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Billing

Pay for the minutes used.

Prepaid credit. The maximum is held at booking. Each started minute is charged once. The rest returns.

Session nl-4f2a · credit
Held at booking
4 h booked
Charged
2 h 36 min used
Returned
1 h 24 min
Example.

A session

Held. Charged. Returned.

You know the maximum before the machine exists. Credit is never spent twice.

Billing cycle of a reservation At booking, the maximum duration (here 4 hours) is held from your credit. Each started minute the machine runs is charged once: 2 h 36 min used. When the session stops, the unused 1 h 24 min returns to your credit. 01 Held at booking 02 Minutes charged 03 Rest returned 4 h max 2 h 36 min 1 h 24 min back to your credit STOP 0 h 1 h 2 h 3 h 4 h Each started minute, charged once.
Billing cycle of a reservation At booking, the maximum duration (here 4 hours) is held from your credit. Each started minute the machine runs is charged once: 2 h 36 min used. When the session stops, the unused 1 h 24 min returns to your credit. 01 Held at booking 4 h max 02 Minutes charged 2 h 36 min 03 Rest returned 1 h 24 min to your credit 0 h 2 h STOP 4 h Each started minute, charged once.

Rules

No surprises.

Rates are per machine, shown in the console catalog before you book.

Credit
Prepaid, per organization. Shared by its members.
Ceiling
The booked maximum. A booking above available credit is refused.
Per minute
Each started minute, charged once the machine runs.
Not created
A machine that can't be created costs nothing.
Interrupted
An interruptible machine reclaimed: you pay only for the time used.
History
Every credit entry, under Account in the console.

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