# Tencent Cloud Studio

Official pricing: https://cloud.tencent.cn/document/product/1039/131894  
Category: dev-env · Isolation: container

## Pricing regimes (raw)

- **IDE pay-as-you-go** (sizes): 1C2G 1 vCPU/2 GiB $0.014902032691/h; 2C4G 2 vCPU/4 GiB $0.037255081727/h; 4C8G 4 vCPU/8 GiB $0.074510163453/h; 8C16G 8 vCPU/16 GiB $0.149020326907/h; 16C32G 16 vCPU/32 GiB $0.298040653814/h; 32C64G 32 vCPU/64 GiB $0.596081307628/h

## Features

Yes: fork/clone, pause/resume, persistent disk, idle auto-stop, ≥24 h sessions, custom image (Docker or snapshot), Docker inside, preinstalled agents, HTTPS preview URLs, GPU, Python, Node.js, wake on request, live resize, inbound access rules

No: snapshots, memory snapshots, volumes, start from your own snapshot, your own Docker/OCI image, full VM (own kernel), nested virtualization, browser, desktop GUI, computer-use API, browser + desktop control, anti-bot stealth, CAPTCHA solving, residential IPs, SSH, public IPv4, raw TCP inbound, egress allowlist, static egress IP, self-hosting, BYOC, open source, SOC 2, HIPAA, SSO, arm64, Windows, macOS, HTTP method/path egress rules, live fork (no pause), memory fork, EU data residency, MCP server, automatic snapshots, snapshots on demand, agent harness API, hosted agent API (their own agent), gVisor or VM (no shared kernel), firewall inside (nftables), secret proxy, secret proxy for any API, extra volumes, shared volumes

Unknown: everything else. Evidence (source + quote) per feature: https://battleships.dev/data/providers/tencent-cloud-studio.json → feature_evidence

## Caveats

- 50-concurrent eligibility and 8-hour idle/session policies not established.
- Pack table skips 200–1999 machine-hour range; do not interpolate. Tax and network/storage prices not stated.
- Unknowns remain null, not free. The IDE pay-as-you-go workspace is an ordinary self-serve instance (not flagged alt); re-verified 2026-09-28 at https://cloud.tencent.cn/document/product/1039/131894 (CNY 0.1-7/h, 1C2G-64C128G, billed on usage duration from account balance).
- Worked example assumes resources are released between active windows unless a retained-instance scenario is explicitly discussed.
- VAT basis: Unknown: reviewed pricing source does not explicitly establish VAT/tax inclusion.
- Residency: Tencent account binding required; exact runtime/data region choice not verified.
- Billing runs whenever an IDE-mode tab (/a/{appid}/edit or /learn) is open, even with no process running and even if the tab is minimized; after all tabs are closed the machine is released only after ~10 min (billed). Default auto-shutdown timer is 1 h, max 24 h.
- Overage is on by default: when a pack runs out the app is NOT stopped and usage switches to pay-as-you-go from the Tencent Cloud balance; when the account balance is insufficient the workspace is shut down early.
- Using compute requires a bound Tencent Cloud account plus real-name (PRC ID) authentication; unverified accounts cannot use some compute.

## How this provider charges


As of 2026-09-28. Price basis: public list/reference unless labeled historical, illustrative, promo or unpriced.

IDE machine-hours, not Agent Runtime. The IDE consumes allocated machine time even without executing code; close/edit mode and auto-stop behavior matter. Resource packs use weighted machine-hours, not one credit per wall-clock hour at every size. Newer guide supersedes older 2025 SKU descriptions.

## Currency, VAT and residency
- Native catalog: CNY. FX: 1 CNY = 0.149020326907 USD, ECB 2026-09-28 ([source](https://www.ecb.europa.eu/stats/policy_and_exchange_rates/euro_reference_exchange_rates/html/index.cs.html)). USD-listed catalogs remain independent quotes.
- Tax: Unknown: reviewed pricing source does not explicitly establish VAT/tax inclusion.
- Residency/restrictions: Tencent account binding required; exact runtime/data region choice not verified.

## Regimes
| Regime | When it applies | How billed | Native / USD numbers | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| on-demand | IDE pay-as-you-go | allocated wall time; None second increment | 1C2G 1/2: CNY 0.1/h → USD 0.014902032691; month cap None; 2C4G 2/4: CNY 0.25/h → USD 0.037255081727; month cap None; 4C8G 4/8: CNY 0.5/h → USD 0.074510163453; month cap None; 8C16G 8/16: CNY 1/h → USD 0.149020326907; month cap None; 16C32G 16/32: CNY 2/h → USD 0.298040653814; month cap None; 32C64G 32/64: CNY 4/h → USD 0.596081307628; month cap None; 64C128G 64/128: CNY 7/h → USD 1.043142288349; month cap None | https://cloud.tencent.cn/document/product/1039/131894 |
| prepaid-tier | Machine-hour resource packs | See rule | CNY 1/unit below 100, .95 for 100–200, .9 for 2000–5000, .85 above 5000; 4C8G consumes .5 unit/hour. Expiry/other quantities not verified. | https://cloud.tencent.cn/document/product/1039/131894 |
| gpu | GPU IDE hourly bundles | See rule | T4 CNY 1.2/h; V100 3.6; A10 3.3; L40 8; A800 14. CPU/RAM bundle varies; do not add bare GPU hourly to CPU price. | https://cloud.tencent.cn/document/product/1039/131894 |

## Gotchas
- 50-concurrent eligibility and 8-hour idle/session policies not established.
- Pack table skips 200–1999 machine-hour range; do not interpolate. Tax and network/storage prices not stated.
- Unknowns remain null, not free; generic infrastructure modes are opt-in alt.
- Worked example assumes resources are released between active windows unless a retained-instance scenario is explicitly discussed.
- VAT basis: Unknown: reviewed pricing source does not explicitly establish VAT/tax inclusion.
- Residency: Tencent account binding required; exact runtime/data region choice not verified.

## Required worked example
4 vCPU / 8 GiB requested; 50 simultaneous workers × 8 hours/day × 22 days = **8,800 instance-hours**, 1,100 daily sessions. CPU utilization 30% does not reduce allocated-resource charges. Snapshot retention is **50 GiB total for 730 hours**, not 50 GiB per worker; egress is **100 GiB total**. Root disk size was not specified, so root/volume costs are not silently assigned zero.
- on-demand: USD 0.0745101635/allocated hour × 8,800 = **USD 655.69 compute** (before quotas, fees, free buckets, storage and tax).
- 50 GiB retained snapshots: **unknown/unverified feature or price**, not USD 0.
- 100 GiB egress: **unknown**, not USD 0.
- Full all-in bill: **null** where any required storage/network/fee or eligibility fact is unresolved. Quota raises may be necessary for 200 aggregate vCPU / 400 GiB RAM.

## Sources
- https://cloud.tencent.cn/document/product/1039/131894
- https://cloud.tencent.com/document/product/1039/131770
- https://ide.cloud.tencent.com/docs/guide/product_updates/version_comparison/
- https://cloud.tencent.com/document/api/1039/94098