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title: "We cut bandwidth prices. Go nuts."
description: "Fly.io announces lower outbound data-transfer pricing for apps running in its Firecracker VMs: $0.02 per GB from North America and Europe, and $0.04 per GB almost everywhere else. The December 1, 2020 change follows dramatically increased volume, reducing bandwidth costs by 75% from the March launch prices of $0.085 per GB in North America and Europe and $0.14 in Asia Pacific. Rather than use graduated tiers or regional rates, Fly.io uses one blended price for all customers, accepting that some traffic is more expensive and some use cases may pay too much. A 70% target margin underpins the model, while a 160GB monthly free allowance covers low-volume projects; India is an exception at $0.12 per GB, and large-transfer customers can request lower prices if they commit to substantial monthly usage."
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# We cut bandwidth prices. Go nuts.

[Fly.io](https://yomu.fyi/company/fly-io) · Dec 3, 2020

**Type:** Announcement

## Summary

Fly.io announces lower outbound data-transfer pricing for apps running in its Firecracker VMs: $0.02 per GB from North America and Europe, and $0.04 per GB almost everywhere else. The December 1, 2020 change follows dramatically increased volume, reducing bandwidth costs by 75% from the March launch prices of $0.085 per GB in North America and Europe and $0.14 in Asia Pacific. Rather than use graduated tiers or regional rates, Fly.io uses one blended price for all customers, accepting that some traffic is more expensive and some use cases may pay too much. A 70% target margin underpins the model, while a 160GB monthly free allowance covers low-volume projects; India is an exception at $0.12 per GB, and large-transfer customers can request lower prices if they commit to substantial monthly usage.

## Context

Fly.io says dramatically increased volume reduced its unit costs, enabling lower bandwidth prices. The pricing aims to scale from small, mostly text-based apps to high-volume applications while keeping costs transparent and predictable.

## Approach / What changed

Fly.io replaced graduated tiers and detailed regional rates with a single blended outbound-bandwidth price for all customers. It also added a 160GB monthly free allowance and offers potential further reductions for customers that commit to substantial monthly data transfer.

## Takeaways

- Outbound transfer costs $0.02 per GB from North America and Europe, $0.04 per GB almost everywhere else, and $0.12 per GB from India.
- The blended pricing model uses roughly 11 underlying bandwidth rates and absorbs regional cost differences rather than passing that complexity to customers.
- The first 160GB of bandwidth each month is free; customers committing to large monthly transfers can request lower prices for everyone.

**Tags:** [Firecracker](https://yomu.fyi/topic/firecracker), [Fly.io](https://yomu.fyi/topic/fly-io), [Pricing](https://yomu.fyi/topic/pricing)

- Source: [Fly.io](https://fly.io/blog/we-cut-bandwidth-prices-go-nuts)
- Source URL: https://fly.io/blog/we-cut-bandwidth-prices-go-nuts
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