You can purchase resource plans to offset the fees for billable items. ApsaraVideo VOD provides resource plans for data transfer, storage, transcoding, and more. This topic describes the pricing and usage notes for ApsaraVideo VOD resource plans.
To purchase resource plans, go to the buy page.
After the resource plan expires or is exhausted, you are charged for subsequent resource usage on a pay-as-you-go basis. For more information about the billable items, visit the VOD pricing.
ApsaraVideo VOD resource plans can be used to offset only the resource fees of VOD. You can purchase multiple resource plans and apply them based on the specific rules and order. For more information, see Rules for applying resource plans.
The prices of resource plans described in this topic are for reference only. The actual prices on the buy page prevail.
Resource package introduction
The following table describes the resource plans for ApsaraVideo VOD.
Resource plan | Description |
Used to offset acceleration service traffic usage (refers only to acceleration traffic, not including storage outbound traffic). Purchase and use these plans by region. Note
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Used to offset the storage usage of ApsaraVideo VOD media assets globally. | |
Used to offset the transcoding fees of [Regular Transcoding H.264 LD]. Purchase and use these plans by region. |
ApsaraVideo VOD data transfer plan
An ApsaraVideo VOD data transfer plan is used to accelerate playback. This plan includes video acceleration traffic but not storage outbound traffic. You can use a data transfer plan only when an accelerated domain name is configured and the billing method of the acceleration service is Pay-by-data-transfer. You can purchase multiple data transfer plans. When multiple data transfer plans exist, they will be used in the order of purchase time. The system accumulates the downstream traffic that you use every hour. The used resources within the quota of a data transfer plan are directly offset from the remaining balance. Excess usage is charged in pay-as-you-go mode. For more information about pay-as-you-go billing, see Acceleration service billing.
The table below shows only the pricing for ApsaraVideo VOD data transfer plans in the Outside Chinese Mainland acceleration region (i.e., regions other than China (Shanghai), China (Beijing), and China (Shenzhen)). For resource plan pricing in other acceleration regions, see the resource plan purchase page.
Resource plan specification | Price (USD) | Validity period |
Acceleration traffic - 100 GB | 10 | 1 year |
Acceleration traffic - 500 GB | 50 | 1 year |
Acceleration traffic - 1 TB | 99 | 1 year |
Acceleration traffic - 5 TB | 472 | 1 year |
Acceleration traffic - 10 TB | 893 | 1 year |
Acceleration traffic - 50 TB | 4155 | 1 year |
Acceleration traffic - 200 TB | 16028 | 1 year |
Acceleration traffic - 1 PB | 79023 | 1 year |
ApsaraVideo VOD storage plan
You can purchase one or more storage plans of ApsaraVideo VOD. The system accumulates the storage space that you use every hour. If the usage does not exceed the capacity of the storage plan, no fees will be incurred. Excess usage is charged in pay-as-you-go mode. For more information about pay-as-you-go billing, see Media storage billing.
Resource plan specification | Price (USD) | Validity period |
Storage plan - 100 GB | 18.72 | 1 year |
Storage plan - 500 GB | 93.6 | 1 year |
Storage plan - 1 TB | 191.64 | 1 year |
Storage plan - 5 TB | 958.44 | 1 year |
Storage plan - 20 TB | 3833.88 | 1 year |
Storage plan - 100 TB | 19169.28 | 1 year |
ApsaraVideo VOD transcoding plan
A transcoding plan of ApsaraVideo VOD is used to transcode media assets. You can purchase one or more transcoding plans. When multiple transcoding plans exist, they will be used in the order of purchase time. The system accumulates the transcoding duration that you use every hour. The used resources within the quota of a transcoding plan and the specified resolution range are directly offset from the remaining balance. Excess usage is charged in pay-as-you-go mode. For more information about pay-as-you-go billing, see Media transcoding billing.
Transcoding duration explanation: The transcoding duration is the sum of transcoding durations for all specifications. If the same video is transcoded multiple times, each transcoding job will be charged. For example, a transcoding template group contains two regular transcoding templates: H.264 LD (640 × 480) and H.264 SD (1280 × 720). If you use the transcoding template group to create 2 transcoding jobs for a 1-hour video, the transcoding duration for H.264 LD (640 × 480) specification is 2 hours, and the transcoding duration for H.264 SD (1280 × 720) specification is 2 hours. However, when offsetting from the transcoding duration resource plan, a 1:1.5 offset ratio is applied, resulting in a calculated transcoding duration of 3 hours. Therefore, the actual total transcoding duration for these 2 transcoding jobs is 4 hours, but the total transcoding duration when offsetting from the transcoding duration resource plan is 5 hours.
Regular transcoding plans
The following table describes the pricing of regular transcoding plans for H.264 LD videos. For pricing of other encoding formats and resolutions, please refer to the Regular transcoding plan offset ratio for appropriate offsetting. Fees for specific transcoding jobs such as Narrowband HD 1.0, container format conversion, and audio transcoding cannot be offset.
Resource plan specification | Price (USD) | Validity period |
Regular transcoding plan - 5,000 minutes | 13 | 1 year |
Regular transcoding plan - 20,000 minutes | 47 | 1 year |
Regular transcoding plan - 100,000 minutes | 204 | 1 year |
Regular transcoding plan - 500,000 minutes | 850 | 1 year |
Regular transcoding plan offset ratio
A regular transcoding plan can be used to offset the output duration for H.264 LD, SD, and HD videos. The following table describes the offset ratios.
Encoding method | Resolution | Offset ratio |
H.264 | LD (640 × 480) and below | 1:1 |
H.264 | SD (1280 × 720) and below | 1:1.5 |
H.264 | HD (1920 × 1080) and below | 1:3 |
Offset example
For example, you purchase a regular transcoding plan of 5,000 minutes. The maximum output duration for H.264 LD videos that can be offset is 5,000 minutes. The maximum output duration for H.264 SD videos that can be offset is calculated based on the following formula: 5,000÷1.5=3,333.33 minutes. The maximum output duration for H.264 HD videos that can be offset is calculated based on the following formula: 5,000÷3=1,666.66 minutes.