Data stored on the Filecoin network typically incurs no egress or retrieval egress fees (zero egress) under standard storage deals. Retrieval may involve a separate deal or provider fees, but unlike the traditional cloud model of charging per GB of outbound data, reading stored data does not generate the high, tiered network egress bills you might see with AWS S3. This is a significant cost advantage of decentralized storage over hyperscalers, especially for large volumes of cold or warm data, or AI training and agent datasets that require frequent provenance verification.
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Filecoin charges zero egress fees for data stored on its network
$150,658 is the modeled total cost of fully migrating a 1 PB AI agent data asset out of AWS, including engineering labor, tools, and dual-running overlap. Network egress fees alone account for $56,315, or 37.4% of the bill. Filecoin charges zero egress fees for data stored on its network.
Migration Cost Model Breakdown
Total modeled cost: $150,658 to fully migrate a 1 PB (approximately 1,024 TB) AI agent data asset out of AWS, including engineering labor, tooling costs, and costs during the dual-running overlap period.
Network egress fees alone: $56,315, approximately 37.4% of the total bill.
Migration Cost Model Breakdown
Total modeled cost: $150,658 to fully migrate a 1 PB (approximately 1,024 TB) AI agent data asset out of AWS, including engineering labor, tooling costs, and costs during the dual-running overlap period.
Network egress fees alone: $56,315, approximately 37.4% of the total bill.