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  • API Reference
    • Access control
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      • Python Request Example
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Updated at：2025-10-27

Baidu AI Cloud supports the following types of billing methods:

Charge type Bill type Billing cycle
Subscription billing Prepay Pay orders based on the billing cycle of the calendar year/month.
Pay-as-you-go Postpay Fees calculated per minute and deducted per hour.
Pay-as-you-go Postpay Billing based on the actual usage of the selected service (such as traffic, quantity, daily peak and bandwidth)

Descriptions of prepaid and postpaid modes are as follows:

  • Prepay: Pay first and then use the service. You can recharge your account in advance and pay through the balance, or directly pay via bank card, Baidu Wallet, etc.
  • Postpay: Pay after using the service. Charge per minute in real time based on your usage. Therefore, to ensure normal service usage, please recharge your account in advance before using products with postpay method.

To view the product pricing for all Baidu AI Cloud products, please visit [Product Pricing](Finance/Charge/Subscription billing.md).

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