Amazon Kinesis Video Streams Pricing Calculator
Estimate Amazon Kinesis Video Streams pricing for hot and warm video storage, ingestion, playback APIs, image generation, WebRTC signaling, TURN, recording, and Multi-Viewer usage.
Frequently Asked Questions
Does Amazon Kinesis Video Streams have a Free Tier?
No. AWS currently states that Kinesis Video Streams does not have a Free Tier, so this calculator applies no free usage allowance.
What is the pricing difference between hot and warm Kinesis Video Streams storage?
Hot storage bills ingestion by GB accepted through PutMedia. Warm storage bills ingestion by persisted fragment and uses a separate GB-month storage rate. Warm data has a 30-day minimum storage duration, so data removed earlier can incur a prorated early-deletion charge.
How are generated images priced?
GetImages responses and images delivered to Amazon S3 are separate meters. Each path also separates images at 1080p or lower from images above 1080p. S3 storage, requests, lifecycle actions, and data transfer are not included.
Which Kinesis Video Streams playback and retrieval methods are included?
The calculator includes GetMedia, GetMediaForFragmentList, GetClip, HLS fragmented MP4, HLS MPEG-TS, and DASH fragmented MP4 as separate consumption quantities.
Which Kinesis Video Streams WebRTC charges are included?
WebRTC mode includes active signaling channels, sent and received signaling messages, TURN streaming, recording into Kinesis Video Streams, and Multi-Viewer session viewing minutes. The calculator rounds each aggregate minute input up once. Add session-level rounded minutes before entering a total when AWS bills individual sessions separately.
What usually drives Kinesis Video Streams cost?
The main drivers are ingested GB or persisted fragment count, retrieval volume and API choice, retained GB-month, warm data removed before 30 days, image count and resolution, signaling activity, TURN relay time, recording time, and Multi-Viewer minutes. Measuring these billing quantities gives the most reliable input.
What costs are excluded from this Kinesis Video Streams estimate?
The estimate excludes internet and inter-Region data transfer, S3 storage and requests, CloudWatch, KMS, Lambda, Rekognition Video, IoT Core, application infrastructure, support, taxes, credits, private pricing, and negotiated discounts.
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