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Global Accelerator:GA resource plans

Last Updated:Sep 05, 2024

Global Accelerator (GA) resource plans are subscription plans that apply to pay-as-you-go Global Accelerator instances. After you purchase Global Accelerator resource plans, the plans automatically offset the Capacity Unit (CU) fees and instance fees of Global Accelerator instances based on specific ratios. GA resource plans are more cost-effective than the pay-as-you-go billing method. You can select GA resource plans of different specifications based on your business requirements or specify the time when GA resource plans take effect.

Offset rules

Effective time

When you purchase a GA resource plan, you can select Immediately after Payment or Custom Effective Time.

Offset order

You can purchase multiple GA resource plans. Take note of the following items if you purchase multiple GA resource plans:

  • If you purchase multiple GA resource plans, the GA resource plan that expires first is first used. If the expiration dates of multiple GA resource plans are the same, the GA resource plan that is purchased earlier is used first.

  • If the actual resource usage exceeds the specifications of GA resource plans, the pay-as-you-go billing method is used.

Offset limits

Limit

Description

Offset item

You can use GA resource plans to offset the instance fees and CU fees of pay-as-you-go Global Accelerator instances.

You cannot use GA resource plans to offset data transfer fees.

Offset ratio

  • Instance fees are offset based on the offset coefficient.

    Offset coefficient = Instance unit price/CU unit price. 0.350877 CU is offset per hour.

    Note

    For more information about the instance unit prices and the CU unit prices, see Billing of pay-as-you-go GA instances.

  • CU fees are offset based on the 1:1 ratio each hour.

Validity period

1 year.

After a GA resource plan expires, unused resources are automatically cleared. You cannot transfer the unused resources to another GA resource plan.

GA resource plan specifications and pricing

Note
  • The prices listed in the following table are for reference only. The actual prices on the buy page shall prevail.

  • The scenarios and offset details in the following table are for reference only. The actual fees that are offset vary based on your resource consumption. For more accurate CU estimates, use the GA (pay-as-you-go) CU calculator.

Size

Specifications

Scenario

Price (USD)

Mini resource plan

1000 CU

Suitable for testing purposes. Each resource plan can offset the instance fees for 30 days and the CU fees for 740 GB of data transfer, which reduces your cost by 2% compared with the pay-as-you-go billing method.

56

Small resource plan

5000 CU

Suitable for short-term deployment of small-sized and medium-sized applications. Each resource plan can offset the instance fees for 90 days and the CU fees for 4,240 GB of data transfer, which reduces your cost by 4% compared with the pay-as-you-go billing method.

273

Medium resource plan

10000 CU

Suitable for small-sized and medium-sized applications. Each resource plan can offset the instance fees for 365 days and the CU fees for 6,930 GB of data transfer, which reduces your cost by 5% compared with the pay-as-you-go billing method.

541

Large resource plan

50000 CU

Suitable for large applications. Each resource plan can offset the instance fees for 365 days and the CU fees for 46,900 GB of data transfer, which reduces your cost by 8% compared with the pay-as-you-go billing method.

2622

Purchase GA resource plans

  1. Log on to the GA console.

  2. In the left-side navigation pane, click GA Resource Plans.

  3. On the GA Resource Plans page, click Buy Now.

  4. On the GA Resource Plans (International Site) page, configure the GA resource plan, click Buy Now, and then complete the payment.

    Parameter

    Description

    Resource Plan Type

    Select the type of GA resource plan. By default, only GA Resource Plans is supported.

    Specifications

    Select the specification of the GA resource plan. For more information, see GA resource plan specifications and pricing.

    Effective At

    Select the time when the GA resource plan takes effect.

    • Immediately after Payment: The GA resource plan immediately takes effect after the purchase is complete.

    • Custom Effective Time: The GA resource plan takes effect at the specified time.

    Custom Effective Time

    Specify the time when the GA resource plan takes effect.

    Note

    This parameter is required only if you set Effective At to Custom Effective Time.

    Purchase Quantity

    Specify the number of GA resource plans that you want to purchase.

    Validity Period

    Select the validity period of the GA resource plan. By default, only 1 Year is supported.

View the usage details of a GA resource plan

The Expenses and Costs console provides an overview and usage details of GA resource plans. You can query the remaining resources and usage details of GA resource plans based on parameters such as Effective Time. For more information, go to the Manage Reserved Instances page.

Unsubscribe from GA resource plans

GA resource plans provide a 5-day money-back guarantee. You can request a full refund within five days after you purchase a GA resource plan if your GA resource plan is not used. For more information, see Rules for unsubscribing from resources.

Note

If your GA resource plan is used within five days after you purchase the plan, you cannot request a full refund.

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