[Updated] Object Storage pricing per region (#6697)

* [Updated] Object Storage pricing per region * [Updated] Beta DC doc with regional OBJ pricing * copy edit per astevens recommendations
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diff --git a/docs/products/platform/get-started/guides/beta-for-new-data-centers/index.md b/docs/products/platform/get-started/guides/beta-for-new-data-centers/index.md
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 title: "Limited Beta for Akamai's New Data Centers"
 description: "This document provides details for the limited availability beta of Akamai Cloud Compute's latest data centers."
 published: 2023-04-17
-modified: 2023-10-22
+modified: 2023-10-26
 modified_by:
   name: Linode
 tags: ["linode platform"]
@@ -63,8 +63,8 @@ Each data center in this beta is slated to have most of Akamai’s cloud computi
 
 The new data centers feature enhanced Object Storage, which improves upon the consistency and reliability of the existing service and offers increased capacity (outlined below). Review the [Availability](/docs/products/storage/object-storage/#availability) and [Specifications](/docs/products/storage/object-storage/#specifications) section of the Object Storage documentation for more details.
 
-- **Max storage** (*per region, per account*): 5 TB (up to 1,000 TB by request)
-- **Max # of objects** (*per region, per account*): 50 million (up to 1 billion by request)
+- **Max storage** (*per region, per account*): 100 TB (up to 1,000 TB by request)
+- **Max # of objects** (*per region, per account*): 100 million (up to 1 billion by request)
 
 The following table includes the IDs and URLs of each new Object Storage cluster:
 
@@ -86,7 +86,9 @@ The following table includes the IDs and URLs of each new Object Storage cluster
 
 ### Premium Plans
 
-A new [Premium tier](/docs/products/compute/compute-instances/plans/premium/) Dedicated CPU plan type for Compute Instances is available only in the new data centers. This is in addition to our standard tier Dedicated CPU, Shared CPU, and High Memory instance types. These Premium tier instances guarantee a baseline hardware class that includes new AMD EPYC™ CPUs. These Premium offerings are built for applications with critical performance needs such as enterprise video encoding, AI, CI/CD, build servers, and data analysis. The table below outlines the pricing and hardware specifications for Premium tier Dedicated CPU Instances:
+A new [Premium tier](/docs/products/compute/compute-instances/plans/premium/) Dedicated CPU Compute Instance plan is available only in the new data centers. This is in addition to our standard tier Dedicated CPU, Shared CPU, and High Memory instance types. These Premium tier instances guarantee a baseline hardware class that includes new AMD EPYC™ CPUs. These Premium offerings are built for applications with critical performance needs such as enterprise video encoding, AI, CI/CD, build servers, and data analysis.
+
+The table below outlines the default pricing and hardware specifications for Premium tier Dedicated CPU Instances. [Pricing](https://www.linode.com/pricing/) may vary by region:
 
 | <div class="w-40">Plan</div> | <div class="w-36">Price</div> | RAM (GB) | CPU Cores | Storage (GB) | Transfer (TB) | Network In/Out (Gbps)
 | --- |  --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
@@ -103,7 +105,7 @@ A new [Premium tier](/docs/products/compute/compute-instances/plans/premium/) De
 The new Premium plans can also be deployed as worker nodes in Linode Kubernetes Engine (LKE) clusters. There is no additional cost for Premium plan LKE worker nodes beyond the price listed in the Premium pricing table above.
 
 {{< note isCollapsible=true title="Details of the Backup service for Premium Plans" >}}
-Optionally, you can also add on the [Backup](/docs/products/storage/backups/) service to a Premium instance. The price for this service is outlined below:
+Optionally, you can also add the [Backup](/docs/products/storage/backups/) service to a Premium instance. The default prices for this service are outlined below. [Pricing](https://www.linode.com/pricing/) may vary by region:
 
 | <div class="w-40">Plan</div> | Price for the Backup service |
 | --- | --- |
@@ -324,4 +326,4 @@ Lish and Glish provide direct access to your Compute Instances, bypassing the ne
     ```
     {{< /note >}}
 
--   **Weblish/Glish Gateway:** `us-iad.webconsole.linode.com`
+-   **Weblish/Glish Gateway:** `us-iad.webconsole.linode.com`
diff --git a/docs/products/platform/get-started/guides/network-transfer/index.md b/docs/products/platform/get-started/guides/network-transfer/index.md
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 description: "Learn how your Linode account's network transfer pool is calculated and billed."
 keywords: ["network","billing","account","transfer", "overage"]
 published: 2018-08-21
-modified: 2023-09-21
+modified: 2023-10-25
 modified_by:
   name: Linode
 title: "Network Transfer Usage and Costs"
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ The following Linode services consume network transfer and, in most cases, inclu
 
 - **NodeBalancers:** Consume network transfer but do not include a monthly transfer allowance.
 
-- **Object Storage:** Consumes network transfer and includes 1 TB of transfer allowance per month, regardless of usage.
+- **Object Storage:** Consumes network transfer and adds 1 TB of transfer allowance per month to your global network transfer pool.
 
 - **Managed Databases:** Does not consume network transfer or include a monthly transfer allowance.
 
@@ -53,7 +53,15 @@ Costs associated with network transfer can often be unexpected or confusing in a
 
 - Outbound transfer from Object Storage (over both public IPv6 and public IPv4), even to other Linode services within the same data center.
 
-All metered network transfer consumed by a service is counted toward either the global network transfer pool or its data center-specific pool (if that region tracks network transfer separately from the global pool). Any additional transfer usage that exceeds this monthly allotment starts at $0.005/GB (or $5/TB) depending on the service’s region. Additional transfer usage is charged at the end of the billing period.
+All metered network transfer consumed by a service is counted toward either the global network transfer pool or its data center-specific pool (if that region tracks network transfer separately from the global pool). Any additional transfer usage that exceeds this monthly allotment starts at $0.005/GB (or $5/TB) depending on the service’s region (see the table below). Additional transfer usage is charged at the end of the billing period.
+
+{{< table >}}
+| Data Center | Network Transfer overage cost per GB |
+| :-- | -- |
+| All data centers (except those listed below) | $0.005/GB |
+| Jakarta, Indonesia | $0.015/GB |
+| São Paulo, Brazil | $ 0.007/GB |
+{{< /table >}}
 
 {{< note >}}
 The combined monthly network transfer pools are typically enough to cover *most* common use cases for our services. You are only billed for additional network transfer if your usage exceeds the global or data center-specific pools during a billing period.

diff --git a/docs/products/storage/object-storage/_index.md b/docs/products/storage/object-storage/_index.md
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ tab_group_main:
 cascade:
     date: 2020-06-02
     product_description: "An S3-compatible object storage solution designed to store, manage, and access unstructured data in the cloud."
-modified: 2023-10-22
+modified: 2023-10-25
 aliases: ['/platform/object-storage/pricing-and-limitations/', '/guides/pricing-and-limitations','/products/storage/object-storage/guides/enable/']
 ---
 
@@ -35,6 +35,7 @@ Using Object Storage to host your static site files means you do not have to wor
 
 Object Storage is available within the following data centers. For a full list of specifications for each region, review the [Technical Specifications](#specifications).
 
+{{< table >}}
 | Data Center | Cluster ID |
 | -- | -- |
 | Amsterdam (Netherlands)\* | `nl-ams-1` |
@@ -54,41 +55,52 @@ Object Storage is available within the following data centers. For a full list o
 | Singapore | `ap-south-1` |
 | Stockholm (Sweden)\* | `se-sto-1` |
 | Washington, DC (USA)\* | `us-iad-1` |
+{{< /table >}}
 
 \**Higher capacity regions. These data centers offer increased capacity and are ideal for large enterprise workloads.*
 
 Object Storage deployments in each data center are assigned a cluster ID. These are used when [formatting URLs](/docs/products/storage/object-storage/guides/urls/) and integrating Object Storage with tools such as the [Linode CLI](/docs/products/storage/object-storage/guides/linode-cli/), [s3cmd](/docs/products/storage/object-storage/guides/s3cmd/), [s4cmd](/docs/products/storage/object-storage/guides/s4cmd/), and [Cyberduck](/docs/products/storage/object-storage/guides/cyberduck/).
 
 ## Pricing
 
-Linode Object Storage costs a flat rate of $5 a month, and includes 250 gigabytes of storage. This flat rate is prorated, so if you use Object Storage for a fraction of the month you are charged a fraction of the cost. For example, if you have Object Storage enabled for half of the month and use up to 250 gigabytes of storage you are billed $2.50 at the end of the month. Each additional gigabyte of storage over the first 250 gigabytes costs $0.02, and this usage is also prorated based on usage time.
+Linode Object Storage costs a flat rate of $5 a month, and includes 250 gigabytes of storage. This flat rate is prorated, so if you use Object Storage for a fraction of the month you are charged a fraction of the cost. For example, if you have Object Storage enabled for half of the month and use up to 250 gigabytes of storage you are billed $2.50 at the end of the month. The default cost of storage per gigabyte over the first 250 gigabytes is $0.02, and this usage is also prorated based on usage time.
 
-{{< note >}}
-Object Storage for our **Jakarta** and **São Paulo** data centers is in currently in beta. While in beta, the Object Storage service remains free to use in these regions.
-{{< /note >}}
+Storage and network transfer overages for Object Storage vary by data center due to regional infrastructure costs. The below table includes overage costs for different data centers where Object Storage is available:
+
+{{< table >}}
+| Data Center | Storage overage per GB above 250 GB | Network Transfer overage cost |
+| :-- | -- | -- |
+| All data centers (except those listed below) | $0.02/GB | $0.005/GB |
+| Jakarta, Indonesia | $0.024/GB | $0.015/GB |
+| São Paulo, Brazil | $0.028/GB | $0.007/GB |
+{{< /table >}}
 
 {{< content "object-storage-cancellation-shortguide" >}}
 
 ## Technical Specifications and Considerations {#specifications}
 
 The table below outlines default Object Storage limits. Limits apply **per region, per account**, unless otherwise specified.
 
+{{< table >}}
 | Resource | Limit |
 | -- | -- |
 | Maximum storage | 100 TB (Up to 1,000 TB by request)* |
 | Maximum number of objects | 100 million (Up to 1 billion by request)* |
 | Maximum number of buckets | 1,000 buckets |
 | Maximum file upload size | 5 GB (5 TB with multipart uploads) |
 | Rate limit (per bucket) | 750 requests per second |
+{{< /table >}}
 
 *Limit varies by region. Data centers with exceptions to the default bucket limits are listed in the table below:
 
+{{< table >}}
 | Data Center | Max Storage<br><small>per account, per region</small> | Max # of objects<br><small>per account, per region</small> |
 | -- | -- | -- |
 | Atlanta, GA (USA) | 5 TB | 50 million |
 | Frankfurt (Germany) | 5 TB | 50 million |
 | Newark, NJ (USA) | 5 TB | 50 million |
 | Singapore | 5 TB | 50 million |
+{{< /table >}}
 
 If your workloads require additional storage or need to accommodate more objects, [contact the Support team](https://www.linode.com/support/) with your request. Be sure to include any details related to your application and requirements. Among other factors, the total capacity of the region is considered when processing a limit increase request. For larger enterprise workloads, consider using one of the data centers designated as *higher capacity* (see [Availability](#availability)).
 
@@ -97,10 +109,14 @@ If your workloads require additional storage or need to accommodate more objects
 - 40 Gbps inbound network bandwidth
 - Free inbound network transfer
 - Metered outbound network transfer, including traffic to other Linode services within the same data center (over both public IPv4 and IPv6 addresses)
-- Includes 1 TB (prorated) of transfer allowance per month
+- When enabling Object Storage on your account, 1 TB (prorated) of transfer allowance per month is added to your **global network transfer pool**
 
 See the [Network Transfer Usage and Costs](/docs/products/platform/get-started/guides/network-transfer/) guide for additional details, including costs for network transfer overages.
 
+{{< note >}}
+If creating a bucket in our **Jakarta** or **São Paulo** data centers, note that no additional transfer is added to their region-specific transfer pools.
+{{< /note >}}
+
 ### Additional Limits and Specifications
 
 - **Upload file size limit:** 5 GB. The maximum upload size of a single object is *5 GB*, though this can easily be overcome by using multi-part uploads. Both [s3cmd](/docs/products/storage/object-storage/guides/s3cmd/) and [cyberduck](/docs/products/storage/object-storage/guides/cyberduck/) will do this for you automatically if a file exceeds this limit as part of the uploading process.