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    Intelligent Media Management:Billable items for Intelligent Media Management

    Last Updated:Jun 09, 2026

    This topic describes the billable items for Intelligent Media Management.

    International pricing

    Billable items for Intelligent Media Management (IMM) include: image intelligence, metadata management, media management, document processing, and file processing.

    Important

    Starting from 11:00 on July 28, 2025 (Beijing Time, UTC+8), Intelligent Media Management (IMM) will begin charging for some currently free features and will adjust the prices of some existing billable items. For more information, see the IMM Billing Adjustment Announcement.

    Image intelligence

    The following table details the pricing for image intelligence billable items.

    Billable item

    Description

    Related API

    Related x-oss-process operation

    Unit price (USD)

    Unit

    ImageDetect

    face detection

    • DetectImageFaces

    • CompareImageFaces (face similarity comparison)

    • SearchImageFigureCluster (query the cluster for a face in an image)

    • CreateFacesSearchingTask (create a similar face image search task)

    • image/faces

    • image/crop,g_face

    • image/blur,g_face

    • image/blur,g_faces

    0.028

    per 1,000 calls

    human body detection

    DetectImageBodies (human body detection)

    image/bodies

    car detection

    DetectImageCars

    image/cars

    ImageLabel

    image labeling

    DetectImageLabels (image label detection)

    image/labels

    0.142

    per 1,000 calls

    ImageFace

    face images

    CreateFacesSearchingTask (create a similar face image search task)

    0.028

    per 1,000 calls

    ImageFaceClustering

    face clustering

    • CreateFigureClusteringTask (create a person and face clustering task)

    • CreateFigureClustersMergingTask (create a face cluster merge task)

    7.0754717

    per 1,000 calls

    GenerateStory

    story generation

    CreateStory (create a story)

    7.0754717

    per 1,000 calls

    ImageMosaic

    image mosaic

    AddImageMosaic (add image mosaic)

    0.0074

    per 1,000 calls

    ImageCropping

    smart cropping

    DetectImageCropping (detect visually appealing crop areas in an image)

    image/crop,g_auto

    0.1415094

    per 1,000 calls

    ImageQRCodes

    QR code detection

    DetectImageCodes (QR code detection)

    image/codes

    0.1132075

    per 1,000 calls

    ImageSplicing

    image splicing

    CreateImageSplicingTask (create an image splicing task)

    • Output resolution smaller than 6000 × 4000: 0.745

    • Output resolution of 6000 × 4000 or larger: 2.234

    per 1,000 calls

    ImageToPDF

    image-to-PDF conversion

    CreateImageToPDFTask (create an image-to-PDF conversion task)

    0.0074

    per 1,000 images

    ImageScoring

    image quality assessment

    DetectImageScore (image quality scoring)

    image/scoring

    0.0424528

    per 1,000 calls

    LocationDateClustering

    spatiotemporal clustering

    CreateLocationDateClusteringTask (create a spatiotemporal clustering task)

    Free for a limited time

    per 1,000 calls

    SimilarImageClustering

    image clustering

    CreateSimilarImageClusteringTask (create a similar image clustering task)

    Free for a limited time

    per 1,000 calls

    Blindwatermark

    blind watermarking

    • EncodeBlindWatermark (add a blind watermark to an image)

    • CreateDecodeBlindWatermarkTask (create a blind watermark decoding task)

    • image/blindwatermark

    • image/deblindwatermark

    0.0990566

    per 1,000 calls

    ReverseGeocoding

    reverse geocoding

    DetectMediaMeta (get media file metadata)

    Note

    This fee is charged if the media file contains geolocation information.

    0.1415094

    per 1,000 calls

    ImageTexts

    optical character recognition (OCR)

    DetectImageTexts (image text recognition)

    7.0754717

    per 1,000 calls

    Metadata management

    The following table details the pricing for metadata management billable items.

    Billable item

    Description

    Related API

    Related x-oss-process operation

    Unit price (USD)

    Unit

    StandardQueryL0

    basic query

    • GetFileMeta (get file metadata)

    • DeleteFileMeta (delete file metadata)

    • UpdateFileMeta (update file metadata)

    • BatchDeleteFileMeta (batch delete file metadata)

    • GetFigureCluster (get person cluster information)

    • UpdateFigureCluster (update a person cluster)

    • UpdateStory (update a story)

    • GetStory (get story information)

    • DeleteStory (delete a story)

    • UpdateLocationDateCluster (update a spatiotemporal cluster)

    • DeleteLocationDateCluster (delete a spatiotemporal cluster group)

    task/get

    0.001

    per 1,000 calls

    StandardQueryL1

    standard query

    • BatchGetFileMeta (batch get file metadata)

    • BatchUpdateFileMeta (batch update file metadata)

    • ListFaceGroups (get a list of face groups in a dataset)

    • AddStoryFiles (add files to a story)

    • QueryStories (query stories)

    • RemoveStoryFiles (Deletes files from a story)

    • QueryFigureClusters (query person clusters)

    • QueryLocationDateClusters (query spatiotemporal clusters)

    0.002

    per 1,000 calls

    StandardQueryL2

    advanced query

    • SimpleQuery (simple query)

    • FuzzyQuery

    0.074

    per 1,000 calls

    MediaMeta

    media information retrieval

    • DetectMediaMeta (get media file metadata)

    • GetMediaMeta (get media file metadata)

    • audio/info

    • video/info

    0.1415094

    per 1,000 calls

    SemanticAnalyze

    semantic analysis

    SemanticQuery (natural language query)

    0.52

    per 1,000 calls

    Media management

    The following table details the pricing for media management billable items.

    Billable item

    Description

    Related API

    Related x-oss-process operation

    Unit price (USD)

    Unit

    AudioCompress

    audio transcoding

    CreateMediaConvertTask (create a media transcoding task)

    • audio/concat

    • audio/compress

    0.0000141509

    per second of audio

    VideoCompressCopy

    remuxing

    CreateMediaConvertTask (create a media transcoding task)

    0.00001433525

    per second of video

    VideoCompress264LD

    H.264 transcoding - LDNote*

    CreateMediaConvertTask (create a media transcoding task)

    • video/concat

    • video/convert

    0.0000509434

    per second of video

    VideoCompress264SD

    H.264 transcoding - SDNote*

    CreateMediaConvertTask (create a media transcoding task)

    • video/concat

    • video/convert

    0.0000707547

    per second of video

    VideoCompress264HD

    H.264 transcoding - HDNote*

    CreateMediaConvertTask (create a media transcoding task)

    • video/concat

    • video/convert

    0.0001273585

    per second of video

    VideoCompress2642K

    H.264 transcoding - 2KNote*

    CreateMediaConvertTask (create a media transcoding task)

    • video/concat

    • video/convert

    0.0002830189

    per second of video

    VideoCompress2644K

    H.264 transcoding - 4KNote*

    CreateMediaConvertTask (create a media transcoding task)

    • video/concat

    • video/convert

    0.0006367925

    per second of video

    VideoCompress265LD

    H.265 transcoding - LDNote*

    CreateMediaConvertTask (create a media transcoding task)

    • video/concat

    • video/convert

    0.0002122642

    per second of video

    VideoCompress265SD

    H.265 transcoding - SDNote*

    CreateMediaConvertTask (create a media transcoding task)

    • video/concat

    • video/convert

    0.0003537736

    per second of video

    VideoCompress265HD

    H.265 transcoding - HDNote*

    CreateMediaConvertTask (create a media transcoding task)

    • video/concat

    • video/convert

    0.0007075472

    per second of video

    VideoCompress2652K

    H.265 transcoding - 2KNote*

    CreateMediaConvertTask (create a media transcoding task)

    • video/concat

    • video/convert

    0.0011320755

    per second of video

    VideoCompress2654K

    H.265 transcoding - 4KNote*

    CreateMediaConvertTask (create a media transcoding task)

    • video/concat

    • video/convert

    0.0022641509

    per second of video

    MediaAnimation

    video to animated image conversion

    CreateMediaConvertTask (create a media transcoding task)

    video/animation

    • Basic format: 0.012

    • Advanced format: 0.074

    per 1,000 frames

    ExtractSubtitleText

    subtitle text extraction

    CreateMediaConvertTask (create a media transcoding task)

    0.223

    per 1,000 tracks

    ExtractSubtitleImage

    image subtitle extraction

    CreateMediaConvertTask (create a media transcoding task)

    0.015

    per 1,000 frames

    VideoFraming

    frame capture

    CreateMediaConvertTask (create a media transcoding task)

    • video/snapshots

    • video/sprite

    0.015

    per 1,000 frames

    VideoClassification

    video label detection

    CreateVideoLabelClassificationTask (create a video label classification task)

    7.0754717

    per 1,000 calls

    LiveTranscoding

    live transcodingNote*

    GenerateVideoPlaylist (generate a playlist for live transcoding)

    • hls/m3u8

    • hls/ts

    0.0000141509

    per call

    Document processing

    The following table details the pricing for document processing billable items.

    Important

    For projects created before December 1, 2023, online preview and online editing are billed based on the number of times a document is opened. For projects created on or after December 1, 2023, billing is based on the number of API calls.

    Billable item

    Description

    Related API

    Related x-oss-process operation

    Unit price (USD)

    Unit

    DocumentConvert

    document conversion

    CreateOfficeConversionTask (create a document conversion task)

    • doc/convert

    • doc/snapshot

    11.3207547

    per 1,000 calls

    document content extraction

    ExtractDocumentText (extract document text)

    DocumentWebofficeEdit

    online editing (WebOffice)Note*

    • GenerateWebofficeToken (get a WebOffice token)

    • RefreshWebofficeToken (refresh a WebOffice token)

    doc/edit

    2.8301887

    per 1,000 calls

    DocumentWebofficePreview

    online preview (WebOffice)Note*

    • GenerateWebofficeToken (get a WebOffice token)

    • RefreshWebofficeToken (refresh a WebOffice token)

    doc/preview

    1.4150943

    per 1,000 calls

    DocumentWebofficeCachePreview

    cached preview (WebOffice)

    • GenerateWebofficeToken (get a WebOffice token)

    • RefreshWebofficeToken (refresh a WebOffice token)

    0.9905660

    per 1,000 calls

    Important

    This refers to the number of API calls.

    File processing

    The following table details the pricing for file processing billable items.

    Billable item

    Description

    Related API

    Related x-oss-process operation

    Unit price (USD)

    Unit

    PointCloudCompress

    point cloud compression

    CreateCompressPointCloudTask (create a point cloud compression task)

    pointcloud/compress

    0.03

    per 1,000 calls

    FileProcess

    file packaging and compression

    CreateFileCompressionTask (create a file compression task)

    0.00074

    GB

    archive file decompression

    CreateFileUncompressionTask (create a file decompression task)

    FilePreview

    archive file preview

    CreateArchiveFileInspectionTask (create an archive file inspection task)

    0.0074

    TB

    APIs with multiple billable items

    Note

    • The SemanticQuery operation includes the StandardQueryL2 and SemanticAnalyze billable items.

    • The CreateFacesSearchingTask operation includes the ImageDetect and ImageFace billable items.

    Video transcoding

    Note

    • H.264 transcoding: The output video uses the H.264 codec.

    • H.265 transcoding: The output video uses the H.265 codec.

    • LD: The resolution of the output video is less than or equal to 640 x 480.

    • SD: The resolution of the output video is less than or equal to 1280 x 720.

    • HD: The resolution of the output video is less than or equal to 1920 x 1080.

    • 2K: The resolution of the output video is less than or equal to 2560 x 1440.

    • 4K: The resolution of the output video is less than or equal to 3840 x 2160.

    • Video transcoding is charged per second of the output video. For billing, the transcoding duration is rounded up to the next second.

    Billing for document preview and editing

    Note

    • For projects created before December 1, 2023, billing for online document editing and document preview is based on the number of document opens, not API calls.

    • For projects created on or after December 1, 2023, billing is based on the number of API calls. To switch to the new billing model, create a new project.

    • In the API call-based billing model, each token from an API call is valid for a single user. If a token is reused, only the last user retains access, and the permissions for previous users are revoked.

    • Setting the Permission.Readonly parameter to true in the GenerateWebofficeToken API call incurs charges for document preview. Setting it to false incurs charges for online document editing.

    • The billing for a RefreshWebofficeToken call is determined by the Permission.Readonly setting in the original GenerateWebofficeToken call. If this parameter was set to true, the refresh is billed as document preview; otherwise, it is billed as online document editing.

    Billing for LiveTranscoding

    Note

    • Billing components:

      • When you generate a playlist, you can set the InitialTranscode parameter to control the duration of initial transcoding. This action incurs LiveTranscoding fees.

      • During playback, playing a non-transcoded TS file triggers a new transcoding task, which incurs LiveTranscoding fees.

      • Transcoding incurs fees for reading source video files from OSS and writing transcoded files to OSS. Reading video files from OSS for playback also incurs fees. For more information about OSS-related charges, see OSS billable items.

    • LiveTranscoding Count Unit (CU) calculation:

      • Video

        • The CU coefficient (eff) for the video codec is 0.3 for h264 and 1.8 for h265.

        • Calculation formula:

      Ceiling (eff * Ceiling(Height/240) * Ceiling(Width/240) * Ceiling(FrameRate/30) + 1 ) * Ceiling(VideoStreamDuration)

      • Audio

        • The CU coefficient (eff) is 0.3.

        • Calculation formula:

      Ceiling(eff * Ceiling(AudioStreamDuration))

    • Billing rules: You are charged separately for each processed video stream and audio stream, which are specified by TargetVideo.Stream and TargetAudio.Stream respectively. The following examples demonstrate how LiveTranscoding fees are calculated.

      • Example 1 (Generating a playlist without playback incurs no LiveTranscoding fees):

        • A user calls GenerateVideoPlaylist for a 38-minute video, generating an output with a resolution of 800x600, a frame rate of 30, and the h264 video codec. The initial transcoding duration is 0 seconds, and TranscodeAhead uses the default value. The video is not played.

      • Example 2 (Generating a playlist with pre-transcoding but without playback incurs LiveTranscoding fees only for the pre-transcoded portion):

        • A user calls GenerateVideoPlaylist for a 38-minute video, generating an output with a resolution of 800x600, a frame rate of 30, and the h264 video codec. The initial transcoding duration is 30 seconds, and TranscodeAhead uses the default value. The video is not played.

        • Fees incurred:

          • LiveTranscoding (The number of CUs is calculated as follows): Ceiling((0.3 * Ceiling(800/240) * Ceiling(600/240) * Ceiling(30/30) + 1 ) * (Ceiling(30)) + Ceiling(0.3 * Ceiling(30)) = 159 CUs

      • Example 3 (Generating a playlist and playing video segments incurs LiveTranscoding fees only for played segments):

        • A user calls GenerateVideoPlaylist for a 38-minute video, generating an output with a resolution of 800x600, a frame rate of 30, and the h264 video codec. The initial transcoding duration is 0 seconds, and TranscodeAhead uses the default value. The user plays the video using the generated M3U8 file, starts from the beginning and plays to the 5-minute mark (with a default of 2 minutes transcoded ahead), then seeks to the 15-minute mark and plays to the end.

        • Fees incurred:

          • LiveTranscoding (The number of CUs is calculated as follows): Ceiling((0.3 * Ceiling(800/240) * Ceiling(600/240) * Ceiling(30/30) + 1) * (Ceiling((5+2)*60) + Ceiling((38-15)*60)) + Ceiling(0.3 * Ceiling((5+2) * 60)) + Ceiling(0.3 * Ceiling((38-15) * 60)) = 9,540 CUs

      • Example 4 (If multiple users play the video, LiveTranscoding fees are charged only once for replayed segments):

        • A user calls GenerateVideoPlaylist for a 38-minute video, generating an output with a resolution of 800x600, a frame rate of 30, and the h264 video codec. The initial transcoding duration is 0 seconds, and TranscodeAhead uses the default value.

          User A plays the video from the beginning to the 5-minute mark and then stops playback.

          User B starts playback at the 15-minute mark and plays to the end.

          User C plays the video from the beginning to the end.

        • Fees incurred:

          • LiveTranscoding (The number of CUs is calculated as follows): Ceiling((0.3 * Ceiling(800/240) * Ceiling(600/240) * Ceiling(30/30) + 1) * Ceiling(38*60)) + Ceiling(0.3 * Ceiling(38 * 60)) = 12,084 CUs

    • Terms

      • Width: Width of the output video.

      • Height: Height of the output video.

      • FrameRate: The video frame rate.

      • VideoStreamDuration: The duration of the video stream.

      • AudioStreamDuration: The duration of the audio stream.

      • eff: The CU coefficient.

      • Ceiling(x): Returns the smallest integer that is greater than or equal to x.

    Operators and billable items

    When you create a metadata index by binding an OSS bucket or by calling the IndexFileMeta or BatchIndexFileMeta operations, executing the operators specified in Workflow templates and operators incurs data processing fees, index storage fees, and OSS request fees. Object Storage Service (OSS) charges these request fees. For more information, see OSS Request fees. The following table describes the relationship between operators and billable items.

    Operator

    Billable item

    Charged by

    OSSMeta operator

    GetRequest

    OSS

    MIME operator

    Free of charge

    N/A

    FaceDetection operator

    ImageFace*

    IMM

    LabelClassification operator (images)

    ImageClassification*

    IMM

    LabelClassification operator (videos)

    VideoClassification

    IMM

    ImageScoring operator

    ImageScoring*

    IMM

    ReGEO operator

    ReverseGeocoding

    IMM

    MediaMeta operator

    MediaMeta

    IMM

    EXIF operator

    GetRequest

    OSS

    ExtractDocumentText operator

    DocumentConvert

    IMM

    ExtractImageEmbeddings operator

    Free of charge for a limited time

    IMM

    Important

    To support various image formats, IMM uses the image processing (IMG) capabilities of Object Storage Service (OSS) to perform image operations, such as format conversion and image resizing. OSS charges fees for these operations. For more information about these fees, see Data processing fees.

    External request fees

    When you use IMM to access OSS, you incur OSS request fees. For more information, see API operation calling fees.