- News and Announcements
- Product Introduction
- Purchase Guide
- Getting Started
- Console Guide
- Console Overview
- Bucket Management
- Bucket Overview
- Creating Buckets
- Deleting Buckets
- Querying Buckets
- Empty Buckets
- Setting Access Permission
- Setting Bucket Encryption
- Setting Hotlink Protection
- Setting Origin-Pull
- Setting Cross-Origin Access
- Setting Versioning
- Setting up a Static Website
- Setting Lifecycle
- Setting Logging
- Accessing Bucket List Using Sub-Account
- Adding Bucket Policies
- Setting INTELLIGENT TIERING
- Setting Inventory
- Domain Name Management
- Setting Bucket Tags
- Setting Cross-Bucket Replication
- Enabling Global Acceleration
- Object Management
- Uploading Objects
- Downloading Objects
- Copying Objects
- Viewing Object Information
- Searching for Objects
- Sorting and Filtering Objects
- Direct Upload to COS ARCHIVE Storage
- Modifying Storage Class
- Deleting File Fragments
- Setting Object Access Permission
- Setting Object Encryption
- Custom Headers
- Deleting an Object
- Restoring Archived Objects
- Folder Management
- Data Extraction
- Setting Object Tags
- Exporting Object URLs
- Restoring a Historical Object Version
- Batch Operation
- Monitoring Reports
- Data Processing
- Application Integration
- User Tools
- Tool Overview
- Installation and Configuration of Environment
- COSBrowser
- COSCLI (Beta)
- COSCLI Overview
- Download and Installation Configuration
- Common Commands
- Generating and Modifying Configuration Files - config
- Creating Buckets - mb
- Deleting Buckets - rb
- Querying Bucket/Object List - ls
- Obtaining Statistics on Different Types of Objects - du
- Uploading/Downloading/Copying Objects - cp
- Syncing Upload/Download/Copy - sync
- Deleting Objects - rm
- Getting File Hash Value - hash
- Listing Incomplete Multipart Uploads - lsparts
- Clearing Incomplete Multipart Uploads - abort
- Retrieving Archived Files - restore
- Getting Pre-signed URL - signurl
- FAQs
- COSCMD
- COS Migration
- FTP Server
- COSFS
- Hadoop Tool
- COSDistCp
- Hadoop-cos-DistChecker
- HDFS TO COS
- Diagnostic Tool
- GooseFS
- Update History
- Getting Started
- Key Features
- Deployment Guide
- OPS Guide
- Data Security
- GooseFS on TKE Cloud Native Practices
- Getting Started
- Using GooseFS as Fluid Dataset Runtime
- Multi-Master Node Deployment
- Multiple-Master Affinity Scheduling
- Accelerating Data in COS
- Global Client Deployment
- Using Parameters for Encryption
- Manual Scaling
- Data Caching and Metadata Caching
- Data Affinity Scheduling
- Data Scheduling Based on Tolerations and Taints
- Data Preloading
- Deploying Multiple Datasets on the Same Cluster via Placement
- Best Practice
- Overview
- Access Control and Permission Management
- ACL Practices
- Cloud Access Management Practices
- Granting Sub-accounts Access to COS
- Cases of Permission Setting
- Working with COS API Access Policies
- Temporary Key Security Guide for Frontend Direct Upload to COS
- Generating and Using Temporary Keys
- Grant Sub-account Permissions to Pull Tag List
- Granting Sub-account Under One Root Account Permission to Manipulate Buckets Under Another Root Account
- Performance Optimization
- Data Migration
- Accessing COS Using the AWS S3 SDK
- Data Disaster Recovery and Backup
- Direct Data Upload
- Domain Name Management Practice
- Data Security
- Data Verification
- Big Data Practice
- Using COS in the Third-party Applications
- Using APIs to Zip Files
- Using APIs to Merge Files
- Developer Guide
- Creating Request
- Bucket
- Object
- Data Management
- Data Disaster Recovery
- Data Security
- Cloud Access Management (CAM)
- Batch Processing
- Global Acceleration
- Data Processing
- Metadata Acceleration
- Monitoring and Alarms
- Troubleshooting
- API Documentation
- Introduction
- Common Request Headers
- Common Response Headers
- Error Codes
- Request Signature
- Operation List
- Service APIs
- Bucket APIs
- Basic Operations
- Access Control List (acl)
- Cross-Origin Resource Sharing (cors)
- Lifecycle
- Bucket Policy (policy)
- Hotlink Protection (referer)
- Tag (tagging)
- Static Website (website)
- Intelligent Tiering
- Bucket inventory(inventory)
- Versioning
- Cross-Bucket Replication（replication）
- Log Management(logging)
- Global Acceleration (Accelerate)
- Bucket Encryption (encryption)
- Custom Domain Name (Domain)
- Object APIs
- Batch Operation APIs
- Data Processing APIs
- Image Processing
- Basic Image Processing
- Scaling
- Cropping
- Rotation
- Converting Format
- Quality Change
- Gaussian Blurring
- Adjusting Brightness
- Adjusting Contrast
- Sharpening
- Grayscale Image
- Image Watermarking
- Text Watermarking
- Obtaining Basic Image Information
- Obtaining Image EXIF
- Obtaining Image’s Average Hue
- Removing Image Metadata
- Quick Thumbnail Template
- Limiting Output Image Size
- Pipeline Operators
- Image Advanced Compression
- Persistent Image Processing
- Image Compression
- Basic Image Processing
- Image Processing
- SDK Documentation
- SDK Overview
- Preparations
- Android SDK
- Object Operations
- Uploading Objects
- Downloading Objects
- Copying and Moving Objects
- Listing Objects
- Deleting Objects
- Restoring Archived Objects
- Querying Object Metadata
- Generating Pre-Signed URLs
- Configuring Preflight Requests for Cross-origin Access
- Server-Side Encryption
- Single-Connection Bandwidth Limit
- Extracting Object Content
- Getting Started
- Quick Experience
- Bucket Operations
- Remote Disaster Recovery
- Data Management
- Cloud Access Management
- Data Verification
- Setting Custom Headers
- Setting Access Domain Names (CDN/Global Acceleration)
- Image Processing
- Troubleshooting
- Object Operations
- C SDK
- C++ SDK
- .NET(C#) SDK
- Getting Started
- Bucket Operations
- Object Operations
- Uploading Objects
- Downloading Objects
- Copying and Moving Objects
- Listing Objects
- Deleting Objects
- Checking Whether Objects Exist
- Restoring Archived Objects
- Querying Object Metadata
- Getting Pre-Signed URLs
- Configuring Preflight Requests for Cross-Origin Access
- Server-Side Encryption
- Single-URL Speed Limits
- Extracting Object Content
- Cross-Region Disaster Recovery
- Data Management
- Cloud Access Management
- Image Processing
- Setting Custom Headers
- Setting Access Domain Names (CDN/Global Acceleration)
- Troubleshooting
- Backward Compatibility
- Go SDK
- iOS SDK
- Getting Started
- Quick Experience
- Bucket Operations
- Object Operations
- Uploading Objects
- Downloading Objects
- Listing Objects
- Copying and Moving an Object
- Extracting Object Content
- Checking Whether an Object Exists
- Deleting Objects
- Restoring Archived Objects
- Querying Object Metadata
- Server-Side Encryption
- Object Access URL
- Generating Pre-Signed URLs
- Configuring CORS Preflight Requests
- Cross-region Disaster Recovery
- Data Management
- Cloud Access Management
- Image Processing
- Setting Custom Headers
- Setting Access Endpoints
- Troubleshooting
- Java SDK
- JavaScript SDK
- Node.js SDK
- PHP SDK
- Python SDK
- Mini Program SDK
- Error Codes
- FAQs
- Service Agreement
- Glossary
- News and Announcements
- Product Introduction
- Purchase Guide
- Getting Started
- Console Guide
- Console Overview
- Bucket Management
- Bucket Overview
- Creating Buckets
- Deleting Buckets
- Querying Buckets
- Empty Buckets
- Setting Access Permission
- Setting Bucket Encryption
- Setting Hotlink Protection
- Setting Origin-Pull
- Setting Cross-Origin Access
- Setting Versioning
- Setting up a Static Website
- Setting Lifecycle
- Setting Logging
- Accessing Bucket List Using Sub-Account
- Adding Bucket Policies
- Setting INTELLIGENT TIERING
- Setting Inventory
- Domain Name Management
- Setting Bucket Tags
- Setting Cross-Bucket Replication
- Enabling Global Acceleration
- Object Management
- Uploading Objects
- Downloading Objects
- Copying Objects
- Viewing Object Information
- Searching for Objects
- Sorting and Filtering Objects
- Direct Upload to COS ARCHIVE Storage
- Modifying Storage Class
- Deleting File Fragments
- Setting Object Access Permission
- Setting Object Encryption
- Custom Headers
- Deleting an Object
- Restoring Archived Objects
- Folder Management
- Data Extraction
- Setting Object Tags
- Exporting Object URLs
- Restoring a Historical Object Version
- Batch Operation
- Monitoring Reports
- Data Processing
- Application Integration
- User Tools
- Tool Overview
- Installation and Configuration of Environment
- COSBrowser
- COSCLI (Beta)
- COSCLI Overview
- Download and Installation Configuration
- Common Commands
- Generating and Modifying Configuration Files - config
- Creating Buckets - mb
- Deleting Buckets - rb
- Querying Bucket/Object List - ls
- Obtaining Statistics on Different Types of Objects - du
- Uploading/Downloading/Copying Objects - cp
- Syncing Upload/Download/Copy - sync
- Deleting Objects - rm
- Getting File Hash Value - hash
- Listing Incomplete Multipart Uploads - lsparts
- Clearing Incomplete Multipart Uploads - abort
- Retrieving Archived Files - restore
- Getting Pre-signed URL - signurl
- FAQs
- COSCMD
- COS Migration
- FTP Server
- COSFS
- Hadoop Tool
- COSDistCp
- Hadoop-cos-DistChecker
- HDFS TO COS
- Diagnostic Tool
- GooseFS
- Update History
- Getting Started
- Key Features
- Deployment Guide
- OPS Guide
- Data Security
- GooseFS on TKE Cloud Native Practices
- Getting Started
- Using GooseFS as Fluid Dataset Runtime
- Multi-Master Node Deployment
- Multiple-Master Affinity Scheduling
- Accelerating Data in COS
- Global Client Deployment
- Using Parameters for Encryption
- Manual Scaling
- Data Caching and Metadata Caching
- Data Affinity Scheduling
- Data Scheduling Based on Tolerations and Taints
- Data Preloading
- Deploying Multiple Datasets on the Same Cluster via Placement
- Best Practice
- Overview
- Access Control and Permission Management
- ACL Practices
- Cloud Access Management Practices
- Granting Sub-accounts Access to COS
- Cases of Permission Setting
- Working with COS API Access Policies
- Temporary Key Security Guide for Frontend Direct Upload to COS
- Generating and Using Temporary Keys
- Grant Sub-account Permissions to Pull Tag List
- Granting Sub-account Under One Root Account Permission to Manipulate Buckets Under Another Root Account
- Performance Optimization
- Data Migration
- Accessing COS Using the AWS S3 SDK
- Data Disaster Recovery and Backup
- Direct Data Upload
- Domain Name Management Practice
- Data Security
- Data Verification
- Big Data Practice
- Using COS in the Third-party Applications
- Using APIs to Zip Files
- Using APIs to Merge Files
- Developer Guide
- Creating Request
- Bucket
- Object
- Data Management
- Data Disaster Recovery
- Data Security
- Cloud Access Management (CAM)
- Batch Processing
- Global Acceleration
- Data Processing
- Metadata Acceleration
- Monitoring and Alarms
- Troubleshooting
- API Documentation
- Introduction
- Common Request Headers
- Common Response Headers
- Error Codes
- Request Signature
- Operation List
- Service APIs
- Bucket APIs
- Basic Operations
- Access Control List (acl)
- Cross-Origin Resource Sharing (cors)
- Lifecycle
- Bucket Policy (policy)
- Hotlink Protection (referer)
- Tag (tagging)
- Static Website (website)
- Intelligent Tiering
- Bucket inventory(inventory)
- Versioning
- Cross-Bucket Replication（replication）
- Log Management(logging)
- Global Acceleration (Accelerate)
- Bucket Encryption (encryption)
- Custom Domain Name (Domain)
- Object APIs
- Batch Operation APIs
- Data Processing APIs
- Image Processing
- Basic Image Processing
- Scaling
- Cropping
- Rotation
- Converting Format
- Quality Change
- Gaussian Blurring
- Adjusting Brightness
- Adjusting Contrast
- Sharpening
- Grayscale Image
- Image Watermarking
- Text Watermarking
- Obtaining Basic Image Information
- Obtaining Image EXIF
- Obtaining Image’s Average Hue
- Removing Image Metadata
- Quick Thumbnail Template
- Limiting Output Image Size
- Pipeline Operators
- Image Advanced Compression
- Persistent Image Processing
- Image Compression
- Basic Image Processing
- Image Processing
- SDK Documentation
- SDK Overview
- Preparations
- Android SDK
- Object Operations
- Uploading Objects
- Downloading Objects
- Copying and Moving Objects
- Listing Objects
- Deleting Objects
- Restoring Archived Objects
- Querying Object Metadata
- Generating Pre-Signed URLs
- Configuring Preflight Requests for Cross-origin Access
- Server-Side Encryption
- Single-Connection Bandwidth Limit
- Extracting Object Content
- Getting Started
- Quick Experience
- Bucket Operations
- Remote Disaster Recovery
- Data Management
- Cloud Access Management
- Data Verification
- Setting Custom Headers
- Setting Access Domain Names (CDN/Global Acceleration)
- Image Processing
- Troubleshooting
- Object Operations
- C SDK
- C++ SDK
- .NET(C#) SDK
- Getting Started
- Bucket Operations
- Object Operations
- Uploading Objects
- Downloading Objects
- Copying and Moving Objects
- Listing Objects
- Deleting Objects
- Checking Whether Objects Exist
- Restoring Archived Objects
- Querying Object Metadata
- Getting Pre-Signed URLs
- Configuring Preflight Requests for Cross-Origin Access
- Server-Side Encryption
- Single-URL Speed Limits
- Extracting Object Content
- Cross-Region Disaster Recovery
- Data Management
- Cloud Access Management
- Image Processing
- Setting Custom Headers
- Setting Access Domain Names (CDN/Global Acceleration)
- Troubleshooting
- Backward Compatibility
- Go SDK
- iOS SDK
- Getting Started
- Quick Experience
- Bucket Operations
- Object Operations
- Uploading Objects
- Downloading Objects
- Listing Objects
- Copying and Moving an Object
- Extracting Object Content
- Checking Whether an Object Exists
- Deleting Objects
- Restoring Archived Objects
- Querying Object Metadata
- Server-Side Encryption
- Object Access URL
- Generating Pre-Signed URLs
- Configuring CORS Preflight Requests
- Cross-region Disaster Recovery
- Data Management
- Cloud Access Management
- Image Processing
- Setting Custom Headers
- Setting Access Endpoints
- Troubleshooting
- Java SDK
- JavaScript SDK
- Node.js SDK
- PHP SDK
- Python SDK
- Mini Program SDK
- Error Codes
- FAQs
- Service Agreement
- Glossary
Free Tier
| Target User | Free Period | Free Tier | How to Get It |
|---|---|---|---|
| New user | Six months after COS service activation | A limited amount of STANDARD storage usage is provided automatically by COS free of charge after COS service activation. For more information, please see Free Tier | Activate COS |
Note：
The free tier only applies to STANDARD storage. It is not applicable to other billable items, including STANDARD_IA/ARCHIVE storage, requests and traffic.
Billing Method
COS is billed on a pay-as-you-go basis as detailed below:
| Billing Method | Description |
|---|---|
| Pay-As-You-Go | This is the default COS billing method. For all the available regions, please see Regions and Access Endpoints |
Pricing
COS adopts pay-as-you-go pricing. For more information on COS pricing, please see Product Pricing.
Billable Items
Billable items in COS include storage usage, requests, data retrievals, traffic, and management features as shown below. For more information, please see Billable Items.
Billing Cycles
The billing cycle and sequence of COS fees are as detailed below:
| Billable Item | Billing Cycle | Description | Billing Sequence | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Storage usage fees | Monthly | The fees for one month are deducted on the 1st day of the following month and billed on the 3rd to 5th day of the following month | Free tier > Pay-as-you-go, or only pay-as-you-go in case of no free tier | |
| Request fees | Read/Write request fees | Monthly | Pay-as-you-go | |
| Retrieve request fees in DEEP ARCHIVE | Pay-as-you-go | |||
| Object monitoring fees in INTELLIGENT TIERING | Pay-as-you-go | |||
| Data retrieval fees | STANDARD_IA | Monthly | The fees for one month are deducted on the 1st day of the following month and billed on the 3rd to 5th day of the following month | Pay-as-you-go |
| ARCHIVE | ||||
| DEEP ARCHIVE | Daily | Fees for the day are calculated and billed on the following day | Pay-as-you-go | |
| Traffic fees | Daily | Fees for the day are calculated and billed on the following day | Pay-as-you-go | |
| Management feature fees | Inventory feature fees | Daily | Fees for the day are calculated and billed on the following day | Pay-as-you-go |
| Select feature fees | Daily | Fees for the day are calculated and billed on the following day | Pay-as-you-go | |
| Batch operation fees | Daily | Fees for the day are calculated and billed on the following day | Pay-as-you-go | |
| Object tagging fees | Daily | Fees for the day are calculated and billed on the following day | Pay-as-you-go | |
Related Links
- For more information on COS fee calculation and billing in different scenarios, please see Billing Examples.
- For more information on arrears processing in COS, data retention and the purge schedule, please see COS Arrears.
- You can estimate the usage of and calculate your pay-as-you-go COS fees using the COS Price Calculator.
- If you have any further questions about COS billing, please see Billing FAQs for answers.
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