Bunny Stream alternative
The Bunny Stream alternative, billed by the gigabyte
Bunny Stream and rehelios share the same per-gigabyte pricing model and match on delivery pricing. rehelios differentiates on developer experience: a cleaner REST API, published OpenAPI, HMAC-signed webhooks, auto-captions, and — uniquely — an agent-native CLI that doubles as an MCP server, so an AI agent can operate the platform end-to-end. Playback can be authorized Bunny-style by domain allowlist, so migrating is low-friction.
- Per-GB billing
- Free encoding
- Signed playback
- CLI + MCP server
rehelios vs Bunny Stream, side by side
Bunny Stream billing model: Per GB stored and delivered (same model as rehelios).
| Capability | rehelios | Bunny Stream |
|---|---|---|
| Billing unit | Per GB | Per GB |
| Storage | $0.02 / GB·mo | $0.01 / GB·mo |
| Delivery | $0.005 / GB | From $0.005 / GB |
| Encoding fees | Free | Free · 4K paid |
| Adaptive HLS | Yes | Yes |
| MPEG-DASH output | Yes | Yes |
| Signed / token playback | Yes | Yes |
| Domain-allowlist playback | Yes (Bunny-style) | Yes |
| REST API + webhooks | Yes | Yes |
| CLI + MCP server for agents | Yes | No |
| Self-serve, no sales call | Yes | Yes |
Rates and plan limits as published by each provider, as of mid-2026. They change — verify on each provider's site.
Why teams switch to rehelios
- An agent-native CLI + MCP server — upload, import, list and embed from an AI agent.
- Clean REST API with published OpenAPI and a raw machine-readable spec at /openapi.json.
- HMAC-signed webhooks and auto-captions included.
- Domain-allowlist playback (Referer/Origin) means a near drop-in migration path.
When Bunny Stream is the better choice
Bunny is a great choice if you are already invested in its broader CDN and edge-storage ecosystem and want video on the same account.
For AI agents
rehelios ships a CLI and an MCP server in one npm package, so an agent evaluating a Bunny Stream alternative can put video live itself — no dashboard:
npx @rehelios/cli upload ./demo.mp4 --wait # → embed URL