This topic describes the billing rules of the computing power provided by Alibaba Cloud Container Compute Service (ACS) and the billing rules of cloud services required by ACS.
Billable items
ACS is in public preview. For more information about the billing of compute resources in ACS clusters, see Billing of compute resources. For more information about the billing of cloud services used by ACS clusters, see Billing of cloud services. ACS does not charge you cluster management fees.
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Compute resource fee
Billing rules
You are charged for pods based on the vCPU and memory specifications that you specify when you create the pods. If the vCPU and memory specifications that you specify are not supported by ACS, ACS automatically adjusts the specifications. You are charged based on the adjusted specifications.
Billing duration
The billing duration of an ACS pod begins when the image used by the pod starts being pulled and ends when the pod stops running. When the image is being pulled, the pod remains in the Pending state. When the pod stops running, the pod enters the Succeeded or Failed state. You do not need to pay for ACS pods that fail to be created or launched.
Billing of cloud services
If other Alibaba Cloud services are used when you use ACS clusters, you are charged based on the billing rules of the services.
Alibaba Cloud service | Required | Description | Subscription | Resource plan | Billing rules |
Virtual Private Cloud (VPC) | Required | This service can be used to build networks and create routing rules for ACS clusters. For more information, see What is a VPC? | Not supported | Not supported | |
Server Load Balancer | Recommended | This service allows you to enable load balancing for ACS clusters. For more information, see What is CLB? and What is ALB? |
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Container Registry | Recommended | This service ensures the security of cloud-native applications that are fully managed on the cloud and allows you to manage the lifecycle of these applications. For more information, see What is Container Registry? | Supported | Not supported | |
Simple Log Service | Recommended | This service allows you to collect and query the log data of ACS cluster components and applications. For more information, see What is Simple Log Service? | Not supported | Supported | |
Elastic IP Address (EIP) | Optional | This service enables Internet access for cloud resources. For more information, see What is an EIP? | Not supported | Not supported | |
NAT Gateway | Optional | This service enables Internet access for ACS clusters and allows ACS clusters to pull images over the Internet. For more information, see What is NAT Gateway? | Not supported | Supported | |
File Storage NAS (NAS) | Optional | This service allows you to store application data in NAS file systems. For more information, see What is Apsara File Storage NAS? | Not supported | Supported | |
Object Storage Service (OSS) | Optional | This service allows you to store application data in OSS buckets. For more information, see What is OSS? | Not supported | Supported | |
Key Management Service (KMS) | Optional | This service allows you to manage and encrypt Secrets in ACS clusters. For more information, see What is KMS? | Not supported | Not supported | |
Alibaba Cloud DNS PrivateZone | Optional | Alibaba Cloud DNS PrivateZone is a DNS resolution service for private domain names within VPCs. For more information, see What is Alibaba Cloud DNS PrivateZone? | Not supported | Not supported |
Container Registry Enterprise Edition supports only the subscription billing method. For more information, see Billing of Container Registry Enterprise Edition instances.