It’s very possible they weren’t unused.
Docker builds their images out of layers, and all the layers are used during runtime!:
https://sweetcode.io/understanding-docker-image-layers/
The idea is that you can essentially change PARTS of an image, without rebuilding it entirely, which saves space and bandwidth.
thats awesome!
yeah i deleted my post because they keep changing their minds.
its retroactive (for now) in the sense that they started counting from before, just only billing for new ones.