Do deployed models in the modern Document Understanding project, generate cost when they are idle?
As far as I know, there used to be a per hour cost for idle models in AI Center, but I don’t know how it works in the new version of DU. I did not manage to find it in documentation, FAQ etc.
Hi @anna.m
For a standard IXP/DU model that has been trained and deployed in Orchestrator… No it will not cost while “idling” or “not being consumed”. It only costs per document page while actually running that document through the model in production. Additionally, there is no extra charge of AI/Platform units while training the document as well (no matter how many documents you train).
No, deployed models in modern Document Understanding projects on Automation Cloud do not generate AI Unit / Platform Unit cost just for being deployed or idle.
From the modern DU documentation:
Model training and serving are free:
“There are no AI units charged when training and serving models. This means you can freely train models to improve performance, develop new capabilities, and experiment without concerns about incurring additional AI units charges.”
(Infrastructure)
The only metered parts for modern DU are:
The hourly hardware hosting cost you remember still applies to AI Center ML Skills in general (see AI Units), but modern DU’s own managed models explicitly state no AI Units for training/serving.
So in short: modern DU managed models do not incur idle hosting cost; you only pay per processed page.
You can refer the documentation for more details.