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    ApsaraVideo VOD:Switch between billing methods

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    ApsaraVideo VOD:Switch between billing methods

    Last Updated:Nov 04, 2025

    ApsaraVideo VOD supports pay-by-data-transfer and pay-by-bandwidth billing methods for its acceleration service. You can switch between billing methods as needed. This topic describes how to change the billing method for the acceleration service and explains when the new method takes effect.

    Billing methods

    Of the billable items for ApsaraVideo VOD, only the billing method for the acceleration service can be switched. The acceleration service supports two billing methods, and you can switch between them as needed.

    Note

    To activate the pay-by-bandwidth billing method, submit a ticket or contact Alibaba Cloud sales.

    • Pay-by-data-transfer (default): You are charged for the total monthly outbound data transfer based on tiered pricing for each region. This billing method is suitable for services that experience significant traffic fluctuations, bandwidth peaks, and have a daily bandwidth utilization of less than 30%.

      Note

      To protect users from losses caused by malicious traffic, the default maximum bandwidth for the pay-by-data-transfer billing method is 10 Gbps.

    • Pay-by-bandwidth: You are charged based on the daily peak bandwidth in each region or the monthly peak bandwidth for your account. This billing method is suitable for services with relatively stable traffic and daily bandwidth utilization that exceeds 30%. It is also a good choice for services that have high traffic volumes and experience unpredictable traffic peaks.

    Prerequisites

    An accelerated domain name must be configured. For more information, see Add an accelerated domain name.

    Limits

    You can switch the billing method again only after the new billing method becomes effective.

    Switching method

    By default, the acceleration service uses the pay-by-data-transfer billing method. To change the billing method to pay-by-bandwidth, or to learn more about its billing rules and pricing, please submit a ticket or contact Alibaba Cloud business support.

    The system applies the new configuration at 00:00 on the second calendar day after the current billing cycle ends. This process takes 1 to 10 minutes.