model mismatch: The called model does not match the purchased resource plan. For example, you purchased a qwen-max resource plan but called qwen-plus.
Unsupported feature: Fees for Batch calls, context cache, model fine-tuning, and model deployment are outside the resource plan deduction scope. For details, see Limits.
Token length exceeded: For a qwen-plus resource plan, fees for the portion of a single request whose input exceeds 128K tokens cannot be deducted.
Free quota not exhausted: The free quota is deducted first. Resource plan deductions start after it is exhausted. See Deduction order.

How do I use a resource plan purchased before Model Studio was activated?

First, activate model services in Model Studio. After activation, deductions occur automatically according to the deduction order: the free quota is used first, followed by the resource plan.