Add seats

Qoder CN Enterprise Standard Edition and Enterprise VPC are purchased by seat. You can add seats at any time during a subscription cycle. The fee and Credits for each new seat are prorated based on the remaining time in the current cycle.

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Basic subscription rules

Using Enterprise Standard Edition as an example, each complete billing cycle includes the following rules:

• Price per seat: CNY 99 per month.
• Credits per seat: 3,000 Credits per month.
• At least one seat is required for the initial purchase.
• An enterprise instance is created automatically after the initial purchase succeeds.

After the enterprise instance is created, an administrator can manage members and assign seats within the enterprise.

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Seat effective time

A purchased seat becomes effective when the order is paid and the subscription takes effect. Whether the administrator has assigned the seat to a member does not affect its effective time or validity period. Example: An enterprise purchases three seats on June 1, and the subscription takes effect immediately. Even if an administrator does not assign one of the seats to a member until June 5, billing and validity for that seat still start on June 1.

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Rules for adding seats

Seats can be added at any time during the subscription cycle as an expansion configuration change.

• A new seat does not start a separate full monthly cycle. It expires together with the current enterprise subscription cycle.
• The fee and Credits for the new seat are prorated based on the remaining time in the current cycle.

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Fee calculation for added seats

The fee for a new seat is calculated according to the proportion of the billing cycle that remains: New seat fee = CNY 99 × remaining seconds in the current cycle ÷ total seconds in the complete billing cycle The calculation uses the following rules:

• Remaining time is calculated to the second.
• The total seconds in the complete billing cycle are based on the actual number of days in the cycle, such as 30, 31, or 28 days.

Example: The current subscription cycle runs from June 1 to July 1, for a total of 30 days. If one seat is added halfway through the cycle, the seat covers approximately half of the cycle and costs about CNY 99 × 50% = CNY 49.5. The actual amount is calculated to the second based on the order time.

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Credit calculation for added seats

Credits for a new seat are prorated using the same remaining-time ratio: Credits for a new seat = 3,000 Credits × remaining seconds in the current cycle ÷ total seconds in the complete billing cycle The calculated number of Credits is rounded up to the nearest whole Credit. Example: If a new seat covers approximately one-third of the remaining cycle, it receives about 1,000 Credits. If the calculation to the second results in 1,000.3 Credits, the system rounds the allocation up to 1,001 Credits.

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FAQ

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Why do members receive different amounts of Credits?

The amount of Credits associated with a seat depends on how much time remains in the enterprise subscription cycle when the seat is purchased.

• A seat purchased at the beginning of the subscription cycle receives the full-cycle benefit of 3,000 Credits.
• A seat added partway through the subscription cycle covers only the remaining time, so both its fee and Credits are prorated.

In short, a seat takes effect when purchased and expires with the current enterprise subscription cycle. A seat purchased for the complete cycle receives the full price and Credits. A seat added partway through the cycle is charged only for the remaining period and receives only the corresponding prorated Credits.