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title: "Billing"
description: >-
  TIR Virtual Machine pricing: On-Demand per-minute billing, storage charges, and what is not billed.
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# Billing

TIR Virtual Machines support two billing models: **On-Demand (hourly/per-minute)** and **Committed**. On-Demand pricing lets you pay only for active compute time. Committed billing lets you reserve a VM for a fixed period at a lower rate, with the full amount charged upfront.

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## 1. On-Demand Pricing

On-Demand pricing is calculated **per minute**, so you are charged only for actual compute time.

### How Billing Works

| Event | Billing Status |
|-------|---------------|
| VM enters **Running** state | Billing starts |
| VM enters **Stopped** state | Billing pauses |
| VM is **restarted** | Billing resumes |
| VM is **deleted** | Billing stops permanently |

> You are not billed while the VM is in the **Waiting** (provisioning) state.

### Example

If the hourly rate for your VM plan is ₹90/hr and you run it for 20 minutes:

```
Hourly Rate : ₹90/hr
Usage       : 20 minutes

₹90 ÷ 60 = ₹1.50 per minute
₹1.50 × 20 = ₹30 total billed
```

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## 2. Committed Billing

Committed billing lets you reserve a VM for a fixed duration at a lower rate compared to On-Demand pricing. The full amount is charged upfront at the time of VM creation, making it ideal for long-running, predictable workloads.

> Before creating a committed VM, ensure your account has sufficient credits to cover the full committed price. The total amount is deducted immediately upon creation.

### Available Commitment Periods

Available commitment periods: **1 Month**, **3 Months**, and **6 Months**.

> The longer the commitment period, the lower the effective rate compared to On-Demand billing.

### How Billing Works

| Event | Billing Status |
|-------|---------------|
| VM is **created** | Full committed amount deducted upfront |
| VM is **running** | No additional compute charges during the period |
| VM is **deleted before period ends** | No refund for the remaining period |

### Example

If you launch a 1-month committed VM on **June 5, 2026**, the full amount is deducted immediately and your VM runs until **July 5, 2026** with no additional compute charges.

```bash
Committed Plan  : 1 Month
Start Date      : June 5, 2026
End Date        : July 5, 2026
Amount Deducted : ₹X,XXX (upfront, at launch)
Additional Cost : ₹0 during the 1-month period
```

> Committed VMs cannot be stopped during the commitment period. They can only be deleted. **No refunds are issued for the remaining commitment period upon deletion.**

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## 3. Storage Billing

Your VM's workspace disk is billed **independently** from compute time. Storage charges continue even when the VM is stopped, and stop only when the VM (and its disk) is explicitly deleted.

| Storage Type | Billed Independently |
|-------------|---------------------|
| **Workspace Disk** | Yes — continues while VM exists, even when stopped |
| **Attached Datasets** | Yes — billed under Dataset pricing, not VM pricing |
| **Shared File System (SFS)** | Yes — billed under SFS pricing |

:::tip
To avoid unexpected storage charges, delete any storage resources you no longer need after deleting the VM.
:::

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## 4. What Is Not Billed

The following features are included at no additional charge:

| Feature | Details |
|---------|---------|
| **SSH Keys** | Adding, rotating, or removing SSH keys is free |
| **Security Groups** | Creating and attaching Security Groups is free |
| **Reserved IP attachment** | Attaching a Reserved IP to a VM is free; the Reserved IP itself may have a separate charge |
| **Startup Scripts** | Creating and running startup scripts is free |
| **VM provisioning time** | The Waiting state (while the VM is being provisioned and booting) is not billed |

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## 5. Cost Estimation

Use the [E2E Pricing Calculator](https://calculator.e2enetworks.com/) to estimate your VM cost based on the GPU plan, vCPU/RAM configuration, storage size, and expected usage hours per month.



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