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Sightengine

Sightengine

41/100

Image, video & text moderation with per-operation pricing.

sightengine.com

// scorecard · 41/100

verified 3mo ago
methodology →
Agent-readiness11/35
Agent registration (api_key)6/9
Public API5/5
OpenAPI spec0/9
MCP server0/9
llms.txt0/3
Reliability & performance0/15
Actively maintained—
Production-ready0/4
Updated recently—
Pricing12/13
Itemized public pricing6/6
Free tier / trial4/4
Free-tier generosity2/3
Docs & DX2/12
Docs quality—
Public API2/2
Quickstart / examples0/2
Security & compliance12/12
SOC 26/6
ISO 270012/2
GDPR2/2
Security / trust page2/2
Openness4/10
Open source0/6
Open / un-gated API4/4
Company maturity0/3
Company size—
Years operating—

// rankings · cost per standard workload

#7 in Content Moderation$200/ 100k items

Per-op $0.002 x100k = $200/mo (text+image)

sightengine.com/pricing

// overview

Sightengine provides APIs for content moderation and analysis of images, videos, text and audio, with 120+ moderation classes covering nudity, hate, violence, drugs, weapons and more. It also offers AI content detection (images, video, deepfakes, speech, music), visual search for duplicates, profile image validation, age estimation, OCR and image quality assessment. Services support real-time and batch processing with custom models and lists.

Best for: Platforms needing scalable moderation and AI authenticity checks for user-generated images/videos/text

// pricing

Free tier · generosity 3/5
Includes: Basic Content Moderation · AI Detection
Limits: 2000 operations/month · max 500/day
Free0
  • Basic Content Moderation
  • AI Detection
Starter$29/mo
  • 10k ops/mo
  • Visual Moderation
  • Text Moderation
  • AI Image/Video Detection
Pro$99/mo
  • 40k ops/mo
  • Advanced video/live-stream
  • Audio Moderation
  • Custom search
  • Age estimation
  • AI Music Detection
EnterpriseCustom
  • Everything in Pro
  • Custom models
  • Geo-fencing
  • Dedicated support

// security & compliance

✓ SOC 2✓ ISO 27001✓ GDPR✗ HIPAA

// features

  • Image/Video moderation (120+ classes)
  • AI-generated content & deepfake detection
  • OCR & QR code moderation
  • Near-duplicate & visual search
  • Age estimation & profile image validation
  • Image quality & recapture detection