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bx2-32x128
bx2d-32x128
bx2-48x192
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Overview
Virtual private cloud pricing
The IBM Cloud® Virtual Server for VPC product comprises components that include virtual server instances, internet data transfer, load balancers, VPNs and block storage. Each of these components is priced separately and is included as part of the total IBM Cloud® VPC charges. Service tiers are bound to your account, not to any specific virtual private cloud (VPC).
All amounts are shown in US dollars. All virtual server usage is calculated per second but shown in hours.
VPC pricing contents
Regional and OS pricing
Regional and OS pricing
Garner information regarding regional price uplift, free and premium operating systems.
More component pricing
More component pricing
Explore data transfer, load balancer, VPN and storage pricing.
IBM Flow Logs for VPC
IBM Flow Logs for VPC
Collect, store and present information about the Internet Protocol (IP) traffic going to and from network interfaces within your VPC.
Sustained usage discounts
Sustained usage discounts
The more you use, the more you save. See how discounts are applied to the base hourly rate as usage progresses during the month.
Virtual server profiles: multi-tenant, essential performance
Balanced profile options
Best for common cloud workloads.
(Select availability by region. View all options by region in our profile documentation.)
| Profile | Price per hour | vCPU | GB RAM | Instance storage (GB) | Network performance cap (Gbps) |
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s390x based profiles |
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Compute profile options
Best for workloads with intensive CPU demands.
(Select availability by region. View all options by region in our profile documentation.)
| Profile | Price per hour | vCPU | GB RAM | Instance storage (GB) | Network performance cap (Gbps) |
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x86 based profiles |
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s390x based profiles |
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Memory profile options
Best for memory-intensive workloads.
(Select availability by region. View all options by region in our profile documentation.)
| Profile | Price per hour | vCPU | GB RAM | Instance storage (GB) | Network performance cap (Gbps) |
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Virtual server profiles: multi-tenant, high performance
Very high
| Profile | Price per hour | vCPU | GiB RAM | Network (Gbps) | Instance storage (GB) | Instance storage disks |
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| vx2d-2x28 |
USD 0.207
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2
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28
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4
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60
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1x60
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| vx2d-4x56 |
USD 0.414
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4
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56
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8
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120
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1x120
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| vx2d-8x112 |
USD 0.827
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8
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112
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16
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240
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1x240
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| vx2d-16x224 |
USD 1.655
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16
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224
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32
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480
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1x480
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| vx2d-44x616 |
USD 4.550
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44
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616
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80
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1320
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1x1320
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| vx2d-88x1232 |
USD 9.100
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88
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1232
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80
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2640
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2x1320
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| vx2d-144x2016 |
USD 14.891
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144
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2016
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80
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4320
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2x2160
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| vx2d-176x2464 |
USD 18.200
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176
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2464
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80
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5280
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2x2640
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Ultra-high memory profiles
| Profile | vCPU | GiB RAM | Network (Gbps) | Instance storage (GB) | Price (Based on algorithm) |
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ux2d-2x56
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2
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56
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2
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1 x 60
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USD 0.384
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ux2d-4x112
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4
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112
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4
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1 x 120
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USD 0.769
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ux2d-8x224
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8
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224
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8
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1 x 240
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USD 1.537
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ux2d-16x448
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16
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448
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16
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1 x 480
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USD 3.074
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ux2d-36x1008
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36
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1008
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36
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1 x 1080
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USD 6.917
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ux2d-48x1344
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48
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1344
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80
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2 x 720
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USD 9.223
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ux2d-72x2016
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72
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2016
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72
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2 x 1080
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USD 13.834
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ux2d-100x2800
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100
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2800
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80
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2 x 1500
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USD 19.214
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ux2d-200x5600
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200
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5600
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80 (cap)
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2 x 3000
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USD 38.428
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GPU profiles
| Profile | vCPU | GiB RAM | GPU | GPU type | Max bandwidth | Price |
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gx2-8x64x1v100
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8
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64
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1
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V100-16GB PCIe
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16 Gbps
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USD 2.497
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gx2-16x128x1v100
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16
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128
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1
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V100-16GB PCIe
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32 Gbps
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USD 2.994
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gx2-16x128x2v100
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16
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128
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V100-16GB PCIe
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32 Gbps
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USD 4.999
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gx2-32x256x2v100
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32
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256
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2
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V100-16GB PCIe
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64 Gbps
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USD 5.987
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Dedicated host options
Best with single-tenant workloads
| Profile | Price per hour | vCPU | GB RAM | Instance storage (GB) | Network performance cap (Gbps) |
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bx2-host-152x608
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USD 8.03
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152
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608
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100
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bx2d-host-152x608
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USD 8.71
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152
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608
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5,700
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100
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cx2-host-152x304
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USD 7.11
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152
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304
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100
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cx2d-host-152x304
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USD 7.79
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152
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304
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5,700
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100
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mx2-host-152x1216
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USD 10.39
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152
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1,216
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100
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mx2d-host-152x1216
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USD 11.07
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152
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1,216
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5,700
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100
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ux2d-200x5600
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USD 42.27
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200
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5,600
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2 x 3,000
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80
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vx2d-host-176x2464
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USD 20.02
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176
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2,464
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5,280
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80
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Pricing: Virtual servers for VPC
Storage pricing
Cost is calculated based on capacity stored per month, unless the duration is less than 1 month.
| Tier | Geo | Region | Monthly | Hourly |
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3 IOPS/GB |
DAL |
US-SOUTH |
USD 0.08 |
USD 0.000110 |
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5 IOPS/GB |
DAL |
US-SOUTH |
USD 0.14 |
USD 0.000192 |
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10 IOPS/GB |
DAL |
US-SOUTH |
USD 0.48 |
USD 0.0006580 |
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Custom IOPS* |
DAL |
US-SOUTH |
USD 0.07 |
USD 0.000096 |
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Custom GB* |
DAL |
US-SOUTH |
USD 0.10 |
USD 0.000137 |
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Storage pricing
Cost is calculated based on capacity stored per month, unless the duration is less than 1 month.
| Tier | Geo | Region | Monthly | Hourly |
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Snapshot
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DAL
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US-SOUTH
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USD 0.05
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USD 0.000068
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All tiers (3 IOPS, 5 IOPS, 10 IOPS)
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WDC
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US-EAST
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USD 0.05
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USD 0.000068
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TOR
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CA-TOR
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USD 0.05
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USD 0.000071
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LON
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EU-GB
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USD 0.05
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USD 0.000073
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FRA
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EU-DE
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USD 0.06
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USD 0.000075
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TOK
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JP-TOK
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USD 0.06
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USD 0.000077
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OSA
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JP-OSA
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USD 0.06
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USD 0.000077
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SYD
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AU-SYD
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USD 0.06
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USD 0.000082
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SAO
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BR-SAO
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USD 0.06
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USD 0.000082
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More component pricing
| Amount of data | US | EU-DE | EU-GB | JP-TOK | JP-OSA | AU-SYD |
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Data transfer within the zone
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Free
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Free
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Free
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Free
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Free
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Free
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Between zones in the same region
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Free
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Free
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Free
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Free
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Free
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Free
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Use of public gateway (PGW)
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Free (Charged only for floating IP used by the PGW)
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Free (Charged only for floating IP used by the PGW)
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Free (Charged only for floating IP used by the PGW)
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Free (Charged only for floating IP used by the PGW)
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Free (Charged only for floating IP used by the PGW)
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Free (Charged only for floating IP used by the PGW)
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0 – 5 GB
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Free
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Free
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Free
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Free
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Free
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Free
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6 – 10,000 GB
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USD 0.087 / GB
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USD 0.096 / GB
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USD 0.093 / GB
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USD 0.098 / GB
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USD 0.098 / GB
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USD 0.104/ GB
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10,001 – 50,000 GB
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USD 0.083 / GB
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USD 0.091 / GB
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USD 0.089 / GB
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USD 0.094 / GB
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USD 0.094 / GB
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USD 0.100 / GB
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50,001 – 150,000 GB
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USD 0.07 / GB
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USD 0.077 / GB
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USD 0.075 / GB
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USD 0.079 / GB
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USD 0.079 / GB
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USD 0.084 / GB
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150,000+ GB
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USD 0.05 / GB
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USD 0.055 / GB
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USD 0.054 / GB
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USD 0.057 / GB
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USD 0.057 / GB
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USD 0.060 / GB
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| Region | Connect price (per hour) | Instance price (per hour) |
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US-SOUTH (Dallas)
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USD 0.04
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USD 0.045
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US-EAST (Washington, DC)
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USD 0.04
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USD 0.045
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EU-DE (Frankfurt)
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USD 0.044
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USD 0.0495
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JP-TOK (Tokyo)
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USD 0.0452
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USD 0.05085
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JP-OSA (Osaka)
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USD 0.0452
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USD 0.05085
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EU-GB (London)
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USD 0.0428
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USD 0.04815
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AU-SYD (Sydney)
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USD 0.048
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USD 0.054
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Load balancer for VPC pricing
Application load balancer for VPC
Application load balancer for VPC pricing¹
| Region | Instance hours price | Data processed price |
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US-SOUTH (Dallas)
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USD 0.028 / hour
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USD 0.008 / GB
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EU-DE (Frankfurt)
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USD 0.028 / hour
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USD 0.009 / GB
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EU-GB (London)
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USD 0.027 / hour
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USD 0.009 / GB
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AU-SYD (Sydney)
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USD 0.030 / hour
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USD 0.010 / GB
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JP-TOK (Tokyo)/JP-OSA (Osaka)
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USD 0.028 / hour
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USD 0.009 / GB
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US-EAST (Washington, DC)
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USD 0.025 / hour
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USD 0.008 / GB
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SAO (Sao Paulo)
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USD 0.03360 / hour
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USD 0.0096 / GB
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CA-TOR (Toronto)
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USD 0.02884 / hour
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USD 0.00824 / GB
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IBM Cloud® Network Load Balancer for VPC
Network load balancer for VPC pricing²
| Region | Instance hours price | Data processed price |
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US-SOUTH (Dallas)
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USD 0.02500 / hour
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USD 0.00600 / GB
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EU-DE (Frankfurt)
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USD 0.02750 / hour
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USD 0.00660 / GB
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EU-GB (London)
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USD 0.02675 / hour
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USD 0.00642 / GB
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AU-SYD (Sydney)
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USD 0.03000 / hour
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USD 0.00720 / GB
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JP-TOK (Tokyo)/JP-OSA (Osaka)
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USD 0.02825 / hour
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USD 0.00678 / GB
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US-EAST (Washington, DC)
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USD 0.02500 / hour
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USD 0.00600 / GB
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SAO (Sao Paulo)
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USD 0.03000 / hour
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USD 0.00720 / GB
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CA-TOR (Toronto)
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USD 0.02575 / hour
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USD 0.00618 / GB
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IBM Flow Logs for VPC
Price per GB of metadata/log target
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Pricing: Virtual servers for VPC
| Region | Price uplift |
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AU-SYD (Sydney)
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20%
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CA-TOR (Toronto)
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3%
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EU-DE (Frankfurt)
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10%
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EU-GB (London)
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7%
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JP-TOK (Tokyo)
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13%
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JP-OSA (Osaka)
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13%
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US-EAST (Washington, DC)
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0%
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US-SOUTH (Dallas)
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0%
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CentOS
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7.latest
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Ubuntu LTS
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18.04 (minimal)
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Debian
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8.latest, 9.latest (minimal)
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| Premium OS | Version | Size of VSI | Price |
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Red Hat® Enterprise Linux®
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7.x
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1-4 vCPU
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USD 0.06 per VSI/hour
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Red Hat Enterprise Linux
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7.x
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5+ vCPU
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USD 0.12 per VSI/hour
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Microsoft® Windows Server
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2012, 2012 R2, 2016, 2019
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USD 0.04 per vCPU/hour
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Sustained usage discounts
Sustained usage discounts are automatic discounts on the regular or base hourly rates of virtual server instances that increase the longer an instance runs during the billing month. If an instance runs the entire month, the sustained usage discounts applied will equal a maximum overall savings of 10% off the monthly total at the base hourly rate. Instances run partially during the month (21% or greater) will still accrue sustained usage discounts but at a lesser discount percentage.
As usage progresses during the month, the following discounts are applied to the base hourly rate:
| Usage hour tiers in a month | % of hourly rate charged |
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0% – 20%
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Base hourly rate
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21% – 40%
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95% of base hourly rate
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41% – 60%
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90% of base hourly rate
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61% – 80%
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85% of base hourly rate
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81% – 100%
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80% of base hourly rate
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Sustained usage discount details
The percent discount of the base hourly rate shown for each tier only applies to the usage hours within that tier, it doesn’t apply to all usage hours in the month. For example, if there are 730 hours in the month, there would be 146 hours of usage per tier. The first 146 hours of usage are charged at the base hourly rate, the next 146 hours of usage are charged at 95% of the base hourly rate, and so on.
Sustained usage discounts only apply to base hourly rates for instances. They do not apply to software, storage, network or other charges. Sustained usage discounts reset at the beginning of each new billing month. For billing, the number of hours in a month is based on actual hours (24 hours x number of days in month).
Calculations
Sustained usage calculation
To determine your monthly total with the sustained usage discount:
1. Calculate the total for each usage tier using the formula below.
# of usage hours within tier x (profile hourly rate x % of hourly rate charged for tier)
2. Add the totals of all usage tiers together for the new monthly total.
For example, a user provisions a 16x64 virtual server instance with a base hourly rate of USD 0.795 and runs it for the entire month that totals 730 hours. As usage progresses during the month, discounts are calculated as follows:
| Usage hour tiers in a month | % of hourly rate charged | Tier calculation | Tier total |
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0% – 20% (146 hours)
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Base hourly rate (USD 0.795)
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(146 x 0.795)
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USD 116.07
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21% – 40% (146 hours)
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95% of base hourly rate
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(146 x(0.795 x 0.95))
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USD 110.27
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41% – 60% (146 hours)
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90% of base hourly rate
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(146 x(0.795 x 0.90))
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USD 104.46
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61% – 80% (146 hours)
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85% of base hourly rate
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(146 x(0.795 x 0.85))
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USD 98.66
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81% – 100% (146 hours)
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80% of base hourly rate
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(146 x(0.795 x 0.80))
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USD 92.86
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Tier rate total
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USD 522.32 / month
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Example
Here is an example of a sample calculation:
(146 x 0.795) + (146 x (0.795 x 0.95)) + (146 x (0.795 x 0.90)) + (146 x 0.795 x 0.85)) + (146 x (0.795 x 0.80)) = USD 522.32
In this example, a 16x64 instance charged at the base hourly rate of USD 0.795 would cost USD 580.35 for the month. If sustained usage discounts are applied, the monthly cost would be reduced to USD 522.32 based on the calculations above for a 10% overall savings.
Similarly, if the instance is only used for 50% of the month, the discount calculation would be: (146 x 0.795) + (146 x ((0.795 x 0.95)) + (73 x (0.795 x 0.90)) for a total cost of USD 278.57 a month with sustained usage discounts applied compared to USD 290.18 a month at the base hourly rate.
Suspend billing
By using the suspend billing feature, you can temporarily power off certain compute resources and not accrue costs. It's important to understand which costs stop accruing and which ones persist when your virtual server instance is powered off. To learn more information, see Suspend Billing.
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Footnotes
¹ Pricing is based on service usage hours and data processed — calculated monthly and varies by region.
² Pricing is based on monthly flat fee (determined by configuration), data processed (GB/mth) and instance hours (hrs/mth) and varies by region.