Mobile farm payment model and pricing

Balance

You can pay for a mobile farm with different types of funds: primary funds or bonuses.

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

Billing

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

The first paid period starts from the moment a 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 change principle will be applied.

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 are switching from per-minute billing to a 1-month subscription. Payment for one month of device usage will be charged immediately. Payment for the minutes used 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, on the top menu, click Products and select Mobile Farm.
2. Go to the Devices section.
3. In the device menu, select Change billing.
4. Select the billing method.
5. Click Save changes. When switching to a different billing method, the billing change principle will be used.

Payment model

The payment model depends on the billing method you have selected.

Per-minute and per-hour billing

A pay-as-you-go payment model is used for mobile farm devices with minute-based or hourly billing. Every hour, funds are deducted from your balance for the previous hour of device usage. All mobile farm devices are charged for, even if you are not using them. If you no longer need a mobile farm device, delete the device.

Read more about payments in the User Agreement and Terms of Service.

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.

Read more about payments in the User Agreement and Terms of Service.

To disable payment for mobile devices with 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 — devices can be used on credit for one month. If you do not top up your balance with an amount sufficient to cover the debt and the next month of device usage within this month, the devices will be blocked and deleted without the possibility of recovery.

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

To ensure you do not miss a balance top-up, you can set up balance status notifications.

View consumption

Consumption and payment charts for mobile farm infrastructure can be viewed in the Control Panel: in the top menu, click Products → Mobile Farm → section Consumption → tabs Consumed and Paid.

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

All resource locks 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.