Egress
Data leaving a cloud or region, typically billed at a premium and a major hidden cost in AI pipelines.
Current numbers
1.25 days (exact constructed ratio)Illustrative full-artifact transfer: 1,000 GB at 800 GB/day of allowed egress takes 1.25 days
74–79%Egress share of the cloud storage bill in one vendor model: 20 TB stored, 15 TB/month out
$0.087/GBAzure internet egress, first paid tier (next 10 TB after 100 GB free); list price, negotiated rates lower