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Phala Cloud Pricing

We’ve made our pricing simple and clear so you can easily plan your costs.

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How Pricing Works

• Pay-as-you-go: Only pay for time your CVMs are running
• Per-minute billing: Pay for exact minutes used
• No hidden fees: We track usage automatically
• No minimums: No subscription or minimum usage required

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Compute and Storage

Pricing consists of two separate components:

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Compute

• Billed based on the instance type you select
• Only charged while your CVM is running
• When you stop a CVM, compute billing stops immediately

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Storage

• Billed at **$0.000139 per GB per hour** (~$0.10 per GB per month)
• Charged for both running and stopped CVMs
• To stop storage charges completely, you must delete the CVM
• Minimum disk size is 20GB per CVM
• System space is not included in disk allocation - you get the full disk size for your data

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Pricing Example

A CVM using tdx.large (4 vCPU, 8GB RAM) with 100GB disk: While running:

• Compute: $0.232/hour (based on instance type)
• Storage: 100 × $0.000139 =$0.0139/hour
• Total: ~$0.246/hour

While stopped:

• Compute: $0/hour
• Storage: 100 × $0.000139 =$0.0139/hour
• Total: ~$0.014/hour

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Instance Types

We offer pre-configured instance types optimized for different workloads. View available instance types and pricing in the Phala Cloud dashboard.

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Account Tiers and Limits

New accounts start at Tier 1. Need more resources? Contact us to upgrade your tier.

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GPU TEE Instances

GPU TEE instances provide confidential AI computing with hardware-level isolation for machine learning workloads.

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GPU TEE Pricing

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GPU TEE Billing Rules

On-Demand GPU TEE:

• Minimum charge: When you start an instance, you are charged $84 upfront for the first 24 hours (H200)
• When billing starts: No charges until the instance is actually launched
• Configuring Docker settings or topping up your account does NOT incur compute costs
• Usage beyond 24 hours is billed hourly (pay-as-you-go)
• If you stop and restart later, the 24-hour minimum applies again

Commitment Plans:

• Lower hourly rates with monthly or 6-month commitments
• Contact [email protected] for commitment pricing

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GPU Configuration

• Available GPUs per instance: 1, 2, 4, or 8 GPUs
• Multi-GPU pricing scales linearly (e.g., 2x H200 = 2x hourly rate)

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Refunds

If GPU provisioning fails with “Resource matching failed: No teepod found matching all requirements”, contact [email protected] with:

• Payment Order ID
• Order reference

Refunds are processed promptly for failed provisions.

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What You Don’t Pay For

• Compute for stopped CVMs: $0 when powered off (storage fees still apply)
• Setup time: No charge for image pulling or creation
• Failed starts: Not charged if CVM fails to start

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Network and Regions

• Regions: Currently available in US, with EU coming soon
• Pricing: Same rates across all regions (all prices in USD)
• Data Transfer: Each CVM includes bandwidth based on size

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Legacy Free CVM Instance

For legacy accounts with existing free CVM instances:

• Legacy instances will be automatically reclaimed 6 months after their creation date
• Manual deletion may occur at any time for inactive or non-compliant instances
• Migration recommended to paid plans for continued service

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Enterprise Support

For larger workloads:

• Volume discounts for sustained usage
• Annual billing options
• Custom support packages
• 99.9% uptime SLA

Questions? Contact us at [email protected] for enterprise pricing.