# Core Classic (no new features; end of life in April 2028): billing rules

Data version 6d29e2f86993, built 2026-10-26; facts on this page checked 2026-10-20 to 2026-10-22.

Billing rules of [Core Classic (no new features; end of life in April 2028)](https://specs-dev.teradek.com/services/svc.core-classic.md), every field with its source and date. A field no source publishes reads "Not collected yet."; that is not a "no".

- Core Classic: what it is: Routes one live feed to many destinations; billed per egress hour. Source: official page (https://guide.teradek.com/a/1603993-core-3-0-pricing-system-overview), seen 2026-10-20.

- <a id="pricing-tier_rules"></a>Core Classic: tier rules — Not collected yet.

## Billing rules

- <a id="egress_hours"></a>Core Classic: Core cost scales with destinations, not viewers. One hour to YouTube, Facebook and a decoder is 3 egress hours. Formula: `egress_hours = stream_hours * destinations`. Source: official page (https://guide.teradek.com/a/1603993-core-3-0-pricing-system-overview), date not recorded.
- <a id="bitrate_surcharge"></a>Core Classic: The base rate covers under 10 Mbps; surcharges apply per egress hour above that. Formula: `surcharge_per_hour by bitrate tier (see plans[].bitrate_tiers)`. Source: official page (https://guide.teradek.com/a/1603993-core-3-0-pricing-system-overview), date not recorded.
- <a id="data_volume"></a>Core Classic: Data volume per hour is bitrate x 0.45 GB (4 Mbps is about 1.8 GB/h), before bonding overhead. Formula: `gb_per_hour = 0.45 * bitrate_mbps`. Source: official page (https://guide.teradek.com/a/1603993-core-3-0-pricing-system-overview), date not recorded.

## Billing changes

- Core Classic, 2022-09-22: per-GB billing (Core 2.1) replaced by billing per egress hour. Source: official page (https://guide.teradek.com/a/1603993-core-3-0-pricing-system-overview), date not recorded.

## Plan amounts the rules apply to

- **Plus** (`plan.core-classic.plus`): billed per egress hour, every month; includes 100 egress hours; beyond that, $1.99 per egress hour, VAT not stated, seen 2026-10-20; features: Core Share.
  - Core Classic Plus: US list price at guide.teradek.com: $99 per month, excl. tax, seen 2026-10-20.
  - Core Classic Plus, bitrate surcharge per egress hour: 0–10 Mbps $0; 10–20 Mbps $0.75; 20–30 Mbps $1.50; 30+ Mbps $3, VAT not stated, seen 2026-10-20.
- **Pro** (`plan.core-classic.pro`): billed per egress hour, every month; includes 300 egress hours, 1 cloud server; beyond that, $1.99 per egress hour, VAT not stated, seen 2026-10-20; features: Core Share, On-premises servers, Automatic fallback to Hyperion.
  - Core Classic Pro: US list price at guide.teradek.com: $299 per month, excl. tax, seen 2026-10-20.
  - Core Classic Pro, bitrate surcharge per egress hour: 0–10 Mbps $0; 10–20 Mbps $0.75; 20–30 Mbps $1.50; 30+ Mbps $3, VAT not stated, seen 2026-10-20.
- **Enterprise/Custom** (`plan.core-classic.enterprise`): billed per egress hour, every month; features: Core Share, On-premises servers, Automatic fallback to Hyperion.
  - Core Classic Enterprise/Custom: No published price. Ask: Aviteh (EU reseller).
- **Basic** (`plan.core-classic.basic`): billed per egress hour, every month; includes 50 egress hours; beyond that, $1.99 per egress hour, VAT not stated, seen 2026-10-20.
  - Core Classic Basic: US list price at guide.teradek.com: $49 per month, excl. tax, seen 2026-10-20.
  - Core Classic Basic, bitrate surcharge per egress hour: 0–10 Mbps $0; 10–20 Mbps $0.75; 20–30 Mbps $1.50; 30+ Mbps $3, VAT not stated, seen 2026-10-20.
- **On-Demand** (`plan.core-classic.on-demand`), legacy: billed per egress hour, every month; includes 0 egress hours; beyond that, $2.99 per egress hour, VAT not stated, seen 2026-10-22.
  - Core Classic On-Demand: US list price at Teradek store (teradek.com): $0 per month, excl. tax, stated by the owner on 2026-10-22.
  - Core Classic On-Demand: US list price at Teradek store (teradek.com): $2.99 per egress hour, excl. tax, stated by the owner on 2026-10-22.
  - Core Classic On-Demand, bitrate surcharge per egress hour: 0–10 Mbps $0; 10–20 Mbps $0.75; 20–30 Mbps $1.50; 30+ Mbps $3, VAT not stated, seen 2026-10-22.

- **Regular cloud server** (`plan.core-classic.addon.regular-cloud-server`): billed per month.
  - Core Classic Regular cloud server: US list price at guide.teradek.com: $75 per month, excl. tax, seen 2026-10-20.
- **Transcoding server** (`plan.core-classic.addon.transcoding-server`): billed per month.
  - Core Classic Transcoding server: US list price at guide.teradek.com: $500 per month, excl. tax, seen 2026-10-20.
- **HTML5 player** (`plan.core-classic.addon.html5-player`): billed per stream hour.
  - Core Classic HTML5 player: US list price at guide.teradek.com: $20, excl. tax, seen 2026-10-20.
- **Hotspot data** (`plan.core-classic.addon.hotspot-data`): billed per GB.
  - Core Classic Hotspot data: US list price at guide.teradek.com: $2.50 per GB, excl. tax, seen 2026-10-20.

## How other services in its family bill

- Core Starter: a flat fee every month; includes 1 server, 5 encoders, 100 GB egress, 12 mo file storage; beyond that, $0.50 per GB, VAT not stated, seen 2026-10-22.
- Core Premium: a flat fee every month; includes 1 server, 5 encoders, 400 GB egress, 12 mo file storage; beyond that, $0.50 per GB, VAT not stated, seen 2026-10-22.
- Core Ultimate: a flat fee every month; includes 2 servers, 10 encoders, 1000 GB egress, 12 mo file storage; beyond that, $0.50 per GB, VAT not stated, seen 2026-10-22.
Their rules: [/services/svc.core/rules.md](https://specs-dev.teradek.com/services/svc.core/rules.md).

## Not on this site

- Core Classic: the site cannot see an account's usage or bill; it gives the rules and the published amounts only.

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