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by SahAssar 563 days ago
Do I understand correctly that this will also change the price while I am using it? So if I get a server now at $1/h and run it overnight can the price jump so that the price will actually be $2/h?

Or is the price at purchase locked in?
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duskwuff 563 days ago
From what I'm reading in the documentation [1], it's broadly similar to AWS spot pricing. You bid the maximum that you want to pay, and get charged based on the current market price. If the market price exceeds your bid, you get kicked off - so your bid sets a ceiling on your costs.

[1]: https://spot.rackspace.com/docs/

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