Answers.Body: <p>Lots of them let  you pay zero per use.</p>
  <p>Download your own program and you only pay once.</p>
  
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Answers.Text: -1 because the advantage of cloud engines is that the hardware is more powerful.
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Body: <p>I'm looking for a chess cloud engine service where I only have to pay for the time I use.<br />
  I thought <a href="https://www.chessbase.com" rel="nofollow noreferrer">chessbase.com</a> provides that, but you have to get a premium membership first (as far as I understand).
  <a href="https://www.nextchessmove.com" rel="nofollow noreferrer">Nextchessmove.com</a> and <a href="https://www.chessify.me" rel="nofollow noreferrer">chessify.me</a> require subscription as well.<br />
  Is anybody aware of an alternative that just bills per time used?</p>
  
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Comments.Text: You could download an engine and rent cloud CPU/GPU. I know Amazon rents CPU per hour and Google rents GPU but I do not know how they bill.
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Title: Are there any cloud engine services solely 'pay per use'?
ThreadText: # Are there any cloud engine services solely 'pay per use'?
  
  (Asked by: username_0 on 2020-06-26)
  
  I'm looking for a chess cloud engine service where I only have to pay for the time I use.  
  I thought [chessbase.com](https://www.chessbase.com) provides that, but you have to get a premium membership first (as far as I understand).
  [Nextchessmove.com](https://www.nextchessmove.com) and [chessify.me](https://www.chessify.me) require subscription as well.  
  Is anybody aware of an alternative that just bills per time used?
  
  **Tags:** engines
  
  > **Comments:**
  > **username_1**: You could download an engine and rent cloud CPU/GPU. I know Amazon rents CPU per hour and Google rents GPU but I do not know how they bill.  
  
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  ### Answer by username_2 on 2020-07-18. Score: 1
  
  Lots of them let you pay zero per use.
  
  Download your own program and you only pay once.
  
  > **Comments:**
  > **username_3**: -1 because the advantage of cloud engines is that the hardware is more powerful.  
  
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