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ApsaraVideo Media Processing:Video AI fees

Last Updated:Jun 16, 2026

Video AI fees are charged for intelligent production, automated review, media fingerprinting. The following sections cover pricing, billing rules, and billing examples for each Video AI feature.

Note

Prices listed in this topic are for reference only. For the latest pricing, see Alibaba Cloud Pricing.

Intelligent production billing

Pricing

The following table describes the prices for intelligent production in the Chinese mainland and Singapore regions.

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Processing type

Billable item

Price

Unit

Audio processing

Chorus detection

0.014

USD/minute

Beat detection

0.014

Smart mixing

0.014

Audio quality detection

0.007

Intelligent noise reduction

0.014

Vocal and accompaniment separation

0.014

Video processing

Smart thumbnail

0.007395

USD/minute

Video synopsis

0.009614

Caption extraction

0.023665

Caption removal

0.073952

Icon blurring

0.073952

Horizontal-to-vertical video conversion

0.073952

Image matting

0.09318

Video retouching

0.021

Image processing

Icon blurring

0.0028

USD per unit

Horizontal-to-vertical image conversion

0.0028

Face stylization

0.014

Billing rules

Rule Project

Details

Billing rule

Fees are based on the total duration of successfully processed audio and video files or the total number of successfully processed images. Durations less than one minute are billed proportionally.

Note

You are not charged for failed processing tasks.

Billing cycle

Bills are generated hourly, typically within one hour after a billing cycle ends. The actual billing time is subject to the system. Fees are automatically deducted from your account after a bill is generated.

Billing method

Pay-as-you-go: Fees = Number of successfully processed audio/video minutes (or total number of images) × Unit price of the billable item.

Billing examples

Assume that you use intelligent production in the Singapore region from 8:00 to 9:00 to extract captions from a 50-minute video and blur icons in it. The intelligent production fees are calculated as follows: 50 minutes × USD 0.023665/minute + 50 minutes × USD 0.073952/minute = USD 4.88085.

Automated review billing

Pricing

The following table describes the prices for automated review in the Chinese mainland and Singapore regions.

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Tier (minutes)

Pornography detection/Terrorism and politically sensitive content detection/Ad detection/Logo detection/Undesirable scene detection/Voice anti-spam

Price (USD/minute)

(0, 3,000]

0.0266

(3,000, 10,000]

0.0240

(10,000, 100,000]

0.0213

(100000, ∞)

0.0186

Billing rules

Rule Project

Details

Billing rule

Fees are based on the duration of the reviewed videos, accumulated in minutes. Durations less than one minute are billed proportionally. You are not charged for failed processing tasks.

Note

The accumulated video duration is reset to zero at 00:00 on the first day of each month.

Billing cycle

Bills are generated hourly, typically within one hour after a billing cycle ends. The actual billing time is subject to the system. Fees are automatically deducted from your account after a bill is generated.

Billing method

Pay-as-you-go: Fees = Number of successfully processed video minutes × Unit price of the billable item.

Billing examples

Assume that from 8:00 to 9:00, you use the ad detection feature of the video review service in the Singapore region to process videos with a total duration of 4,000 minutes. The review fees are calculated as follows: 3,000 minutes × USD 0.0266/minute + 1,000 minutes × USD 0.0240/minute = USD 103.8.

Media fingerprint billing

Pricing

The following table describes the prices for media fingerprinting in the Chinese mainland and Singapore regions.

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Billable item

Chinese mainland (USD/minute)

Singapore (USD/minute)

Duration of successfully processed media fingerprints

0.008

0.018

Billing rules

Rule

Rule Details

Billing rule

Fees are based on the total duration of videos for which media fingerprints are successfully processed. The duration is measured in seconds and converted to minutes for pay-as-you-go billing. Durations less than one minute are billed proportionally. You are not charged for failed processing tasks.

Billing cycle

Bills are generated hourly, typically within one hour after a billing cycle ends. The actual billing time is subject to the system. Fees are automatically deducted from your account after a bill is generated.

Billing method

Pay-as-you-go: Fees = Number of successfully processed video minutes × Unit price of the billable item.

Billing examples

Assume that from 8:00 to 9:00, you use the media fingerprint service in the Singapore region to process videos with a total duration of 60,600 seconds. Of this duration, 60,000 seconds are processed successfully and 600 seconds fail. The media fingerprint fees are calculated as follows: (60,000 seconds / 60) × USD 0.018/minute = USD 18.