Skip to main content

Amazon Interactive Video Service

Why IVS?

Three Reasons

Amazon Interactive Video Service (Amazon IVS) offers pay-as-you-go pricing. For Low-Latency Streaming, you pay for the total duration of video input to a channel and the total duration of video output delivered to your viewers from a channel. For Real-Time Streaming, you pay for the duration of participant hours for each host or viewer connected to a stage resource. For the Chat feature, you pay for the number of messages sent and delivered.

Upon initial sign-up for an AWS account, each month for the first 12 months new AWS customers receive:

  • Five hours of live video input for a basic channel and 100 hours of audio-only or SD live video output per month

  • 20 participant hours per month

  • Five hours of server-side composition encoding per month

  • 13,500 messages sent and 270,000 messages delivered per month

Starting July 15, 2025, new AWS customers will receive up to $200 in AWS Free Tier credits, which can be applied towards eligible AWS services, including Amazon Interactive Video Service. At account sign-up, you can choose between a free plan and a paid plan. The free plan will be available for 6 months after account creation. If you upgrade to a paid plan, any remaining Free Tier credit balance will automatically apply to your AWS bills. All Free Tier credits must be used within 12 months of your account creation date. To learn more about the AWS Free Tier program, refer to AWS Free Tier website and AWS Free Tier documentation.

If you plan to use high volumes and are willing to make certain minimum commits, discounted pricing is available.

Contact us

Resolutions for Amazon Interactive Video Service are defined as:

Standard Definition (SD) is less than or equal to 480 resolution
High Definition (HD) is more than 480, but less than or equal to 720 resolution
Full High Definition (Full HD) is more than 720, but less than or equal to 1080 resolution

Low-Latency Streaming

Low-Latency Streaming

Live Video Input Costs

For video input with Low-Latency Streaming, you pay an hourly rate for video you send to Amazon IVS. Hourly rates vary by channel type (advanced HD, advanced SD, standard or basic). For advanced and standard channel types, Amazon IVS generates a range of different quality outputs from the original input which are designed to provide viewers the best experience for their device and network conditions.

The standard channel type also has a cost-saving mode called Multitrack Video. When enabled, you send multiple video quality versions directly from your device and are charged a lower price as Amazon IVS does not need to generate these versions. See “What is Multitrack Video and how does it benefit live-streaming platforms, creators and viewers?” FAQ for more details. 

For a basic channel, Amazon IVS delivers the original input quality to viewers. See "What output streams does Amazon IVS produce?" FAQ for more details.

Note: The maximum input for a basic channel type is 1.5 Mbps for 480p resolution (SD), and 3.5 Mbps for 720p (HD) or 1080p (Full HD) resolutions. The maximum input for advanced and standard channel types is 8.5 Mbps and 1080p resolution (Full HD). The maximum input for standard channel with Multitrack Video enabled is 15 Mbps and 1080p resolution (Full HD).

All streams sent to Amazon IVS incur video input costs, even if they are not viewed. Video input usage is metered and rounded up to the nearest minute. For video inputs with Low-Latency Streaming, you pay for the duration of live video sent to Amazon Interactive Video Service.

Live Video Output Costs

For video output with Low-Latency Streaming, you pay an hourly rate for video delivered to viewers. Rates vary by resolution or audio-only, and billing region that the content is delivered from.

Video output costs are tiered, so per hour rates decrease as usage increases. The billing region for the hourly output rate is determined by the location of the servers that viewers watching the streams connect to. This is usually, but not always their closest geographical region. Amazon IVS attempts to deliver streams from an optimal location for each viewer for better stream performance and lower latency. The billing region is NOT where the channel configuration is created or the location of where the stream is sent to or ingested into Amazon IVS. For example, viewers in New York City are billed against the North America billing region while viewers in São Paulo are billed against the South America billing region.

Video output is metered and rounded up to the nearest second.

* South America includes: Argentina, Brazil, Chile, and Colombia

** South East Asia includes: Indonesia, Philippines, Singapore, and Thailand

Regional cost per hour delivered from North America

Channel type
Price per hour
Price per hour with Multitrack Video
Standard
$2.00
$0.50
Advanced HD
$0.85
 
Advanced SD
$0.50
 
Basic
$0.20
 


Live Video Output Costs

Live Video Output Costs

For video output with Low-Latency Streaming, you pay an hourly rate for video delivered to viewers. Rates vary by resolution or audio-only, and billing region that the content is delivered from.

Video output costs are tiered, so per hour rates decrease as usage increases. The billing region for the hourly output rate is determined by the location of the servers that viewers watching the streams connect to. This is usually, but not always their closest geographical region. Amazon IVS attempts to deliver streams from an optimal location for each viewer for better stream performance and lower latency. The billing region is NOT where the channel configuration is created or the location of where the stream is sent to or ingested into Amazon IVS. For example, viewers in New York City are billed against the North America billing region while viewers in São Paulo are billed against the South America billing region.

Video output is metered and rounded up to the nearest second.

* South America includes: Argentina, Brazil, Chile, and Colombia

** South East Asia includes: Indonesia, Philippines, Singapore, and Thailand

North America

Regional cost per hour delivered from North America
Hours delivered per month
Audio-only
SD
HD
First 10,000 hours
$0.0072
$0.0360
$0.0720
Next 40,000 hours
$0.0066
$0.0330
$0.0660
Next 100,000 hours
$0.0060
$0.0300
$0.0600
Next 350,000 hours
$0.0056
$0.0280
$0.0560
Over 500,000 hours
$0.0048
$0.0240
$0.0480

Europe

Regional cost per hour delivered from Europe
Hours delivered per month
Audio-only
SD
HD
First 10,000 hours
$0.0072
$0.0360
$0.0720
Next 40,000 hours
$0.0066
$0.0330
$0.0660
Next 100,000 hours
$0.0060
$0.0300
$0.0600
Next 350,000 hours
$0.0056
$0.0280
$0.0560
Over 500,000 hours
$0.0048
$0.0240
$0.0480

South America*

Regional cost per hour delivered from South America*
Hours delivered per month
Audio-only
SD
HD
First 10,000 hours
$0.0084
$0.0420
$0.0840
Next 40,000 hours
$0.0078
$0.0390
$0.0780
Next 100,000 hours
$0.0070
$0.0350
$0.0700
Next 350,000 hours
$0.0064
$0.0320
$0.0640
Over 500,000 hours
$0.0056
$0.0280
$0.0560

Japan, Hong Kong, and South East Asia**

Regional cost per hour delivered from Japan, Hong Kong, and South East Asia**
Hours delivered per month
Audio-only
SD
HD
First 10,000 hours
$0.0092
$0.0460
$0.0920
Next 40,000 hours
$0.0084
$0.0420
$0.0840
Next 100,000 hours
$0.0078
$0.0390
$0.0780
Next 350,000 hours
$0.0070
$0.0350
$0.0700
Over 500,000 hours
$0.0062
$0.0310
$0.0620

Taiwan

Regional cost per hour delivered from Taiwan
Hours delivered per month
Audio-only
SD
HD
First 10,000 hours
$0.0092
$0.0460
$0.0920
Next 40,000 hours
$0.0084
$0.0420
$0.0840
Next 100,000 hours
$0.0078
$0.0390
$0.0780
Next 350,000 hours
$0.0070
$0.0350
$0.0700
Over 500,000 hours
$0.0062
$0.0310
$0.0620

South Korea

Regional cost per hour delivered from South Korea
Hours delivered per month
Audio-only
SD
HD
First 10,000 hours
$0.0125
$0.0625
$0.1250
Next 40,000 hours
$0.0118
$0.0590
$0.1180
Next 100,000 hours
$0.0114
$0.0570
$0.1140
Next 350,000 hours
$0.0111
$0.0555
$0.1110
Over 500,000 hours
$0.0107
$0.0535
$0.1070

Australia

Regional cost per hour delivered from Australia
Hours delivered per month
Audio-only
SD
HD
First 10,000 hours
$0.0100
$0.0500
$0.1000
Next 40,000 hours
$0.0094
$0.0470
$0.0940
Next 100,000 hours
$0.0086
$0.0430
$0.0860
Next 350,000 hours
$0.0078
$0.0390
$0.0780
Over 500,000 hours
$0.0068
$0.0340
$0.0680

India

Regional cost per hour delivered from India
Hours delivered per month
Audio-only
SD
HD
First 10,000 hours
$0.0092
$0.0460
$0.0920
Next 40,000 hours
$0.0084
$0.0420
$0.0840
Next 100,000 hours
$0.0078
$0.0390
$0.0780
Next 350,000 hours
$0.0070
$0.0350
$0.0700
Over 500,000 hours
$0.0062
$0.0310
$0.0620

Real-Time Streaming

Real-Time Streaming

For participant hours with Real-Time Streaming, you pay an hourly rate for the duration each host or viewer is connected to the resource called a "stage" as a participant. For example, if four hosts are connected to the stage ("on stage") and 100 viewers are connected to the stage (watching the stage) for a two-hour event, you would be billed for 208 participant hours (Host=(4*2=8) + Viewers=(100*2=200) = 208 participant hours). 

If a host is sending or receiving only audio content to/from a stage, or a viewer is receiving only audio from a stage, you are charged the audio-only participant hour rate. This is 1/10th of the standard rate. Audio-only usage is evaluated per minute, and hosts and viewers will be charged the audio-only rate if they send or receive audio-only content for the entire minute.

When broadcasting the stage to a channel, you have the option of client-side composition at no extra cost or server-side composition which incurs an additional hourly rate.

Participant costs are tiered, so per hour rates decrease as usage increases. The billing region for the hourly rate is determined by the location of host's or viewer's connection to the stage resource. This is usually, but not always their closest geographical region. Amazon IVS attempts to connect participants from an optimal location for each host or viewer for better performance. The billing region is NOT where the stage configuration is created. For example, participants in San Francisco are billed against the North America billing region while participants in Mumbai are billed against the India billing region.

If only one host is connected to a stage with no viewers connected, you are still charged for one participant per hour. If no participants (hosts or viewers) are connected to a stage, you are not billed for that stage. Participant hours are metered and rounded up to the nearest second.

* South America includes: Argentina, Brazil, Chile, and Colombia

** South East Asia includes: Indonesia, Philippines, Singapore, and Thailand

Server-side Composition

For server-side composition, you pay an hourly rate for the video encoded. Encoding hourly rates vary by resolution: SD, HD, and Full HD. The composited video can then be sent to a destination, such as an IVS channel (to reach a larger audience) or Amazon S3 for storage and video on-demand (VOD) viewing. If you send video to an IVS channel, you pay the normal rates for video input and output of your channel. If you store the video in Amazon S3, standard storage and request costs are incurred.

North America

Regional cost per hour of participant connection from North America
Participant hours per month
Cost per participant hour
First 10,000 hours
$0.0720
Next 40,000 hours
$0.0660
Next 100,000 hours
$0.0600
Next 350,000 hours
$0.0560
Over 500,000 hours
$0.0480

Europe

Regional cost per hour of participant connection from Europe
Participant hours per month
Cost per participant hour
First 10,000 hours
$0.0720
Next 40,000 hours
$0.0660
Next 100,000 hours
$0.0600
Next 350,000 hours
$0.0560
Over 500,000 hours
$0.0480

South America*

Regional cost per hour of participant connection from South America*
Participant hours per month
Cost per participant hour
First 10,000 hours
$0.0840
Next 40,000 hours
$0.0780
Next 100,000 hours
$0.0700
Next 350,000 hours
$0.0640
Over 500,000 hours
$0.0560

Japan, Hong Kong, and South East Asia**

Regional cost per hour of participant connection from Japan, Hong Kong, and South East Asia**
Participant hours per month
Cost per participant hour
First 10,000 hours
$0.0920
Next 40,000 hours
$0.0840
Next 100,000 hours
$0.0780
Next 350,000 hours
$0.0700
Over 500,000 hours
$0.0620

Taiwan

Regional cost per hour of participant connection from Taiwan
Participant hours per month
Cost per participant hour
First 10,000 hours
$0.0920
Next 40,000 hours
$0.0840
Next 100,000 hours
$0.0780
Next 350,000 hours
$0.0700
Over 500,000 hours
$0.0620

South Korea

Regional cost per hour of participant connection from South Korea
Participant hours per month
Cost per participant hour
First 10,000 hours
$0.1250
Next 40,000 hours
$0.1180
Next 100,000 hours
$0.1140
Next 350,000 hours
$0.1110
Over 500,000 hours
$0.1070

Australia

Regional cost per hour of participant connection from Australia
Participant hours per month
Cost per participant hour
First 10,000 hours
$0.1000
Next 40,000 hours
$0.0940
Next 100,000 hours
$0.0860
Next 350,000 hours
$0.0780
Over 500,000 hours
$0.0680

India

Regional cost per hour of participant connection from India
Participant hours per month
Cost per participant hour
First 10,000 hours
$0.0920
Next 40,000 hours
$0.0840
Next 100,000 hours
$0.0780
Next 350,000 hours
$0.0700
Over 500,000 hours
$0.0620

Server-side Composition

For server-side composition, you pay an hourly rate for the video encoded. Encoding hourly rates vary by resolution: SD, HD, and Full HD. The composited video can then be sent to a destination, such as an IVS channel (to reach a larger audience) or Amazon S3 for storage and video on-demand (VOD) viewing. If you send video to an IVS channel, you pay the normal rates for video input and output of your channel. If you store the video in Amazon S3, standard storage and request costs are incurred.

Encoding
Price per rendition per hour
SD
$0.15
HD
$0.30
Full HD
$0.60


Message Costs

For the Amazon IVS Chat feature, you pay for messages sent and messages delivered. You incur a charge for each message sent using the Amazon IVS Chat Messaging API. Requests to SendMessage, SendEvent, DeleteMessage, or DisconnectUser are all charged at the same rate (see Documentation for all API request types). Message delivered costs are charged per message delivered to connected chat rooms. For example, if a chat user sends two messages while 1,000 users are connected to the chat room, that would result in 2,000 delivered messages.

For every hour of video input sent to Low-Latency Streaming channels, you get 2,700 sent messages and 270,000 delivered messages at no cost. For example, if five hours of video input are sent, you would get 13,500 messages sent and 1,350,000 messages delivered without any additional cost.

Your total number of video input hours sent is summed across all of your channels during a month and results in a number of free messages sent and delivered. Those free counts are subtracted from your total number of messages sent and delivered for that month.

Starting July 15, 2025, new AWS customers will receive up to $200 in AWS Free Tier credits, which can be applied towards eligible AWS services, including Amazon Interactive Video Service. At account sign-up, you can choose between a free plan and a paid plan. The free plan will be available for 6 months after account creation. If you upgrade to a paid plan, any remaining Free Tier credit balance will automatically apply to your AWS bills. All Free Tier credits must be used within 12 months of your account creation date. To learn more about the AWS Free Tier program, refer to AWS Free Tier website and AWS Free Tier documentation.

Meassages
Price (per 1,000)
Messages sent
$0.560
Messages delivered
$0.008

For the Amazon IVS Chat feature, you pay for messages sent and messages delivered. You incur a charge for each message sent using the Amazon IVS Chat Messaging API. Requests to SendMessage, SendEvent, DeleteMessage, or DisconnectUser are all charged at the same rate (see Documentation for all API request types). Message delivered costs are charged per message delivered to connected chat rooms. For example, if a chat user sends two messages while 1,000 users are connected to the chat room, that would result in 2,000 delivered messages.

For every hour of video input sent to Low-Latency Streaming channels, you get 2,700 sent messages and 270,000 delivered messages at no cost. For example, if five hours of video input are sent, you would get 13,500 messages sent and 1,350,000 messages delivered without any additional cost.

Your total number of video input hours sent is summed across all of your channels during a month and results in a number of free messages sent and delivered. Those free counts are subtracted from your total number of messages sent and delivered for that month.

Starting July 15, 2025, new AWS customers will receive up to $200 in AWS Free Tier credits, which can be applied towards eligible AWS services, including Amazon Interactive Video Service. At account sign-up, you can choose between a free plan and a paid plan. The free plan will be available for 6 months after account creation. If you upgrade to a paid plan, any remaining Free Tier credit balance will automatically apply to your AWS bills. All Free Tier credits must be used within 12 months of your account creation date. To learn more about the AWS Free Tier program, refer to AWS Free Tier website and AWS Free Tier documentation.

AWS Free Usage Tier

As part of the AWS Free Usage Tier, you can get started with Amazon Interactive Video Service for free. Upon initial sign-up for an AWS account, new AWS customers receive five hours of live video input for a basic channel, 100 hours of SD live video output, 20 participant hours, 13,500 messages sent, and 270,000 messages delivered each month for the first 12 months.

Your usage for the free tier is calculated each month, is aggregated across all stream delivery locations, and is automatically applied to your bill—unused monthly usage will not roll over. Restrictions apply; see offer terms for more details.

Starting July 15, 2025, new AWS customers will receive up to $200 in AWS Free Tier credits, which can be applied towards eligible AWS services, including Amazon Interactive Video Service. At account sign-up, you can choose between a free plan and a paid plan. The free plan will be available for 6 months after account creation. If you upgrade to a paid plan, any remaining Free Tier credit balance will automatically apply to your AWS bills. All Free Tier credits must be used within 12 months of your account creation date. To learn more about the AWS Free Tier program, refer to AWS Free Tier website and AWS Free Tier documentation.

The total cost of a two-hour event with standard input at 1080p and delivered to 200 viewers from the US who watch 50% of the event (100 viewers in SD, 50 viewers in HD, and 50 viewers in Full HD) is $18.40.

Live Video Input:
Standard channel = $2.00 per hour * 2 hours = $4.00

Live Video Output:
SD output from North America = $0.0360 per hour * 2 hours * 100 viewers * 50% viewed =$3.60
HD output from North America = $0.0720 per hour * 2 hours * 50 viewers * 50% viewed = $3.60
Full HD output from North America = $0.1440 per hour * 2 hours * 50 viewers * 50% viewed = $7.20

$4.00 + $3.75 + $3.75 + $7.50 = $18.40

The total cost of a two-hour event with Multitrack Video enabled on a standard channel, and delivered to 200 viewers from the US who watch 50% of the event (100 viewers in SD, 75 viewers in HD, and 25 viewers in Full HD) is $13.60.

Live Video Input:
Standard channel with Multitrack Video = $0.50 per hour * 2 hours = $1.00

Live Video Output:
SD output from North America = $0.0360 per hour * 2 hours * 100 viewers * 50% viewed = $3.60
HD output from North America = $0.0720 per hour * 2 hours * 75 viewers * 50% viewed = $5.40
Full HD output from North America = $0.1440 per hour * 2 hours * 25 viewers * 50% viewed = $3.60

$1.00 + $3.60 + $5.40+ $3.60 = $13.60

The total cost of a two-hour event with an advanced HD channel type input at 720p and delivered to 200 viewers from the US who watch 50% of the event (100 viewers in SD, and 100 viewers in HD) is $12.50.

Live Video Input:
Advanced HD channel = $0.85 per hour * 2 hours = $1.70

Live Video Output:
SD output from North America = $0.0360 per hour * 2 hours * 100 viewers * 50% viewed = $3.60
HD output from North America = $0.0720 per hour * 2 hours * 100 viewers * 50% viewed = $7.20

$1.70 + $3.60 + $7.20 = $12.50

For a two-hour event with standard input at 1080p and delivered to 100 viewers from the US, 50 viewers from Brazil, and 50 viewers from Australia who each watch 50% of the event.

Total of 200 viewers with this breakdown:
In the US 50 viewers in SD, 25 viewers in HD, and 25 viewers in Full HD
In Brazil 25 viewers in SD, 15 viewers in HD, and 10 viewers in Full HD
In Australia 25 viewers in SD, 15 viewers in HD, and 10 viewers in Full HD
The total cost is $19.54.

Live Video Input:
Standard channel = $2.00 per hour * 2 hours = $4.00

Live Video Output:
SD output from North America = $0.0360 per hour * 2 hours * 50 viewers * 50% viewed = $1.80
HD output from North America = $0.0720 per hour * 2 hours * 25 viewers * 50% viewed = $1.80
Full HD output from North America = $0.1440 per hour * 2 hours * 25 viewers * 50% viewed = $3.60
$1.80 + $1.80 + $3.60= $7.20

SD output from Brazil = $0.0420 per hour * 2 hours * 25 viewers * 50% viewed = $1.05
HD output from Brazil = $0.0840 per hour * 2 hours * 15 viewers * 50% viewed = $1.26
Full HD output from Brazil = $0.1680 per hour * 2 hours * 10 viewers * 50% viewed = $1.68
$1.05 + $1.26 + $1.68 = $3.99

SD output from Australia = $0.0500 per hour * 2 hours * 25 viewers * 50% viewed = $1.25
HD output from Australia = $0.1000 per hour * 2 hours * 15 viewers * 50% viewed = $1.50
Full HD output from Australia = $0.2000 per hour * 2 hours * 10 viewers * 50% viewed = $2.00
$1.25 + $1.50 + $2.00 = $4.75

$4.00 + $6.80 + $3.99 + $4.75 = $19.54

The total cost for ten two-hour real-time-streaming events, each with two hosts and 100 viewers who watch 100% of the event, all connected from the US is $146.88

Participant hours:

2 hosts + 100 viewers = 102 participants
102 participants 10 events 2 hours = 2,040 participant hours
2,040 participant hours * $0.072 per hour = $146.88

For examples one and two, if you add chat alongside the live video with 5,000 messages sent and 500,000 messages delivered during the two hour event, you would only incur charges for the live video input and outputs. There would be no additional cost for the messages sent and delivered.

Two hours of Live Video Input includes 5,400 messages sent (2 2,700) and 540,000 messages delivered (2 270,000) at no additional cost. If you use the chat feature independently and are not using Amazon IVS for the live video, the total cost is $6.80.

5,000 messages sent = 5000 $0.56 per 1000 = $2.80
500,000 messages delivered = 500,000 $0.008 per 1000 = $4.00

$2.80 + $4.00 = $6.80

If you have two hosts connected from the US using a Real-Time Stream, you incur charges for the hosts participating i.e. that are connected to the stage. You are also charged video input and output rates for the low-latency channel the stage is broadcasted to for the viewing audience. When broadcasting the stage to a channel, you have the option of client-side composition at no extra cost or server-side composition which incurs an additional hourly rate. The pricing below illustrates costs with client-side and server-side composition, and for the server-side composition example assumes that the generated video is Full HD.

Multiple Hosts:

$0.072 per hour 2 participants 2 hours = $0.288 

Live Video Input:

Standard channel = $2.00 per hour * 2 hours = $4.00

Live Video Output:

SD output from North America = $0.0360 per hour 2 hours 100 viewers * 50% viewed = $3.60

HD output from North America = $0.0720 per hour 2 hours 50 viewers * 50% viewed = $3.60

Full HD output from North America = $0.1440 per hour 2 hours 50 viewers * 50% viewed = $7.20

Server-side Composition (optional):
$0.60 per hour * 2 hours = $1.20

Total:
Client-side composition: $0.288 + $4.00 + $3.60 + $3.60 + $7.20 = $18.688
Server-side composition: $0.288 + $4.00 + $3.60 + $3.60 + $7.20 + $1.20 = $19.888

The total cost for a one hour Real-Time Stream audio-only room with 8 hosts and 1,000 listeners, all connected from the US, is $7.26.

Participant hours:
8 hosts + 1,000 listeners = 1,008 participants
1,008 participants * 1 hour = 1,008 participant hours

1,008 participant hours * $0.0072 per hour = $7.26