pingcap · qqqdan · Oct 14, 2025 · Oct 15, 2025 · Oct 23, 2025 · Oct 23, 2025
diff --git a/tidb-cloud/essential/_index.md b/tidb-cloud/essential/_index.md
@@ -107,7 +107,7 @@ summary: TiDB Cloud is a fully-managed Database-as-a-Service (DBaaS) that brings
 
 <LearningPath label="Billing" icon="cloud2">
 
-[Pricing](https://docs.pingcap.com/tidbcloud/tidb-cloud-billing#pricing-for-starter/?plan=essential)
+[Pricing](https://www.pingcap.com/tidb-cloud-essential-pricing-details/)
 
 [Invoices](https://docs.pingcap.com/tidbcloud/tidb-cloud-billing#invoices/?plan=essential)
 

diff --git a/tidb-cloud/premium/_index.md b/tidb-cloud/premium/_index.md
@@ -107,7 +107,7 @@ summary: TiDB Cloud is a fully-managed Database-as-a-Service (DBaaS) that brings
 
 <LearningPath label="Billing" icon="cloud2">
 
-[Pricing](https://docs-preview.pingcap.com/tidbcloud/tidb-cloud-billing#pricing-for-starter/?plan=premium)
+[Pricing](https://docs-preview.pingcap.com/tidbcloud/tidb-cloud-billing#pricing-for-premium/?plan=premium)
 
 [Invoices](https://docs-preview.pingcap.com/tidbcloud/tidb-cloud-billing#invoices/?plan=premium)
 

diff --git a/tidb-cloud/premium/create-tidb-instance-premium.md b/tidb-cloud/premium/create-tidb-instance-premium.md
@@ -0,0 +1,66 @@
+---
+title: Create a {{{ .premium }}} instance
+summary: Learn how to create a {{{ .premium }}} instance. 
+---
+
+# Create a {{{ .premium }}} instance
+
+This document describes how to create a {{{ .premium }}} instance in the [TiDB Cloud console](https://tidbcloud.com/).
+
+> **Note:**
+>
+> - Currently, {{{ .premium }}} is only available upon request. To request it, click **?** in the lower-right corner of the [TiDB Cloud console](https://tidbcloud.com) and click **Request Support**. Then, fill in "Apply for {{{ .premium }}}" in the **Description** field and click **Submit**.
+> - To learn how to create a TiDB Cloud Dedicated cluster, see [Create a TiDB Cloud Dedicated Cluster](/tidb-cloud/create-tidb-cluster.md).
+
+## Before you begin
+
+If you do not have a TiDB Cloud account, click [here](https://tidbcloud.com/signup) to sign up for an account.
+
+<CustomContent language="en,zh">
+
+- You can either sign up with email and password so that you can manage your password using TiDB Cloud, or sign up with your Google, GitHub, or Microsoft account.
+- For AWS Marketplace users, you can also sign up through AWS Marketplace. To do that, search for `TiDB Cloud` in [AWS Marketplace](https://aws.amazon.com/marketplace), subscribe to TiDB Cloud, and then follow the onscreen instructions to set up your TiDB Cloud account.
+- For Azure Marketplace users, you can also sign up through Azure Marketplace. To do that, search for `TiDB Cloud` in [Azure Marketplace](https://azuremarketplace.microsoft.com), subscribe to TiDB Cloud, and then follow the onscreen instructions to set up your TiDB Cloud account.
+- For Google Cloud Marketplace users, you can also sign up through Google Cloud Marketplace. To do that, search for `TiDB Cloud` in [Google Cloud Marketplace](https://console.cloud.google.com/marketplace), subscribe to TiDB Cloud, and then follow the onscreen instructions to set up your TiDB Cloud account.
+- For Alibaba Cloud Marketplace users, you can also sign up through Alibaba Cloud Marketplace. To do that, search for `TiDB Cloud` in [Alibaba Cloud Marketplace](https://marketplace.alibabacloud.com/), subscribe to TiDB Cloud, and then follow the onscreen instructions to set up your TiDB Cloud account.
+
+</CustomContent>
+
+<CustomContent language="ja">
+
+- You can either sign up with email and password so that you can manage your password using TiDB Cloud, or sign up with your Google, GitHub, or Microsoft account.
+- For AWS Marketplace users, you can also sign up through AWS Marketplace. To do that, search for `TiDB Cloud` in [AWS Marketplace](https://aws.amazon.com/marketplace), subscribe to TiDB Cloud, and then follow the onscreen instructions to set up your TiDB Cloud account.
+- For Azure Marketplace users, you can also sign up through Azure Marketplace. To do that, search for `TiDB Cloud` in [Azure Marketplace](https://azuremarketplace.microsoft.com), subscribe to TiDB Cloud, and then follow the onscreen instructions to set up your TiDB Cloud account.
+- For Google Cloud Marketplace users, you can also sign up through Google Cloud Marketplace. To do that, search for `TiDB Cloud` in [Google Cloud Marketplace](https://console.cloud.google.com/marketplace), subscribe to TiDB Cloud, and then follow the onscreen instructions to set up your TiDB Cloud account.
+
+</CustomContent>
+
+## Steps
+
+If you have the `Organization Owner` role, you can create a {{{ .premium }}} instance as follows:
+
+1. Log in to the [TiDB Cloud console](https://tidbcloud.com/), and then click **Switch to Private Preview** in the lower-left corner to open the **TiDB Instances** page for {{{ .premium }}}.
+
+    > **Note:**
+    >
+    > If **Switch to Private Preview** is not visible in the lower-left corner of your TiDB Cloud console, it means that your organization has not been invited to the private preview of {{{ .premium }}}. In this case, you can click **?** in the lower-right corner of the [TiDB Cloud console](https://tidbcloud.com) and click **Request Support** to apply for {{{ .premium }}}.
+
+
+2. On the **TiDB Instances** page, click **Create Instance**.
+3. Enter a name for your {{{ .premium }}} instance.
+4. Choose a cloud provider and a region where you want to host your instance.
+5. Specify both a minimum and maximum number of Request Capacity Units (RCUs) for your instance
+
+    RCUs represent the compute resources provisioned for your workload. TiDB Cloud automatically scales your instance within this range based on demand.
+
+6. Click **Create**.
+
+    The instance creation process begins. If this is your first instance in the selected region, provisioning typically takes about 30 minutes. If the selected region already has existing instances, the process is faster and usually completes within about 1 minute.
+
+## What's next
+
+After your instance is created, follow the instructions in [Connect to TiDB Cloud via Public Endpoint](/tidb-cloud/connect-via-standard-connection-premium.md) to create a password for your instance.
+
+> **Note:**
+>
+> If you do not set a password, you cannot connect to the instance.
diff --git a/tidb-cloud/serverless-driver.md b/tidb-cloud/serverless-driver.md
@@ -334,7 +334,7 @@ TiDB Cloud serverless driver has been integrated with the following ORMs:
 The serverless driver itself is free, but accessing data with the driver generates [Request Units (RUs)](/tidb-cloud/tidb-cloud-glossary.md#request-unit) and storage usage.
 
 - For {{{ .starter }}} clusters, the pricing follows the [{{{ .starter }}} pricing](https://www.pingcap.com/tidb-cloud-starter-pricing-details/) model.
-- For {{{ .essential }}} clusters, the pricing follows the [{{{ .essential }}} pricing](/tidb-cloud/tidb-cloud-billing.md#pricing-for-essential) model.
+- For {{{ .essential }}} clusters, the pricing follows the [{{{ .essential }}} pricing](https://www.pingcap.com/tidb-cloud-essential-pricing-details/) model.
 
 ## Limitations
 

diff --git a/tidb-cloud/starter/_index.md b/tidb-cloud/starter/_index.md
@@ -107,7 +107,7 @@ summary: TiDB Cloud is a fully-managed Database-as-a-Service (DBaaS) that brings
 
 <LearningPath label="Billing" icon="cloud2">
 
-[Pricing](https://docs.pingcap.com/tidbcloud/tidb-cloud-billing#pricing-for-starter/?plan=starter)
+[Pricing](https://www.pingcap.com/tidb-cloud-starter-pricing-details/)
 
 [Invoices](https://docs.pingcap.com/tidbcloud/tidb-cloud-billing#invoices/?plan=starter)
 

diff --git a/tidb-cloud/tidb-cloud-billing.md b/tidb-cloud/tidb-cloud-billing.md
@@ -21,6 +21,14 @@ See [{{{ .starter }}} Pricing Details](https://www.pingcap.com/tidb-cloud-starte
 
 For {{{ .essential }}}, you are charged based on the number of provisioned Request Capacity Units (RCUs), **not** on the actual usage by your application. See [{{{ .essential }}} Pricing Details](https://www.pingcap.com/tidb-cloud-essential-pricing-details/).
 
+<CustomContent plan="premium">
+
+### Pricing for {{{ .premium }}} {#pricing-for-premium}
+
+For {{{ .premium }}}, you are billed based on the number of provisioned Request Capacity Units (RCUs) and the storage you actually use, rather than the underlying backend nodes or provisioned disk size. As {{{ .premium }}} is currently in private preview, you can [contact our sales](https://www.pingcap.com/contact-us/) for pricing details.
+
+</CustomContent>
+
 ## Invoices
 
 If you are in the `Organization Owner` or `Organization Billing Manager` role of your organization, you can manage the invoice information of TiDB Cloud. Otherwise, skip this section.

diff --git a/tidb-cloud/tidb-cloud-intro.md b/tidb-cloud/tidb-cloud-intro.md
@@ -102,6 +102,16 @@ TiDB Cloud provides the following deployment options:
 
     </CustomContent>
 
+<CustomContent plan="premium">
+
+- {{{ .premium }}}
+
+    {{{ .premium }}} is designed for mission-critical businesses that demand unlimited real-time scalability. It delivers workload-aware auto-scaling and comprehensive enterprise capabilities.
+
+    Currently, {{{ .premium }}} is in private preview on AWS and Alibaba Cloud. 
+
+</CustomContent>
+
 - TiDB Cloud Dedicated
 
     TiDB Cloud Dedicated is designed for mission-critical businesses, offering high availability across multiple availability zones, horizontal scaling, and full [HTAP](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hybrid_transactional/analytical_processing) capabilities.