Live Streaming Cost Calculator

Compare Mux + R2, Amazon IVS + R2, and Cloudflare Stream + R2 for a live event and VOD downloads. Pricing assumptions are editable so you can keep this up to date.

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Inputs

Streaming resolution

Live viewers

VOD downloads

Estimated VOD bitrate, Mbps

Duration: hours

Duration: minutes

R2 VOD storage duration, months

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Use free monthly allowance where available

This applies Mux delivery minutes, IVS basic-channel free input, IVS SD-output free tier where relevant, and R2 free storage/reads. Cloudflare Stream itself has no default free allowance here.

Provider-specific options

Mux assumptions

Mux live quality

Mux Plus 720p live input, $/min

Mux Premium 720p live input, $/min

Mux 720p delivery, $/min

Mux 1080p multiplier

Mux free delivery minutes

Amazon IVS assumptions

IVS Low-Latency channel type

Basic is cheapest but has bitrate/output limitations.

Viewer billing region

Basic input, $/hour

Advanced HD input, $/hour

Standard input, $/hour

Standard Multitrack input, $/hour

Free basic input hours

Free SD output hours

Only useful if you add SD/480p later; HD/FHD defaults do not use it.

Cloudflare Stream + R2 assumptions

Stream delivery, $/1,000 minutes

Stream storage, $/1,000 minutes

Keep live recording in Cloudflare Stream too

Stream free delivery minutes

Shared R2 VOD assumptions

R2 Standard storage, $/GB-month

R2 Class B reads, $/million

R2 free storage, GB-month

R2 free Class B reads

This estimates core usage only. It excludes taxes, regional AWS differences beyond the selected IVS output region, transcoding/export workflows, captions, DRM, custom domains, player analytics, and any one-off operational costs.

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Viewer-hours

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Estimated VOD size

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