This topic describes the billing rules of AI computing resources.
Billable items
AI computing resources include general computing resources and Lingjun resources.
Billing methods
The following table describes how you are billed for AI computing resources.
Billing method | Billable resource | Billable item | Billing rule | How to stop billing |
Subscription | General computing resources | The number of nodes and the subscription duration based on the node type. | You are charged for dedicated resources based on the number of nodes and the subscription duration. | N/A |
Lingjun resources |
General computing resources
Subscription
Billing formula | Unit price | Duration | Scaling | Usage notes |
| To view the pricing details of general computing resources, go to the AI Computing Resource Group (International Site) page and click General Computing Resources under Resource Type. |
| N/A | None |
How to purchase general computing resources
To purchase general computing resources, go to the Platform for AI (PAI) console and choose AI Computing Resources > Resource Pool in the left-side navigation pane. For more information, see Create a resource group and purchase general computing resources.
Lingjun resources
Subscription
Lingjun resources are available only in the China (Ulanqab) and Singapore regions. Only whitelisted users can use Lingjun resources. If you want to use Lingjun resources, contact your account manager to apply for the whitelist.
Billing formula | Unit price | Duration | Scaling | Usage notes |
| For information about the pricing of Lingjun resources, see the "Pricing of Lingjun resources" section in this topic. You can also go to the AI Computing Resource Group (International Site) page and click Lingjun Resources under Resource Type to view the pricing details. |
| N/A | None |
Pricing of Lingjun resources
The following table describes the supported node types.
ImportantThe supported node types in the table are only for reference. You can view the actual node types on the buy page.
Node type
GPU
CPU (core)
Memory (GB)
Region
ml.gu7xf.c96m1600.8-gu108
8 GPUs (gu7xf)
96
1600
China (Ulanqab)
ml.gu8ef.8xlarge-gu100
8 GPUs (gu8ef)
160
1800
Singapore
The following table describes the prices of different node types.
ImportantThe prices in the table are only for reference. You can view the actual prices on the buy page.
Node type
Price (USD per month)
ml.gu7xf.c96m1600.8-gu108
23,932.70
ml.gu8ef.8xlarge-gu100
111,425.60
How to purchase Lingjun resources
To purchase Lingjun resources, go to the PAI console and choose AI Computing Resources > Resource Pool in the left-side navigation pane. For more information, see Create a resource group and purchase Lingjun resources.
Billing examples
The following examples are only for reference. You can view the actual prices in the console or on the buy page.
General computing resources
Scenario
You deploy two subscription instances of the ecs.g6.13xlarge-52c192g instance type in the China (Shanghai) region. The subscription duration is two months and the unit price is USD 980.57 per month.
Fee calculation
Total fee = 2 × 980.57 × 2 = USD 3,922.28
Lingjun resources
Scenario
You deploy two subscription instances of the ml.gu7xf.c96m1600.8-gu108 instance type in the China (Ulanqab) region. The subscription duration is one month and the unit price is USD 23,932.70 per month.
Fee calculation
Total fee = 2 × 23,932.70 × 1 = USD 47,865.40