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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