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Clarification on Billing – Using Free Credits for DevOps Project (No Charges Wanted)
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Chaitanya Garud
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Hello folks,
I recently created an Azure account and received $200 in free credits. I have upgraded to Pay-As-You-Go just to remove the vCPU limits, but I still want to stay fully within the free credit. I do not want to be charged even ₹1 from my bank/card.
I’m using Azure just for learning purposes, to replicate a DevOps project, and I will delete everything after 7 days.
Here is the setup I plan to use:
- 2 VMs – each with 4 vCPUs and 8 GB RAM
5 VMs – each with 2 vCPUs and 4 GB RAM
All VMs will run Linux (Ubuntu)
No monitoring, no backups, no premium disks – just basic VMs
The VMs will run for 7 days only
According to my research and cost estimation, the total for 7 days comes to around $82.74, which is well within the $200 free credit.
Could you kindly confirm:
Will I be fully covered under the free credit for this setup?
Will I be charged anything at all (even a small amount)?
Is there anything I need to configure to make sure no charges happen outside the $200 credit?
please help me in this so that i can practice and learn.
Azure DevOps
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Arko 4,150 Reputation points Microsoft External Staff Moderator2025-06-02T06:24:33.9866667+00:00 Hello Chaitanya Garud, as long as your total usage (including compute, storage, and networking) stays within the $200 credit, you will not be charged. From what you've described 7 Linux VMs for 7 days with no premium services your estimated cost of $82.74 is well within the free credit. By default, you will not be charged until your $200 credit runs out. However, since you upgraded to a Pay-As-You-Go subscription, it means your credit card is now active on the account, and charges can occur if you exceed the $200 credit. You can track it under Azure Cost Management + Billing portal and monitor your usage against the $200 credit.
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