> ## Documentation Index
> Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://docs.aieev.com/llms.txt
> Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further.

# Long-term Rentals

> Reserve the GPUs you use regularly at a lower hourly rate

A **long-term rental** secures the GPUs you use regularly for a fixed term, starting from one month. While a rental is running, containers on the same GPU are already paid for up to the rented quantity, so no usage charges are added on top. Longer terms come with a lower hourly rate, so the longer you rent, the less it costs overall.

Rentals belong to the **Organization**, so any Project under it can share them.

Open **Organization → Long-term Rentals** to view and manage them.

<Card title="How a rental relates to your containers" type="info">
  A rental pays for usage up front — it does not deploy anything for you. You still create and start containers exactly as you normally would. When a running container matches an active rental, the rented quantity runs at no extra cost; anything beyond that quantity is billed as on-demand usage.
</Card>

## Key Terms

| Item             | Value                                                                                                   |
| :--------------- | :------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ |
| **Minimum term** | 1 month                                                                                                 |
| **Term presets** | 1 month, 2 months, 3 months, 6 months, 1 year, or a custom period                                       |
| **Discount**     | The longer the term, the lower the hourly rate. The best-value terms are marked **Best value**.         |
| **Payment**      | The full amount for the entire term is deducted from your credits at once when the rental is confirmed. |
| **Scope**        | Organization-wide — shared across all Projects.                                                         |
| **Time zone**    | All rental times are in KST (Korea Standard Time).                                                      |

## Request a Rental

Renting directly from the console will open once capacity is ready. Until then, use **rental inquiry** from the same page.

1. Open **Organization → Long-term Rentals** and start a rental.
2. Choose the **GPU**, the **quantity**, and the **term**.
3. Choose whether the rental is for containers **with** or **without** a persistent volume.
4. Review the summary — hourly rate, discount, and total — then submit.

After you submit an inquiry, our team checks availability and contacts you within **1 business day**. No payment is taken at that step, and you can withdraw the request at any time while it is in the **Requested** state.

<Warning>
  The persistent-volume setting on a rental must match how the container is actually deployed. Containers with a persistent volume run on a dedicated node pool, so a rental taken without a volume will not apply to them — and the usage is billed again on top.
</Warning>

### When a Rental Becomes a Request

Even when you rent directly, some cases cannot be confirmed on the spot and are submitted as a request instead:

| Situation                                   | What happens                                                                                                          |
| :------------------------------------------ | :-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
| Not enough free capacity for the period     | Only part of the quantity can be confirmed. You can lower the quantity and rent now, or submit the rest as a request. |
| Availability cannot be verified             | Confirming without that check could leave you without the devices, so our team verifies first.                        |
| Not enough credits (postpaid organizations) | The rental is handled by invoice instead.                                                                             |

For prepaid organizations, if your credit balance falls short at checkout you can add credits inside the same dialog and complete the rental without leaving the page.

## Status

| Status        | Description                                                 |
| :------------ | :---------------------------------------------------------- |
| **Requested** | An inquiry has been submitted and our team is reviewing it. |
| **Scheduled** | The rental is confirmed but has not started yet.            |
| **Active**    | The rental is running and applies to matching containers.   |
| **Expired**   | The rental term has ended.                                  |
| **Cancelled** | The rental was cancelled.                                   |

The list shows the GPU, quantity, period, hourly rate, amount paid, and days remaining for each rental.

## Cancellation and Refunds

* **Before the rental starts** — cancel at any time and the full amount is refunded as credits.
* **After the rental starts** — you cannot cancel it yourself. Contact us through the [Contact and Feedback](/docs/support/contact-and-feedback) page.

## Notifications

You are notified at the following points. Start and expiry notifications are also delivered by email.

* Rental completed
* Rented resource started
* Rented resource expiring soon
* Rented resource expired

See [Notifications](/docs/console/notifications) to configure which channels you receive them on.

## Related Documentation

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  <Card title="Organization Management" icon="building" href="/docs/console/organization" cta="View Documentation" arrow="true">
    Manage members, usage, and organization settings.
  </Card>

  <Card title="Billing" icon="credit-card" href="/docs/console/billing" cta="View Billing" arrow="true">
    Purchase credits, configure Auto Top-up, and manage invoices.
  </Card>
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