This topic describes the billing of MediaConnect.
Billable items
MediaConnect charges fees for active flows, data transfer within MediaConnect, and outbound traffic. These fees are billed on a daily basis.
Flow fees: incurred when a flow is running to consume resources. You are charged based on the duration of running time.
Data transfer fees
Within MediaConnect: incurred when data is transferred between different flows of MediaConnect. You are charged based on the traffic volume.
Outbound: incurred when data is transferred from MediaConnect to third-party platforms. You are charged based on the region and traffic volume, with a tiered pricing.
Pricing of active flow
Other regions include China (Shanghai), China (Beijing), China (Shenzhen), China (Hangzhou), Singapore, Germany, and US (Silicon Valley).
Item | UAE (Dubai) | Other | Unit |
Active flow | 0.3 | 0.25 | USD per hour |
Pricing of data transfer within MediaConnect
Source region (Billing unit: USD per GB) | Destination | |||||||
Singapore | Germany | US (Silicon Valley) | UAE (Dubai) | China (Shanghai) | China (Beijing) | China (Shenzhen) | China (Hangzhou) | |
Singapore | 0.01 | 0.08 | 0.08 | 0.38 | 0.8 | 0.8 | 0.8 | 0.8 |
Germany | 0.08 | 0.01 | 0.05 | 0.38 | 0.8 | 0.8 | 0.8 | 0.8 |
US (Silicon Valley) | 0.08 | 0.05 | 0.01 | 0.38 | 0.8 | 0.8 | 0.8 | 0.8 |
UAE (Dubai) | 0.38 | 0.38 | 0.38 | 0.01 | 0.8 | 0.8 | 0.8 | 0.8 |
China (Shanghai) | 0.8 | 0.8 | 0.8 | 0.8 | 0.01 | 0.08 | 0.08 | 0.08 |
China (Beijing) | 0.8 | 0.8 | 0.8 | 0.8 | 0.08 | 0.01 | 0.08 | 0.08 |
China (Shenzhen) | 0.8 | 0.8 | 0.8 | 0.8 | 0.08 | 0.08 | 0.01 | 0.08 |
China (Hangzhou) | 0.8 | 0.8 | 0.8 | 0.8 | 0.08 | 0.08 | 0.08 | 0.01 |
Pricing of outbound traffic
Daily traffic (Billing unit: USD per GB) | Singapore | Germany | UAE (Dubai) |
0 to 300 GB (inclusive) | 0.12 | 0.089 | 0.144 |
300 GB to 1.5 TB (inclusive) | 0.085 | 0.078 | 0.102 |
1.5 TB to 5 TB (inclusive) | 0.082 | 0.072 | 0.0984 |
More than 5 TB | 0.08 | 0.048 | 0.096 |
Billing examples
You created a flow in the Singapore region. On March 1, the flow ran for 24 hours and generated 100 GB of traffic for stream pulling.
On March 2, a bill with the following fees was generated:
24 hours × USD 0.25 per hour + 100 GB × USD 0.12 per GB = USD 18
You created a flow A in the Singapore region and a flow B in the Germany region for cross-region distribution. On March 1, both flows ran for 24 hours. The flow A ingests content from the source and pushed it to flow B, consuming 500 GB. The flow B then generated 300 GB of traffic for stream pulling.
On March 2, a bill with the following fees was generated:
24 hours × USD 0.25 per hour × 2 + 500 GB × USD 0.08 per GB + USD 0.089 per GB × 300 GB = USD 78.7