Containers and Sandboxes CPU pricing now based on active usage
CPU pricing for Containers and Sandboxes has changed from provisioned allocation to actual usage, allowing customers to pay only for the CPU capacity they actively consume. Memory and disk pricing remain unchanged.
Containers and Sandboxes pricing for CPU time is now based on active usage only, instead of provisioned resources.
This means that you now pay less for Containers and Sandboxes.
An Example Before and After
Imagine running the standard-2 instance type for one hour, which can use up to 1 vCPU,
but on average you use only 20% of your CPU capacity.
CPU-time is priced at $0.00002 per vCPU-second.
Previously, you would be charged for the CPU allocated to the instance multiplied by the time it was active, in this case 1 hour.
CPU cost would have been: $0.072 — 1 vCPU * 3600 seconds * $0.00002
Now, since you are only using 20% of your CPU capacity, your CPU cost is cut to 20% of the previous amount.
CPU cost is now: $0.0144 — 1 vCPU * 3600 seconds * $0.00002 * 20% utilization
This can significantly reduce costs for Containers and Sandboxes.
Note
Memory cost and disk pricing remain unchanged, and is still calculated based on provisioned resources.
See the documentation to learn more about Containers, Sandboxes, and associated pricing.
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