Billable item | Billing rule | Billing cycle and pricing | Billing method |
Storage usage of Standard objects | You are charged based on the total sizes and storage durations of Standard objects. Unit prices vary based on the region where media files are stored. | 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.
| Pay-as-you-go: Storage fees per hour = Storage usage (GB) × Unit price per month/30 (days)/24 (hours). Note A month is considered 30 days. Resource plan: For more information about the storage plans of ApsaraVideo VOD, see Overview.
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Storage usage of IA objects | You are charged based on the total sizes and storage durations of IA objects. Unit prices vary based on the region where media files are stored. Important For IA storage, the minimum billable size for each object is 64 KB. Objects that are smaller than 64 KB are charged as 64 KB. Objects that are larger than or equal to 64 KB are charged based on their actual sizes. | |
Storage usage of IA objects that are stored for less than the minimum storage duration | If an IA object is overwritten or deleted after it is stored for less than 30 days (720 hours), you are charged for the remainder (720 hours - Actual storage duration) of the minimum storage duration. | |
Storage usage of Archive objects | You are charged based on the total sizes and storage durations of Archive objects. Unit prices vary based on the region where media files are stored. Important For Archive storage, the minimum billable size for each object is 64 KB. Objects that are smaller than 64 KB are charged as 64 KB. Objects that are larger than or equal to 64 KB are charged based on their actual sizes. | |
Storage usage of Archive objects that are stored for less than the minimum storage duration | If an Archive object is overwritten or deleted after it is stored for less than 60 days (1,440 hours), you are charged for the remainder (1,440 hours - Actual storage duration) of the minimum storage duration. | Pay-as-you-go: Storage fees = Size of deleted objects (GB) × Unit price per month/30 (days)/24 (hours) × (1,440 - Actual storage duration). Note A month is considered 30 days. Resource plan: not supported.
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Storage usage of Cold Archive objects | You are charged based on the total sizes and storage durations of Cold Archive objects. Unit prices vary based on the region where media files are stored. Important For Cold Archive storage, the minimum billable size for each object is 64 KB. Objects that are smaller than 64 KB are charged as 64 KB. Objects that are larger than or equal to 64 KB are charged based on their actual sizes. | |
Storage usage of Cold Archive objects that are stored for less than the minimum storage duration | If a Cold Archive object is overwritten or deleted after it is stored for less than 180 days (4,320 hours), you are charged for the remainder (4,320 hours - Actual storage duration) of the minimum storage duration. Note Cold Archive objects have a minimum storage duration of 180 days. The minimum storage duration of a Cold Archive object is calculated based on the time when the storage class of the object is converted to Cold Archive. | Pay-as-you-go: Storage fees = Size of deleted objects (GB) × Unit price per month/30 (days)/24 (hours) × (4,320 - Actual storage duration). Note A month is considered 30 days. Resource plan: not supported.
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