# Switch between hourly and monthly billing
Source: https://docs.infraista.com/en/compute/instances/monthly-billing



Every server is billed **hourly** or **monthly**. You choose when you create it and can switch later
from the **Billing** card on its **Overview** tab.

|               | Hourly                   | Monthly                                                      |
| ------------- | ------------------------ | ------------------------------------------------------------ |
| Price         | Per hour the server runs | A fixed price per month, lower than running hourly all month |
| While stopped | Not charged              | Paid anyway: stopped or not, the month is paid               |
| Charged       | On your monthly invoice  | When the server is ready, then every month                   |
| Best for      | Servers that come and go | Servers that run all month                                   |

<Shot name="compute/instances/billing" alt="The Billing card showing hourly billing and the Switch to monthly button with the monthly price" />

## Switch to monthly [#switch-to-monthly]

1. On the server's **Overview** tab, find the **Billing** card. It shows the monthly price and how
   much less it costs than running hourly all month.
2. Select **Switch to monthly*&#x2A; &#x2A;(price)*.

The first month is charged now, and it renews each month until you switch back. The card then shows
**Paid until** and **Renews**.

## Switch back to hourly [#switch-back-to-hourly]

Select **Switch to hourly** on the **Billing** card. It takes effect when the paid month ends; until
then the card says billing goes back to hourly at the end of the month. To cancel the switch, select
**Keep monthly billing**.

There are no refunds for a part-used month.

## Related [#related]

* [Resize a server](/en/compute/instances/resize-a-server)