This topic describes the billing methods and pricing details for the paid features of Visual Search. Other features are in public preview and are free to use.
Service notice
Starting February 15, 2023, the Visual Search service is no longer updated and is unavailable to new users. New users must use the new Image Search. The service remains available for existing users. If you are an existing user and have questions about the Visual Search service, contact us by joining the Alibaba Cloud Visual Intelligence API consultation DingTalk group (ID: 23109592).
Duplicate image detection
Duplicate image detection uses the pay-as-you-go billing method.
Alibaba Cloud Visual Intelligence API provides 500 free calls per account each calendar month. Calls that exceed this limit are billed on a pay-as-you-go basis.
Number of calls | Price | QPS limit |
0 < Calls/month ≤ 500 | CNY 0/call | 2 QPS |
500 < Calls/month ≤ 500,000 | CNY 0.02/call | |
500,000 < Calls/month ≤ 1,000,000 | CNY 0.015/call | |
Calls/month > 1,000,000 | CNY 0.01/call |
Failed calls are not billed.
For more information about pricing, see Billing methods.