This topic introduces the billing rules of live stream recording in ApsaraVideo Live.
Overview
The costs for live stream recording are divided into two parts: monthly recording service fee and container format conversion fee.
Monthly recording service fee: Charged based on the peak number of daily concurrent recorded streams in a month.
Container format conversion fee: The default format of the recorded files is TS format. To store them in other formats, such as MP4 or FLV, fees are charged for conversion.
Recording to Object Storage Service (OSS)
Charged based on the total minutes of the recorded files in ApsaraVideo Live. For more information, see Container format conversion fee.
Recording to ApsaraVideo VOD
Charged based on the total minutes of the recorded files in ApsaraVideo VOD. For more information, see Media transcoding.
The recording feature is available for commercial use and begins to charge fees from October 1, 2022. If you do not require the feature, delete templates that you added. If live streaming is in progress when you delete a template, ApsaraVideo Live continues to record based on the template and charges fees. The deletion takes effect for subsequent ingested streams.
Prices in this topic are for reference only. For actual prices, visit the ApsaraVideo Live pricing page.
Monthly recording service fee
Pricing (Unit: USD per stream per month)
Chinese Mainland | Singapore | Japan | Germany | Indonesia | SAU (Riyadh - Partner Region) |
4.5 | 4.5 | 4.5 | 4.5 | 4.5 | 5.4 |
Billing
Item | Description |
Rules | You are charged based on the peak number of daily concurrent recorded streams in a month. If a stream is recorded in both MP4 and FLV formats, it is counted as one stream for billing. |
Cycle | After a calendar month ends, the monthly bill is generated on the first day of the following month. The exact time is determined by the system. Fees are automatically deducted from your account. |
Method | Pay-as-you-go |
Container format conversion fee
This section applies to only recording to OSS. For recording to ApsaraVideo VOD, the conversion fees are charged in ApsaraVideo VOD.
Pricing (Unit: USD per minute)
Chinese Mainland | Singapore | Japan | Germany | Indonesia | SAU (Riyadh - Partner Region) |
0.0025 | 0.0025 | 0.0025 | 0.0025 | 0.0025 | 0.003 |
Billing
Item | Description |
Rules |
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Cycle | You are billed daily, with bills generated within the first hour of the following day. The exact time is determined by the system. Fees are automatically deducted from your account. |
Method | Pay-as-you-go |