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Bandwidth Package

Billing

Billing overview

Bandwidth Package supports four metering methods: Pay-by-bandwidth, Pay-by-main-traffic, Pay-by-95th-peak, and Subscription. You can select the appropriate method based on your current requirements.

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Pay-by-95th-peak is in the beta stage. To request a trial, please contact your account manager.

Comparison of metering methods

Metering method	Payment time	Settlement cycle	Recommended scenarios
Pay-by-bandwidth	Postpaid	Hour The system settles the fees for the previous hour on the hour (UTC+8).	Applicable to services with temporary resource use and stable bandwidth
Pay-by-main-traffic	Postpaid	Hour The system settles the fees for the previous hour on the hour (UTC+8).	Applicable to services with temporary resource use and unstable or unpredictable bandwidth
Pay-by-95th-peak	Postpaid	Calendar month The billing data for the previous month becomes available after 12:00 on the 2nd calendar day of each month. For more information, see Bill management.	Applicable to services with large and frequent bandwidth fluctuations
Subscription	Prepaid	Non-calendar month	Applicable to services with stable peak bandwidth and long-term use of Bandwidth Package

Billing

Billing method	Metering method	Formula
Pay-as-you-go	Pay-by-bandwidth	Bandwidth Package fee = Bandwidth unit price (CNY/hour per Mbps) × Maximum bandwidth (Mbps) × Usage duration (hours)
		Pay-by-main-traffic	Bandwidth Package fee = Traffic unit price (CNY/GB) × Main traffic (GB)
		Pay-by-95th-peak	Bandwidth Package fee = MAX [(Monthly 95th peak × Effective days of 95th peak / Billing month days), (Monthly guaranteed bandwidth × Effective days of guarantee / Billing month days)] × Monthly bandwidth unit price
Subscription	Subscription	Bandwidth Package fee = Bandwidth unit price (CNY/month per Mbps) × Maximum bandwidth (Mbps) × Usage duration (months)

Billing documentation

Pay-as-you-go

You can understand all aspects of pay-as-you-go billing for Bandwidth Package by seeing the documentation listed below.

Billing documentation	Description
Pay-by-bandwidth	Introduces the details of Pay-by-bandwidth.
Pay-by-main-traffic	Introduces the details of Pay-by-main-traffic.
Pay-by-95th-peak	Introduces the details of Pay-by-95th-peak.
Billing conversion	Introduces the fees and procedure for billing conversion.
Specification changes	Introduces the changes in fees when modifying the maximum bandwidth.
Arrears	Introduces the status changes of resources due to account arrears.

Subscription

You can understand all aspects of subscription billing for Bandwidth Package by seeing the documentation listed below.

Billing documentation	Description
Subscription	Introduces the billing items, settlement cycle, and fee formulas.
Billing conversion	Introduces the fees and procedure for billing conversion.
Specification change	Introduces the impact on fees when modifying the maximum bandwidth.
Renewal	Introduces the features of renewal.
Unsubscription	Introduces the features of unsubscription.
Expiration	Introduces the expiration-related status of resources.

Billing changes for elastic IP address/IPv6 Internet bandwidth

When an Elastic IP Address (EIP)/IPv6 Internet bandwidth is added to or removed from a Bandwidth Package, the billing changes for the EIP/IPv6 Internet bandwidth are as follows:

Cloud resource	EIP metering method	Billing item	Add to Bandwidth Package	Remove from Bandwidth Package
EIP	Pay-by-bandwidth	IP config fee	Unchanged
	Pay-by-bandwidth			Bandwidth fee	No charge	Charge
		Pay-by-data-transfer	IP config fee	Unchanged
		Pay-by-data-transfer		Traffic fee	No charge	Charge
IPv6 Internet bandwidth	Pay-by-bandwidth	Bandwidth fee	No charge	Charge
IPv6 Internet bandwidth		Pay-by-data-transfer	Traffic fee	No charge	Charge

Last updated: 2026.06.12 14:16:43