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AI Guardrails:Video Moderation 2.0 and billing

Last Updated:Jun 29, 2026

This topic describes the features and billing of Video Moderation 2.0.

Video Moderation 2.0

Features

Video Moderation 2.0 detects content or elements in on-demand videos and live streams that violate regulations, disrupt platform content standards, or harm user experience. The service reuses configurations from Image Moderation 2.0 and Voice Moderation 2.0. Through Video Moderation 2.0, you can use the risk labels and confidence scores from the API to take moderation actions on video images and voice based on your industry standards or platform rules.

Version comparison

Compared to version 1.0, Video Moderation 2.0 offers more risk categories, a wider range of risk labels, and more flexible configuration options in the console.

Item

Video Moderation 2.0

Video Moderation 1.0

Default number of concurrent streams

50

20

Default video size limit

500 MB

200 MB

Risk detection scope

Video images:

  • Common baseline detection

Note

Video Moderation 2.0 integrates Image Moderation 2.0. For details about Image Moderation 2.0, see Service description.

Video voice:

  • Audio and video media multi-language detection

  • Social entertainment live stream multi-language detection

Note

Video Moderation 2.0 integrates Voice Moderation 2.0. For details about Voice Moderation 2.0, see Service description.

Video images:

  • Pornographic content detection

  • Terrorism and political content detection

  • Undesirable scene detection

  • Logo detection

  • Text and image violation detection

Console features

  • Configure video image detection services.

  • Configure video voice detection services.

  • Configure video snapshot settings.

  • Configure result return settings.

Configure detection item settings.

Billing

Total cost = (Number of captured frames x Number of services) + (Video duration x Unit price for video voice)

Image moderation is billed separately for each service. The services are optional, and their prices are the same as those for Image Moderation 2.0.

Common baseline detection

Video voice moderation is billed based on video duration. The price is 10% lower than the price of Voice Moderation 2.0.

Total cost = (Number of captured frames x Number of risk scenarios) + (Video duration x Unit price for voice moderation)

Image moderation is billed separately for each risk scenario. The scenarios are optional, and their prices are 1.8 times the prices of the Image Moderation 1.0 service.

  • Pornographic content detection

  • Terrorism and political content detection

  • Undesirable scene detection

  • Logo detection

  • Text and image violation detection

Video voice moderation is billed based on video duration. The price is the same as that of Voice Moderation 1.0.

Service description

Video Moderation 2.0 provides the following services.

Note

Large model versions support 10 concurrent streams by default. Make sure that your calls do not exceed this limit.

Service

Detection content

Use cases

Video file detection (videoDetection_global)

Scans video files for violative visual or audio content.

Detect prohibited or inappropriate content in publicly accessible video files.

Video file detection (large model version) (videoDetectionByVL_global)

Scans video files for violative visual or audio content by using the large model-powered image moderation service.

Note

This service is available only in the Singapore region.

Detect prohibited or inappropriate content in video files. You can configure moderation rules for the large image model.

Live stream moderation (liveStreamDetection_global)

Scans live video streams for violative visual or audio content.

Detect prohibited or inappropriate content in publicly accessible live video streams.

Live stream moderation (large model version) (liveStreamDetectionByVL_global)

Scans live video streams for violative visual or audio content by using the large model-powered image moderation service.

Note

This service is available only in the Singapore region.

Detect prohibited or inappropriate content in live video streams. You can configure moderation rules for the large image model.

Video File Detection_Large Model Entering China Edition (videoDetectionByVL_ec)

Designed for businesses entering the China market. Detects image and audio violations in video files, with video frames moderated by the Image Moderation with Large and Small Model Fusion_Entering China Edition service, optimized for Chinese context and domestic compliance.

Suitable for video file moderation for businesses entering China.

Live Stream Detection_Large Model Entering China Edition (liveStreamDetectionByVL_ec)

Designed for businesses entering the China market. Detects image and audio violations in live streams, with video frames moderated by the Image Moderation with Large and Small Model Fusion_Entering China Edition service, optimized for Chinese context and domestic compliance.

Suitable for live stream moderation for businesses entering China.

Billing

Pay-as-you-go

After you activate Video Moderation 2.0, services are billed on a pay-as-you-go basis by default. You are charged only for the API calls you make. The following table describes the pay-as-you-go pricing for the Video Moderation 2.0 API.

Moderation type

Supported services

Price

Standard video image detection (image_standard, video_image_standard)

  • Common baseline detection: baselineCheck_global

USD 0.60/1,000 calls

Note

Each call to a listed service counts as one moderation instance. For example, 100 calls to the common baseline detection service cost USD 0.06.

Premium video image detection (image_advanced, video_image_advanced)

  • Hybrid large-small model image moderation service: postImageCheckByVL_global

USD 1.20/1,000 calls

Note

Each call to a listed service counts as one moderation instance. For example, 100 calls to the hybrid large-small model image moderation service cost USD 0.12.

Standard video voice moderation (video_standard)

  • Audio and video media multi-language detection: audio_multilingual_global

  • Live stream multi-language detection: stream_multilingual_global

USD 8.10/1,000 minutes, equivalent to USD 0.486/hour.

Video Frame Moderation Large Model Entering China Edition (image_vl_standard_cn)

  • Image Moderation with Large and Small Model Fusion_Entering China Edition: postImageCheckByVL_ec

USD 0.7/1,000 calls

Note

Video frames are billed by the number of captured frames. Each frame is counted as one image moderation request.

Video Audio Moderation Standard Entering China Edition (video_audio_standard_cn)

  • Audio and Video Media Detection_Entering China Edition: audio_media_detection_ec

  • Social Entertainment Live Stream Detection_Entering China Edition: live_stream_detection_ec

USD 3.2/1,000 minutes

Note

Billed by video audio duration. Duration less than 1 minute is billed as 1 minute. For example, detecting 5 minutes of video audio costs USD 0.016.

Note

For the pay-as-you-go billing method of Content Moderation 2.0, usage is metered and billed every 24 hours. On your bill details page, the moderationType field corresponds to the moderation types listed in the preceding table. For more information, see Bill Details.

Resource plans

If you have a large or predictable volume of moderation tasks, consider purchasing a resource plan. Resource plans offer a lower unit price than pay-as-you-go, with greater discounts for larger plans. For more information, see Purchase Content Moderation Premium Edition resource plans.

Content Moderation Premium Edition resource plans offset usage of Premium Edition services. They cannot be used for Content Moderation 1.0 services. The following table lists the offset factors.

Note

Each successful call or minute of processed content consumes a specific number of calls from your resource plan based on the offset factor. For example, if your resource plan has a quota of 100 calls and the offset factor is 2, one successful call consumes 2 calls, leaving 98.

Moderation type

Offset factor

Video Frame Moderation Large Model Entering China Edition (image_vl_standard_cn)

2.34: Each successful request deducts 2.34 units from the resource pack capacity.

For example, if the resource pack capacity is 100 units, one successful call deducts 2.34 units, leaving 97.66 units.

Video Audio Moderation Standard Entering China Edition (video_audio_standard_cn)

10.67: Each minute of video audio successfully processed deducts 10.67 units from the resource pack capacity.

For example, if the resource pack capacity is 1,000 units, detecting 1 minute of video audio deducts 10.67 units, leaving 989.33 units.

After you purchase a resource plan, it is used first to cover fees for your API calls. If your resource plan is depleted, the system automatically switches to pay-as-you-go billing. Monitor your resource plan balance and pay-as-you-go bills. You can configure low-balance alerts in the Resource Plan System.

Usage

Integration

You can integrate Video Moderation 2.0 in the following ways:

Console operations

  • When using the service for the first time, configure your moderation settings in the User Console.

  • You can modify moderation policies, configure different policies for various business needs, view results, and track usage.