Yes "Max idle instances" will limit your cost.
It is not good for performance.

As I always say, the problem is the instance scheduler often creates
unnecessary instances.

On Nov 21, 3:12 am, "Brandon Wirtz" <[email protected]> wrote:
> Then you are doing it wrong.
>
> I don't like the scheduler. It is written "differently" than I would have
> written it.  But if tuned correctly it does save you a boat load of money.
>
> If Max idle was not set I would be paying for up to 25 instances instead of
> 5.
>
> My app will run with max idle set to 1, but doing so results in the latency
> (and the perceived slowness of page loads)  goes up.
>
> Hence the writing of the guide so that you can "experience" good results.
>
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>
> -----Original Message-----
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>
> [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Tapir
> Sent: Sunday, November 20, 2011 11:56 PM
> To: Google App Engine
> Subject: [google-appengine] Re: Idle Instances and Pending Latency
>
> In my experience, "max idle instance" is useless, it is even make situations
> worse.
>
> "mix idle instance" works. yes, which means "more money" works.
>
> On Nov 20, 10:04 am, "Brandon Wirtz" < <mailto:[email protected]>
> [email protected]> wrote:
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> > Setting your max idle instances and your pending latency is hard, and
>
> > it requires you do some testing, so I wrote a guide.
>
> >  <http://www.xyhd.tv/2011/11/industry-news/setting-google-appengine-gae>http://www.xyhd.tv/2011/11/industry-news/setting-google-appengine-gae...
>
> > mance-sliders-for-instance-and-latency/
>
> > This is an intro not an end all, but it should help you figure out
>
> > where to start.
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