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Cloud computers run on your plan. Here is how their time is counted and what happens when your plan runs low ⏱️
A standard cloud computer draws the same weekly usage your models do, counted by the second, so you pay for exactly how long it runs. Larger machines draw proportionally faster, because a bigger machine costs more per second.
Computers have a built-in cap on how much of your plan they can use, so a running or forgotten computer can never eat your whole plan out from under your chat. On the free plan you can try one standard computer, on the smallest size. For what a cloud computer is and how to launch one, see Cloud computers.
When a standard computer reaches your plan's compute cap, extra time draws on your Credit balance (a subscriber add-on, see Credits and auto top-up). If the extra time cannot be covered, idapt suspends the machine so it stops running up a cost. You can resume it once your plan resets, after adding credits, or on a higher plan.
To pause a standard machine and stop using your plan, suspend it. Suspending stops and backs up its containers, then releases the compute, so the charge stops. Resuming provisions a fresh machine and restores them.
A machine that is only stopped still bills at its full rate, because the server stays allocated to you. To actually stop paying for compute, suspend the machine, don't just stop it.
Suspend a standard computer whenever you step away. It keeps your plan and credits for when you need them.
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