This topic describes the billing rules for data downloads in MaxCompute.
MaxCompute charges you only for data downloads over the Internet. You are charged based on the size of the downloaded data. MaxCompute generates a bill for the download fee on the next day. You can go to the Bill Details page to view your bill. The following table describes the billing rules for data downloads.
Billing formula | Price | Description |
Fee of each download = Size of downloaded data × Unit price for download | Unit price: Alibaba Cloud public cloud: USD 0.1166 per GB Note The SAU (Riyadh - Partner Region) region is operated by a partner, with a unit price of USD 0.13992 per GB. | Size of downloaded data: the size of the HTTP body of a download request. The HTTP body is encoded by using Protocol Buffers. Therefore, in most cases, the size of the HTTP body is less than the original data size. However, the size of the HTTP body is greater than the size of the compressed data stored in MaxCompute. |
You are not charged for data downloads when cross-cloud connections are established over Alibaba Cloud virtual private clouds (VPCs). For more information about the endpoints in different regions and network connection modes, see Endpoints.
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