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Pricing

This page describes how Media Pull usage is billed.

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Your billing details may differ if you have signed a contract with Agora.

Billing components​

Media Pull billing comprises transcoding charges and RTC channel usage charges​ charges:

  • Transcoding charges: Charges for injecting an online media stream into an RTC channel. This charge is not included in Agora's policy of granting 10,000 minutes of free usage per month.

  • RTC channel usage charges: Charges for subscribing to streams in an RTC channel. These charges are included in real-time communication usage. They may also count toward the voice call audio minutes included in Agora's 10,000 minutes of free usage per month.

Transcoding charges​

Transcoding charges are incurred when you inject an online stream into an RTC channel. Based on the injected stream, transcoding charges are categorized as follows:

  • Audio transcoding charges: If you inject an audio stream into an RTC channel, audio transcoding charges are incurred.

    Audio transcoding charges = Audio transcoding unit price × Audio transcoding service minutes

  • Video transcoding charges: If you inject a video stream or an audio and video stream into an RTC channel, video transcoding charges are incurred.

    Video transcoding charges = Video transcoding unit price × Video transcoding service minutes

Transcoding pricing​

The following table shows the transcoding prices for Media Pull:

ServiceResolution / TypePricing ($US/1,000 minutes)
AudioAudio stream$1.15
H.264 HD videoOutput resolution up to 921,600 (1280 × 720)$6.86
H.264 FHD videoOutput resolution greater than 921,600 (1280 × 720), up to 2,073,600 (1920 × 1080)$15.49

Transcoding duration​

Agora calculates transcoding duration as the time between when Media Pull is enabled and when it is destroyed.

  • Audio transcoding duration: The time during which Media Pull transcodes an audio stream.
  • Video transcoding duration: The time during which Media Pull transcodes a video stream or an audio and video stream.
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When using Media Pull, if playTs is greater than createTs, the interval between these timestamps is billed as audio transcoding duration.

RTC channel usage charges​

Injecting an online stream into an RTC channel using the Media Pull service incurs RTC charges. This usage is billed as part of real-time communication charges.

Channel usage pricing​

Since the Media Pull service only publishes streams to the RTC channel and does not subscribe to or receive streams, channel usage is billed the same as audio usage, at $0.99 per 1,000 minutes (USD).

Channel usage duration​

Channel usage duration is the time from when the Media Pull service starts publishing streams to the RTC channel until it stops.