# Inquiry about billing for ELK serverless **URL:** \ **Category:** Elasticsearch\ **Tags:** elastic-stack-monitoring\ **Created:** [July 12, 2024, 4:41am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/inquiry-about-billing-for-elk-serverless/362993 "2024-07-12T04:41:56Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 2\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![rje287573](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/rje287573/32/135980_2.png) [@rje287573](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/rje287573)\ **Post date:** [July 12, 2024, 4:41am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/inquiry-about-billing-for-elk-serverless/362993/1 "2024-07-12T04:41:56Z")
I assumed that using serverless for my project would incur charges based on the time I used it, so I left it without sending any INSERT or SELECT requests. However, **I was charged $700 unexpectedly.** I completely don't understand why this cost occurred. If it was for data retention or usage, I could comprehend, but I haven't done anything on the dashboard after receiving the API key. I never imagined incurring $700 for INSERT or SELECT operations. Is it meaningful to charge fees based on borrowed time in serverless computing? As a student, not having $700 is very difficult for me. I asked ChatGPT to help me write this in English because I'm not fluent. Could someone please assist or provide contact information related to ELK in Korea? ---
**Author:** ![Bhaskar\_Reddy](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/bhaskar_reddy/32/146334_2.png) [@Bhaskar\_Reddy](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/Bhaskar_Reddy)\ **Post date:** [December 11, 2025, 7:50am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/inquiry-about-billing-for-elk-serverless/362993/2 "2025-12-11T07:50:00Z")
I just experienced the same, but noticed in 4 days it was 10 dollars, so I reached out to support. If not sorted, I will move here to save cost, not pay more