This topic describes the billing of MediaWeaver channel assembly.
Billable items
You are charged fees for active channels and output on a daily basis.
Channel fees: incurred when a channel is running. You are charged based on the channel tier and duration of running time.
Output fees: incurred by the playback of a channel. You are charged based on the data transferred.
Pricing of channel
Channel tier (Billing unit: USD per hour) | Singapore | Germany (Frankfurt) | US (Silicon Valley) | UAE (Dubai) | China (Shenzhen) | China (Beijing) | China (Shanghai) | China (Hangzhou) |
Basic | 0.200 | 0.202 | 0.202 | 0.240 | 0.156 | 0.156 | 0.156 | 0.156 |
Standard | 0.700 | 0.707 | 0.707 | 0.840 | 0.545 | 0.545 | 0.545 | 0.545 |
The running time of a channel is measured from the moment it starts to when it stops. A channel, such as one in the linear playback mode, may still be running when its scheduled programs are finished. We recommend that you stop your channel in time.
Pricing of output
Daily traffic (Billing unit: USD per GB) | Singapore | Germany (Frankfurt) | US (Silicon Valley) | UAE (Dubai) | China (Shenzhen) | China (Beijing) | China (Shanghai) | China (Hangzhou) |
0 to 300 GB (inclusive) | 0.12 | 0.089 | 0.089 | 0.144 | 0.142 | 0.142 | 0.142 | 0.142 |
300 GB to 1.5 TB (inclusive) | 0.085 | 0.078 | 0.078 | 0.102 | 0.133 | 0.133 | 0.133 | 0.133 |
1.5 TB to 5 TB (inclusive) | 0.082 | 0.072 | 0.072 | 0.0984 | 0.124 | 0.124 | 0.124 | 0.124 |
More than 5 TB | 0.08 | 0.048 | 0.048 | 0.096 | 0.115 | 0.115 | 0.115 | 0.115 |
Billing examples
You created a basic channel in the Singapore region. On March 1, it ran for 24 hours and consumed 100 GB for output.
On March 2, a bill with the following fees was generated:
24 hours × USD 0.2 per hour + 100 GB × USD 0.12 per GB = USD 16.8
You created a standard channel in the Singapore region. On March 1, it ran for 24 hours and consumed 500 GB for output.
On March 2, a bill with the following fees was generated:
24 hours × USD 0.7 per hour + 500 GB × USD 0.085 per GB = USD 59.3