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OSS Content Moderation is for customers who regularly scan existing data in OSS. It provides more cost-effective turnaround time options, integrates the advanced detection capabilities of Content Moderation, and lets you identify a wider variety of risk types with richer risk labels. The service natively supports OSS buckets and Log Service (SLS), significantly improving the user experience. This topic compares OSS Content Moderation and OSS Content Moderation 1.0 and details the billing for the service.

Version comparison

Compared to OSS Content Moderation 1.0, OSS Content Moderation offers more features for enhanced content security.

Item	OSS Content Moderation	OSS Content Moderation 1.0
Supported OSS file types	Supports scanning of images, videos, audio, and documents.	Supports scanning of images, videos, and audio.
Supported regions	Supports all public cloud OSS regions within the Chinese mainland, including China (Hong Kong). Internationally, it supports the US (Virginia) region. For a full list of supported OSS regions, see OSS endpoints.	Supports buckets in the following OSS regions: China (Hangzhou), China (Shanghai), China (Qingdao), China (Beijing), and China (Shenzhen).
Scan modes and turnaround times	Supports incremental scans (similar to the previous incremental scan), batch detection (similar to the previous full scan), and scheduled detection for OSS data. Incremental scans automatically detect new files in a specified bucket, typically within minutes. Batch detection and scheduled detection offer two different turnaround times: 24-hour detection: High-priority jobs that complete within 24 hours of creation. Queued detection: Jobs are processed in the order they are created and typically complete within three days, depending on the number of files.	Supports two scan modes: Incremental scan: Automatically detects new files in a specified bucket, typically within minutes. Full scan: Performs a batch detection of existing files in a specified bucket. The turnaround time depends on the number of files and is typically several days.
Detection capabilities and pricing	Uses the image, audio, video, and document scanning services of Content Moderation V2.0. The pricing for batch detection and scheduled detection is more cost-effective than API-based detection. For more information about pricing, see Billing.	Uses the image, audio, and video scanning services of Content Moderation 1.0. For more information about pricing, see Activation and billing.
Additional features	Supports filtering by time range and file prefix, and setting file count limits. Avoids re-scanning previously processed files. Allows you to query and export scan results. Allows you to select different detection service configurations for scheduled detection tasks. Supports freezing files based on the detected risk level. Pushes scan results to Log Service (SLS) for further analysis and processing. For more information, see Log storage for OSS Content Moderation results.	Supports filtering by time range and file prefix, and setting file count limits. Allows you to query and export scan results. Supports freezing files based on scan results. Does not support selecting different detection service configurations for incremental scans.

Billing

After you enable OSS Content Moderation, the default billing method is pay-as-you-go. You are not charged if you do not create any scan tasks. If you need to scan a large number of files in OSS, we recommend that you purchase a resource plan in advance. For more information, see Purchase a resource plan for Content Moderation V2.0.

The scanning process incurs the following fees:

Category	Description
Content moderation service fees	Incremental scans are priced the same as the Content Moderation API service. Batch scans and scheduled scans are priced at approximately 60% to 80% of the API service price. For more information about OSS Content Moderation pricing, see Content moderation service fees. For more information about the pricing of the Image Moderation V2.0 API service, see Introduction and billing for Image Moderation V2.0. For more information about the pricing of the Video Moderation V2.0 API service, see Introduction and billing for Video Moderation V2.0. For more information about the pricing of the Document Moderation V2.0 API service, see Introduction and billing for Document Moderation V2.0
OSS access and traffic fees	OSS buckets in regions other than China (Shanghai), China (Hangzhou), China (Beijing), and China (Shenzhen) incur fees for outbound traffic over the internet.
Log query and analysis fees	Log storage, read/write traffic, and data requests are provided free of charge.

Content moderation service fees

Pay-as-you-go

For OSS Content Moderation, which uses the Content Moderation service, the cost of a single scan task is calculated as follows: (Number of files scanned) × (Number of detection configurations selected) × (Unit price of the selected specification).

The available turnaround time specifications are:

Scan type	Turnaround time specification	Unit price	Description
Incremental scan	Standard incremental image detection (`oss_image_standard`) Standard incremental video frame detection (`oss_video_image_standard`)	CNY 15 per 10,000 scans	New files are typically scanned within a few minutes. The scan duration may increase for long videos or documents with many pages.
	Advanced incremental image detection (`oss_image_advanced`) Advanced incremental video frame detection (`oss_image_advanced`)	CNY 30 per 10,000 scans
	Standard incremental audio or video speech detection (`oss_audio_standard`)	CNY 225 per 10,000 minutes (equivalent to CNY 1.35 per hour)
	Standard incremental document detection (`oss_file_standard`)	CNY 0.225 per scan per 50 pages. A scan of fewer than 50 pages is billed as one 50-page scan.
24-hour detection	24-hour image or video frame detection (`oss_image_t0`)	CNY 12 per 10,000 scans (80% of the V2.0 API service price)	These jobs have high priority and complete within 24 hours of creation.
	24-hour audio or video speech detection (`oss_audio_t0`)	CNY 180 per 10,000 minutes (CNY 1.08 per hour) (80% of the V2.0 API service price)
	24-hour document detection (`oss_file_t0`)	CNY 0.18 per scan per 50 pages. A scan of fewer than 50 pages is billed as one 50-page scan. (80% of the V2.0 API service price)
Queued detection	Queued image or video frame detection (`oss_image_tn`)	CNY 9 per 10,000 scans (60% of the V2.0 API service price)	Jobs are processed in the order they are created and are typically completed within three days.
	Queued audio or video speech detection (`oss_audio_tn`)	CNY 135 per 10,000 minutes (CNY 0.81 per hour) (60% of the V2.0 API service price)
	Queued document detection (`oss_file_tn`)	CNY 0.135 per scan per 50 pages. A scan of fewer than 50 pages is billed as one 50-page scan. (60% of the V2.0 API service price)
Special scenarios	Standard malicious image detection (`risk_standard`)	CNY 1 per 10,000 scans.	Detects whether images have been injected with malicious content. This is billed as a single item, regardless of the detection type.

Example 1: A scan task for a bucket containing 1 million images. You select two detection configurations and the 24-hour detection specification. The moderation service fees are calculated as follows:

1,000,000 scans × (CNY 12 / 10,000 scans) × 2 configurations = CNY 2,400

Example 2: A scan task for a bucket containing 1 million images. You select one detection configuration and the queued detection specification. The moderation service fees are calculated as follows:

1,000,000 scans × (CNY 9 / 10,000 scans) × 1 configuration = CNY 900

Example 3: A scan task for a bucket containing 100,000 videos with an average duration of 6 minutes each. You configure video frame detection to capture one frame per second, select one detection configuration for the frames, and enable video speech detection. You choose the queued detection specification. The moderation service fees are calculated as follows:

Video frame fee: (100,000 videos × 6 minutes/video × 60 frames/minute) × (CNY 9 / 10,000 scans) = CNY 32,400
Video speech fee: (100,000 videos × 6 minutes/video) × (CNY 135 / 10,000 minutes) = CNY 8,100
Total fee: CNY 32,400 + CNY 8,100 = CNY 40,500

Example 4: A scan task for a bucket containing 100,000 documents with an average of 40 pages each. You choose the queued detection specification. The total cost is calculated based on the total number of pages scanned. The moderation service fees are calculated as follows:

Total pages: 100,000 documents × 40 pages/document = 4,000,000 pages
Total fee: (4,000,000 pages / 50 pages per billing unit) × CNY 0.135/unit = CNY 10,800

Resource plan deduction

If you have a large or predictable volume of files to scan, we recommend purchasing a resource plan in advance. Larger resource plans offer greater discounts, with unit prices lower than the pay-as-you-go rate. For more information, see Purchase a resource plan for Content Moderation V2.0.

Content Moderation V2.0 resource plans cover usage for Content Moderation V2.0, including OSS Content Moderation. These plans cannot be used for Content Moderation 1.0, including OSS Content Moderation 1.0. The deduction factors are as follows:

Turnaround time specification	Deduction factor
Standard incremental image detection (`oss_image_standard`) Standard incremental video frame detection (`oss_video_image_standard`)	2
Advanced incremental image detection (`oss_image_advanced`) Advanced incremental video frame detection (`oss_image_advanced`)	4
24-hour image or video frame detection (`oss_image_t0`)	1.6
Queued image or video frame detection (`oss_image_tn`)	1.2
Standard incremental audio or video speech detection (`oss_audio_standard`)	30 Note The billing unit for audio or video speech is minutes.
24-hour audio or video speech detection (`oss_audio_t0`)	24
Queued audio or video speech detection (`oss_audio_tn`)	18
Standard incremental document detection (`oss_file_standard`)	300
24-hour document detection (`oss_file_t0`)	240
Queued document detection (`oss_file_tn`)	180

After purchase, the system first deducts OSS Content Moderation usage from your resource plan. If the 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 set up low balance alerts in the Alibaba Cloud Resource Plan console.

OSS access and traffic fees

OSS Content Moderation supports all public cloud OSS regions in the Chinese mainland and China (Hong Kong), and the US (Virginia) region. For a full list of supported OSS regions, see OSS endpoints. The scan process generates OSS access and traffic usage. The OSS fees for a single scan task include the following:

Fee type	Billable item	Description
Traffic fees	Outbound traffic over the internet (`NetworkOut`)	OSS Content Moderation supports all public cloud OSS regions in the Chinese mainland and China (Hong Kong), and the US (Virginia) region. For a full list of supported OSS regions, see OSS endpoints. Note Data transfer between services is free for buckets in the China (Shanghai), China (Hangzhou), China (Beijing), and China (Shenzhen) regions. Buckets in other regions incur fees for outbound traffic over the internet. For more information, see OSS traffic fees.
Request fees	Number of GET requests (`GetRequest`)	OSS Content Moderation calls OSS GET APIs and incurs corresponding request fees. For more information, see OSS request fees.
Object tagging fees	Object tags (`Tagging`)	OSS Content Moderation uses OSS object tags to mark scan status, incurring corresponding fees. For more information, see OSS object tagging fees.

Example 1: A scan task for a bucket in the China (Shanghai) region contains 2 million files, of which 1 million are images with an average size of 3 MB. The object tags for scan results are retained for 6 months. The related OSS fees are calculated as follows:

Traffic fee: CNY 0
Request fee: 2,000,000 requests × (CNY 0.01 / 10,000 requests) = CNY 0.2
Object tagging fee: 1,000,000 tags × (CNY 0.0567 / 10,000 tags / month) × 6 months = CNY 34.02
Total fee: CNY 0 + CNY 0.2 + CNY 34.02 = CNY 34.22

Example 2: A scan task for a bucket in the China (Zhangjiakou) region contains 2 million files, of which 1 million are images with an average size of 3 MB. The object tags for scan results are retained for 6 months. The related OSS fees are calculated as follows:

Traffic fee: 1,000,000 images × 3 MB/image × (CNY 0.5 / GB) = CNY 1,500
Request fee: 2,000,000 requests × (CNY 0.01 / 10,000 requests) = CNY 0.2
Object tagging fee: 1,000,000 tags × (CNY 0.0567 / 10,000 tags / month) × 6 months = CNY 34.02
Total fee: CNY 1,500 + CNY 0.2 + CNY 34.02 = CNY 1,534.22

Example 3: A scan task for a bucket in the China (Zhangjiakou) region contains 1 million files, of which 100,000 are videos with an average size of 50 MB. The object tags for scan results are retained for 6 months. The related OSS fees are calculated as follows:

Traffic fee: 100,000 videos × 50 MB/video × (CNY 0.5 / GB) = CNY 2,500
Request fee: 1,000,000 requests × (CNY 0.01 / 10,000 requests) = CNY 0.1
Object tagging fee: 100,000 tags × (CNY 0.0567 / 10,000 tags / month) × 6 months = CNY 3.402
Total fee: CNY 2,500 + CNY 0.1 + CNY 3.402 = CNY 2,503.502

Log query and analysis fees

OSS Content Moderation pushes scan results to Log Service (SLS). SLS provides features such as query, analysis, and processing that help you understand content risk trends and perform real-time monitoring. SLS provides storage, read/write traffic, and data requests for free.

If you perform data transformation, data shipping, or stream data from an internet endpoint, Log Service (SLS) charges the corresponding processing, data shipping, and outbound traffic fees. For more information about the pricing of billable items, see Product pricing.