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Billing Overview

Octos Cloud uses transparent, usage-based billing with no hidden fees. All resources are metered hourly and capped at a monthly maximum of 672 hours.

Billing model​

FeatureDetails
MeteringPer-hour billing for all compute and storage resources
Monthly capMaximum 672 hours per billing cycle
EgressZero — no outbound data transfer charges
BandwidthZero — no bandwidth caps or throttling fees
API callsZero — no management plane request charges

How charges accumulate​

  1. Compute — VMs are billed per-hour while in Active or Stopped states
  2. Block storage — Volumes are billed per-GB per-hour
  3. Snapshots — Billed per-GB per-hour of snapshot storage
  4. Object storage — Billed per-GB based on stored data
  5. Licenses — Windows Server and other licensed software, billed per-hour
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Stopped VMs continue to incur charges because CPU and memory resources remain reserved. To stop billing, destroy the VM.

Infra Credits​

Pre-purchase infrastructure credits to fund your account:

  1. Navigate to Billing → Buy Infra Credits
  2. Enter the credit amount
  3. Complete payment via credit card, debit card, or UPI
  4. Credits are applied immediately to your account balance

Credits are consumed automatically as resources are used.

Invoices​

  • Invoices are generated at the end of each billing cycle
  • View all invoices under Billing → Invoices
  • Download invoices in PDF format
  • Pay outstanding invoices directly from the portal

Payment methods​

Octos Cloud supports:

  • Credit and debit cards (Visa, Mastercard, RuPay)
  • UPI
  • Net banking
  • Infra Credits (prepaid balance)

Auto Pay​

Configure automatic payment to avoid service interruption:

  1. Navigate to Billing → Auto Pay
  2. Set a payment method and threshold
  3. Payments will be processed automatically when your balance reaches the threshold

Usage tracking​

Monitor real-time costs under Billing → Usage Details:

  • Month-to-date usage — Total charges accumulated this billing cycle
  • Projected monthly spend — Estimated total based on current hourly rate
  • Current hourly rate — Sum of all active resource costs per hour
  • Cost reports — Breakdown by project, service, and time period

Billing alerts​

Set up threshold-based alerts to monitor spending:

  1. Navigate to Billing → Billing Alert
  2. Set a monthly threshold limit
  3. Receive notifications when your usage approaches the threshold

Next steps​