Render Platform deployment
Cron job
UTC schedules from source or Docker. No persistent disks. At most one active run; jobs are stopped after 12 hours. The command must exit.
Compute is billed only while running, prorated by the second; published rates are per minute. There is a $1 monthly minimum per cron service. Workspace subscription and bandwidth are separate.
| Official configuration | Price breakdown |
|---|---|
| 0.5c-512mb0.5 vCPU · 0.5 GB RAM | $0.00016 / minuteMonthly minimum: $1 |
| 1c-2g1 vCPU · 2 GB RAM | $0.00058 / minuteMonthly minimum: $1 |
| 2c-4g2 vCPU · 4 GB RAM | $0.00197 / minuteMonthly minimum: $1 |
| 2c-8g2 vCPU · 8 GB RAM | $0.00313 / minuteMonthly minimum: $1 |
| 2c-16g2 vCPU · 16 GB RAM | $0.00463 / minuteMonthly minimum: $1 |
| 4c-8g4 vCPU · 8 GB RAM | $0.00405 / minuteMonthly minimum: $1 |
| 4c-16g4 vCPU · 16 GB RAM | $0.00521 / minuteMonthly minimum: $1 |
| 4c-32g4 vCPU · 32 GB RAM | $0.0081 / minuteMonthly minimum: $1 |
| 8c-16g8 vCPU · 16 GB RAM | $0.00694 / minuteMonthly minimum: $1 |
| 8c-32g8 vCPU · 32 GB RAM | $0.01042 / minuteMonthly minimum: $1 |
| 8c-64g8 vCPU · 64 GB RAM | $0.02315 / minuteMonthly minimum: $1 |
Planning values are editable VPSYOU sizing assumptions, not a fixed official allocation. Check the deployed version, limits, ports and mount paths in your project.
Original excerpts and editorial summaries
@achxvi @render @vercel @resend @claudeai @bot @ChatGPT keeping hosting, email delivery and the models as the only paid line is a sensible split. those are the parts where running it yourself costs more than the bill
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The only software that Pocketsflow pays for is @render hosting our backend and redis @vercel hosting our webapps @resend sending our emails @claudeai building @bot operations @chatgpt legal the rest has been replaced by internal solutions
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