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Internet NAT Gateway

Billing overview

This topic describes the metering methods for the Internet NAT gateway and related documentation.

Billing

Metering method	Payment time	Settlement cycle
Subscription	Prepaid	Non-calendar month
Pay-by-specification	Postpaid	Fees are settled at the beginning of each natural hour (UTC+8).
Pay-by-CU	Postpaid	Fees are settled at the beginning of each natural hour (UTC+8).

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The Internet NAT Gateway must be associated with an Elastic IP Address (EIP) to function properly. For EIP billing methods, see EIP Billing overview. This section introduces the billing methods for the Internet NAT Gateway.

Billing documentation

Pay-by-specification section:

Billing documentation	Description
Pay-by-specification	Introduces the billing items and calculation formulas.
Specification change	Introduces the impact of modifying gateway specifications on fees.
Billing conversion	Introduces the fees and procedure for billing conversion.
Arrears	Introduces the status change of account's overdue resources.

Pay-by-CU section:

Billing documentation	Description
Pay-by-CU	Introduces the billing items and calculation formulas.
Billing conversion	Introduces the fees and procedure for billing conversion.
Arrears	Introduces the status change of account's overdue resources.

Subscription section:

Billing documentation	Description
Subscription	Introduces the billing items and calculation formulas.
Specification change	Introduces the fees for modifying gateway specifications.
Renewal	Introducesmanual renewal and automatic renewal.
Unsubscription	Introduceshow to unsubscribe before and after expiration.
Expiration	Introduces the statuses of Internet NAT gateway in different periods after expiration.

Last updated: 2026.07.09 19:16:52