Low Latency Live (LLL)

By default, the fee is charged based on downstream playback traffic. Currently, you can pay by traffic, daily peak bandwidth, or 95th percentile bandwidth.

You can switch between traffic-based and daily peak bandwidth-based billing directly on the Overview page of the Live console. For changes involving 95th percentile bandwidth billing, submit a service ticket.

Billing by Traffic

You are billed based on the tiered price of the downstream traffic used per hour.

Prices

**Table 1** Downstream traffic prices
Traffic Tier (USD/GB)	Chinese Mainland	Europe	Asia Pacific 1	Asia Pacific 2	Asia Pacific 3	Middle East/Africa	South America
0 TB – 10 TB (inclusive)	0.06	0.144	0.176	0.176	0.236	0.24	0.398
10 TB – 50 TB (inclusive)	0.054	0.136	0.144	0.144	0.232	0.228	0.386
50 TB – 100 TB (inclusive)	0.046	0.104	0.128	0.128	0.206	0.196	0.35
100 TB – 1 PB (inclusive)	0.04	0.07	0.114	0.08	0.172	0.172	0.278
> 1 PB	0.034	0.054	0.106	0.07	0.156	0.11	0.26

Billing rules

**Table 2** Billing description
Rule Item	Description
Billing Rule	The tiered traffic is accumulated by calendar month. After a calendar month, the traffic usage is cleared and accumulated again. The unit system of traffic is 1,024. For example, 1 PB = 1,024 TB = 1,024 x 1,024 GB.
Billing Cycle	Calculated on an hourly basis
Billing Direction	By default, only output is billed. For each billing cycle, if the ratio of upstream streaming traffic to downstream playback traffic is greater than 1/50, upstream streaming fees will be charged in addition to downstream playback fees. The billing standards for upstream streaming traffic are as follows: If both Cloud Stream Live and LLL are used under your account in a billing cycle, the unit price for upstream streaming is the same as that for Cloud Stream Live downstream playback. If only LLL is used under your account in a billing cycle, the unit price for upstream streaming is the same as that for LLL downstream playback.
Billing Mode
Bill Run Time	After the current billing cycle (hour) ends, the usage in an hour is usually billed four hours later (subject to the system).
Settlement Time	Settlement occurs automatically after the charges are posted.

Examples
If you use LLL in EU-Dublin on January 1 and 2, the generated downstream playback traffic is 6 TB and 7 TB, respectively. As the ratio between upstream streaming and downstream playback is less than 1/50, you are not billed for upstream streaming. The traffic fees that you need to pay are calculated as follows:

Process: According to the tiered pricing table, the unit price for the ≤ 10 TB tier is $0.176 USD/GB, and the unit price for the 10 TB – 50 TB (inclusive) tier is $0.144 USD/GB. The 6 TB traffic generated on January 1 is priced at $0.176 USD/GB. Of the 7 TB traffic generated on January 2, the pricing of 4 TB (10 TB minus the 6 TB generated on January 1) is $0.176 USD/GB, and that of the remaining 3 TB (7 TB minus 4 TB) is $0.144 USD/GB.

Results:

Bill on January 1: 6 × 1,024 GB × $0.176 USD/GB = $1,081.344 USD. Bills are generated in batches after each hour of playback.

Bill on January 2: 4 × 1,024 GB × $0.176 USD/GB + (6 + 7 – 10) × 1,024 GB × $0.144 USD/GB = $1,163.264 USD. Bills are generated in batches after each hour of playback.

Billing by Daily Peak Bandwidth

The system measures and records a peak bandwidth (in Mbit/s) value every five minutes, so 288 records are collected per day. The highest peak bandwidth per day is used as the billable bandwidth.

Prices

**Table 3** Prices of daily peak bandwidth
Peak Bandwidth Tier (USD/Mbit/s)	Chinese Mainland	Europe	Asia Pacific 1	Asia Pacific 2	Asia Pacific 3	Middle East/Africa	South America
0 Mbit/s – 100 Mbit/s (inclusive)	0.172	0.55	1.044	1.044	1.166	1.689	1.78
100 Mbit/s – 500 Mbit/s (inclusive)	0.164	0.546	1.034	1.034	1.156	1.673	1.76
500 Mbit/s – 5 Gbit/s (inclusive)	0.154	0.502	0.905	0.905	1.046	1.535	1.69
5 Gbit/s – 20 Gbit/s (inclusive)	0.15	0.4	0.801	0.801	0.916	1.415	1.67
> 20 Gbit/s	0.146	0.352	0.671	0.671	0.88	1.357	1.62

Billing rules

**Table 4** Billing description
Rule Item	Description
Billing Rule	You are billed based on peak bandwidth tiers. The unit system of bandwidth is 1,000. For example, 1 Gbit/s = 1,000 Mbit/s.
Billing Cycle	By day. The usage for each day (00:00:00 to 23:59:59) will be billed on the following day.
Billing Direction	By default, only output is billed. If the ratio between upstream streaming and downstream playback is greater than 1/50, input is also billed. The unit price of input is the same as that of the Cloud Stream Live output.
Billing Mode	Pay-per-use
Bill Run Time	After the current billing cycle (calendar day) ends, the system deducts fees at about 20:00:00 (GMT+08:00) the next day. The actual fee deduction time is subject to the system bill run time.
Settlement Time	Settlement occurs automatically after the charges are posted.

Examples
If 200 viewers watch a livestream at a bitrate of 1 Mbit/s, the consumed bandwidth is:

1 Mbit/s × 200 viewers = 200 Mbit/s

If 200 Mbit/s bandwidth is consumed during a billing cycle in EU-Dublin on January 15, you need to pay the following bandwidth fees on that day:

200 Mbit/s × $1.034 USD/Mbit/s = $206.8 USD

Billing by 95th Percentile Bandwidth

In each calendar month, the bandwidth usage is measured and recorded every five minutes on each valid day. At the end of the month, the records are sorted from the highest to the lowest, and the top 5% of the recorded bandwidth values are thrown away. Then the highest bandwidth value in the remaining records is the billable bandwidth of the month.

Valid day: Any day when traffic is consumed for livestreaming acceleration is considered a valid day.
Measurement point: The bandwidth usage is calculated every five minutes. There are 288 data samples per day.

This billing mode is applicable to customers who have a budget of more than $15,000 USD each month. Contact your account manager and apply for this billing mode if you need it.

**Table 5** Billing description
Rule Item	Description
Billing Rule	The peak bandwidth is charged at the contracted price. The unit system of bandwidth is 1,000. For example, 1 Gbit/s = 1,000 Mbit/s.
Billing Cycle	By month. The usage for each month will be billed in the following month.
Billing Direction	By default, only output is billed. If the ratio between upstream streaming and downstream playback is greater than 1/50, input is also billed. The unit price of input is the same as that of the Cloud Stream Live output.
Billing Mode	Pay-per-use
Bill Run Time	After the current billing cycle (calendar month) ends, the system deducts fees at about 20:00:00 (GMT+08:00) on the first day of the next month. The actual fee deduction time is subject to the system bill run time.
Settlement Time	After a bill is generated, the system automatically deducts fees from your account balance.