From 5ec059852e869094e58adf32c2bbd9e117790dc5 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Benedikt Rollik Date: Tue, 28 Oct 2025 17:25:31 +0100 Subject: [PATCH 1/6] docs(ins): add faq for gpu billing --- pages/instances/faq.mdx | 13 +++++++++++-- 1 file changed, 11 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-) diff --git a/pages/instances/faq.mdx b/pages/instances/faq.mdx index 37a52e3d4e..5e073c5103 100644 --- a/pages/instances/faq.mdx +++ b/pages/instances/faq.mdx @@ -50,14 +50,23 @@ Instances are billed on a pay-as-you-go basis, and their prices are made up of t You can change the storage type and flexible IP after the Instance creation, which may affect the monthly billing. +## How are Instances billed? + +Instances are billed according to the time they are powered on: + +- **CPU Instances**: Charged per hour while powered on or in standby. +- **GPU Instances**: Charged per minute while powered on or in standby. + +Note, that while compute resources follow this usage-based model, other resources—such as IP addresses and storage—are billed for the entire duration they remain allocated to your account, even if the Instance is powered off. +For more information about Instance billing, refer to the [Instances pricing page](https://www.scaleway.com/en/pricing/virtual-instances/) ### What are the prices for Instances? -Refer to the [Pricing page](https://www.scaleway.com/en/pricing/virtual-instances/) to learn about the cost of each Instance type. +Refer to the [pricing page](https://www.scaleway.com/en/pricing/virtual-instances/) to learn about the cost of each Instance type. ### What are the storage prices for Instances? -Refer to the [Pricing page](https://www.scaleway.com/en/pricing/storage/) to learn about the storage fees for Instances. +Refer to the [pricing page](https://www.scaleway.com/en/pricing/storage/) to learn about the storage fees for Instances. ### How much does a flexible IP cost? From e8eb82db45ff9ac6c5e2a588f97df897d6cf7499 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Benedikt Rollik Date: Tue, 28 Oct 2025 17:27:20 +0100 Subject: [PATCH 2/6] fix(ins): fix typo --- pages/instances/faq.mdx | 2 +- 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-) diff --git a/pages/instances/faq.mdx b/pages/instances/faq.mdx index 5e073c5103..b6301b2691 100644 --- a/pages/instances/faq.mdx +++ b/pages/instances/faq.mdx @@ -57,7 +57,7 @@ Instances are billed according to the time they are powered on: - **CPU Instances**: Charged per hour while powered on or in standby. - **GPU Instances**: Charged per minute while powered on or in standby. -Note, that while compute resources follow this usage-based model, other resources—such as IP addresses and storage—are billed for the entire duration they remain allocated to your account, even if the Instance is powered off. +Note, that while compute resources follow this usage-based model, other resources - such as IP addresses and storage — are billed for the entire duration they remain allocated to your account, even if the Instance is powered off. For more information about Instance billing, refer to the [Instances pricing page](https://www.scaleway.com/en/pricing/virtual-instances/) ### What are the prices for Instances? From 47b90445a5c19797f3a49d6bf2822a2e5bf87873 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Benedikt Rollik Date: Wed, 29 Oct 2025 10:05:27 +0100 Subject: [PATCH 3/6] Update pages/instances/faq.mdx Co-authored-by: Rowena Jones <36301604+RoRoJ@users.noreply.github.com> --- pages/instances/faq.mdx | 2 +- 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-) diff --git a/pages/instances/faq.mdx b/pages/instances/faq.mdx index b6301b2691..06160ea65e 100644 --- a/pages/instances/faq.mdx +++ b/pages/instances/faq.mdx @@ -52,7 +52,7 @@ You can change the storage type and flexible IP after the Instance creation, whi ## How are Instances billed? -Instances are billed according to the time they are powered on: +Instances are billed according to how long they remain powered on: - **CPU Instances**: Charged per hour while powered on or in standby. - **GPU Instances**: Charged per minute while powered on or in standby. From bacfd3f9a35302b016a94bf21c5470732bfe5c2c Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Benedikt Rollik Date: Wed, 29 Oct 2025 10:13:28 +0100 Subject: [PATCH 4/6] Update pages/instances/faq.mdx --- pages/instances/faq.mdx | 2 +- 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-) diff --git a/pages/instances/faq.mdx b/pages/instances/faq.mdx index 06160ea65e..c855fae964 100644 --- a/pages/instances/faq.mdx +++ b/pages/instances/faq.mdx @@ -55,7 +55,7 @@ You can change the storage type and flexible IP after the Instance creation, whi Instances are billed according to how long they remain powered on: - **CPU Instances**: Charged per hour while powered on or in standby. -- **GPU Instances**: Charged per minute while powered on or in standby. +- **GPU Instances**: Charged per minute while powered on or in standby (except for RENDER-S GPU Instances which are billed per hour). Note, that while compute resources follow this usage-based model, other resources - such as IP addresses and storage — are billed for the entire duration they remain allocated to your account, even if the Instance is powered off. For more information about Instance billing, refer to the [Instances pricing page](https://www.scaleway.com/en/pricing/virtual-instances/) From 2222a651c202adf2c6c256f72e7d4ca1bb4bbe22 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Benedikt Rollik Date: Wed, 29 Oct 2025 11:15:03 +0100 Subject: [PATCH 5/6] docs(ins): update wording --- pages/instances/faq.mdx | 14 +++++++++----- 1 file changed, 9 insertions(+), 5 deletions(-) diff --git a/pages/instances/faq.mdx b/pages/instances/faq.mdx index c855fae964..cf6189928c 100644 --- a/pages/instances/faq.mdx +++ b/pages/instances/faq.mdx @@ -52,13 +52,17 @@ You can change the storage type and flexible IP after the Instance creation, whi ## How are Instances billed? -Instances are billed according to how long they remain powered on: +Instances are billed based on their runtime while powered on: +- **CPU Instances**: Billed per hour of uptime (including startup and standby time). +- **GPU Instances**: Billed per minute of uptime (including startup and standby time), except for RENDER-S GPU Instances, which are billed per hour. -- **CPU Instances**: Charged per hour while powered on or in standby. -- **GPU Instances**: Charged per minute while powered on or in standby (except for RENDER-S GPU Instances which are billed per hour). + + For Kapsule and Kubernetes users: the underlying Instance in a GPU node pool is billed as soon as it is created—even during the setup phase, before the NVIDIA GPU Operator is fully initialized. + + +Keep in mind that while compute resources follow this usage-based billing model, other resources—such as public IP addresses and storage volumes—are billed for their entire allocation period, regardless of whether the instance is powered off. -Note, that while compute resources follow this usage-based model, other resources - such as IP addresses and storage — are billed for the entire duration they remain allocated to your account, even if the Instance is powered off. -For more information about Instance billing, refer to the [Instances pricing page](https://www.scaleway.com/en/pricing/virtual-instances/) +For more details, visit the [Instances pricing page](https://www.scaleway.com/en/pricing/virtual-instances/). ### What are the prices for Instances? From e7181817f76b9592e13e149358de88dae8354ba9 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Benedikt Rollik Date: Wed, 29 Oct 2025 15:07:56 +0100 Subject: [PATCH 6/6] Apply suggestions from code review MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit Co-authored-by: Jessica <113192637+jcirinosclwy@users.noreply.github.com> Co-authored-by: Néda <87707325+nerda-codes@users.noreply.github.com> --- pages/instances/faq.mdx | 4 ++-- 1 file changed, 2 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-) diff --git a/pages/instances/faq.mdx b/pages/instances/faq.mdx index cf6189928c..09f6949046 100644 --- a/pages/instances/faq.mdx +++ b/pages/instances/faq.mdx @@ -57,10 +57,10 @@ Instances are billed based on their runtime while powered on: - **GPU Instances**: Billed per minute of uptime (including startup and standby time), except for RENDER-S GPU Instances, which are billed per hour. - For Kapsule and Kubernetes users: the underlying Instance in a GPU node pool is billed as soon as it is created—even during the setup phase, before the NVIDIA GPU Operator is fully initialized. + For Kapsule and Kubernetes users: the underlying Instance in a GPU node pool is billed as soon as it is created, even during the setup phase, before the NVIDIA GPU Operator is fully initialized. -Keep in mind that while compute resources follow this usage-based billing model, other resources—such as public IP addresses and storage volumes—are billed for their entire allocation period, regardless of whether the instance is powered off. +Keep in mind that while compute resources follow this usage-based billing model, other resources—such as public IP addresses and storage volumes—are billed for their entire allocation period, regardless of whether the Instance is powered off. For more details, visit the [Instances pricing page](https://www.scaleway.com/en/pricing/virtual-instances/).