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Pay-As-You-Go

Your MPS bills contain only the fees incurred for using media processing services such as transcoding and remuxing. Fees for COS are not included. MPS supports daily and monthly billing for the pay-as-you-go mode. The default billing cycle is daily. If you want to switch to monthly billing, please contact our business team.

Daily Billing

Each day, MPS calculates your usage in the previous day, sends you the bill, and deducts the fee from your account balance. You can view your usage details in the console. The daily billing cycle is used by default. If you want to change to monthly billing, please contact our business team.
Billing cycle: Daily. The fees incurred each day are billed and deducted from your account balance between 12:00 and 18:00 the following day.
Billing mode: Pay-as-you-go.

Audio/Video Transcoding

General Transcoding

Pricing: Fees are calculated by video duration (minutes) after transcoding by the corresponding unit price (USD/min).
Codec
Resolution
Chinese Mainland
Mumbai, Seoul, Bangkok, Moscow
Hong Kong (China), Tokyo, Toronto, Frankfurt
Silicon Valley, Virginia
Singapore
H.264
4K (short side ≤ 2160 px)
0.0421
0.0480
0.0441
0.0441
0.0480
H.264
2K (short side ≤ 1440 px)
0.0206
0.0355
0.0316
0.0316
0.0355
H.264
FHD (short side ≤ 1080 px)
0.0095
0.0230
0.0215
0.0215
0.0230
H.264
HD (short side ≤ 720 px)
0.0049
0.0105
0.0109
0.0109
0.0105
H.264
SD (short side ≤ 480 px)
0.0024
0.0074
0.0079
0.0079
0.0074
H.265
4K (short side ≤ 2160 px)
0.2121
0.2480
0.2128
0.2128
0.2480
H.265
2K (short side ≤ 1440 px)
0.1136
0.1855
0.1564
0.1564
0.1855
H.265
FHD (short side ≤ 1080 px)
0.0472
0.1230
0.0494
0.0494
0.1230
H.265
HD (short side ≤ 720 px)
0.0246
0.0605
0.0248
0.0248
0.0605
H.265
SD (short side ≤ 480 px)
0.0145
0.0449
0.0127
0.0127
0.0449
AV1
4K (short side ≤ 2160 px)
0.5780
0.5780
0.5780
0.5780
0.5780
AV1
2K (short side ≤ 1440 px)
0.2890
0.2890
0.2890
0.2890
0.2890
AV1
FHD (short side ≤ 1080 px)
0.1445
0.1445
0.1445
0.1445
0.1445
AV1
HD (short side ≤ 720 px)
0.0722
0.0722
0.0722
0.0722
0.0722
AV1
SD (short side ≤ 480 px)
0.0361
0.0361
0.0361
0.0361
0.0361
Audio transcoding
-
0.0008
0.0019
0.0017
0.0017
0.0019
Remuxing
-
0.0011
0.0028
0.0026
0.0026
0.0028

TSC Transcoding

Pricing: Fees are calculated by video duration (minutes) after transcoding by the corresponding unit price (USD/min).
Codec
Resolution
Chinese Mainland
Mumbai, Seoul, Bangkok, Moscow
Hong Kong (China), Tokyo, Toronto, Frankfurt
Silicon Valley, Virginia
Singapore
H.264
4K (short side ≤ 2160 px)
0.1493
0.1533
0.1467
0.1467
0.1533
H.264
2K (short side ≤ 1440 px)
0.0747
0.0767
0.0733
0.0733
0.0767
H.264
FHD (short side ≤ 1080 px)
0.0347
0.0356
0.0340
0.0340
0.0356
H.264
HD (short side ≤ 720 px)
0.0176
0.0181
0.0173
0.0173
0.0181
H.264
SD (short side ≤ 480 px)
0.0117
0.0120
0.0115
0.0115
0.0120
H.265
4K (short side ≤ 2160 px)
0.7467
0.7667
0.7333
0.7333
0.7667
H.265
2K (short side ≤ 1440 px)
0.3733
0.3833
0.3667
0.3667
0.3833
H.265
FHD (short side ≤ 1080 px)
0.1739
0.1785
0.1708
0.1708
0.1785
H.265
HD (short side ≤ 720 px)
0.0869
0.0893
0.0854
0.0854
0.0893
H.265
SD (short side ≤ 480 px)
0.0581
0.0597
0.0571
0.0571
0.0597
AV1
4K (short side ≤ 2160 px)
1.9074
1.9074
1.9074
1.9074
1.9074
AV1
2K (short side ≤ 1440 px)
0.9537
0.9537
0.9537
0.9537
0.9537
AV1
FHD (short side ≤ 1080 px)
0.4768
0.4768
0.4768
0.4768
0.4768
AV1
HD (short side ≤ 720 px)
0.2384
0.2384
0.2384
0.2384
0.2384
AV1
SD (short side ≤ 480 px)
0.1100
0.1100
0.1100
0.1100
0.1100

Off-peak Transcoding

Off-peak General Transcoding 

Pricing: Fees are calculated by video duration (minutes) after transcoding by the corresponding unit price (USD/min).
Codec
Resolution
Price (USD/min)
H.264
4K (short side ≤ 2160 px)
0.019
H.264
2K (short side ≤ 1440 px)
0.009
H.264
FHD (short side ≤ 1080 px)
0.004
H.264
HD (short side ≤ 720 px)
0.002
H.264
SD (short side ≤ 480 px)
0.001
H.265
8K (short side ≤ 4320 px)
0.3284
H.265
4K (short side ≤ 2160 px)
0.09
H.265
2K (short side ≤ 1440 px)
0.045
H.265
FHD (short side ≤ 1080 px)
0.021
H.265
HD (short side ≤ 720 px)
0.01
H.265
SD (short side ≤ 480 px)
0.005
AV1
8K (short side ≤ 4320 px)
0.6568
AV1
4K (short side ≤ 2160 px)
0.18
AV1
2K (short side ≤ 1440 px)
0.09
AV1
FHD (short side ≤ 1080 px)
0.042
AV1
HD (short side ≤ 720 px)
0.021
AV1
SD (short side ≤ 480 px)
0.011

Off-peak TSC Transcoding

Pricing: Fees are calculated by video duration (minutes) after transcoding by the corresponding unit price (USD/min).
Codec
Resolution
Price (USD/min)
H.264
4K (short side ≤ 2160 px)
0.0561
H.264
2K (short side ≤ 1440 px)
0.0275
H.264
FHD (short side ≤ 1080 px)
0.0127
H.264
HD (short side ≤ 720 px)
0.0063
H.264
SD (short side ≤ 480 px)
0.0032
H.265
8K (short side ≤ 4320 px)
0.6568
H.265
4K (short side ≤ 2160 px)
0.2693
H.265
2K (short side ≤ 1440 px)
0.1349
H.265
FHD (short side ≤ 1080 px)
0.0624
H.265
HD (short side ≤ 720 px)
0.0312
H.265
SD (short side ≤ 480 px)
0.0159
AV1
8K (short side ≤ 4320 px)
1.3136
AV1
4K (short side ≤ 2160 px)
0.5392
AV1
2K (short side ≤ 1440 px)
0.2693
AV1
FHD (short side ≤ 1080 px)
0.1254
AV1
HD (short side ≤ 720 px)
0.063
AV1
SD (short side ≤ 480 px)
0.0323
Audio transcoding
-
0.0019

Hybrid Cloud Transcoding

Hybrid Cloud General Transcoding

Codec
Resolution
Price (USD/min)
H.264
4K (short side ≤ 2160 px)
0.03
H.264
2K (short side ≤ 1440 px)
0.0192
H.264
FHD (short side ≤ 1080 px)
0.015
H.264
HD (short side ≤ 720 px)
0.0128
H.264
SD (short side ≤ 480 px)
0.0085
H.265
4K (short side ≤ 2160 px)
0.096
H.265
2K (short side ≤ 1440 px)
0.0667
H.265
FHD (short side ≤ 1080 px)
0.048
H.265
HD (short side ≤ 720 px)
0.0286
H.265
SD (short side ≤ 480 px)
0.014
AV1
4K (short side ≤ 2160 px)
0.6457
AV1
2K (short side ≤ 1440 px)
0.3191
AV1
FHD (short side ≤ 1080 px)
0.1614
AV1
HD (short side ≤ 720 px)
0.0797
AV1
SD (short side ≤ 480 px)
0.0386
Audio transcoding
-
0.002
Remuxing
-
0.0031

Hybrid Cloud TSC Transcoding

Codec
Resolution
Price (USD/min)
H.264
4K (short side ≤ 2160 px)
0.09
H.264
2K (short side ≤ 1440 px)
0.0577
H.264
FHD (short side ≤ 1080 px)
0.045
H.264
HD (short side ≤ 720 px)
0.0383
H.264
SD (short side ≤ 480 px)
0.0256
H.265
4K (short side ≤ 2160 px)
0.288
H.265
2K (short side ≤ 1440 px)
0.2002
H.265
FHD (short side ≤ 1080 px)
0.144
H.265
HD (short side ≤ 720 px)
0.0857
H.265
SD (short side ≤ 480 px)
0.0419
AV1
4K (short side ≤ 2160 px)
1.9372
AV1
2K (short side ≤ 1440 px)
0.9573
AV1
FHD (short side ≤ 1080 px)
0.4843
AV1
HD (short side ≤ 720 px)
0.2392
AV1
SD (short side ≤ 480 px)
0.1158
Billing details
Billing rule: Transcoding services are billed daily based on the codec used and the output resolution and video duration.
Billing formula: Video transcoding fees = Output video duration (minutes) x Unit price (USD/minute)
Each transcoding task is billed only once. If the duration is less than one minute, it will be counted as one minute.
Billing examples
Suppose you used the transcoding service in the Mumbai region on January 1 and generated two videos. One was 60 minutes long and had a resolution of 2560 x 1440 px. The other was 100 minutes long and had a resolution of 1600 x 980. The codec used was H.264. On January 2, the transcoding fee deducted would be as follows: 0.0355 (USD/minute) x 60 (minutes) + 0.023 (USD/minute) x 100 (minutes) = 4.43 USD

Audio/Video Enhancement

Video enhancement is billed according to the duration of the output file. The unit price (USD/min) is the same regardless of the codec.

Video Enhancement

Output Resolution
Price (USD/min)
4K (short side ≤ 2160 px)
4.6
2K (short side ≤ 1440 px)
2.3
FHD (short side ≤ 1080 px)
1.15
HD (short side ≤ 720 px)
0.57
SD (short side ≤ 480 px)
0.29
Billing rule: Audio/Video enhancement is billed daily according to the output resolution and duration.
Billing formula: Audio/Video enhancement fees = Output file duration (minutes) x Unit price of different resolutions (USD/minute)
Each audio/video enhancement task is billed only once. If the duration is less than one minute, it will be counted as one minute.

Audio Enhancement

Billable Item
Price (USD/min)
Audio noise reduction
0.0176
Audio separation
0.0176
Audio equalization
0.0176
Audio improvement
0.0176
Billing details
Billing rule: Audio enhancement is billed daily according to the output duration.
Billing formula: Audio enhancement fees = Output file duration (minutes) x Unit price of different billing items (USD/minute)
Each audio enhancement task is billed only once. If the duration is less than one minute, it will be counted as one minute.

Audio and Video Enhancement (By sub-capabilities)

Billing is based on the duration after audio and video enhancement, with different rates for different resolutions and frame rates. The billing unit is USD/minute.
The specific billing details are as follows:
Billing Item Name
Resolution
Frame Rate
≤ 30 fps
≤ 60 fps
≤ 120 fps
SDR 2 HDR
-
0.0705
Frame Interpolation
Resolution ≤ 720P
0.1058
0.2116
0.4233
720 < Resolution ≤ 1080P
0.2381
0.4762
0.9524
1080P < Resolution ≤ 2K
0.4233
0.8466
1.6931
2K < Resolution ≤ 4K
0.9524
1.9048
3.8095
4K < Resolution ≤ 8K
3.8095
7.6190
15.2381
Super Resolution
Resolution ≤ 720P
0.0529
0.0882
0.1940
720 < Resolution ≤ 1080P
0.1058
0.2116
0.4233
1080P < Resolution ≤ 2K
0.1940
0.3704
0.7584
2K < Resolution ≤ 4K
0.4233
0.8466
1.6931
4K < Resolution ≤ 8K
1.6931
3.3862
6.7725
Overall Enhancement
Resolution ≤ 720P
0.1411
0.2822
0.5644
720 < Resolution ≤ 1080P
0.3175
0.6349
1.2698
1080P < Resolution ≤ 2K
0.5644
1.1287
2.2575
2K < Resolution ≤ 4K
1.2698
2.5397
5.0794
4K < Resolution ≤ 8K
5.0794
10.1587
20.3175
Noise Reduction
Resolution ≤ 720P
0.0353
0.0705
0.1587
720 < Resolution ≤ 1080P
0.0882
0.1764
0.3527
1080P < Resolution ≤ 2K
0.1587
0.3175
0.6349
2K < Resolution ≤ 4K
0.3527
0.7055
1.4109
4K < Resolution ≤ 8K
1.4109
2.8219
5.6437
Color Enhancement
Resolution ≤ 720P
0.0176
0.0353
0.0705
720 < Resolution ≤ 1080P
0.0353
0.0705
0.1411
1080P < Resolution ≤ 2K
0.0705
0.1235
0.2469
2K < Resolution ≤ 4K
0.1411
0.2822
0.5644
4K < Resolution ≤ 8K
0.5644
1.1287
2.2575
Scratches Remove
Resolution ≤ 720P
0.1764
0.3527
0.7231
720 < Resolution ≤ 1080P
0.4056
0.8113
1.6226
1080P < Resolution ≤ 2K
0.7231
1.4462
2.8924
2K < Resolution ≤ 4K
1.6226
3.2451
6.4903
4K < Resolution ≤ 8K
6.4903
12.9806
25.9612
Banding Removal
Resolution ≤ 720P
0.0176
0.0353
0.0705
720 < Resolution ≤ 1080P
0.0353
0.0705
0.1411
1080P < Resolution ≤ 2K
0.0705
0.1235
0.2469
2K < Resolution ≤ 4K
0.1411
0.2822
0.5644
4K < Resolution ≤ 8K
0.5644
1.1287
2.2575
Detail Enhancement
Resolution ≤ 720P
0.0071
0.0159
0.0317
720 < Resolution ≤ 1080P
0.0176
0.0353
0.0705
1080P < Resolution ≤ 2K
0.0317
0.0635
0.1252
2K < Resolution ≤ 4K
0.0705
0.1411
0.2822
4K < Resolution ≤ 8K
0.2822
0.5644
1.1287
Low-Light Enhancement
Resolution ≤ 720P
0.0176
0.0353
0.0705
720 < Resolution ≤ 1080P
0.0353
0.0705
0.1411
1080P < Resolution ≤ 2K
0.0705
0.1235
0.2469
2K < Resolution ≤ 4K
0.1411
0.2822
0.5644
4K < Resolution ≤ 8K
0.5644
1.1287
2.2575
Face Enhancement
Resolution ≤ 720P
0.1235
0.2293
0.4762
720 < Resolution ≤ 1080P
0.2646
0.5291
1.0582
1080P < Resolution ≤ 2K
0.4762
0.9347
1.8871
2K < Resolution ≤ 4K
1.0582
2.1164
4.2328
4K < Resolution ≤ 8K
4.2328
8.4656
16.9312
Font Enhancement
Resolution ≤ 720P
0.0705
0.1235
0.2469
720 < Resolution ≤ 1080P
0.1411
0.2646
0.5291
1080P < Resolution ≤ 2K
0.2469
0.4762
0.9524
2K < Resolution ≤ 4K
0.5291
1.0582
2.1164
4K < Resolution ≤ 8K
2.1164
4.2328
8.4656
Billing details
Billing rule: Charges are based on the resolution and duration of the video after enhancement, with a daily billing cycle.
Billing formula: Video Enhancement Processing Fee = Output file duration (minutes) × Unit Price of different resolutions (USD/minute).
For each video enhancement task executed, only one fee is charged. Within a billing cycle, if the duration is less than one minute, it will be calculated as one minute.

Intelligent Identification

The intelligent identification feature supports recognizing video content with AI technologies, including text recognition, speech recognition, opening and closing credits recognition, and intelligent frame-by-frame tagging. The billing unit is USD/minute.
Billing rules:
Payment mode: Pay-as-you-go.
If the original duration is less than one minute, it will be calculated as one minute. For pricing in different regions, see the table below:
Billable Item
Chinese Mainland
Mumbai, Seoul, Bangkok, Moscow
Hong Kong (China), Tokyo, Toronto, Frankfurt
Silicon Valley, Virginia
Singapore
Intelligent identification
0.0511
0.0562
0.0572
0.0572
0.0562
Speech recognition
0.0053
0.0053
0.0053
0.0053
0.0529
Speech translation
0.0529
0.0529
0.0529
0.0529
0.0529
Highlight recognition
0.0265
0.0265
0.0265
0.0265
0.0265
Billing formula: Intelligent identification fees = Source video duration (minutes) x Unit price of intelligent identification (USD/minute)

Intelligent Identification Billing Items (by Sub-Capabilities)

The intelligent identification feature supports recognizing video content with AI technologies, including face recognition, text recognition, speech recognition, speech translation, and object recognition. The billing unit is USD/minute.
The specific billing details are as follows:
Billing Item
Price (USD/minute)
Face recognition
0.0088
Text recognition
0.0176
Speech recognition
0.0053
Speech translation
0.0529
Object recognition
0.0176
Billing details
Billing formula: : Intelligent identification fees = Source video duration (minutes) × Unit price of intelligent identification (USD/minute)
For each intelligent identification task executed, only one fee is charged. Within a billing cycle, if the duration is less than one minute, it will be calculated as one minute.

Intelligent Analysis

The intelligent analysis feature supports analyzing and processing video content with AI technologies and mass samples, including intelligent tagging, intelligent classification, intelligent thumbnail, intelligent highlights, intelligent video summary, and segmentation recognition. The billing unit is USD/minute. Billing rules:
Payment method: Pay-as-you-go.
If the original duration is less than one minute, it will be calculated as one minute. For pricing in different regions, see the table below.
Billable Item
Chinese Mainland
Mumbai, Seoul, Bangkok, Moscow
Hong Kong (China), Tokyo, Toronto, Frankfurt
Silicon Valley, Virginia
Singapore
Intelligent analysis
0.0511
0.0562
0.0572
0.0572
0.0562
Billing formula: Intelligent analysis fees = Source video duration (minutes) x Unit price of intelligent analysis (USD/minute)

Intelligent Analysis Billing Items (by sub-capabilities)

The intelligent analysis feature supports analyzing and processing video content with video AI technologies and mass samples, including video tagging, video classification, intelligent thumbnail, frame-by-frame tagging, video segmentation, highlights, and opening and closing credits analysis. The billing unit is USD/minute.
Billing Item
Price (USD/minute)
Video tagging
0.0071
Video classification
0.0071
Smart cover
0.0071
Frame-by-frame tagging
0.0265
Video segmentation
0.0071
Highlights
0.0176
Opening and closing credits analysis
0.0026
Billing Explanation
Billing formula: Intelligent analysis fees = Source video duration (minutes) × Unit price of intelligent analysis (USD/minute)
For each intelligent analysis task executed, only one fee is charged. Within a billing cycle, if the duration is less than one minute, it will be calculated as one minute.

Intelligent Auditing

The audio/video intelligent auditing feature supports smart moderation of images, voice, and text in the video content, to filter any inappropriate content and output the result as required by the customer. Billing is based on the services used by the user and the duration of intelligent auditing. The billing unit is USD/minute.
Billing rules:
Payment mode: Pay-as-you-go.
If the duration is less than one minute, it will be calculated as one minute.
Below are the pricing details:
Billable Item
Billed By
Price
Intelligent auditing
Source file duration
0.016
Billing formula: Intelligent auditing fees = Source video duration (minutes) x Unit price of intelligent auditing (USD/minute)

Media Quality Inspection

The media quality inspection feature supports inspecting the audio and video quality. Billing is based on the service used by the user and the duration of video quality inspection. The billing unit is USD/minute.
The billing details are as follows:
Billable Item
Billed By
Price (USD/min)
Media quality inspection
The duration of the file checked
0.0265
Billing details
Billing formula : Media quality inspection fees = Source video duration (minutes) x Unit price of media quality inspection (USD/minute)
If the duration is less than one minute, it will be calculated as one minute.

Screenshot

MPS can take screenshots from a video and save them in COS. The Screenshot feature is billed according to the number of screenshots taken. Below are the pricing details:
Item
Billed By
Price (USD/1,000 screenshots)
Screenshot
Number of screenshots
0.0176

Billing details

Billing formula: Screenshot fees = The number (thousand) of screenshots taken x Unit price (USD/1,000 screenshots)
The number of screenshots is calculated each day and is rounded up to the nearest thousand.

Animated screenshot generation

MPS can take animated screenshots from a video. Using this feature will incur animated screenshot generation fees. The billing unit is USD/minute. Below are the pricing details:
Output Resolution
Price (USD/min)
4K (short side ≤ 2160 px)
0.0421
2K (short side ≤ 1440 px)
0.0206
FHD (short side ≤ 1080 px)
0.0095
HD (short side ≤ 720 px)
0.0049
SD (short side ≤ 480 px)
0.0024
Billing details
Billing formula: Animated screenshot generation fees = Screenshot duration (minutes) x Unit price (USD/minute)
Each screenshot generation task is billed only once. If the duration is less than one minute, it will be calculated as one minute.

Watermark Removal

Watermark removal fees are billed according to the duration of the video from which watermarks are removed. The billing unit is USD/minute.Below are the pricing details:
Output Resolution
Price (USD/min)
8K (short side ≤ 4320 px)
0.41
4K (short side ≤ 2160 px)
0.21
2K (short side ≤ 1440 px)
0.1
FHD (short side ≤ 1080 px)
0.05
HD (short side ≤ 720 px)
0.03
SD (short side ≤ 480 px)
0.02
Billing details
Billing item: Watermark removal is billed based on the resolution and duration of the output video.
Billing rule: Watermark removal fees are billed based on the duration and resolution (short side) of the video generated. The video specifications depend on the resolution range of the shorter side of the video.
Billing examples: Assume that you used the watermark removal service of MPS on January 1. Two videos were generated, each 100 minutes long, and their resolutions were 2560 x 1440 and 1280 x 640 respectively. On January 2, the fee billed for January 1 would be as follows:
For the 2560 x 1440 video, the unit price for 2K (short side ≤ 1440 px) applies, which is 0.1 USD/min.
For the 1280 x 640 video, the unit price for HD (480 px ≤ short side ≤ 720 px) applies, which is 0.03 USD/min. Watermark removal fee on January 1 = 0.1 (USD/min) x 100 (min) + 0.03 (USD/min) x 100 (min) = 13 USD

Copyright Protection

Video Watermark

Billable Item
Price (USD)
4K digital watermark (4096 x 2160 or below)
0.0882
2K digital watermark (2560 x 1440 or below)
0.0811
1080p digital watermark (1920 x 1080 or below)
0.0758
720p digital watermark (1280 x 720 or below)
0.0705
480p digital watermark (640 x 480 or below)
0.067
Watermark extraction
0.1499

LVB Recording

By using the media processing live stream recording function, you only need to provide the video stream address, and the recording result can be stored in the object storage COS. Using the recording function will incur charges, and the billing unit is USD/minute. The specific billing details are as follows:
Item
Billed By
Price (USD/minute)
LVB recording
Stream record duration
0.0032
Billing details
Billing formula: Stream record fees = Stream record duration (minutes) x Unit price (USD/minute)
Duration is rounded up to the nearest minute.

Video Evaluation

The video evaluation feature currently supports video quality evaluation and BD-rate evaluation. Users can create evaluation tasks on the console video evaluation page to compare the quality of video transcoding and the effect of transcoding templates, and support visualized data result display. Below are the pricing details:
Billable Item
Billing Mode
Price (USD/1,000 frames)
Transcoding Assessment
Charged by the number of evaluated frames
0.105

Billing details

Billing Formula: Evaluation Cost = Total evaluation frames (frames)/1000 × Unit price of evaluation (USD/1,000 frames)
Source video frames are not included in the total evaluation frames.
For multiple contrast videos, or various evaluation methods, the evaluation frame count will be recalculated.

Monthly Billing

On the first day of each month, MPS calculates your usage in the previous month, sends you a bill, and deducts the fee from your balance account. You can view your usage details in the console.
Billing cycle: Monthly. The fees incurred each month are billed and deducted from your account balance on the first day of the following month.
Payment method: Pay-as-you-go.
For monthly billing, the unit prices specified in your contract with Tencent Cloud will apply. For more information, please contact our business team.