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Last updated: 2024-09-05 11:04:50
EIP fees are charged differently according to two types of accounts, bill-by-IP and bill-by-CVM. This document introduces how the EIP fees are billed for the two types of accounts.

Background

Currently, there are two types of Tencent Cloud accounts: bill-by-IP and bill-by-CVM. All Tencent Cloud accounts registered after June 17, 2020 are bill-by-IP accounts. The differences between the two types of accounts are as follows:
Bill-by-CVM: manage bandwidth/traffic on CVMs. The IPs and CLBs of bill-by-CVM accounts do not have network bandwidth or traffic attributes, so they need to be purchased and managed on CVMs.
Bill-by-IP: manage bandwidth/traffic on IPs and CLBs. The CVMs purchased by these accounts no longer retain external network bandwidth or traffic resources, the public CLBs/IPs manage the external network bandwidth or traffic resources.
Note:
For details about how to check your account type, refer to Checking Your Account Type.

Billing Items

EIP fees consist of IP resource fees and public network fees. Bill-by-CVM and bill-by-IP accounts are billed as follows:

Bill-by-CVM Accounts

Bill-by-CVM accounts only incur IP resource fees. Public network fees are billed on CVM instances.
When the EIP has not been bound with cloud resources: the EIP only charges IP resource fees by the hour.
When the EIP has been bound with cloud resources: EIP itself does not charge any fees. Public network fees are charged on CVM instances.

Bill-by-IP Accounts

Note:
The monthly subscription sales mode for this product is currently in beta testing. The pricing documentation is provided for reference purposes only, and the final price will be determined by the invoice. Should you require further assistance, Contact our sales team.
Bill-by IP accounts have the following billing modes, with costs as follows:
Bill-by-traffic: charges public network fees and IP resources fees.
When the EIP has not been bound with cloud resources: the EIP only charges IP resource fees by the hour and does not charge public network fees.
When the EIP has been bound with cloud resources: the EIP only charges public network fees.
Monthly subscription: Only the Public Network Fees are charged.
BWP: charges public network fees and IP resource fees.
When the EIP has not been bound with cloud resources: the EIP only charges IP resource fees by the hour and does not charge public network fees.
When the EIP has been bound with cloud resources: the EIP only charges public network fees.

IP Resource Fees

Billing Period

IP resource fees are pay-as-you-go on an hourly billing cycle. IP resource fees are billed starting from when you apply for the EIP. The billing is suspended when the cloud resource is bound, resumed when the cloud resource is unbound, and stopped when the EIP is released. The billing is accurate to the second, and the fees generated for the hour are settled and deducted the next hour. If the cloud resource is unbound and bound multiple times in the same billing cycle, the billing period is the cumulative time that cloud resources spend unbound.

Billing Formula

IP resource fee = the idle price of the region where the EIP is located in × billing period

Pricing

Region
Price (USD/Hour)
Chinese Mainland and Jakarta
0.031
Hong Kong (China)
Singapore
Frankfurt
Seoul
Virginia
Silicon Valley
Bangkok
Tokyo
Mumbai
0.04
São Paulo
0.03

Billing Example

Suppose a user with a bill-by-CVM account applied for an EIP in the Guangzhou region between 09:00:00 - 09:59:59 and was bound with CVM after being idle for 15 minutes (900 seconds), then the generated IP resource fee is: 0.031 USD/hour * (900/3600) hour = 0.00775 USD.
Note:
To avoid generating unnecessary IP resource fees, bind the EIP with cloud resources immediately after applying for the EIP and release the EIP immediately after unbinding it from cloud resources.

Public Network Fees

The public network traffic generated by the EIP will be charged with public network fees. There are two different billing plans: bill-by-traffic and bill-by-bandwidth. For details, see Public Network Billing.

Overdue

Accounts Overdue

EIP Binding Status
Overdue Duration < 2h
2h ≤ Overdue Duration < 2h + 24h
Overdue Duration ≥ 2h + 24h
EIP without binding cloud resources
Use normally and continue charging.
Suspend service and stop charging.
EIP will be released.
EIP bound to CVM
EIP will be unbound and released.

Bound Cloud Resources Overdue

If the resource bound with your EIP is overdue, the EIP will be unbound from the resource, become idle, and incur an idle fee. If you do not need to use the EIP anymore, release it on the console ASAP.
The pricing documentation is provided for reference purposes only, and the final price will be determined by the invoice.
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