# Panes Canonical: https://usepanes.com/docs/usage ## Usage and credit Running prices are all-inclusive and billed by the second: | Size | Price per running hour | | --- | --- | | 2 vCPU / 4 GB | $0.33 | | 2 vCPU / 8 GB | $0.40 | | 4 vCPU / 16 GB | $0.75 | GET `/v1/account` for the current balance, prices, counts, payment methods and admission runway. GET `/v1/usage?from=&to=` for spending per computer; the default is the current UTC month. Stopped computers have no running charge. A protected workstation can opt into quoted stopped storage using `max_stopped_hourly_usd` at creation; a quote above the cap is refused. Omit it to retain included-storage terms. Optional backups have their own published rates. Custom templates use whole 2-vCPU / 4-GB bundles plus the 8-GB upgrade for each extra 4 GB. Read the template's price before starting it. New compute needs 15 minutes of the resulting aggregate running cost in credit. That is an admission check, not a minimum charge. Existing computers use the actual remaining balance; when it runs out, they stop and retain their saved state. Prepay again to resume. Paid accounts use prepaid runway and physical capacity instead of ordinary fixed count tiers. Operator-set limits and suspensions still apply. New unpaid accounts cannot start computers. API rate limits are 50 requests/second with burst 200 per account; creation has a separate 1/second rate with burst 30. Respect `Retry-After`.