Image optimization

CDN Image Optimization Cost 2026 Verified: Cloudflare $5/100K, Bunny $9.50/mo Flat

Image optimization can cut bandwidth 40-70% but every vendor prices it differently. Cloudflare meters per delivery; Bunny is flat; Fastly is quote-driven; AWS uses Lambda@Edge.

Verified 17 June 2026

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What does CDN image optimization cost in 2026?

Cloudflare Images: $5 per 100,000 images stored + $1 per 100,000 delivered. BunnyCDN Optimizer: $9.50/mo flat. Cloudflare Polish (Pro+): bundled. Fastly Image Optimizer: quote-driven. AWS Image Optimization: Lambda@Edge invocation + CloudFront egress, roughly $0.20 per 1,000 transformations + bandwidth.

Per-vendor rates

Cloudflare Images (paid product): $5/100K stored + $1/100K delivered.
Cloudflare Polish (bundled in Pro/Business): no per-image fee.
BunnyCDN Optimizer: $9.50/mo per pull zone, flat.
Fastly Image Optimizer: quote-driven, typically $0.50-$2/1,000 transforms.
AWS Image Optimization via Lambda@Edge: $0.20/M invocations + $0.0000166667 per GB-sec.
imgix (third-party but CDN-adjacent): $10/mo starter + $0.06 per master image.

When image optimization pays for itself

If image bandwidth is more than 25% of CDN spend, optimization usually pays back in month 1 by cutting bytes 40-70%. For a $1,000/mo bill that is $250+ in savings to offset a $50 add-on.

Last verified June 2026.