Switching from Yearly/Monthly Subscription to Pay-as-You-Go
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When the business requirements for yearly/monthly subscription instances change and long-term resource commitment is no longer needed, it is recommended to convert them to pay-as-you-go billing mode. This operation enhances resource usage flexibility and avoids additional costs caused by idle resources.
Flexible Resource Release: After you switch to pay-as-you-go billing, instances are no longer bound by fixed expiration dates. You can release instances anytime based on business needs without waiting for expiration or going through the refund process.
Pay-as-You-Go: After conversion, billing is based on actual usage duration (accurate to the second), suitable for scenarios such as short-term use, testing and validation, or uncertain business cycles, to avoid paying for unused time.
Switching Rules
Rules | Description |
Billing Rules | Refund Settlement: When switching from yearly/monthly subscription to pay-as-you-go, the system recalculates fees based on the actual usage duration and refunds the remaining balance to your Tencent Cloud account. Full months of usage are charged at the yearly/monthly subscription rate, while any partial month is billed by the second at the pay-as-you-go unit price. The remaining value is refunded after deduction. For details, see Refund Policy (Yearly/Monthly Subscription). Pay-as-You-Go Settlement: After conversion, the instance will be billed in pay-as-you-go mode. The system will automatically deduct fees for the previous billing cycle from your account balance every full hour (Beijing time). Billing is accurate to the second, with partial minutes calculated based on actual seconds used. For billing rates, see Product Pricing. |
Auto-Renewal | Yearly/monthly subscription instances with auto-renewal enabled will have this setting automatically deactivated after conversion to pay-as-you-go billing, with no need for manual cancellation. |
Effective Time | After the conversion operation is completed, the new pay-as-you-go billing mode will take effect immediately. |
Switching Back to Yearly/Monthly Subscription | After an instance is converted from yearly/monthly subscription to pay-as-you-go billing, it can be converted back to yearly/monthly subscription. For specific operations, see Pay-as-You-Go to Yearly/Monthly Subscription. |
No Service Impact | During the conversion from yearly/monthly subscription to pay-as-you-go billing, business access will not be affected. You can proceed without concern. |
Prerequisites
The Tencent Cloud Distributed Cache instance is running properly.
The instance billing mode is yearly/monthly subscription.
Operation Steps
1. Log in to the Tencent Cloud Distributed Cache console.
2. In the upper-right corner of the instance list, select the target region.
3. In the instance list, select the corresponding operation to convert yearly/monthly subscription instances to pay-as-you-go billing as needed:
Single Conversion: Locate the target instance, and in its Operation column, choose More > Switch from Yearly/Monthly Subscription to Pay-as-You-Go.
Batch Conversion: Select the checkboxes to the left of multiple target instances, and click Switch from Yearly/Monthly Subscription to Pay-as-You-Go above the list.
4. In the pop-up Switch from Yearly/Monthly Subscription to Pay-as-You-Go dialog box, confirm the following information.
Click View Details to verify the details of the instances to be converted, including: Instance ID, version, specification, and refund amount.
In the Total Fees section, confirm the hourly rate after conversion to pay-as-you-go billing. Click Billing Details to further understand pay-as-you-go pricing through the Pricing Center.
Read and select the checkbox for I have read and agreed to Monthly subscription to pay-as-you-go rule.
Note:
Estimated Refund Amount is for reference only. The actual refund amount is subject to the final settlement.
5. After confirming the information is correct, click OK. The instance status will change to Billing Mode Switching. Once the status becomes Running, the instance is ready for use.
Related APIs
API | API Description |
Modify the billing mode of an instance |
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