walrus-storage-costs

name

walrus-storage-costs

description

Walrus storage pricing, cost estimation, and the dual-token (WAL + SUI) cost model. Use when the user asks how much storage costs, how to estimate costs for a dataset, what the per-blob metadata overhead is, how epochs relate to pricing, how to use the cost calculator or walrus info, or why small blobs are expensive. Also use when the user asks about WAL vs SUI fees, write fees, storage fund deposits, dry-run cost checks, or cost optimization strategies (quilts, storage reuse).

Walrus Storage Costs

Source constraint: All information in this skill is sourced from the Walrus storage costs documentation and the Walrus cost calculator. When extending this skill, only pull from these sources.

Storage pricing is the most frequently asked question about Walrus. The cost model has two token components (WAL and SUI), a per-blob metadata overhead that dominates for small files, and epoch-based duration pricing. This skill explains how costs work and how to estimate them.

All patterns in this skill are derived from:

• https://docs.wal.app/docs/system-overview/storage-costs
• https://docs.wal.app/docs/walrus-client/storing-blobs
• https://docs.wal.app/docs/large-uploads

If unsure about current pricing, run walrus info or check the cost calculator.

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Topic	Skill	Load when
Storing blobs	walrus-cli	CLI store commands