# How Does Guaranteed Commitment Pricing Work?

Guaranteed Reserved Instances (GRI), Savings Plans (GSP), and Committed Use Discounts (GCUD) are unique, insurance-backed cloud commitment options offered by Archera.

Guaranteed Commitments charge a small monthly risk **premium only if the underlying commitment delivers savings for the customer** — working out to a small percentage of the savings achieved by the Guaranteed Commitment for the customer.

In exchange for this, customers get the option to **either get a direct rebate for any un-utilized committed value or entirely sell back the remainder of the up to 3-year commitment to Archera at any time after a minimum term length** (either 30 days or 1 year).

This means when a customer commits to an Archera Guaranteed Commitment there will be two separate charges:

1. One for the underlying native 1 or 3-year CUD, RI, or SP billed by the cloud provider
2. One charge via the cloud marketplace from Archera for the Guaranteed Commitment **premium**

## Term Lengths

We have two primary Guaranteed Commitment **term lengths** — 30 days and 1 year — that customers can choose between when purchasing a Guaranteed Commitment, each with a different monthly premium based on the risk assumed by Archera. Premiums may also vary slightly based on instance type, region, etc.

## Related Resources

* [What are Guaranteed Commitments premiums and term lengths?](https://docs.archera.ai/help-center/guaranteed-commitments/premiums-and-terms)
* [What are Guaranteed Commitment allowances?](https://docs.archera.ai/help-center/guaranteed-commitments/allowances)
* [What are my Guaranteed Commitment billing options if I'm still on AWS Credits?](https://docs.archera.ai/help-center/guaranteed-commitments/billing-options-aws-credits)
* [Billing and GRIs](https://docs.archera.ai/help-center/billing/billing-and-gris)