Billing overview
AI computing resources fall into two categories: general computing resources and Lingjun resources. The billable items are as follows:
General computing resources: Include fees for computing nodes and optional cloud disks (data disks). Only the subscription billing method is supported.
Lingjun resources: Include fees for computing nodes. Both subscription and pay-as-you-go billing methods are supported.
Billable items
Resource type | Billable item | Billing method | Billing formula | Unit price | Notes |
General computing resources | Computing node | Subscription |
| Go to the General Computing Resources tab on the AI Computing Resources > Resource Pool page, switch to the destination region, click Create Order in the Actions column of the target resource group, and then view the pricing details on the AI Computing Resource Group(Subscription) page. | Some node specifications may be temporarily out of stock in certain regions. In this case, you cannot purchase them. |
Cloud disk (data disk, optional) | Subscription |
| Go to the General Computing Resources tab on the AI Computing Resources > Resource Pools page, switch to the destination region, and click Create Order in the Actions column of the target resource group. Then, view the pricing details on the AI Compute Resource Group(Subscription) page. | None | |
Lingjun resources | Computing node | Subscription |
| Go to the Lingjun resources tab on the AI Computing Resources > Resource Pool page, switch to the destination region, and click Create Order > Create Subscription Order in the Actions column of the target resource group. Then, view pricing details on the AI Computing Resource Group(Upfront) page. | Some node specifications may be temporarily out of stock in certain regions. In this case, you cannot purchase them. |
Pay-as-you-go |
| Go to the Lingjun Resources tab on the AI Computing Resources > Resource Pool page, switch to the target region, click Create Order > Create Pay-As-You-Go Order in the Actions column of the target resource group, then view pricing details on the Create Pay-As-You-Go Order page under Resource Specifications. |
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Billing examples
The following billing examples are for reference only. Actual fees are subject to the information displayed on the console or purchase page of the Alibaba Cloud service you use.
Billing example for general computing resources
Example scenario description:
Suppose you purchase two ecs.g7.xlarge-4c16g nodes and a 10 GiB PL0 cloud disk in the China (Shanghai) region with a one-month subscription. The unit price for the node specification is 552.55 CNY/month, and the unit price for the cloud disk is 0.5 CNY/GiB/node/month.
Cost calculation:
Computing node fee =
Node specification unit price × Quantity × Subscription duration = 552.55 × 2 × 1 = 1,105.10 CNYCloud disk fee =
Cloud disk capacity (GiB) × Cloud disk unit price × Subscription duration × Quantity = 10 × 0.5 × 1 × 2 = 10 CNYTotal cost =
Computing node fee + Cloud disk fee = 1,105.10 + 10 = 1,115.10 CNY
Billing example for Lingjun resources
Subscription
Scenario:
Assume you purchase two nodes with the ml.gu7xf.c96m1600.8-gu108 specification on a subscription basis in the China (Ulanqab) region for one month. The unit price for this node specification is 151,725.20 CNY/month (actual prices are subject to the product purchase page).
Fee calculation
Computing power node fee =
Unit price of node specifications × Quantity × Subscription duration = 151,725.20 × 2 × 1 = 303,450.4 CNY
Pay-as-you-go
Example scenario description:
Suppose you purchase an ml.gu7xf.8xlarge-gu108 node using the pay-as-you-go billing method in the China (Ulanqab) region for a duration of 45 minutes, and the unit price for this node specification is
5.26 (CNY/minute) (Actual prices are subject to the product purchase page.)
The bill amount is calculated using the following formula:
Computing power node fee =
Node specifications unit price (CNY/minute) × Quantity × Duration of use (minutes) = 5.26 × 1 × 45 = 236.70 CNY