Pricing
This document describes how MaaS usage is billed, including general principles for each model type and specific rules for Prepaid and Postpaid accounts.
1. Pricing Overview
MaaS supports multiple model types, and pricing depends on the type of model used.
Per-model unit prices are shown directly on the AI Platform Portal.
Model Classification for Billing
Currently, there are two main model groups:
Token-based models
Image-based models
2. General Principles
2.1. oken-based Models
Applies to models such as:
Chat
Completion
Embedding
Rerank
Speech-to-text / Text-to-speech (if converted into tokens)
Pricing Method
Tokens are divided into three types:
Input tokens
Cache tokens (if applicable)
Output tokens
Each token type has its own unit price.
Pricing is calculated per 1,000,000 tokens.
Pricing Formula
2.2. Image Generation Models (Gen-Image)
Applies to models such as:
Text-to-image
Image-to-image
Pricing Method
Pricing is based on:
Number of images generated
Configuration of each image, such as:
Resolution (kích thước)
Quality
Style / Model version
⇒ Each image configuration has a different price.
3. Detailed Rules by Account Type
3.1. Prepaid Account
3.1.1. Usage Principles
Users must purchase user credits in advance using the Top-up credits feature.
For each model usage:
Generated tokens and/or images will be:
Calculated based on the corresponding pricing
Deducted directly from the current user credit quota
When quota = 0:
All models will be disabled
Users must purchase additional quota to continue usage
3.1.2. User Credit Expiration
User credits are valid for 1 year
The validity period is calculated from the most recent top-up date
When user credits expire:
All models will be disabled
Users can:
Recover user credits from the Billing page
After recovery:
Previous user credit quota will be lost
The system will only use the newly recovered quota
Recovery Expiration
If more than 7 days have passed since user credit expiration:
Users must:
Reactivate billing
Purchase additional user credits if they wish to continue using the service
It is recommended that users estimate usage in advance and proactively top up credits to avoid service interruptions due to exhausted quota or expired credits.
(The Quota Alarm feature is under development and will be updated in the future.)
3.2. Postpaid Account
3.2.1. Usage Principles
User credits have unlimited validity
Users can use models without pre-purchasing quota
Usage will be:
Recorded in real time
Aggregated and billed at the end of each month
4. Usage Monitoring
To view detailed usage:
Go to the Model Usage page
You can:
Select a specific time range
View details such as:
Tokens input / output / cache
Number of generated images
Corresponding costs
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