Pay-As-You-Go
Last updated: 2025-03-24 12:07:45
Billing Details for Different VOD Services
Item | Description |
Storage fees are incurred for storing files with VOD (for files saved in VOD, you can change their attributes, search them, delete them, automatically downgrade their storage classes, and automatically reduce their playback bitrate). The fees are calculated based on your peak storage usage in the billing cycle, and the price varies with storage class. | |
Media processing fees are incurred for processing media files you save in VOD (including General Transcoding, Transcoding to Adaptive Bitrate Streaming, Top Speed Codec transcoding, Video Screenshot，Video Editing, Video Compositing, Watermark Removing, Media Quality Inspection, Remaster, Play Channel, and Real-time Clipping). | |
Playback acceleration: Fees are calculated based on the traffic consumed for playback, and the price varies with regions. QUIC acceleration: Fees are calculated based on the number of QUIC requests while videos are displayed. Client upload acceleration: Fees are calculated based on the traffic consumed by an upload. | |
For media files whose storage types are STANDARD_IA, ARCHIVE and DEEP_ARCHIVE, charges will be based on the retrieval mode and retrieval usage. | |
Fees are incurred for using VOD's AI capability to moderate media files stored in VOD. The fees are calculated based on the file duration. Each task is billed only once. If a task fails, no fees will be charged. | |
Copyright protection fees are incurred for using VOD's content protection solutions (commercial-grade DRM). | |
Including Application Management, UGSV SDK License, Cloud Log Service and other value-added service billing items |
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Must-Knows
In the pay-as-you-go mode, fees are billed based on your actual usage of different VOD services. You can view your usage details in the VOD console.
Daily billing:
Billing method: By default, fees are billed on a daily basis. To change to monthly billing, please contact sales (in the monthly billing mode, only bill-by-bandwidth is supported).
Billing time: Between 12:00 and 18:00 each day, VOD calculates your usage of the previous day, generates a bill, and deducts the fees.
Monthly billing:
Billing method: VOD calculates your usage each day during a month, adds it up, and bills it at the beginning of the following month.
Billing time: Fees incurred each month are billed and deducted between the 1st and 3rd day of the following month.
If you have a large business volume (storage usage greater than 1 PB or daily traffic consumption over 10 TB), you can contact sales for more billing options.
Storage
Pricing
Storage Class | Regions | Price (USD/GB) |
STANDARD | Chinese mainland | 0.0006 |
| Outside the Chinese mainland (Silicon Valley, Hong Kong (China), Frankfurt, Seoul, Virginia, Singapore, Jakarta, Bangkok, Tokyo) | 0.0009 |
STANDARD_IA (minimum storage days: 30) | Chinese mainland | 0.0004 |
| Outside the Chinese mainland (Silicon Valley, Hong Kong (China), Frankfurt, Seoul, Virginia, Singapore, Jakarta, Bangkok, Tokyo) | 0.0006 |
ARCHIVE (minimum storage days: 90) | Chinese mainland | 0.0002 |
| Outside the Chinese mainland (Silicon Valley, Hong Kong (China), Frankfurt, Seoul, Virginia, Singapore, Jakarta, Bangkok, Tokyo) | 0.0003 |
DEEP ARCHIVE (minimum storage days: 180) | Chinese mainland | 0.00006 |
| Outside the Chinese mainland (Silicon Valley, Hong Kong (China), Frankfurt, Seoul, Virginia, Singapore, Jakarta, Bangkok, Tokyo) | 0.0001 |
Billing Details
Prices vary with storage region and storage class. If you change the storage class of a media file, the price for the new storage class will apply.
Storage fees are charged based on the storage class and peak storage used per day. Storage fees for regions inside and outside the Chinese mainland are charged separately.
Formula: Daily storage fee = Peak storage used in the Chinese mainland (GB) x Unit price (USD/GB) + Peak storage used outside the Chinese mainland (GB) x Unit price (USD/GB).
Note:
In the daily billing mode, VOD calculates your storage usage each day and bills it the following day. With monthly billing, VOD calculates your storage usage each day, adds it up, and then bills it at the beginning of the following month. For the billing time, see Billing Overview.
Billing Examples
Assume that on January 1, you stored media files in STANDARD in the Chinese mainland and the peak storage usage was 100 GB. You also stored media files in STANDARD_IA in Singapore and the peak storage usage was 50 GB. On January 2, the storage fee billed for January 1 would be as follows:
100 (GB) x 0.0006 (USD/GB) + 50 (GB) x 0.0006 (USD/GB) = 0.06 (USD) + 0.03 (USD) = 0.09 (USD)
Note:
You can delete files in the console to avoid incurring storage fees.
Minimum storage duration for STANDARD_IA files is 30 days. Storage fees for 30 days are charged even if the file is stored for a shorter period.
Minimum storage duration for ARCHIVE files is 90 days. Storage fees for 90 days are charged even if the file is stored for a shorter period.
Minimum storage duration for DEEP ARCHIVE files is 180 days. Storage fees for 180 days are charged even if the file is stored for a shorter period.
Base conversion: 1 GB = 1,000 MB; 1 MB = 1,000 KB; 1 Gbps = 1,000 Mbps; 1 Mbps = 1,000 Kbps.
Media Processing
Media processing includes features such as including General Transcoding, Transcoding to Adaptive Bitrate Streaming, Top Speed Codec transcoding, Video Editing, Video Compositing, Watermark Removing, Media Quality Inspection, Remaster, Play Channel, and Real-time Clipping.
Note:
For AV1 transcoding, the fees incurred depends on the resolution of the output video. The pricing of AV1 transcoding is the same as that of H.265 general transcoding.
General Transcoding
General transcoding includes general video transcoding, remuxing, and audio transcoding.
Pricing
Codec | Resolution | Price (USD/Min) | Transcoding Type No. |
H.264 | SD (short side ≤ 480 px) | 0.003 | 1 |
H.264 | HD (short side ≤ 720 px) | 0.0061 | 2 |
H.264 | FHD (short side ≤ 1080 px) | 0.0121 | 3 |
H.264 | 2K (short side ≤ 1440 px) | 0.0242 | 4 |
H.264 | 4K (short side ≤ 2160 px) | 0.0521 | 5 |
H.265 | SD (short side ≤ 480 px) | 0.0158 | 6 |
H.265 | HD (short side ≤ 720 px) | 0.0315 | 7 |
H.265 | FHD (short side ≤ 1080 px) | 0.063 | 8 |
H.265 | 2K (short side ≤ 1440 px) | 0.126 | 9 |
H.265 | 4K (short side ≤ 2160 px) | 0.2521 | 10 |
Audio transcoding | - | 0.002 | 21 |
Remuxing | - | 0.0028 | 22 |
Note:
The transcoding type number determines the component usage and component usage unit fields in your bill. It tells you the codec and resolution of a billed item.
Billing details
TSC transcoding is billed according to the resolution and duration of the output file.
Rules: General transcoding fees are charged based on the output duration and specifications. Specifications refer to the codec used and short side (px) of the file generated. Remuxing and audio transcoding are charged based on the output duration.
Billing examples
Assume that you transcoded a video file of 100 minutes into 2560 x 1440 and 1280 x 640 respectively using the H.264 codec on January 1, as well as an audio file of 100 minutes. On January 2, the transcoding fee billed for January 1 would be as follows:
For the 2560 x 1440 video, the unit price for 2K (short side ≤ 1440 px) applies, which is 0.0242 USD/min.
For the 1280 x 640 video, the unit price for HD (480 px < short side ≤ 720 px) applies, which is 0.0061 USD/min.
The unit price of audio transcoding is 0.002 USD/min.
0.0242 (USD/min) x 100 (mins) + 0.0061 (USD/min) x 100 (mins) + 0.002 (USD/min) x 100 (mins) = 3.23 USD.
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Top Speed Codec Transcoding
Pricing
Codec | Resolution | Price (USD/Min) | Transcoding Type No. |
H.264 | SD (short side ≤ 480 px) | 0.01 | 11 |
H.264 | HD (short side ≤ 720 px) | 0.02 | 12 |
H.264 | FHD (short side ≤ 1080 px) | 0.04 | 13 |
H.264 | 2K (short side ≤ 1440 px) | 0.08 | 14 |
H.264 | 4K (short side ≤ 2160 px) | 0.1721 | 15 |
H.265 | SD (short side ≤ 480 px) | 0.052 | 16 |
H.265 | HD (short side ≤ 720 px) | 0.104 | 17 |
H.265 | FHD (short side ≤ 1080 px) | 0.208 | 18 |
H.265 | 2K (short side ≤ 1440 px) | 0.416 | 19 |
H.265 | 4K (short side ≤ 2160 px) | 0.8319 | 20 |
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The transcoding type number determines the component usage and component usage unit fields in your bill. It tells you the codec and resolution of a billed item.
Billing details
TSC transcoding is billed according to the resolution and duration of the output file.
Rules: TSC transcoding fees are based on the output duration and specifications. Specifications refer to the codec used and short side (px) of the file generated.
Just-In-Time Transcoding
Pricing
VOD media processing duration can be deducted from the just-in-time transcoding usage, with the deduction ratio shown as below:
Codec | Resolution | Deduction Ratio | Converted Unit Price (USD/Minute) |
H.264 | SD (short side ≤ 480 px) | 1:1 | 0.003 |
H.264 | HD (short side ≤ 720 px) | 1:2.03 | 0.0061 |
H.264 | FHD (short side ≤ 1080 px) | 1:4.03 | 0.0121 |
H.264 | 2K (short side ≤ 1440 px) | 1:8.06 | 0.0242 |
Audio transcoding | - | 1:0.67 | 0.002 |
Remuxing | - | 1:0.93 | 0.0028 |
Billing details
Billing rules: Using the just-in-time transcoding feature will incur VOD media processing duration fees, which are charged based on the codec, resolution, and duration of the output file. The video specifications depend on the codec and the resolution range of the video's shorter side. The billing duration for each day is calculated daily, with the total duration less than one minute rounded up to one minute.
Transcoding to Adaptive Bitrate Streaming
Pricing
Adaptive bitrate streaming is charged based on the output duration and specifications. Specifications refer to the codec used and short side (px) of the file generated. See General Transcoding and TSC Transcoding.
Billing details
The billing rules are the same as those for general transcoding. Output videos of different resolutions are charged separately.
Billing examples
Assume that on January 1, you used the codec H.264 to transcode a video of 100 minutes into three resolutions: FHD (1920 x 1080), HD (1280 x 720), and SD (640 x 480). On January 2, the fee billed for January 1 would be as follows:
0.0121 (USD/min) x 100 (mins) + 0.0061 (USD/min) x 100 (mins) + 0.003 (USD/min) x 100 (mins) = 2.21 USD.
Note:
Because the video is transcoded into three specifications, each specification is charged and the fee is the sum of the three.
Adaptive bitrate streaming is required for encryption. The encryption feature itself is free.
Video Editing
Pricing
The price of video editing is determined by the codec used, the output resolution, and whether it's a general transcoding or TSC transcoding task.
Billing details
Fees are charged based on the output duration, the transcoding mode, and the output specifications (the codec used and the short side).
Rules: Each task is charged once according to the output specifications.
Formula: Video editing fees = Output file duration (min) x Unit price (USD/min)
Billing examples
Assume that on January 1, you used the VOD editing feature to splice video A (10 min, 640 x 480) and video B (15 min, 1280 x 720) into video C (25 min, 1280 x 720). The TSC transcoding mode was used.
On January 2, the fee billed for January 1 would be as follows:
0.02 (USD/min) x 25 (mins) = 0.5 USD.
Note:
The codec used in the above examples is H.264. For information about the video editing APIs, see EditMedia and ComposeMedia.
Video Compositing
Pricing
Billing details
Rules: Charges are based on the encoding method, resolution and length of the output file.
Formula: Video compositing fees = video compositing output file duration (mins) × output file encoding method and resolution corresponding to unit price (USD/min).
Billing examples
On January 1st, you used the Video compositing to compose on video A (10 minutes long, resolution 640 × 480) and video B (15 minutes long, resolution 1280 × 720), and used General transcoding for transcode. Compose output video C: duration is 25 minutes, encoding method is H.264, resolution is 1280 × 720.
Therefore, the video compositing fees you need to pay on January 2nd are as follows:
Video composition fee on January 1st = 25 (mins) x 0.0061 (USD/min) = 0.1525 USD.
Watermark Removing
Pricing
Resolution | Price (USD/Min) |
8K (short side ≤ 4320 px) | 0.41 |
4K (short side ≤ 2160 px) | 0.21 |
2K (short side ≤ 1440 px) | 0.1 |
FHD (short side ≤ 1080 px) | 0.05 |
HD (short side ≤ 720 px) | 0.03 |
SD (short side ≤ 480 px) | 0.02 |
Billing details
Watermark removal is billed based on the resolution and duration of the output video.
Rules: Watermark removal fees are based on the duration and resolution (short side) of the video file generated.
Billing examples
Assume that you used the watermark removal service of VOD on January 1. Two videos were generated, each 100 minutes long, and their resolutions were 2560 x 1440 and 1280 x 640 respectively. On January 2, the fee billed for January 1 would be as follows:
For the 2560 x 1440 video, the unit price for 2K (short side ≤ 1440 px) applies, which is 0.1 USD/min.
For the 1280 x 640 video, the unit price for HD (480 px < short side ≤ 720 px) applies, which is 0.03 USD/min.
0.1 (USD/min) x 100 (min) + 0.03 (USD/min) x 100 (min) = 13 USD.
Media Quality Inspection
Media quality inspection operations are supported for audio and video, including video image shake ghosting, blur, low-light overexposure, blurred screen, audio anomalies and other detection items.
Pricing
Item | Price (USD/Min) |
Media Quality Inspection | 0.021 |
Billing details
Billing items: Charges are based on the audio and video duration detected.
Billing rules: Each time a detection task is performed, a fee corresponding to the duration will be charged.
Formula: Audio and Video Quality Testing Cost = Length of Input Audio and Video Files (min) × Unit Price (USD/Min).
Note:
The billable duration of the day is calculated on a daily basis. If the total duration is less than one minute, it will be calculated as one minute.
Billing examples
On January 1, you used the Media Quality Inspection service to conduct quality inspection operations on video A (10 minutes long) such as video image shake ghosting, blur, low-light overexposure, blurred screen, audio anomalies and other detection items.
On January 2, the following Media Quality Inspection fee would be billed:
10 (mins) × 0.021 (USD/Min) = 0.21 USD.
Remaster
VOD's remaster feature can remove image noise, restore outlines, perform super resolution, enhance details, enhance colors, and convert SDR to HDR.
Pricing
Resolution | Price (USD/Min) |
Audio | 0.015 |
SD (short side ≤ 480 px) | 0.271 |
HD (short side ≤ 720 px) | 0.542 |
FHD (short side ≤ 1080 px) | 1.083 |
2K (short side ≤ 1440 px) | 2.167 |
4K (short side ≤ 2160 px) | 4.333 |
Billing details
Remaster fees are billed according to the duration and resolution (short side) of the output file.
Rules: Each remaster task is charged once according to the output resolution.
Formula: Remaster fees = Output file duration (min) x Unit price (USD/min)
Billing examples
Assume that you remastered a 10-minute video whose resolution is 1024 x 540 on January 1 and generated a 10-minute video whose resolution is 2048 x 1080.
On January 2, the following remaster fee would be billed:
1.083 (USD/min) x 10 (min) = 10.83 USD.
Play Channel
The Play Channel supports one or more VOD videos. After the channel's specified start time, users can watch the videos in the channel in the form of live broadcast.
Item | Price (USD/Min) |
Play Channel | 0.0015 |
Billing details
Billing rules: Billing is based on the running time of the Play Channel. Watching videos in the Play Channel will also incur corresponding Media Acceleration fees.
Billing examples
Suppose you created the VOD Play Channel task on January 1st, and added a total of 10 videos. The loop playback function was not turned on. The total duration of this play channel task is 30 minutes.
The Play Channel fees you need to pay on January 2nd are as follows:
Play Channel cost on January 1st = 30 (mins) × 0.0015 (USD/min) = 0.045 USD.
Note:
The billable duration of the day is calculated on a daily basis. If the total duration is less than one minute, it will be calculated as one minute.
Live Stream Clipping
The fees incurred for editing out a clip before a live stream ends.
Below are the pricing details:
Item | Price (USD/Min) |
Real-time clipping | 0.00098 |
Billing details
Billing rules: Fees are incurred based on the duration for creating a clip before a live stream ends.
Formula: Live Stream Clipping Fees = The Duration of the File Generated (min) x Unit Price (USD).
Billing examples
If you used the Real-time clipping feature on January 1st and generated a 100-min clip. On January 2nd, you would need to pay the following live stream clipping fees:
0.00098 (USD/min) x 100 (mins) = 0.098 (USD)
Video Screenshot
Video screenshot refers to the feature of capturing frames from specific positions in a video to generate images. VOD (Video on Demand) supports：Screenshots at specified timestamps，Sampled screenshots，Sprite image generation，Cover image extraction.
Video screenshots are billed under the Image Processing billing item. The fee for image processing is 0.0176USD per 1,000 images, and video screenshots are charged at a 1:1 deduction ratio against this billing item.
Billing Item | Deduction Ratio | Unit Price (USD/1000 images) |
Video Screenshots | 1 : 1 | 0.0176 |
Note:
If the billing cycle is daily settlement, the screenshot count is accumulated per day, and any count below 1,000 will be rounded up to 1,000 for calculation.
If the billing cycle is monthly settlement, the screenshot count is accumulated per month, and any count below 1,000 will also be rounded up to 1,000 for calculation.
Acceleration
Media Acceleration
Traffic billing
The VOD traffic is billed at a tiered price. The more traffic you use, the lower the tiered unit price will be:
Traffic (USD/GB) | Chinese mainland | Asia Pacific 1 | Asia Pacific 2 | Asia Pacific 3 | Middle East | Europe | North America | South America | Africa |
0 GB - 500 GB (exclusive) | 0.039 | 0.0748 | 0.1236 | 0.1138 | 0.1951 | 0.0715 | 0.0715 | 0.1675 | 0.1951 |
500 GB - 2 TB (exclusive) | 0.038 | 0.0699 | 0.1138 | 0.1041 | 0.1789 | 0.0634 | 0.0634 | 0.1593 | 0.1789 |
2 TB - 50 TB (exclusive) | 0.036 | 0.0585 | 0.1057 | 0.0911 | 0.1675 | 0.0504 | 0.0504 | 0.1463 | 0.1675 |
50 TB - 100 TB (exclusive) | 0.033 | 0.0504 | 0.0911 | 0.0813 | 0.1545 | 0.0325 | 0.0325 | 0.1382 | 0.1545 |
> 100 TB | 0.025 | 0.0455 | 0.0846 | 0.0715 | 0.1382 | 0.026 | 0.026 | 0.1301 | 0.1382 |
Note:
For more information, see Billing Examples.
Base conversion: 1 GB = 1,000 MB; 1 MB = 1,000 KB; 1 Gbps = 1,000 Mbps; 1 Mbps = 1,000 Kbps.
VOD CDN service fees for regions inside and outside the Chinese mainland are charged separately based on the unit price and usage.
Detailed list of acceleration area coverage areas:
Region | Coverage |
Asia Pacific 1 | Hong Kong (China), Macao (China), Vietnam, Singapore, Thailand |
Asia Pacific 2 | Taiwan (China), Japan, South Korea, Malaysia, Indonesia |
Asia Pacific 3 | Philippines, Australia, and more |
Middle East | Saudi Arabia, United Arab Emirates, Türkiye |
Europe | United Kingdom, Germany, Italy, Ireland, France, Netherlands, Spain |
North America | US |
South America | Brazil |
Africa | South Africa |
Billing details
Rules: Media acceleration fees are charged daily based on the playback traffic accelerated by VOD CDNs.
Formula: Media acceleration fee = Playback traffic (GB) x Unit price (USD/GB) of the corresponding tier
Billing examples
Assume that you used the VOD acceleration service on January 1 to accelerate 550 GB of playback traffic. On January 2, the fee billed for January 1 would be as follows:
If you use the VOD acceleration service on January 1st and use 550 GB of downlink traffic in Chinese mainland, the acceleration fees you need to pay on January 2nd are as follows:
550 (GB) x 0.038 (USD/GB) = 20.9 USD.
bandwidth billing
Bandwidth billing is only supported for monthly settlement customers. If you need to change the VOD billing method to monthly settlement, please contact the sales.
QUIC Acceleration
Based on the accelerated network deployed globally by Tencent Cloud, it supports the use of the QUIC protocol for data transmission, improving the efficiency of data transmission and stability in weak network environments when clients play videos.
Item | Price (USD/10,000 requests) | Billed By |
QUIC Acceleration request | 0.0073 | Billed by the number of QUIC requests |
Billing details
Billable items: QUIC Acceleration request
Billing rules: When playing videos, the QUIC Acceleration function is used, and the number of QUIC requests generated is billed.
Billing formula: QUIC Acceleration Request Fee = QUIC Request Time (10,000 times) × The Unit Price of QUIC Acceleration Billing Item (USD).
Billing example
Suppose you used the Video on Demand QUIC Acceleration service on January 1st, and the number of QUIC requests generated was 20,000. Then, on January 2nd, the on-demand QUIC downstream traffic fee you need to pay is as follows:
On January 1st, QUIC Acceleration Request Fee = 0.0073 (USD/10,000 times) × 2= 0.0146 (USD).
Client Upload Acceleration
The fees incurred for using the client upload acceleration feature (global network acceleration or QUIC transmission) are based on the volume of traffic accelerated.
Pricing
Item | Price (USD/GB) |
Global network acceleration | 0.072 USD/GB |
QUIC transmission | 0.086 USD/GB |
Billing details
Billable items: Global network acceleration traffic and QUIC transmission traffic
Billing rules: Client upload acceleration fees are charged based on the volume of traffic consumed when files are uploaded from clients.
Formula: Client upload acceleration fees = Global network acceleration traffic (GB) x Unit Price (USD/GB) + QUIC Transmission Traffic (GB) x Unit Price (USD/GB)
Billing example
Suppose you used the global network acceleration feature to upload 550 GB of data and used the QUIC transmission feature to upload 100 GB of data. The upload acceleration fee incurred would be 550 (GB) x 0.072 (USD/GB) +100 (GB) x 0.086 (USD/GB) = 48.2 (USD).
Data Retrieval
To access media assets stored in ARCHIVE or DEEP_ARCHIVE, you must retrieve them first. VOD supports different retrieval modes. Retrieval fees are charged based on the size of the files retrieved.
Note:
DEEP_ARCHIVE does not support expedited retrieval.
Pricing
Storage Class | Retrieval Mode | Regions | Price (USD/GB) |
STANDARD_IA | - | Global | 0.002 |
ARCHIVE | Bulk retrieval | Chinese mainland | 0.0025 |
| | Outside the Chinese mainland (Silicon Valley, Hong Kong (China), Frankfurt, Seoul, Virginia, Singapore, Bangkok) | 0.003 |
| Expedited retrieval | Chinese mainland | 0.03 |
| | Outside the Chinese mainland (Silicon Valley, Hong Kong (China), Frankfurt, Seoul, Virginia, Singapore, Bangkok) | 0.036 |
| Standard retrieval | Chinese mainland | 0.01 |
| | Outside the Chinese mainland (Silicon Valley, Hong Kong (China), Frankfurt, Seoul, Virginia, Singapore, Bangkok) | 0.012 |
DEEP_ARCHIVE | Bulk retrieval | Chinese mainland | 0.0026 |
| | Outside the Chinese mainland (Silicon Valley, Hong Kong (China), Frankfurt, Seoul, Virginia, Singapore, Bangkok) | 0.00325 |
| Standard retrieval | Chinese mainland | 0.02 |
| | Outside the Chinese mainland (Silicon Valley, Hong Kong (China), Frankfurt, Seoul, Virginia, Singapore, Bangkok) | 0.025 |
Billing details
Data retrieval is charged based on the retrieval mode and the size of the files retrieved.
Rules: Data retrieval fees are charged daily based on the retrieval mode and the size of the files retrieved from DEEP_ARCHIVE or ARCHIVE to STANDARD.
Formula: Daily retrieval fee = File size (GB) x Unit price (USD/GB).
Billing examples
Assume that on January 1, you retrieved 100 GB of data from DEEP_ARCHIVE storage in the bulk retrieval mode in the Chinese mainland. On January 2, the retrieval fee billed for January 1 would be as follows:
100 (GB) x 0.0026 (USD/GB) = 0.26 USD.
Media AI
Currently, VOD offers the media AI capability of content moderation.
Content moderation
VOD can recognize non-compliant content in images, speech, and text in images and generate moderation results as required.
Pricing
Content moderation includes audio/video moderation and image moderation.
Item | Billed By | Tier | Price |
Audio/Video moderation | The duration of the audio/video file moderated. | - | 0.016 USD/min |
Image moderation | The number of image moderation tasks executed. | 0-3 million tasks | 0.000218 USD/task |
| | 3 million - 15 million tasks | 0.000196 USD/task |
| | 15 million - 30 million tasks | 0.000189 USD/task |
| | Over 30 million tasks | 0.00016 USD/task |
Billing details
Audio/Video moderation fees are charged based on the duration (rounded up to the nearest minute) of the audio/video file moderated.
Image moderation fees are charged based on the number of image moderation tasks executed successfully.
Billing examples
Assume that you moderated two 30-min videos stored in Singapore and the Chinese mainland respectively. The moderation fee incurred would be 30 x 0.016 + 30 x 0.016 = 0.96 USD.
Content recognition
uses AI technologies to recognize faces and text in video images, opening and closing segments, and speech, helping you manage your media assets more accurately and efficiently.
Pricing
Item | Billing Method | Price |
Content recognition | Based on content recognition duration | 0.046 USD/min |
Billing examples
User A wants to perform Content recognition on video B, and the original length of video B is 60 minutes, then the service charge = 60（min） × 0.046（USD/min） = 2.76 USD.
Voice Translation
VOD uses AI to recognize the speech in video content and generate source language captions. Additionally, with the voice translation feature, these source language captions can be translated into different languages, helping clients' videos to go global more effectively.
Pricing
The caption translation usage can be deducted for the VOD media processing duration. The deduction ratios are as follows:
The unit price of VOD media processing duration is 0.003 (USD/min).
Billable Item | Deduction Ratio | Unit Price (USD/Min) |
Caption translation | 1:18 | 0.054 |
Copyright Protection
Copyright protection includes commercial-grade DRM encryption.
DRM encryption
VOD uses established DRM solutions to encrypt videos during transcoding. If you enable DRM encryption, the encryption cost will be included in your transcoding fee. If you play DRM-encrypted videos to viewers, DRM playback fees will be charged based on the number of license requests.
Pricing
Item | Billed By | Price |
DRM playback licenses | The number of license requests (only pay-as-you-go supported). | 0.0012 USD/request |
Billing details
Billable item: The number of license requests to play DRM-encrypted videos.
Rules: Transcoding fees are incurred for encrypting videos with DRM solutions, and DRM playback fees are charged for playing DRM-encrypted videos based on the number of license requests.
Billing formula: DRM fees = DRM encryption (transcoding) fees + DRM playback fees (based on the number of license requests)
Billing examples
Assume that on January 1, you encrypted a video (length: 10 minutes; resolution: 2560 x 1440) using the general transcoding mode and the H.264 codec. The video generated was 10 minutes long and had a resolution of 1280 x 720, and there were 50 license requests to play it. On January 2, the DRM playback fee billed for January 1 would be as follows:
The unit price of DRM playback is 0.0012 USD/request.
DRM playback fee on January 1 = 50 (requests) x 0.0012 (USD/request) = 0.06 USD.
Note:
DRM encryption/transcoding is billed in the same way as general transcoding. DRM encryption/transcoding fees are incurred each time you encrypt a video.
Source and output videos saved in VOD incur storage fees. For details, see Storage.
Other Value-Added Services
Application Management
To enable developers to implement resource isolation in Video on Demand, Video on Demand provides application features. Application is an internal concept of VOD and a way of dividing resources. The external performance of an application is similar to an independent VOD account.
Item | App Quantity Ladder | Price (USD/Piece) |
Number of applications | 21 - 101 pieces (exclusive) | 0.016 |
| 101 - 501 pieces (exclusive) | 0.014 |
| ＞501 pieces | 0.012 |
Billing details
Billable items: Application Management
Billing rules: In application management, the created applications are charged according to the number of applications, free of charge within 20, and the part exceeding 20 is calculated according to the peak number of applications per day (including the applications terminated on the day).
Formula: Application Management fees = (Number of Application Created - 20) (Piece) × The Unit Price of Applied Quantity Ladder (USD/Piece)
Billing example
You use the Video on Demand application management service on January 1st, create 100 applications and delete 10 applications, then the acceleration fee you need to pay on January 2nd is as follows:
January 1st Video on Demand Application Management Fee = 0.016 (USD/Piece) × (100 -20) (Piece) = 1.28 USD.
UGSV SDK License
UGSV License Description:
You can apply for a 28-day trial license for UGSV Standard for free.
The acceleration, storage, and traffic resources you use with the UGSV SDK are billed according to the billing rules of VOD.
Licenses are not refundable once activated.
Pricing
Edition | Validity Period | Price (USD) |
Trial | 28 days | 0 |
Lite | 1 year | 1,899 |
Standard | 1 year | 9,999 |
Real-Time Log Analysis
Item | Price (USD/10,000 entries) |
Cloud Log Service | 0.0002 |
Billing details
Billing rules: Using the VOD real-time log analysis function will incur log service delivery fees, which are billed based on the actual number of lines delivered. The corresponding fees incurred for using Cloud Log Service CLS products are charged by Cloud Log Service CLS. For details, please view Billing Overview.
Formula: Cloud Log Service Fee = The Number of Cloud Log Service Delivery Lines (10,000 lines) × The Unit Price (USD).
Billing examples
You chose to enable the real-time log analysis feature on January 1, and a total of 2 million lines of log delivery usage were generated on that day. Then the log service fees you need to pay on January 2 are as follows:
Cloud Log Service Fee on January 1st = 200 (10,000 lines) × 0.0002 (USD) = 0.04 USD.
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