Content Moderation 2.0 supports image, text, voice, video, and document moderation 2.0, and offers pay-as-you-go.
Enable pay-as-you-go
Enabling pay-as-you-go for Content Moderation is free. You pay only for what you use. Compared to Content Moderation 1.0, Content Moderation 2.0 has a simpler pricing model. Scanning the same content for multiple risk scenarios costs 50% to 70% less than with Content Moderation 1.0. For details, see pricing details.
After you activate the pay-as-you-go billing method, Content Moderation 2.0 bills based on the content type (images, text) and volume moderated.
Read and agree to Content Moderation V2.0 Terms of Service, and then click Activate Now.
Content Moderation 2.0 resource plan
For high-volume moderation or predictable usage, purchase a resource plan. Resource plans offer lower unit prices than pay-as-you-go, and larger plans provide greater savings. Usage is deducted from your plan based on the following formula: Deductible usage = Daily API calls x deduction coefficient for the service.
After you purchase a resource plan, Content Moderation 2.0 deducts usage from the plan first. When the plan is depleted, the system automatically switches to pay-as-you-go. Monitor your remaining quota and pay-as-you-go charges. Configure quota alerts in the Resource plans section of Alibaba Cloud Billing Management.
Go to Alibaba Cloud Billing Management - Resource Instance Management and set an alert for your remaining quota.
The Content Moderation 2.0 resource plan cannot be shared with Content Moderation 1.0.
Renew resource plan
If your resource plan is depleted, purchase a new one on the V2.0 resource plan purchase page. You can purchase multiple resource plans, and they are consumed in purchase order. The 2.0 resource plan is valid for one year. Use the plan before it expires.
Purchase a content moderation QPS plan
If the default QPS does not meet your business needs or if you need to scan large data volumes quickly, purchase a Content Moderation QPS plan to increase your capacity.
To purchase a QPS resource plan, contact your business manager or submit a ticket. You must provide your UID and specify the feature and region for configuration verification.
A QPS resource plan adds to your default QPS limit.
QPS plan details:
Type | Description |
2.0 version QPS resource plan | Supported features: Content Moderation 2.0 API, OSS compliance detection Inclusive Edition Supported versions: Features not based on large models Capacity calculation: New QPS limit = Default QPS + Purchased QPS Billing model: This plan only increases your QPS limit. Usage is still billed on a pay-as-you-go basis. Note For example, if the default QPS for common baseline detection is 100 and you purchase a resource plan for an additional 100 QPS for one month, your new QPS limit for image moderation Enhanced Edition is now 200. Usage within this 200 QPS limit is still billed on a pay-as-you-go basis. |
2.0 version QPS resource plan (large model-based version) | Supported features: Content Moderation 2.0 API, OSS compliance detection Inclusive Edition Supported versions: Features based on large models Capacity calculation: New QPS limit = Default QPS + Purchased QPS Billing model: This plan only increases your QPS limit. Usage is still billed on a pay-as-you-go basis. Note For example, if the default QPS for the large model-based version of image moderation is 50 and you purchase a resource plan for an additional 50 QPS for one month, your new QPS limit for image moderation Enhanced Edition is now 100. Usage within this 100 QPS limit is still billed on a pay-as-you-go basis. |
Content Moderation QPS plans require configuration verification and cannot be purchased directly. To purchase a plan, contact your business manager or submit a ticket.
Pricing
Content Moderation 2.0 Pay-as-you-go
The following table lists the pay-as-you-go pricing for Content Moderation 2.0 Edition.
Modality | Moderation type (billable item) | Supported services | Unit price | Resource plan deduction factor |
Image moderation | Large-model image moderation - China Entering Edition (image_vl_standard_cn) | Image moderation with large and small model fusion - China Entering Edition: postImageCheckByVL_ec | USD 0.70/1,000 calls | 2.34 |
Standard image moderation (image_standard) | Common baseline detection: baselineCheck_global AIGC-generated image detection: aigcDetector_global | USD 0.60/1,000 calls | 2 | |
Advanced image moderation (image_advanced) | Large- and small-model fusion image moderation: postImageCheckByVL_global | USD 1.20/1,000 calls | 4 | |
Text moderation | Advanced text moderation (text_advanced) | UGC text moderation with large model: ugc_moderation_byllm_global | USD 0.60/1,000 calls | 2 |
Standard text moderation (text_standard) | Multi-language text detection (professional): text_multilingual_pro_global | USD 0.30/1,000 calls | 1 | |
Voice moderation | Standard voice moderation - China Entering Edition (audio_standard_cn) | Voice moderation with large model - China Entering Edition: audio_detection_byllm_ec | USD 3.50/1,000 minutes | 11.67 |
Standard voice moderation (audio_standard) | Audio/video media multi-language detection: audio_multilingual_global Live stream multi-language detection: stream_multilingual_global | USD 9.00/1,000 minutes | 30 | |
Advanced voice moderation (audio_advanced) | Voice moderation with large model (standard): audio_detection_byllm_global Voice moderation with large model (streaming): live_detection_byllm_global | USD 18.00/1,000 minutes | 60 | |
Video moderation | Standard video audio moderation - China Entering Edition (video_audio_standard_cn) |
| USD 3.20/1,000 minutes | 10.67 |
Standard video image detection (video_image_standard) | Common baseline detection: baselineCheck_global | USD 0.60/1,000 calls | 2 | |
Advanced video image detection (video_image_advanced) | Large- and small-model fusion image moderation: postImageCheckByVL_global | USD 1.20/1,000 calls | 4 | |
Standard video audio moderation (video_audio_standard) | Audio/video media multi-language detection: audio_multilingual_global Live stream multi-language detection: stream_multilingual_global | USD 8.10/1,000 minutes | 27 | |
Document moderation | Standard document moderation - China Entering Edition (file_standard_cn) | General document detection service - China Entering Edition: document_detection_ec | USD 0.035/call per 50 pages | 116.67 |
Standard document moderation (file_standard) | General document detection: fileDetection_global | USD 0.09/call per 50 pages | 15 |
The China Entering Edition services listed above are designed for cross-border businesses targeting the Chinese market, providing content moderation capabilities tailored for the Chinese language and domestic compliance requirements.
The billing frequency for Content Moderation 2.0 Edition pay-as-you-go is once every 24 hours.
Resource plan deduction
The deduction factors for China Entering Edition services are as follows. Larger resource plans offer greater discounts. Purchase link: Purchase Content Moderation 2.0 Edition resource plan.
Moderation type (billable item) | Deduction factor | Description |
Large-model image moderation - China Entering Edition (image_vl_standard_cn) | 2.34 | Each successful API call deducts 2.34 units from the resource plan quota. |
Standard image moderation (image_standard) | 2 | Each successful API call deducts 2 units from the resource plan quota. |
Advanced image moderation (image_advanced) | 4 | Each successful API call deducts 4 units from the resource plan quota. |
Advanced text moderation (text_advanced) | 2 | Each successful API call deducts 2 units from the resource plan quota. |
Standard text moderation (text_standard) | 1 | Each successful API call deducts 1 unit from the resource plan quota. |
Standard voice moderation - China Entering Edition (audio_standard_cn) | 11.67 | Each successful minute of processed audio deducts 11.67 units from the resource plan quota. |
Standard voice moderation (audio_standard) | 30 | Each successful minute of processed audio deducts 30 units from the resource plan quota. |
Advanced voice moderation (audio_advanced) | 60 | Each successful minute of processed audio deducts 60 units from the resource plan quota. |
Standard video audio moderation - China Entering Edition (video_audio_standard_cn) | 10.67 | Each successful minute of processed video audio deducts 10.67 units from the resource plan quota. |
Standard video image detection (video_image_standard) | 2 | Each successful API call deducts 2 units from the resource plan quota. |
Advanced video image detection (video_image_advanced) | 4 | Each successful API call deducts 4 units from the resource plan quota. |
Standard video audio moderation (video_audio_standard) | 27 | Each successful minute of processed video audio deducts 27 units from the resource plan quota. |
Standard document moderation - China Entering Edition (file_standard_cn) | 116.67 | Each successful document moderation request (per 50 pages) deducts 116.67 units from the resource plan quota. |
Standard document moderation (file_standard) | 15 | Each successful document moderation request (per 50 pages) deducts 15 units from the resource plan quota. |
Overdue payments and top-ups
The billing cycle of Content Moderation 2.0 is 24 hours.
Alibaba Cloud generates a bill in each billing cycle based on the quantity of resources that you used in the previous billing cycle and deducts the service fee accordingly from your Alibaba Cloud account. In most cases, a bill is generated within 10 to 12 hours after the end of each calendar day.
When the system detects overdue payments on your account, your service is suspended. After you make the payment, it takes effect within 5 minutes, and you can use Content Moderation again.