Use Cases

Use Case: COINBASE OHLCV 1MIN Cost Estimate

A sample Flat Files pricing simulation for downloading six months of COINBASE OHLCV_ACTIVE_CONSOLIDATED 1MIN data.

Use Case: COINBASE OHLCV 1MIN Cost Estimate

This example estimates the Flat Files cost for downloading COINBASE OHLCV_ACTIVE_CONSOLIDATED 1MIN data from 2025-01-01 to 2025-06-30 inclusive.

Each file contains all COINBASE symbols supported during the period.

Assumptions

ItemValue
DatasetOHLCV_ACTIVE_CONSOLIDATED
ExchangeCOINBASE
Period1MIN
Time range2025-01-01 to 2025-06-30
Files181
Size2,331.98 MB / 2.33 GB

Pricing

ComponentRate
OHLCV 1MIN data transfer0.25 UC per MB
OHLCV API calls250 UC per 1,000 calls, or 0.25 UC per call

Estimated usage scenarios

Data transfer is the same in all scenarios:

2,331.98 MB × 0.25 UC = 583.00 UC

ScenarioRequest assumptionRequest usageTotal estimated usage
A. GET only181 GET45.25 UC628.25 UC
B. LIST + HEAD + GET1 LIST + 181 HEAD + 181 GET90.75 UC673.75 UC
C. Multipart sample1 LIST + 181 HEAD + ~292 multipart GETs118.50 UC701.50 UC

Plan comparison

PlanIncluded creditsScenario A: 628.25 UCScenario B: 673.75 UCScenario C: 701.50 UC
Pay As You GoN/A$628.25$673.75$701.50
Committed 64~75.29 UC$616.96$662.46$690.21
Committed 256~341.33 UC$542.92$588.42$616.17
Committed 512~731.43 UC$512.00$512.00$512.00
Committed 1024~1,575.38 UC$1,024.00$1,024.00$1,024.00

Result

For this sample, Committed 512 is the lowest estimated cost across the shown scenarios because it includes approximately 731.43 UC, which covers the estimated usage range of 628.25 UC to 701.50 UC.

Usage above included plan credits is billed as additional Pay As You Go usage at $1.00/Credit.

Caveat

Actual request usage can be higher depending on the tool and configuration. Some tools may perform HEAD or LIST requests, use multipart or ranged GET downloads, retry failed downloads, or re-download files.

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