Read caveatsSource: unconfirmedSubscriptionEstimated
Volcano Engine
¥49 tier worth ¥200 — 4x on paper, maybe 4x again on top
The arithmetic is simple: a ¥49 tier that lists at ¥200 is 4x. Beyond that it felt like roughly another 4x in practice, which would put it near 16x — but that part is my own impression, not something I can prove, so the number is marked as an estimate.
Open Volcano EngineTiers
- ¥49 tier against a ¥200 list value — 4x, per $1 spent$1.00 → $4.004x
- With the throughput effect I measured — unconfirmed, per $1 spent$1.00 → $16.0016x
What the headline leaves out
- The ~16x figure is an estimate from my own usage, not a published rate. Treat it as a lead to verify, not a fact.
- You need a mainland Chinese phone number to buy this tier — that is the actual barrier.
- The measured effect depends on how you use it, so your number will differ from mine.
ByteDance's cloud. The cheap tier needs a Chinese mobile number, which is the real barrier — not the price.