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Intelligent Media Services:Video editing

Last Updated:Sep 14, 2026

Learn about billing for the video editing service, including pricing by output resolution and region.

Note

Video editing requires an IMS subscription.

Video editing

  • Billing rule: Charged by output video duration and resolution. Durations under 1 minute are rounded up to 1 minute. Failed productions incur no fees.

  • Billing cycle: Billed hourly. Alibaba Cloud generates a bill for your previous cycle's usage each hour. Exact billing time is subject to system scheduling.

Output resolution

The Chinese mainland (USD/minute)

Singapore (USD/minute)

US (West) (USD/minute)

SD 480p (shorter side ≤ 480px, audio included) and lower

0.0021

0.0063

0.0063

HD 720p (shorter side ≤ 720px) and lower

0.0042

0.0126

0.0126

FHD 1080p (shorter side ≤ 1080px) and lower

0.0084

0.0252

0.0252

2K (shorter side ≤ 1440px) and lower

0.0168

0.0504

0.0504

4K (shorter side ≤ 2160px) and lower

0.0336

0.1008

0.1008

Billing example

Example: You use video editing (Web SDK or API) in the Chinese mainland to process three videos between 8:00 and 9:00. Output durations and resolutions: 29 min 40 sec at 1080p, 2 min 12 sec at 1080p, and 44 min 30 sec at 720p. Fee calculation: 30 × 0.06 + 3 × 0.06 + 45 × 0.03 = CNY 3.33.

Example: For the same scenario, the fee in USD is: 30 × 0.0084 + 3 × 0.0084 + 45 × 0.0042 = USD 0.4662.

Related feature billing

Task name

Billing method

Product documentation

Export video editing project

  • If Timeline is set to `BaseTimeline`, only intelligent voiceover and intelligent caption generation are charged.

  • If Timeline is set to `AdobePremierePro`, Video editing billing rules apply. Without a specified resolution, the system uses the maximum input material resolution. Intelligent voiceover and intelligent caption generation incur additional fees.

  • Intelligent voiceover and caption generation fees are detailed in Intelligent tasks.