ApsaraVideo Live resource plans - data transfer and transcoding - ApsaraVideo Live

Resource plan types

Type

Description

Billable items

Data transfer plan

General-purpose data transfer plan

Coverage: Covers live streaming traffic, including standard streaming and Real-Time Streaming (RTS).
Deduction: Ratios vary by service type and region. Deduction ratios.

Regular data transfer plan

Coverage: Covers only standard streaming traffic in the selected region. Cross-region deduction is not supported.

Note

The general-purpose plan offers broader coverage and better pricing.

Billing of standard streaming

Billing of RTS

Transcoding plan

Provides prepaid hours to offset H.264 Narrowband HD™ transcoding duration.

Does not cover standard transcoding, audio-only transcoding, or H.265 Narrowband HD™ transcoding.

Consumption rates vary by output resolution:

H.264 LD: 1:1
H.264 SD: 1:2
H.264 HD: 1:4

Example: One hour of H.264 SD transcoding consumes two hours from the plan balance.

Billing of live stream transcoding

To purchase a resource plan, click here.

Usage notes

Regular data transfer plans are region-specific. Cross-region deduction is not supported.
Plans take effect immediately and are prioritized for deduction. If you have multiple plans of the same type, the earliest-expiring plan is consumed first.
After a plan is depleted, usage is billed on a pay-as-you-go basis.
Plans are valid for the purchased duration. Unused quota in expired plans is forfeited and non-refundable. Validity periods of same-type plans do not stack.
To unsubscribe a resource plan, see Unsubscription rules for details.

Data transfer plan

Two data transfer plan types are available: General-purpose and Regular.

The general-purpose plan covers all regular plan use cases with no regional restrictions and better pricing.

General-purpose data transfer plan

Simplifies resource management:

Covers both standard streaming and RTS traffic.
Unified pricing for all regions outside the Chinese mainland — no separate regional plans needed.
Deduction ratios vary by service type and region.

Specifications

Global: For businesses in the Chinese mainland or with global operations.

Global (Excluding Chinese mainland): For businesses outside the Chinese mainland only. Simplifies cost calculations but cannot deduct Chinese mainland usage.

For detailed pricing, visit the buy page.

Note

Both plan types can deduct usage outside the Chinese mainland at the same effective per-GB price after conversion.

Coverage

Standard streaming: Covers playback traffic using protocols such as RTMP, FLV, and HLS.
RTS: Covers playback traffic from end users pulling live streams over the ARTC protocol.

Global type

Pricing

Specification	Price
100 GB	USD 4
500 GB	USD 19
1 TB	USD 37
5 TB	USD 180
10 TB	USD 350
50 TB	USD 1,740
200 TB	USD 5,038
1 PB	USD 25,795

Deduction ratio

Deduction ratio	Chinese mainland	Outside the Chinese mainland
Standard streaming	1	2.7
RTS	1.5	3.7

Formula:

Deducted quota = Actual usage × Deduction ratio

Example:

A customer with a 500 GB general-purpose data transfer plan (Global) incurs:

10 GB of standard streaming traffic in the Chinese mainland
10 GB of RTS traffic in the Chinese mainland
10 GB of standard streaming traffic outside the Chinese mainland
10 GB of RTS traffic outside the Chinese mainland

The remaining quota is calculated as: 500 GB - (10 GB × 1) - (10 GB × 1.5) - (10 GB × 2.7) - (10 GB × 3.7) = 411 GB.

Global (Excluding Chinese mainland) type

Pricing

Specification	Price
100 GB	USD 10
500 GB	USD 49
1 TB	USD 98
5 TB	USD 485
10 TB	USD 960
50 TB	USD 4,700
200 TB	USD 13,429
1 PB	USD 68,755

Deduction ratio

Deduction Ratio	Outside the Chinese mainland
Standard streaming	1
RTS	1.4

Formula:

Deducted quota = Actual usage × Deduction ratio

Examples:

A customer has a 500 GB general-purpose data transfer plan for global regions excluding the Chinese mainland.

10 GB of standard streaming traffic and 10 GB of RTS traffic are generated in the Chinese mainland. The plan cannot be used to offset this usage.
10 GB of standard streaming traffic and 10 GB of RTS traffic are generated in regions outside the Chinese mainland. The plan can be used. The remaining quota is calculated as: 500 GB - 10 GB × 1 - 10 GB × 1.4 = 476 GB.

Regular data transfer plan

Deducts downstream playback traffic for standard streaming only. Does not apply to RTS.

Eight region-specific plans are available. Each deducts usage only within its region — for example, a Chinese mainland plan cannot cover AP1 traffic.

For detailed pricing, visit the buy page.

Pricing

Specification	Chinese mainland	Global (Excludes Chinese mainland)	Asia Pacific 1	Asia Pacific 2	Asia Pacific 3	Europe	North America	South America	Middle East and Africa
100 GB	USD 4	USD 10	USD 8	USD 10	USD 9	USD 7	USD 7	USD 20	USD 20
500 GB	USD 19	USD 50	USD 38	USD 49	USD 44	USD 33	USD 33	USD 94	USD 94
1 TB	USD 37	USD 99	USD 75	USD 98	USD 88	USD 65	USD 65	USD 185	USD 185
5 TB	USD 180	USD 472	USD 365	USD 485	USD 430	USD 315	USD 315	USD 900	USD 900
10 TB	USD 350	USD 893	USD 720	USD 960	USD 850	USD 620	USD 620	USD 1,780	USD 1,780
50 TB	USD 1,740	USD 4,155	USD 3,520	USD 4,700	USD 4,170	USD 3,040	USD 3,040	USD 8,700	USD 8,700
200 TB	USD 5,038	USD 16,028	USD 9,010	USD 13,429	USD 11,756	USD 5,038	USD 5,223	USD 23,798	USD 25,498
1 PB	USD 25,795	USD 79,023	USD 46,127	USD 68,755	USD 60,188	USD 25,795	USD 26,739	USD 121,845	USD 130,548

Example

A customer has a 500 GB regular data transfer plan for the Chinese mainland.

10 GB of standard streaming traffic and 10 GB of RTS traffic are generated in the AP1 region, and 10 GB of RTS traffic is generated in the Chinese mainland. The plan cannot offset this usage due to an unmatched region and unsupported service type.
10 GB of standard streaming traffic is generated in the Chinese mainland. The plan can be used. The remaining quota is calculated as: 500 GB - 10 GB = 490 GB.

Selection guide

A general-purpose plan deducts both standard streaming and RTS traffic across all regions.

Consider whether your business involves the Chinese mainland and calculate the total equivalent traffic.

Example 1:

Previously, Customer A purchased three separate, region-specific regular plans:

A regular plan of 500 GB for the Chinese mainland
A regular plan of 500 GB for Europe
A regular plan of 500 GB for South America

To consolidate this usage, apply the deduction ratios of the general-purpose plan:

(500 GB × 1) + (500 GB × 2.7) + (500 GB × 2.7) = 500 GB + 1350 GB + 1350 GB = 3200 GB

Therefore, a 3,200 GB general-purpose data transfer plan (Global) would cover the same business needs.

Example 2:

Previously, Customer B purchased three separate, region-specific regular plans:

A regular plan of 500 GB for the Chinese mainland
A regular plan of 500 GB for Europe
A regular plan of 500 GB for South America

Meanwhile, the following additional amount of RTS traffic was incurred:

500 GB of RTS traffic in the Chinese mainland
500 GB of RTS traffic in Europe
500 GB of RTS traffic in South America

To consolidate this usage, apply the deduction ratios of the general-purpose plan:

(500 GB × 1) + (500 GB × 2.7) + (500 GB × 2.7) + (500 GB × 1.5) + (500 GB × 3.7) + (500 GB × 3.7) = 500 GB + 1350 GB + 1350 GB + 750 GB + 1850 GB + 1850 GB = 7650 GB

Therefore, a 7,650 GB general-purpose data transfer plan (Global) would cover all of these business needs.

Manage resource plans

Log on to the ApsaraVideo Live console.
In the navigation pane on the left, choose Data Center > Billing & Usage > Resource Plan Management.
On the Resource Plan Management page, view your purchased resource plans. The page lists details for each plan, such as the instance name/ID, name, total amount, remaining amount, effective period, and expiration time.
- Click Purchase Resource Plan to purchase resource plans as needed.
- Click Usage & Alerting to set alerts for your resource plans.