# Core cost for 80 h a month at 8 Mbps to 2 destinations

Data version 6d29e2f86993, built 2026-10-26; facts on this page checked 2026-10-20 to 2026-10-23.

**Cheapest plan: Starter, $225 a month for 576 GB of data a month.**

## Inputs

- 80 streaming hours a month over the fleet
- bitrate 8 Mbps
- 1 encoder
- 2 destinations per stream
- billed monthly

## Workings

- Stream hours a week: hours a month ÷ 4.35 weeks = 18.4 h; the plans are priced from hours a week.
- Data a month: Mbps × 0.45 GB × hours × destinations = 576 GB.
- Servers: CEIL(encoders ÷ encoders per server) = 1.
- Starter, over 12 months: plan base 100 × 12 = 1,200; data overage 476 GB a month over, 5,712 GB a year: MIN(20 buckets of 300 GB × 75, 5,712 GB × 0.5 pay as you go) = 1,500 a year; 12 months = 1,500; server overage 0 × 100 × 12 = 0; $225 a month.
- Premium, over 12 months: plan base 200 × 12 = 2,400; data overage 176 GB a month over, 2,112 GB a year: MIN(8 buckets of 300 GB × 75, 2,112 GB × 0.5 pay as you go) = 600 a year; 12 months = 600; server overage 0 × 100 × 12 = 0; $250 a month.
- Ultimate, over 12 months: plan base 500 × 12 = 6,000; data overage 0 GB over the included 1,000 GB; server overage 0 × 100 × 12 = 0; $500 a month.

## Constants

- From official page (https://api-id.teradek.com/api/v1.1/services?slug=core&detailed=true), the Teradek Core plan catalogue (core.teradek.com/get-started), seen 2026-10-22: Starter price per month $100; Premium price per month $200; Ultimate price per month $500; pay-as-you-go data per GB $0.50; additional server per month $100.
- From Teradek product data, seen 2026-10-20: Starter data included 100 GB a month; Starter servers included 1; Starter encoders at most 5; Premium data included 400 GB a month; Premium servers included 1; Premium encoders at most 5; Ultimate data included 1,000 GB a month; Ultimate servers included 2; Ultimate encoders at most 10; standard server maximum 10 Mbps; published maximum bitrate 25 Mbps.
- From the owner's statement of 2026-10-23: data bucket size 300 GB; data bucket price $75; data bucket validity 12 months.
- Calculated (encoders ÷ servers in each plan's included units): encoders per server 5.

## Open

- No plan states an encoder minimum, so every plan is offered from 1 encoder up to its stated maximum.
- Above the largest plan's encoder maximum the result is a custom plan, quote only.

## Assumptions

- Hours a week are streaming hours summed over all encoders.
- Data is counted once per destination.
- Amounts are in USD, excluding tax; nothing is converted.

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