> ## Documentation Index > Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://docs.suji.fr/llms.txt > Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further. # Billing & credits > Suji is prepaid credits, billed per VM-hour. No subscriptions, no surprise invoices. Suji is **prepaid credits**. You top up an amount, your running VMs consume from that balance per hour, and you can stop or destroy any VM at any time. No subscriptions, no auto-renew, no surprise invoices. ## How charges accrue Charges happen at the **organization** level (see [Organizations & projects](/concepts/organizations-projects)). Every hour: * Each **running or stopped** VM consumes credit at its hourly rate. **Stopping a VM doesn't stop the bill** — the underlying cloud resources (disk, IP) stay reserved either way; only the OS is powered off. * App installs themselves are **not** billed — they share the VM you put them on. * A small **storage** charge accrues per gigabyte-month for snapshots and any detached volumes. To actually stop being billed for a VM: * **Destroy it.** Take a snapshot first if you might want the data back. Snapshot storage costs cents per GB-month — far cheaper than a running VM. * **Let it terminate at €0.** When your credit balance hits zero, Suji takes a cold snapshot of each running VM and deletes the cloud server. The termination snapshot is retained for 7 days — top up and restore inside that window to recover. See [When your credit runs low](/billing/grace-period) for details, including the auto-recharge variation that pauses (suspends) the VM instead of terminating it. Hourly rates (per VM, charged as integer cents): | Size | €/hour | ≈ €/month | | ------ | ------- | --------- | | Small | €0.0178 | €12.99 | | Medium | €0.0274 | €19.99 | | Large | €0.0548 | €39.99 | | XL | €0.1096 | €79.99 | Monthly figures are 24/7 equivalents — most workloads don't run 24/7. ## Topping up From **Billing → Top up** in the dashboard: 1. Pick an amount (e.g. €10, €25, €50, custom). 2. Pay via Stripe (card or Apple/Google Pay). 3. Credit lands instantly. Receipt emailed. Top-ups never expire. ## Auto-recharge (optional) Configure an automatic top-up to avoid manual interventions: * Threshold: e.g. "when balance \< €10". * Amount: e.g. "add €25". * Spend cap: a monthly maximum, after which auto-recharge pauses until next month. If auto-recharge fails (declined card, etc.), VMs still get the grace period below — but you should fix the payment method before then. ## Running low / running out The behaviour when your balance gets low depends on whether **auto-recharge** is enabled. ### Auto-recharge enabled (recommended) * When your balance drops below your threshold, Suji charges your saved card for the configured top-up amount. * On success: balance refilled, life continues. * On failure (card declined, capped, expired): your running VMs are **suspended** (powered off, apps stop). Billing **continues** at the regular hourly rate against your remaining credit balance — a suspended VM is billed the same as a running one. * You have time equal to `remaining balance ÷ hourly burn` to fix the card and click **Resume**. After that, the terminate flow runs. ### Auto-recharge disabled * No suspension grace. When your balance hits €0, every active VM is **terminated**: cold snapshot taken, cloud server deleted. * The termination snapshot is **retained for 7 days** — top up + restore in that window to recover. * After 7 days, the snapshot is deleted automatically. ### Negative balance during snapshot retention Termination snapshots continue to accrue per-GB-month storage charges during the 7-day retention. With no running VMs, this is tiny (a few cents per GB-month), but it can push your balance slightly negative. Topping up clears it. The Billing page in the dashboard shows a persistent banner when auto-recharge is off, so you can't miss the difference. See [When your credit runs low](/billing/grace-period) for the full timeline. We email you as your balance runs low and when a VM is suspended or auto-recharge fails. You won't be surprised. See [Grace period](/billing/grace-period) for the full timeline. ## Invoices Suji generates an invoice for every top-up. Download them from **Billing → Invoices** as PDF. Add billing details (company name, address, VAT number) once in **Billing → Profile** and every future invoice picks them up. Suji bills under the French micro-entreprise scheme (franchise en base de TVA, art. 293 B du CGI), so invoices carry no VAT. You can still add your company name, address, and VAT number to invoices for your own bookkeeping. ## Spend cap Org owners can set a **monthly spend cap** that limits how much auto-recharge will pull from the card in a calendar month. The cap is a safety net — once hit, auto-recharge pauses and the org owner is alerted by email. ## Changing organization Each org has its own balance. Members in an org with credit can spin up VMs; switching to a different org may show "no credit" if that one hasn't been topped up yet. ## Next Full VM-size price table. The exact grace-period timeline and recovery options.