Blob Pricing
Storage and streaming costs
Blob Pricing
Shelby uses a simple pricing model based on storage duration, size, and transaction fees.
Storage Costs
Paid in ShelbyUSD when you upload. This is incurred on the size and duration of the file being stored.
| Storage | Duration | Cost |
|---|---|---|
| 100 MB | 1 hour | Unavailable |
| 1 GB | 2 days | Unavailable |
Price estimates are not yet available for mainnet.
Transaction Fees
Paid in APT for on-chain operations. These are incurred when files are registered, deleted, or extended on the network.
| Operation | Cost |
|---|---|
| Register blob | Unavailable |
| Delete blob | Unavailable |
| Extend blob | Unavailable |
Price estimates are not yet available for mainnet.
Read Costs
Read costs are incurred when a file is read from the network. The costs and method of which they are paid are dependent on the RPC provider you are using.