CU (Compute Unit) types and pricing
There’s a complete list below with types, details, and prices.
cu.api.*
Costs related to API tasks.
cu.api.cloud.create
CU for cloud creation.
| Name | Price [$/Unit] | Unit | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cloud create | 1000 CU ($10.00) | 1 operation |
cu.api.firewall
CU for firewall creation, modification.
| Name | Price [$/Unit] | Unit | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| Firewall create | 200 CU ($2.00) | 1 operation | |
| Firewall modify | 10 CU ($0.10) | 1 operation |
cu.api.image
CU for image management through API.
| Name | Price [$/Unit] | Unit | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| Image API | 4000 CU ($40.00) | 1 billion request |
cu.api.image.upload
CU for image upload through API.
| Name | Price [$/Unit] | Unit | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| Image upload | 32000 CU ($320.00) | 10 million request | Image upload |
cu.api.request
Charged after every API requests. This contains the tasks from the frontend as well.
| Name | Price [$/Unit] | Unit | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| API request | 256 CU ($2.56) | 10 million request |
cu.api.other
Every API endpoint, which doesn’t have a price specified.
| Name | Price [$/Unit] | Unit | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| API other endpoints | 10 CU ($0.10) | 10 thousand request | |
| API other endpoints | 40 CU ($0.40) | 10 thousand request |
cu.api.superBackup
Super backup creation and modification through API.
| Name | Price [$/Unit] | Unit | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| Super Backup create | 100 CU ($1.00) | 1 operation | |
| Super Backup modify | 10 CU ($0.10) | 1 operation |
cu.apiKey
CU for API keys.
| Name | Price [$/Unit] | Unit | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| API key create | 50 CU ($0.50) | 1 operation | |
| API key modify | 10 CU ($0.10) | 1 operation | |
| API key management | 10 CU ($0.10) | 1 key/month |
cu.cloud
CU for cloud management.
| Name | Price [$/Unit] | Unit | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cloud management | 200 CU ($2.00) | 1 cloud/month |
cu.comminication
CU for communication (for example e-mails, SMS).
| Name | Price [$/Unit] | Unit | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| E-mail send | 1 CU ($0.01) | 10 email | |
| SMS sending | 1 CU ($0.01) | 1 USD cent | https://www.nexmo.com/pricing |
cu.image.*
CU for image management, hosting, transformation, etc.
cu.image.detection
CU for object detection on the image (for example face).
| Name | Price [$/Unit] | Unit | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| Detection on image | 140 CU ($1.40) | 10 million kpx |
cu.image.input.remote
CU for remote input.
| Name | Price [$/Unit] | Unit | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| Image from remote content | 4 CU ($0.04) | 10 thousand request |
cu.image.input.special
CU for processing special images as input.
| Name | Price [$/Unit] | Unit | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| WEBP input | 404 CU ($4.04) | 100 billion kpx | |
| Input SVG | 760 CU ($7.60) | 100 million kpx | |
| PDF input | 2608 CU ($26.08) | 10 million page | PDF input / page |
| DJVU input | 5200 CU ($52.00) | 10 million page | DJVU input / page |
cu.image.output.jpegoptim
CU for JpegOptim image optimization.
| Name | Price [$/Unit] | Unit | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| JpegOptim processing | 168 CU ($1.68) | 1 billion kpx |
cu.image.output.optipng
CU for OptiPNG image optimization.
| Name | Price [$/Unit] | Unit | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| OptiPNG processing | 184 CU ($1.84) | 1 billion kpx |
cu.image.output.special
CU for converting special images for output.
| Name | Price [$/Unit] | Unit | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| WEBP output | 404 CU ($4.04) | 100 billion kpx |
cu.image.serving
CU for serving images.
| Name | Price [$/Unit] | Unit | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| Image serving | 560 CU ($5.60) | 10 million request |
cu.image.serving.domain
CU for having own domain to serving images.
| Name | Price [$/Unit] | Unit | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| Image serving on custom domain | 4 CU ($0.04) | 100 thousand request | |
| Image serving on custom domain over HTTPS | 4 CU ($0.04) | 100 thousand request |
cu.image.transformation.effect
CU for image effect transformation.
| Name | Price [$/Unit] | Unit | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| Blur transformation (below 4Mpx) | 464 CU ($4.64) | 100 million kpx*log10(blur) | |
| Effects transformation | 1232 CU ($12.32) | 1 billion kpx | |
| Blur transformation (from 4Mpx) | 360 CU ($3.60) | 10 billion kpx*log10(blur) |
cu.image.transformation.standard
CU for basic image transformation.
| Name | Price [$/Unit] | Unit | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pixel transformation (below 4Mpx) | 240 CU ($2.40) | 1 billion kpx | |
| Pixel transformation (from 4Mpx) | 920 CU ($9.20) | 10 billion kpx |
cu.payment
CU for payment management.
| Name | Price [$/Unit] | Unit | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| Payment charge | 1 CU ($0.01) | 10 charge | |
| Payment invoice management | 1 CU ($0.01) | 100 invoice |
cu.process
CU for other kinds of processes.
| Name | Price [$/Unit] | Unit | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| Access token usage | 48 CU ($0.48) | 1 million request | |
| Image URL options processing | 4 CU ($0.04) | 100 thousand request | |
| Firewall processing (during image serving) | 44 CU ($0.44) | 10 billion request |
cu.domain.*
CU for self domain expenses.
cu.domain.setup
CU for setting up own domain.
| Name | Price [$/Unit] | Unit | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| Custom domain setup | 10 CU ($0.10) | 1 piece |
cu.domain.ssl
CU for setting up SSL for own domain.
| Name | Price [$/Unit] | Unit | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| SSL certificate install | 2000 CU ($20.00) | 1 piece | |
| SSL certificate management | 500 CU ($5.00) | 1 domain/month |
cu.storage.data.put
PUT task into Data storage. Charged after every writing task. Minimum 168 hours.
Charged PUT sizes and times
| Name | Price [$/Unit] | Unit | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| Data storage PUT | 1828 CU ($18.28) | 1000 trillion byte/hour |
Time and byte price of the tasks:
| Task | Size [byte] | Time [h] |
|---|---|---|
| Writing image record | 8192 | 168 |
| Super Backup log item write | 8192 | the total time of the set log lifetime, the minimum is 168 hours |
| Super Backup scheduler write | 8192 | value of delay, the minimum is 168 hours |
| Detected data | every started 1024 byte | 168 |
| Creating Access token | 8192 | lifespan calculated from expiration time, the minimum is 168 hours |
| Modifying Access token | 8192 | calculated from expiration time plus the lifespan increase, the minimum is 0 hour |
cu.superBackup
CU for the Super Backup. The cu.storage.data.put CU will be also computed, associated with the backup operation.
| Name | Price [$/Unit] | Unit | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| Super Backup task item processing | 252 CU ($2.52) | 10 million item/operation | |
| Super Backup item delete (fail) | 252 CU ($2.52) | 10 million item | |
| Super Backup item copy | 252 CU ($2.52) | 1 million item | |
| Super Backup item copy (fail) | 252 CU ($2.52) | 10 million item | |
| Super Backup item delete | 504 CU ($5.04) | 10 million item |