ApsaraVideo Player SDK
The price of the ApsaraVideo Player SDK depends on the SDK version and value-added modules.
For more information about the SDK features, see Features.
Important As of February 14, 2025, ApsaraVideo Player mobile SDK (V7.0.0 and later) has introduced a Professional Edition in addition to the Standard Edition. To use the Professional Edition, contact your account manager and bind the license.
When your spending on resources of ApsaraVideo VOD, ApsaraVideo Live, and Intelligent Media Services (IMS) reaches a certain threshold, you can obtain a one-year license for Player SDK Professional Edition free of charge. For details, see Spend-and-Get promotion.
The newly acquired license for the mobile SDK Professional Edition only applies to SDK V7.0.0 and later. Confirm the version of the integrated SDK before applying for a license.
Pricing and examples
Pricing: The pricing for value-added modules is described in the following table.
Module | H.265 playback for web | Client-side super-resolution | Client-side sharpening | Client-side frame interpolation |
Price (USD per year) | 7400 | 7400 | 4400 | 3000 |
Billing example: If you purchase the H.265 playback for web and client-side sharpening modules for a year, the fee = USD 7,400 + USD 4,400 = USD 11,800.
Spend-and-Get promotion
If your monthly spending on resources of ApsaraVideo VOD, ApsaraVideo Live, and IMS reaches a certain threshold, you can apply for a one-year license for ApsaraVideo Player SDK Professional Edition free of charge.
Click this link to apply.
Promotion | Purchase services | Threshold (USD) | Gift |
Spend-and-Get (Based on the original prices) | ApsaraVideo VOD ApsaraVideo Live IMS | ≥ 15000 | One-year license for ApsaraVideo Player SDK Professional Edition |
Short Video SDK
You are charged for Short Video SDK based on the version and the features that you use.
For more information, see Feature list.
SDK version | Platform | Price (USD per year) |
Basic | Mobile (Android and iOS) | 1,800 |
Standard | Mobile (Android and iOS) | 30,000 |
Professional | Mobile (Android and iOS) | 50,000 |
Billable item | Description | Billing method |
Feature | Billing rule: You are charged for the features that you use. Billing cycle: You are charged on a yearly basis. After you submit an order, fees are deducted from your account in real time and a bill is generated within 2 to 3 hours. The validity period of your subscription is 1 year. Pricing: For more information, see the following table.
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Pricing and examples
Pricing: The pricing of feature modules is described in the following table.
Module | Recording | Import | Frame animation | MV | Subtitles |
Price (USD per year) | 4400 | 3000 | 7400 | 7400 | 7400 |
Billing example: If you purchase the import and frame animation modules for a year, the fees = USD 3,000 + USD 7,400 = USD 10,400.
Editing and production
ApsaraVideo VOD supports basic and advanced editing. You can edit audio, video, image, and text files in the cloud. More features will be added in the future.
You are charged based on the specifications and durations of the output files. Prices may vary based on the region in which ApsaraVideo VOD is activated.
Billable item | Description | Billing method |
Editing and production of media files in different specifications and duration | Billing rule: You are charged for the total cost of basic and advanced editing on media files. If you use basic and advanced editing on a video and produce videos with the same specification and resolution, you are charged only for advanced editing. Billing cycle: You are charged on an hourly basis. The fees are automatically deducted from the balance of your Alibaba Cloud account. Bills are generated 4 to 6 hours after a billing cycle ends. The time when bills are generated is determined by the system. Pricing: For more information, see the following table.
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Pricing and examples
Pay-as-you-go: The pricing for video editing and production is described in the following table.
Basic editing (Billing unit: USD per minute)
Output specification | Output resolution | Chinese mainland | Japan (Tokyo) | Singapore | Indonesia (Jakarta) | Germany (Frankfurt) | US (Silicon Valley) |
H.264 | ≤ 4K (3840 × 2160) | 0.0427 | 0.05 | 0.05 | 0.05 | 0.045 | 0.045 |
H.264 | ≤ 2K (2560 × 1440) | 0.0213 | 0.0375 | 0.0375 | 0.0375 | 0.0338 | 0.0338 |
H.264 | ≤ HD (1920 × 1080) | 0.0099 | 0.025 | 0.025 | 0.025 | 0.0225 | 0.0225 |
H.264 | ≤ SD (1280 × 720) | 0.005 | 0.0125 | 0.0125 | 0.0125 | 0.0113 | 0.0113 |
H.264 | ≤ LD (640 × 480) | 0.0033 | 0.0094 | 0.0094 | 0.0094 | 0.0084 | 0.0084 |
Advanced editing (Billing unit: USD per minute)
Output specification | Output resolution | Chinese mainland | Japan (Tokyo) | Singapore | Indonesia (Jakarta) | Germany (Frankfurt) | US (Silicon Valley) |
H.264 | ≤ 4K (3840 × 2160) | 0.1922 | 0.225 | 0.225 | 0.225 | 0.2025 | 0.2025 |
H.264 | ≤ 2K (2560 × 1440) | 0.0959 | 0.1688 | 0.1688 | 0.1688 | 0.1521 | 0.1521 |
H.264 | ≤ HD (1920 × 1080) | 0.0446 | 0.1125 | 0.1125 | 0.1125 | 0.1013 | 0.1013 |
H.264 | ≤ SD (1280 × 720) | 0.0225 | 0.0563 | 0.0563 | 0.0563 | 0.0509 | 0.0509 |
H.264 | ≤ LD (640 × 480) | 0.0149 | 0.0423 | 0.0423 | N/A | 0.0378 | 0.0378 |
Billing example: If you use basic editing to edit a 100-minute video from 08:00 to 09:00 in the Chinese mainland and generate a H.264 video in LD resolution, the editing fee is calculated based on the following formula: 100 × 0.0033 = USD 0.33. Then, if you use advanced editing to edit a 100-minute video and generate a H.264 video in 2K resolution, the editing fee is calculated based on the following formula: 100 × 0.0959 = USD 9.59. In this case, your total editing fee for the billing cycle from 08:00 to 09:00 is calculated based on the following formula: 100 × 0.0033 + 100 × 0.0959 = USD 9.92.
Transfer acceleration
ApsaraVideo VOD supports upload and download acceleration across regions. You are charged transfer acceleration fees. Prices vary based on the region in which ApsaraVideo VOD is activated.
Note Transfer acceleration fees are separately calculated but generated together with outbound traffic (oss_flow_out) fees. For example, you enable the transfer acceleration feature for a bucket and use an acceleration endpoint to download 1 GB of data from the bucket. In this case, you are charged transfer acceleration fees and outbound traffic fees for 1 GB of data.
If you upload and download resources only to and from the VOD bucket, the transfer acceleration fees are added to your ApsaraVideo VOD bill. If you enable the transfer acceleration feature for an Object Storage Service (OSS) bucket in ApsaraVideo VOD and then upload and download resources to and from the OSS bucket, the transfer acceleration fees are added to your OSS bill.
Billable item | Description | Billing method |
| Billing rule: You are charged transfer acceleration fees when you upload and download resources to and from ApsaraVideo VOD in different regions over the Internet. Billing cycle: You are charged on an hourly basis. The fees are automatically deducted from the balance of your Alibaba Cloud account. Bills are generated 4 to 6 hours after a billing cycle ends. The time when bills are generated is determined by the system. Enable transfer acceleration: submit a ticket or contact your business manager. Pricing: For more information, see the following table.
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Pricing and examples
Pay-as-you-go: The pricing for transfer acceleration is described in the following table.
Billable item (Billing unit: USD per GB) | Chinese mainland - Chinese mainland | Chinese mainland - Outside Chinese mainland | Outside Chinese mainland - Outside Chinese mainland | Outside Chinese mainland - Chinese mainland |
Upload acceleration traffic | 0.12 | 0.2 | 0.12 | 0.2 |
Download acceleration traffic |
Billing example: If you enable the transfer acceleration feature, upload resources from the Chinese mainland to a region outside the Chinese mainland from 08:00 to 09:00, and generate 900 GB acceleration traffic, the transfer acceleration fees are calculated based on the following formula: 900 × 0.2 = USD 180.
Video security
DRM encryption
You can use the DRM encryption feature provided by ApsaraVideo VOD to encrypt videos. DRM encryption is implemented during video transcoding. You are charged only for transcoding when you transcode a video. You are charged for DRM encryption every time a device requests a license to play a DRM-encrypted video.
Billable item | Description | Billing method |
DRM | Billing rule: You are charged for requests sent by devices to obtain licenses to play DRM-encrypted videos. Billing cycle: You are charged on an hourly basis. The fees are automatically deducted from the balance of your Alibaba Cloud account. Bills are generated 4 to 6 hours after a billing cycle ends. The time when bills are generated is determined by the system. Enable DRM encryption: Enable the feature in the ApsaraVideo VOD console. For more information, see DRM encryption. Pricing: For more information, see the following table.
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Pricing and examples
Pay-as-you-go: The pricing for DRM encryption is described in the following table.
Region | Unit price |
China (Beijing) and China (Shanghai) | USD 0.0012 per request |
Singapore, Indonesia (Jakarta), and Japan (Tokyo) | USD 0.0015 per request |
Billing example: If 1,000 requests are sent to obtain licenses to play DRM-encrypted videos in the China (Shanghai) region, your DRM encryption fee is calculated based on the following formula: 1,000 × 0.0012 = USD 1.2.