**Pay-as-you-go** is an option that offers flexibility to ingest up to one time your contractual quota without commitment.

*Note: Keep in mind that data ingested as part of the **Pay-as-you-go** plan will be charged at a rate 25% higher than the standard plan.*

## Activation

To activate pay-as-you-go:

1. Click your profile icon in the top-right corner of the Coralogix platform and select **Settings** from the dropdown menu.
1. In the left sidebar click **Pay-as-you-go**.
1. Click **Activate Pay as you go**.

If you have a custom plan, you will see the screen below, and you will need to contact Coralogix support to help you activate pay-as-you-go.

*Note: It can take up to 5-min to deactivate your 'Pay as you go' plan.*