Mobile farm payment model and pricing

Balance

You can pay for the mobile farm with different types of funds: main funds, bonuses.

Before adding devices to the mobile farm, top up your balance.

Billing

When adding a device to the mobile farm, you need to select a billing option for it. The billing option determines the duration of the billing period, payment amount, and payment model.

The first paid period begins when the mobile device is added to the mobile farm. When the paid period ends, the mobile farm device is automatically renewed for the same period. If necessary, you can change the billing option. When switching to another billing option, the billing option change principle will be used.

Billing types

• per-minute;
• per-hour;
• 1-month subscription.

Billing change principle

If you switch from a billing type with a shorter paid period to one with a longer one, the billing will be changed immediately.

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For example, you switch from per-minute billing to a 1-month subscription. Payment for one month of device usage will be charged immediately. Payment for the minutes spent will be charged at the end of the hour.

If you switch from a billing type with a longer paid period to one with a shorter one, the billing will change only once the paid period ends.

Change billing

1. In the control panel, in the top menu, click Products and select Mobile Farm.
2. Go to the Devices section.
3. In the device's menu, select Change billing option.
4. Select a billing option.
5. Click Save changes. When switching to another billing option, the billing option change principle will be used.

Payment model

The payment model depends on the billing option you selected.

Per-minute and per-hour billing

For mobile farm devices with per-minute and per-hour billing, the pay-as-you-go payment model is used. Funds are debited from the balance every hour for the previous hour of device usage. All mobile farm devices are charged for, even if you are not using them. If a mobile farm device is no longer needed, delete the device.

For more information on payment, see the User Agreement and Terms of Use document.

1-month subscription

Mobile farm devices with a 1-month subscription are paid for with a one-time payment once per month. When adding devices, the payment for the first month is charged from the balance, and subsequent payments are charged automatically at the beginning of each following month of device use.

During the paid period, you can replace a device with any other one from the list of available mobile farm devices. When replacing a device, you do not need to pay for the subscription again.

When paying, bonuses are deducted first, followed by primary funds. If there are insufficient bonus funds, the remainder is deducted from the primary funds.

You can view already paid services in the control panel: in the top menu, click Billing → Services.

For more information on payment, see the User Agreement and Terms of Use document.

To disable mobile device payment for a 1-month subscription, disable the monthly payment. Disabling the monthly payment constitutes cancellation of the service.

Blocking resources if there are insufficient funds on the balance

If at the time of the charge there are insufficient funds on the balance for full payment, the service blocking conditions depend on the billing type:

• per-minute or per-hour — devices are blocked immediately and deleted without the possibility of recovery;
• 1-month subscription — for one month, devices can be used on credit. If during this month you do not top up your balance with an amount sufficient to pay the debt and the next month of device use, the devices will be suspended and deleted permanently.

Projects are not suspended or deleted — you can delete a project via the Cloud Platform Projects and Resources API.

To avoid missing top-ups, you can configure balance status notifications.

View consumption

You can view consumption and payment charts for mobile farm infrastructure in the control panel: in the top menu, click Products → Mobile Farm → Consumption section → Consumed and Paid tabs.

You can view consumption for specific projects and devices. Consumption and payment charts can be viewed for a specific time period or sorted by days, weeks, months, or years.

To export detailed consumption and payment data in .csv format, click Download CSV and select how the rows in the export will be grouped (by hour, day, week, month, year).

All resource suspensions are displayed on the consumption and payment charts.

Prices

The price for mobile farm devices is the same for all devices and does not depend on the manufacturer or operating system. You can view the price in the control panel when adding a device.