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    Elastic Desktop Service:Billing overview

    Last Updated:Feb 27, 2026

    This topic describes the billable items for WUYING Workspace Enterprise Edition, how they are billed, and how you can reduce costs.

    Important

    The billing examples in this topic illustrate the billing rules. The unit prices shown are for reference only. For catalog prices, see the Pricing page. Actual prices may vary based on specifications, regions, operating system types for images, promotions, and discounts. The price specified in your order takes precedence.

    Billable items overview

    Basic resources

    Basic resources are required to run and use cloud computers. They include the following:

    Value-added services

    WUYING Workspace Enterprise Edition provides the following value-added services to meet your business needs:

    Basic resources

    Basic resources are required to run and use cloud computers. They include the following:

    • Computing resources: include vCPUs, memory, and GPUs. GPUs are available only for graphics cloud computer types.

    • Storage resources: include system disks (required) and data disks (optional).

    The billing method for basic resources depends on your purchase method. For more information, see Monthly subscription and Pay-as-you-go.

    Purchase method

    Billing formula

    Billing example

    Limited-Duration Monthly Purchase

    • 120 hours/month plan

    • 250 hours/month plan

    • Computing resources

      • Usage included in the plan (upfront)

        Fee = Monthly plan price × Number of months

      • Out-of-plan usage (pay-as-you-go)

        Fee = Pay-as-you-go hourly price × Number of running hours

    • Storage resources (subscription)

      Fee = Monthly price per GiB for storage resources × Capacity × Number of months

    Note

    For limited duration plans, note the following:

    • Only the Enhanced Graphics Workstation specification supports the 250 hours/month and 360 hours/month plans. Other graphics workstation specifications do not support limited duration plans.

    • The hours indicate the duration that the cloud computer can be in the Running state. The duration is valid for one month. Unused hours from the current month cannot be carried over to the next month.

    • If the available hours are used up before the end of the month, the cloud computer continues to run. If you do not want this, select The cloud computer automatically shuts down/hibernates when the monthly duration is used up. You can check the available duration. For more information, see Cloud computer duration monitoring.

    • If the available hours for the current month are used up and you continue to use the cloud computer, you are charged an hourly rate for the subsequent usage. The specific price is displayed on the page. A billing cap is in place. When the accumulated fees reach the price of the unlimited duration plan, no more fees are charged. This is equivalent to purchasing an unlimited duration plan. Make sure that your account balance is sufficient. For more information about the price of the unlimited duration plan, see the Pricing page.

    • After purchase, the cloud computer is started by default. If no connection is made within 10 minutes, it automatically shuts down or hibernates to save hours. You can also change the scheduled task policy. For more information, see Configure a scheduled task and Manage policies.

    Purchase information:

    • Computing specification: 4 vCPU/8 GiB memory

    • Computing plan: 120 hours/month

    • System disk: 80 GiB

    • Data disk: 100 GiB

    • Subscription duration: 2 months

    Computing resource usage:

    • 1st month:

      • Usage within the plan: 110 hours used (not all hours used).

    • 2nd month:

      • Usage within the plan: All 120 hours used.

      • Out-of-plan usage: After the hours in the plan were used up, the cloud computer ran for another 25 hours this month.

    Fee calculation:

    # Subscription fees

Computing resource fee
= Monthly plan price × Number of months
= 15.80 × 2
= 31.60 (USD)

Storage resource fee
= Monthly price per GiB for storage resources × Capacity × Number of months
= 0.051 × (80 + 100) × 2
= 18.36 (USD)

Total fee
= Computing resource fee + Storage resource fee
= 31.60 + 18.36
= 49.96 (USD)

# Pay-as-you-go fees

Computing resource fee (for out-of-plan usage) 
= Pay-as-you-go hourly price × Number of running hours
= 0.148 × 25
= 3.7 (USD)

    Monthly subscription (unlimited hours)

    • Computing resources (subscription)

      Fee = Monthly plan price × Number of months

    • Storage resources (subscription)

      Fee = Monthly price per GiB for storage resources × Capacity × Number of months

    Purchase information:

    • Computing specification: 4 vCPU/8 GiB memory

    • Computing plan: unlimited hours

    • System disk: 80 GiB

    • Data disk: 100 GiB

    • Subscription duration: 2 months

    Fee calculation:

    Computing resource fee
= Monthly plan price × Number of months
= 53.30 × 2
= 106.60 (USD)

Storage resource fee
= Monthly price per GiB for storage resources × Capacity × Number of months
= 0.051 × (80 + 100) × 2
= 18.36 (USD)

Total fee
= Computing resource fee + Storage resource fee
= 106.60 + 18.36
= 124.96 (USD)

    Pay-as-you-go

    • Computing resources (pay-as-you-go)

      Fee = Hourly price for computing resources × Number of running hours

    • Storage resources (pay-as-you-go)

      Fee = Hourly price per GiB for storage resources × Capacity × Number of retained hours

    Purchase information:

    • Computing specification: 4 vCPU/8 GiB memory

    • System disk: 80 GiB

    • Data disk: 100 GiB

    Usage information:

    • The cloud computer ran for a total of 10 hours.

    • The cloud computer was retained for a total of 12 hours (the duration from when the cloud computer was created to when it was released).

    Fee calculation:

    Computing resource fee
= Hourly price for computing resources × Number of running hours
= 0.148 × 10
= 1.48 (USD)

Storage resource fee
= Hourly price per GiB for storage resources × Capacity × Number of retained hours
= 0.00007 × (80 + 100) × 12
= 0.1512 (USD)

Total fee
= Computing resource fee + Storage resource fee
= 1.6312 (USD)

    Value-added services

    Internet bandwidth

    Cloud computers cannot access the Internet through your on-premises device's network. Each cloud computer includes free basic bandwidth, enabling end users to access the Internet from the cloud computer.

    Important

    The peak bandwidth is not a service level agreement (SLA) commitment. It serves as a reference value and an upper limit for bandwidth. During resource contention, the peak bandwidth may be reduced.

    If you require higher peak bandwidth, you can enable a paid premium bandwidth plan. For more information, see Manage Internet bandwidth.

    Premium bandwidth supports the following billing methods:

    • Subscription: a prepaid billing method. This is recommended for business scenarios that require stable network bandwidth and have a fixed usage frequency.

    • Pay-as-you-go: a postpaid billing method.

      • Pay-by-data-transfer: You are charged based on the cumulative inbound traffic of the cloud computer. Outbound traffic is not billed. This is recommended for business scenarios with low daily traffic but large fluctuations during a few peak periods.

        Note

        • Inbound traffic is downstream bandwidth traffic from the Internet to the cloud computer, such as downloading files from the Internet or playing online videos in a cloud browser.

        • Outbound traffic is upstream bandwidth traffic from the cloud computer to the Internet, such as uploading files to a third-party service.

      • Pay-by-bandwidth: The peak bandwidth determines the hourly bill, regardless of the actual traffic used. This is recommended for business scenarios that require stable network bandwidth but have an unfixed usage frequency.

    The billing for premium bandwidth varies by billing method.

    Billing method

    Billing formula

    Billing example

    Subscription

    Fee = Plan price

    Purchase information:

    • Subscription duration: 1 month

    • Bandwidth: 10 Mbps

    Fee calculation:

    Fee = Plan price
　　 = 29.50 (USD)

    Pay-by-data-transfer

    Fee = Unit price of traffic × Cumulative inbound bandwidth traffic

    Note

    If the data transfer is less than 1 GB, it is billed based on the actual usage.

    Purchase information:

    • Bandwidth: 10 Mbps

    Usage information:

    • The cumulative inbound bandwidth traffic is 10 GB.

    Fee calculation:

    Fee = Unit price × Cumulative inbound bandwidth traffic
　　 = 0.09 × 10
　　 = 0.9 (USD)

    Pay-by-bandwidth

    Fee = Unit price of fixed bandwidth × Usage duration

    Note

    Billing is by the second. Fees are settled and a bill is generated every hour on the hour (UTC+8). A new billing cycle begins after the settlement is complete.

    Purchase information:

    • Bandwidth: 10 Mbps

    Usage information:

    • Total usage of 10 hours

    Fee calculation:

    Fee = Unit price of fixed bandwidth × Usage duration
　　 = 0.08 × 10
　　 = 0.8 (USD)

    Notes

    • Subscription premium bandwidth plans do not support unsubscription at this time.

    • You cannot switch between different billing methods for premium bandwidth.

    • If your subscription premium bandwidth plan expires and you do not renew it, you can purchase a new premium bandwidth plan and select a new billing method as needed.

    How to stop billing

    If you want to stop billing for premium bandwidth while retaining the office network, refer to the following methods:

    • Pay-by-bandwidth: You can delete the premium bandwidth plan. Billing stops as soon as you delete the plan. For more information, see Manage Internet access.

    • Pay-as-you-go (pay-by-data-transfer): You can disable or delete the premium bandwidth plan. Billing stops after you disable or delete it. For more information, see Manage Internet bandwidth and Manage Internet bandwidth.

    Cloud Enterprise Network

    If you need network connectivity between office networks or between an office network and an on-premises data center, you can use the Cloud Enterprise Network (CEN) product. For more information about CEN billing, see Billing.

    Shared storage NAS

    To share files, you can mount a File Storage NAS (General-purpose NAS file system) to your cloud computers.

    General-purpose NAS file systems are charged a storage fee based on the storage specification, storage size (peak per hour), and duration. For more information about General-purpose NAS billing, see Billing of General-purpose NAS.

    AD Connector

    If you create an AD office network, you must pay for the AD Connector.

    Item

    Description

    Billing method

    Pay-as-you-go

    Billing formula

    Fee = Unit price × Billing duration

    The billing duration is the time from when the AD office network is created to when the AD office network is destroyed.

    Billing example

    Purchase information:

    • Specification: General-purpose

    Usage information:

    • Used for 30 full days (720 hours)

    Fee calculation:

    Fee = Unit price × Billing duration
　　 = 0.126 × 720
　　 = 90.72 (USD)

    Corresponding billable item in bill details

    ad_connector_type

    How to stop billing

    Delete the AD office network to stop billing. For more information, see Create and manage an AD-based office network.

    Simple Log Service

    If you deliver user operation logs to a Logstore in Simple Log Service (SLS), you will incur fees. For more information about SLS billing, see Billable items of the pay-by-feature billing model.

    Item

    Description

    Billing method

    Pricing

    Simple Log Service (SLS) pricing

    Billing formula

    Fee = Shard fee + Storage cost + Index cost + Read/write cost + Traffic cost

    For the billing rules of each specific billable item, see Billable items of the pay-by-feature billing model.

    Billing example

    Billing examples

    Virtual bridge

    Item

    Description

    Billing method

    • Monthly subscription

    Unit price per service edition

    • Pro Edition: USD 60

    • Ultra Edition: USD 105.11

    Billing formula

    Fee = Number of months purchased × Unit price of service edition

    You can purchase for 1 month, 6 months, 1 year, or 2 years.

    Billing example

    Purchase information:

    • Virtual bridge validity: 1 month

    • Service edition: Pro Edition

    • Quantity: 1

    Fee calculation:

    Fee = Number of months purchased × Unit price of service edition
　　 = 1 × 60
　　 = 60 (USD)

    How to stop billing

    • Unsubscription is not supported after purchase.

    • If you do not renew the service after the purchased period ends, the service and billing will stop.

    Services free of charge during public preview

    The following features are in public preview and are free to use. Fees will be charged for these features after the public preview ends. An announcement with billing details will be released in advance.

    Feature

    References

    Snapshots

    Use snapshots (public preview)

    Session recording for auditing

    Auditing policies

    How to save costs

    You can use the following methods to reduce costs for cloud computers.

    • During purchase

      Monthly hour packages: When you purchase a cloud computer on a monthly basis, you can choose a 120 hours/month or 250 hours/month computing plan for a better price. To use a cloud computer long-term but for a limited number of hours each month, consider choosing a monthly hour package. For more information, see Billing rules.

    • During use

      For pay-as-you-go cloud computers, computing resources are billed only when the computers are in the Running state. Shut down cloud computers when they are not in use to reduce costs. To avoid forgetting to shut them down, you can configure a disconnection policy to automatically shut down cloud computers after a disconnection. For more information, see Configure scheduled tasks and Manage policies.