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10 changes: 5 additions & 5 deletions docs/guides/max-execution-time.ipynb
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"To ensure fairness, there is a [service-calculated](#max-QPU) maximum amount of time each Qiskit Runtime job can run. If a job exceeds this time limit, it is forcibly canceled and a `RuntimeJobMaxTimeoutError` exception is raised. You can also [set a maximum execution time](#max-job) on your jobs to help control costs.\n",
"To ensure fairness, there is a [service-enforced](#max-QPU) maximum amount of time each Qiskit Runtime job can run. If a job exceeds this time limit, it is forcibly canceled and a `RuntimeJobMaxTimeoutError` exception is raised. You can also [set a maximum execution time](#max-job) on your jobs to help control costs.\n",
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" <Admonition>\n",
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"The maximum execution time for a job is the smaller of these values:\n",
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"- The value set for `max_execution_time`\n",
"- The service-determined job timeout value\n",
"- The service-enforced maximum limit (three hours)\n",
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"The `max_execution_time` value is based on *QPU usage*, not wall clock time.\n",
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"```\n",
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"<span id=\"max-QPU\"></span>\n",
"## Service-calculated maximum execution time\n",
"## Service-enforced maximum execution time\n",
"\n",
"The service calculates an appropriate job timeout value based on the input circuits and options. This service-calculated timeout is capped at 3 hours to ensure fair device usage. If a `max_execution_time` is also specified for the job, the lesser of the two values is used.\n",
"The service enforces a maximum execution time limit of three hours to ensure fair device usage. If a `max_execution_time` is also specified for the job, the lesser of the two values is used.\n",
"\n",
"For example, if you specify `max_execution_time=5000` (approximately 83 minutes), but the service determines it should not take more than 5 minutes (300 seconds) to execute the job, then the job is canceled after 5 minutes.\n",
"For example, if you specify `max_execution_time=5000` (approximately 83 minutes), then the job is canceled after approximately 83 minutes, even though the service could allow it to run for three hours.\n",
"\n",
"<span id=\"batch-max-time\"></span>\n",
"## Batch maximum execution time\n",
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