Learn about Cloud Agents Credits consumption, deduction rules, settlement, and prepaid billing for personal mode.
Qoder Cloud Agents currently supports personal mode with prepaid Credits. Purchase and Credits consumption details for enterprise spaces will be added when enterprise spaces become available.
Credits consumption
The following items consume Credits when you use Qoder Cloud Agents:
| Billable item | Billing method | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Model calls | Converted based on token consumption | Consumption varies by the model and task complexity |
| Sandbox runtime (cloud resources) | Pay-as-you-go based on active Session runtime | Billed only while a Session is in the running state; paused or waiting time is not billed |
Model calls
Model calls are converted into Credits based on actual task execution. Consumption varies by model and task complexity.
Typical consumption estimates
| Scenario | Estimated consumption |
|---|---|
| Simple questions and answers | About 1–3 Credits |
| Routine document or copy generation | About 10–15 Credits |
| Complex tasks involving multi-turn conversations and tool calls | About 20–50 Credits |
Sandbox billing (charges begin August 10, 2026)
Cloud sandboxes used during task execution are billed on demand based on active Session runtime and metered by the second:
runningstate: Billedpause/idle/terminatedstates: Not billed
Storage
At this stage, the following storage resources are free for a limited time and do not consume Credits:
- Conversation history and task records
- Task-generated data, such as reports, code, files, and other outputs
- Uploaded attachments and files
- Private Skill repository storage for the space
- Persistent personal user data storage
Deduction rules
- All charges are deducted from the Credits balance.
- If a model call fails, Credits are not deducted for that call. Model calls that complete successfully are billed based on actual consumption.
Settlement
- Sandbox runtime is metered by the second and its charges are settled hourly. Model calls are converted into Credits based on actual consumption.
- Charges are deducted from the Credits balance.
Personal mode (prepaid Credits)
Billing model
Personal mode uses prepaid Credits. For more information, see Credits.
- Purchase before use: Purchase and allocate a Credits pack before using the service.
- Unified deduction: All charges are deducted from the Credits balance.
- Usage-based metering: Model-call and sandbox-runtime charges are deducted from the Credits balance based on actual usage.
Purchase and allocation
You can combine multiple Credits packs purchased through the following international channels:
- Alibaba Cloud international website: Purchase a Credits pack
- Alibaba Cloud International Marketplace: Purchase a Credits pack
Credits pack rules
- A Credits pack can be used after it is purchased and allocated. Refer to the Qoder console for its activation status.
- Multiple packs can be combined. Refer to the Qoder console for Credits balances, pack expiration dates, and deduction order.
- If the Credits balance is insufficient, a task might not start or continue. You can start a new task after Credits become available.
Enterprise spaces (coming soon)
We recommend using enterprise spaces when providing services to external users.