Akamai $100 credit burn rate before a dated expiry

Cloud Manager's promo expiry (example 2027-05-01) is the date that matters, even when marketing copy says a 60-day trial. To spend about $100 over the ~5.5 months from mid-Nov 2026, target ~$18/month: Shared 2 GB ($12) plus the $5 object-storage minimum lands near $96. A Shared 4 GB ($24) spends the credit in about four months and is the more useful box. GPU plans and Marketplace apps usually sit outside this credit and bill the card. A powered-off Linode keeps billing until it is deleted.