Billing
Private Cluster uses a fixed-rate billing model — you are charged per node per hour (or via a committed plan), regardless of how much the GPUs inside the cluster are actually utilized. This provides predictable costs and eliminates per-workload billing.
1. Hourly Pricing
Hourly pricing gives you a flexible, pay-as-you-go cluster. You are billed for every node in the cluster for every hour it exists, regardless of whether the GPU is running a workload.
How Billing Works
| Event | Billing Status |
|---|---|
| Cluster is created | Billing starts for all nodes |
| Node is allocated to a project | No change in billing |
| Node is running a workload | No change in billing |
| Node is freed back to the pool | No change in billing |
| Cluster is deleted | Billing stops permanently |
There is no way to pause billing for individual nodes without deleting the cluster. The fixed rate applies to all nodes at all times.
Example
If the hourly rate is ₹300/hr per node and your cluster has 4 nodes:
Node Rate : ₹300/hr per node
Nodes : 4
Daily Cost : ₹300 × 4 × 24 = ₹28,800/day
2. Committed Billing
Committed billing allows you to reserve your Private Cluster for a fixed duration at a lower per-node rate. The full amount is deducted upfront at the time of cluster creation.
Available Commitment Periods
Available commitment periods: 30 Days, 90 Days, and 365 Days.
How Billing Works
| Event | Billing Status |
|---|---|
| Cluster is created | Full committed amount deducted upfront |
| Cluster is running | No additional compute charges during the period |
| Cluster is deleted before period ends | No refund for the remaining period |
Post-Commitment Options
When creating a committed cluster, select what happens when the period ends:
| Option | Behaviour |
|---|---|
| Auto-Renew | Automatically renews for the same commitment period |
| Switch to Hourly Billing | Cluster transitions to hourly pricing |
| Auto-Terminate | Cluster is automatically deleted at period end |
3. What is Included
Deploying the following services inside a Private Cluster does not incur additional charges:
| Service | Additional Charge |
|---|---|
| Instances (Nodes) | None |
| Inference Endpoints | None |
| Training Clusters | None |
| Vector Databases | None |
4. Storage Billing
Storage resources are billed independently of the cluster and continue to accrue charges even after the cluster is deleted.
| Resource | Billed Independently |
|---|---|
| Shared File System (SFS) | Yes |
| Parallel File System (PFS) | Yes |
| Datasets | Yes |
5. What is Not Billed
| Action | Details |
|---|---|
| Allocate / Deallocate Nodes | Node management within the cluster is free |
| Security Groups | Creating and attaching security groups incurs no charge |
| VPC IP | Attaching a VPC IP to services in the cluster is free |
| IAM & RBAC | Role-based access management has no additional cost |
Cost Estimation
Use the E2E Pricing Calculator to compare hourly and committed plans, estimate projected costs, and evaluate potential savings based on your cluster size and commitment duration.