Cloudflare Images

Image storage + edge transforms

Free tier + paidImages, video & filesdevelopers.cloudflare.com

What it is

Store, resize and deliver images from Cloudflare's edge. Two modes: a managed image bucket, or transformations applied to images already sitting on R2, S3 or any origin. Handles AVIF and WebP negotiation automatically and supports signed URLs and named variants.

Why it earns a slot

If the site is already on Cloudflare this is the lowest-friction optimization layer. Transformations on remote origins bill only for the transform, so pairing it with R2 yields edge-optimized images with zero egress cost.

Know before you commit

Billing counts unique transformations, so every distinct width, quality and format combination is a separate billable render — a wide srcset across AVIF and WebP multiplies the count fast.

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Pricing snapshot

5,000 unique transformations/mo free on every plan including Free. Then $0.50 per 1,000 unique transformations; $5 per 100,000 images stored/mo; $1 per 100,000 images delivered/mo

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Evaluate Cloudflare Images (https://developers.cloudflare.com/images/) for this project, then use it only if it fits what we are already building.
Context: Image storage + edge transforms. Store, resize and deliver images from Cloudflare's edge. Two modes: a managed image bucket, or transformations applied to images already sitting on R2, S3 or any origin. Handles AVIF and WebP negotiation automatically and supports signed URLs and named variants.
Reviewer notes (general, not written for this codebase): If the site is already on Cloudflare this is the lowest-friction optimization layer. Transformations on remote origins bill only for the transform, so pairing it with R2 yields edge-optimized images with zero egress cost.
Watch out for: Billing counts unique transformations, so every distinct width, quality and format combination is a separate billable render — a wide srcset across AVIF and WebP multiplies the count fast.
Pricing: 5,000 unique transformations/mo free on every plan including Free. Then $0.50 per 1,000 unique transformations; $5 per 100,000 images stored/mo; $1 per 100,000 images delivered/mo
Rules: treat the notes above as background only. Do not assume a theme, style, layout or feature that is not already in this project — inspect the existing code first and ask me before changing visual direction.

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