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ApsaraVideo VOD:Overview

Last Updated:Oct 10, 2024

You can purchase resource plans to offset the fees for billable items. ApsaraVideo VOD provides resource plans for data transfer, storage, and transcoding. This topic describes the pricing and usage notes for ApsaraVideo VOD resource plans.

Note
  • 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 ApsaraVideo VOD pricing page.

  • ApsaraVideo VOD resource plans can be used to offset only the resource fees of ApsaraVideo 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 plans

The following table describes the resource plans for ApsaraVideo VOD.

Resource plan

Description

ApsaraVideo VOD data transfer plan

Used to offset only acceleration traffic fees. You cannot use this plan to offset storage traffic fees. You can purchase and use these plans by region.

Note
  • You can use this resource plan only when an accelerated domain name is configured and the metering method of the acceleration service is pay-by-data-transfer. For more information about how to configure an accelerated domain name, see Add a domain name for CDN.

  • This resource plan is frozen if the metering method of the acceleration service is pay-by-peak bandwidth or pay-by-95th-percentile-bandwidth. You can change the metering method based on your business requirements. For more information, see Switch between metering methods.

  • You are charged for the outbound traffic that is generated when you download or play videos from ApsaraVideo VOD over the Internet. You can use only data transfer plans in the Chinese mainland to offset the generated outbound traffic fees. For more information, see Outbound traffic.

ApsaraVideo VOD storage plan

Used to offset the usage of VOD media storage in all regions.

ApsaraVideo VOD transcoding plan

Used to offset the transcoding fees of regular transcoding to H.264 low definition (LD). You can purchase and use these plans by region.

ApsaraVideo VOD data transfer plan

An ApsaraVideo VOD data transfer plan is used to offset only the acceleration traffic. You can use a data transfer plan only when an accelerated domain name is configured and the metering method of the acceleration service is pay-by-data-transfer. You can purchase multiple data transfer plans and use them based on 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 offset from the data transfer plan. Excess usage is charged in pay-as-you-go mode. For more information, see Acceleration.

Note

The following table describes the pricing of data transfer plans that are supported in acceleration regions outside the Chinese mainland. For more information about the prices of data transfer plans in other acceleration regions, go to the buy page.

Specification

Unit price (USD)

Validity period

100 GB

10

1 year

500 GB

50

1 year

1 TB

99

1 year

5 TB

472

1 year

10 TB

893

1 year

50 TB

4155

1 year

200 TB

16028

1 year

1 PB

79023

1 year

ApsaraVideo VOD storage plan

You can purchase one or more storage plans of ApsaraVideo VOD. The resource quotas of the storage plans can add up within their validity periods. The system accumulates the storage space that you use every hour. The used resources within the quota of a storage plan are offset from the storage plan. Excess usage is charged in pay-as-you-go mode. For more information, see Media storage.

Specification

Unit price (USD)

Validity period

100 GB

18.72

1 year

500 GB

93.6

1 year

1 TB

191.64

1 year

5 TB

958.44

1 year

20 TB

3833.88

1 year

100 TB

19169.28

1 year

ApsaraVideo VOD transcoding plan

A transcoding plan of ApsaraVideo VOD is used to offset transcoding fees. You can purchase one or more transcoding plans. The resource quotas of the transcoding plans can be combined within their validity periods. Resource consumption is preferentially offset from the transcoding plan that you first purchase. The system accumulates the transcoded output duration that you use every hour. The used resources within the quota of a transcoding plan and the specified resolution range are offset from the transcoding plan. Excess usage is charged in pay-as-you-go mode. For more information, see Media transcoding.

Note

You are charged for each transcoding job. The total transcoding duration equals the total duration of transcoded videos. For example, a transcoding template group contains 2 regular transcoding templates: H.264 LD (640 x 480) and H.264 SD (1280 x 720). If you use the transcoding template group to create 2 transcoding jobs for a 1-hour video, the video is transcoded twice based on each transcoding template. In this case, the total output duration is 4 hours. The offset ratios of the output duration for H.264 LD videos and H.264 SD videos from transcoding plans are 1:1 and 1:1.5. The duration that is offset from your transcoding plan is calculated based on the following formula: 2 x 1 + 2 x 1.5 = 5 hours.

Regular transcoding plans

Note

The following table describes the pricing of regular transcoding plans for H.264 LD videos. For information about the offset ratios of the output duration for videos in other resolutions or other encoding formats, see Transcoding plan offset ratio. Fees for specific transcoding jobs such as Narrowband HD 1.0 transcoding, container format conversion, and audio transcoding cannot be offset.

Specification

Unit price (USD)

Validity period

5,000 minutes

13

1 year

20,000 minutes

47

1 year

100,000 minutes

204

1 year

500,000 minutes

850

1 year

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.

Codec

Resolution

Offset ratio

H.264

≤ LD (640 × 480)

1:1

H.264

≤ SD (1280 × 720)

1:1.5

H.264

≤ HD (1920 × 1080)

1:3

Examples

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.