> ## Documentation Index
> Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://docs.run.cloud/llms.txt
> Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further.

# Access Control and Metering

> How run.cloud access, balances, and simulator usage are billed

run.cloud is billed separately from Newly. Access to one product does not
automatically grant access to the other unless your organization has a plan that
includes both.

## Product access

Your account can use run.cloud when it has either:

* an active run.cloud subscription or entitlement; or
* an active metered account with a positive minute balance.

Creating an iOS simulator session requires an available run.cloud minute
balance.

## Metering model

Simulator sessions are charged while active. Releasing a session stops future
charges and closes the remote simulator.

If the account balance reaches zero, active simulator sessions are closed
automatically.

## What to expect

The dashboard shows:

* product access;
* current minute balance;
* active and released simulator sessions;
* recent usage.