Container Service for Kubernetes (ACK) allows you to create a variety of ACK clusters. In most cases, you are charged the cluster management fee, node management fee, and fees for other Alibaba Cloud resources. Fees vary based on cluster types and cloud service usage.
Terms used in ACK billing
Cluster management fee
Container Service for Kubernetes integrates virtualization, storage, networking, and security capabilities of Alibaba Cloud to allow you to efficiently manage and scale containerized applications. ACK also simplifies operations such as cluster creation and scaling, allowing you to focus on the development and management of containerized applications. The cluster management fee charged by ACK varies based on the type of cluster.
Node management fee
ACK Edge supports various heterogeneous edge node resources, including on-premises resources, Edge Node Service, IoT devices, and nodes that use the x86 and ARM architectures. ACK Edge also supports hybrid scheduling of heterogeneous resources.
Cloud service fee
You are charged the cloud service fee by the cloud services used by your ACK cluster based on the billing rules of these services. No cloud service fee is charged if no cloud service is used by your ACK cluster. The cloud service fee varies based on the cloud services used by your ACK cluster. For more information, see Alibaba Cloud services related to ACK.
Billing by cluster type
: Relevant resources are used and fees are charged. 
: Relevant resources are used but no fee is charged. N/A: No relevant resources are used and no fee is charged.
Cluster type | Cluster management fee | Node management fee | Cloud service fee | References |
ACK Pro cluster |
| N/A |
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ACK Basic cluster |
| N/A |
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ACK dedicated cluster |
| N/A |
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ACK Serverless Pro cluster |
| N/A |
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ACK Serverless Basic cluster |
| N/A |
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ACK Edge Pro cluster |
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ACK Edge Basic cluster |
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Registered cluster |
| N/A |
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ACK Lingjun cluster |
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Cloud-native AI suite service fees = Cloud-native AI suite fee + ACK fee + Other cloud service fees. For more information, see Billing of the cloud-native AI suite.