Live Stream API pricing
This page describes pricing details for the Live Stream API.
If you pay in a currency other than USD, the prices listed in your currency on Cloud Platform SKUs apply.
Pricing overview
For the Live Stream API, you pay on demand for live encoding and live streaming, which means you pay for the resources you use.
Rates are charged hourly based on how long each channel has been active (in any
StreamingState other than STOPPED or STOPPING), and vary based on
the resolution of your inputs and outputs. A channel can be active even if it
doesn't have an input stream.
Beyond the ten-minute minimum charge, the duration of each active channel is rounded up to the nearest minute.
The following resolutions are available for Live Stream API:
- SD resolution (less than 1280x720)
- HD resolution (1280x720 to 1920x1080)
Pricing tables
The following table shows the rates per resource type, resolution, and region:
North America
| Region | On-demand encoding per hour1 | On-demand streaming per hour | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| SD | HD | SD | HD | |
Iowa (us-central1) |
$0.07 | $0.14 | $0.22 | $0.45 |
South Carolina (us-east1) |
$0.07 | $0.14 | $0.22 | $0.45 |
Oregon (us-west1) |
$0.07 | $0.14 | $0.22 | $0.45 |
Northern Virginia (us-east4) |
$0.07 | $0.14 | $0.22 | $0.45 |
Los Angeles (us-west2) |
$0.10 | $0.20 | $0.31 | $0.64 |
Montréal (northamerica-northeast1) |
$0.07 | $0.14 | $0.22 | $0.45 |
Asia
| Region | On-demand encoding per hour1 | On-demand streaming per hour | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| SD | HD | SD | HD | |
Singapore (asia-southeast1) |
$0.13 | $0.27 | $0.42 | $0.86 |
Tokyo (asia-northeast1) |
$0.12 | $0.24 | $0.37 | $0.77 |
Taiwan (asia-east1) |
$0.09 | $0.18 | $0.29 | $0.59 |
Hong Kong (asia-east2) |
$0.09 | $0.18 | $0.29 | $0.59 |
South America
| Region | On-demand encoding per hour1 | On-demand streaming per hour | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| SD | HD | SD | HD | |
São Paulo (southamerica-east1) |
$0.18 | $0.36 | $0.57 | $1.20 |
Europe
| Region | On-demand encoding1 | On-demand streaming | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| SD | HD | SD | HD | |
Belgium (europe-west1) |
$0.07 | $0.14 | $0.22 | $0.45 |
London (europe-west2) |
$0.09 | $0.18 | $0.28 | $0.57 |
Frankfurt (europe-west3) |
$0.11 | $0.21 | $0.33 | $0.68 |
Netherlands (europe-west4) |
$0.07 | $0.14 | $0.22 | $0.45 |
Australia
| Region | On-demand encoding per hour1 | On-demand streaming per hour | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| SD | HD | SD | HD | |
Sydney (australia-southeast1) |
$0.11 | $0.22 | $0.35 | $0.72 |
1 Note that live encoding charges are based on the resolution
tier you configure for an input endpoint. For example, if you send an SD
video signal to an input endpoint you configured to accept HD input, you are
still charged based on HD rates. UHD input is not supported.
If you pay in a currency other than USD, the prices listed in your currency on Cloud Platform SKUs apply.
Pricing example
For example, consider a live channel with two HD inputs producing 5 outputs in
the us-central1 region:
Inputs
- 1080p HD = $0.14 per hour
- 1080p HD = $0.14 per hour
AVC Outputs
- 1080p HD = $0.45 per hour
- 720p HD = $0.45 per hour
- 576p SD = $0.22 per hour
- 432p SD = $0.22 per hour
- 288p SD = $0.22 per hour
The total price for this channel is $1.84 per hour ($0.14 + $0.14 + $0.45 + $0.45 + $0.22 + $0.22 + 0.22 = $1.84).
In other words, the price is $0.0306 per minute with a ten-minute minimum charge of $0.306.
Free usage
There is no free usage tier for the Live Stream API.
What's next
- Read the Live Stream API overview.
- Complete a Live Stream API Quickstart.
- Try the Pricing calculator.