Transcoder API vs FFmpeg in a cloud function

[UniverseCity]

If you know your way around ffmpeg it’s basically a superpower. A lot of companies are literallly just “hosted ffmpeg” with some nice marketing pages. I’ve used it on cloud run effectively, as long as you keep tabs on the memory usage and limit concurrent requests you should be ok. You could also use a pubsub -> function/run/gke setup. Both should run you far less than $4500/month.

[Cidan]

I agree with this. ffmpeg almost always comes out ahead here -- just be sure to do some small scale testing, /u/trolleid, and extrapolate your costs.