ApsaraVideo Live provides multiple billable items with flexible billing methods and billing cycles.
Use the ApsaraVideo Live pricing calculator to estimate costs based on your expected usage.
Billable items
Live streaming acceleration fees
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Standard live streaming fees or Real-Time Streaming (RTS) fees: Charged for accelerated stream playback. Pay-by-data-transfer is supported.
Media processing fees
Includes live stream transcoding fees, live stream recording fees, time shifting fees, live stream snapshot fees, automated review fees, stream delay fees, DRM encryption fees, and stream pulling and forwarding fees. All features are disabled by default. You are charged only for the features you enable.
ApsaraVideo Real-time Communication fees
Includes audio and video call fees and stream mixing and forwarding fees. All features are disabled by default. You are charged only for the features you enable.
Other service fees
Includes production studio fees and live stream monitoring fees. Disabled by default. You are charged only for the features you enable.
Live SDK fees
Client SDK fees include the Push SDK, Player SDK, and Queen SDK.
Billing methods
ApsaraVideo Live supports two billing methods: pay-as-you-go and prepaid resource plans.
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Pay-as-you-go: You are billed based on actual usage of each billable item. No upfront payment is required.
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Resource plans: Prepaid quotas at discounted rates for specific billable items. During settlement, usage is deducted from resource plans first. Resource Plan Pricing.
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Resource plans offer lower rates than pay-as-you-go billing.
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Usage that exceeds your resource plan quota is billed on a pay-as-you-go basis. We recommend that you select a plan that matches your expected usage.
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ApsaraVideo Live bills may be delayed by 3 to 4 hours.
Billing cycles
The following table describes the billing cycles for ApsaraVideo Live billable items.
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Billing cycle |
Billing and settlement time |
Applicable Billable Items |
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Daily |
The bill for the previous day is generated after 00:00 each day. The actual billing time is subject to system scheduling. |
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Month |
The bill for the previous month is typically generated after 00:00 on the first day of each month. The actual billing time is subject to system scheduling. |
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Year |
Annual subscription. Purchase in advance for unlimited use within the validity period. |