This topic describes the billable items, billing methods, overdue payments, resource plans, and billing-related operations of ApsaraVideo Live.
Billable items
The basic features of ApsaraVideo Live include stream ingest and streaming. If you do not use the value-added features of ApsaraVideo Live, you are charged only for the basic features. Service fees:
All billable items support the pay-as-you-go billing method. Some billable items support resource plans and the subscription billing method.
For more information, visit Pricing of ApsaraVideo Live.
Fees of basic features
ApsaraVideo Live charges you a fee for stream ingest and streaming. If you use the Real-Time Streaming (RTS) feature, you are charged based on the billing rules of RTS.
| Billable item | Billing basis | Billing method | References |
|---|---|---|---|
| Live streaming | Pay by traffic | Pay-as-you-go | Fees of ApsaraVideo Live |
| Live data transfer plan | Subscription | Live data transfer plans | |
| RTS | Pay by traffic | Pay-as-you-go | RTS fees |
Fees of value-added features
ApsaraVideo Live provides multiple value-added features. If you do not use these features, you are not charged for them.
| Billable item | Billing basis | Billing method | References |
|---|---|---|---|
| Streaming panel | Video length | Pay-as-you-go | Billing of production studio instances |
| Live stream transcoding | Video length |
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| Time shifting | video size | Pay-as-you-go | Billing of time shifting |
| Live stream snapshots | Number of snapshots | Pay-as-you-go | Billing of live streaming snapshots |
| Digital rights management (DRM) encryption | Number of times that a device requests a license to play a DRM-encrypted video | Pay-as-you-go | Billing of DRM encryption |
Fees for other cloud services
Overdue payments
ApsaraVideo Live provides the pay-as-you-go billing method for all its features. Fees are deducted from your Alibaba Cloud account after bills are generated. If your account balance is insufficient, Alibaba Cloud sends a text message or email to you so that you can add funds to your account at the earliest opportunity. For more information, see Overdue payments.
Resource plans
ApsaraVideo Live provides live data transfer plans and live stream transcoding plans. For more information, see Resource plans.
Billing-related operations
You can perform the following operations in the ApsaraVideo Live console: