Overview

AVFlow bills by actual processed media, not by what you configure on paper.

Formula

usage_cost = source_cost + node_cost + sink_cost
base_fee = idle runtime fee, charged only when usage_cost is 0
total = usage_cost > 0 ? usage_cost : base_fee

Component	Billed when
Base fee	Job has no billable usage while runtime is allocated
Sources	Media is decoded / captured
Nodes	Media is mixed, transcribed, etc.
Sinks	Media is encoded / uploaded / published

Idle time is free for media processing: no frames → no source/sink/node usage charges. A fully idle job pays only the base fee. Silence is not billed for ASR.

Key rules

• Resolution tiers — video is classified by actual width × height × fps (360p through 4K60).
• Per-minute rounding — durations bill in whole minutes, rounded up per line item.
• List prices — shown in USD, before tax. Your Console invoice is authoritative.
• Object storage — S3/R2/GCS fees are paid directly to your storage provider.

See also

• Cost examples
• Console Usage and Billing pages for per-job breakdowns