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Sightengine: Content Moderation and Image Analysis

Sightengine helps businesses automate the detection of inappropriate content. It is designed for platforms that need to filter user-generated media and text at scale.

Pricing

Paid plans start at $29 per month for 10,000 operations. A free tier is available with 2,000 operations per month for testing.

At a glance

Best for
Mid-market companies, Enterprise companies, Platform developers, Online marketplace operators
Key use cases
Automated User Content Filtering, Spam and Duplicate Prevention, Profile Verification, AI Media Identification, PII Protection
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How AI is used

Sightengine is a content moderation platform that offers a suite of APIs designed to analyze and filter images, videos, and text. It is built for developers and businesses that operate platforms with high volumes of user-uploaded content, such as marketplaces and social apps.

The tool is designed to identify a range of content, including nudity, violence, hate speech, and AI-generated deepfakes. Beyond moderation, it includes utility tools for validating profile pictures, detecting duplicate content to help prevent spam, and extracting text via OCR.

Because it is an API-based service, buyers will need technical resources to integrate the tool into their existing workflows. It supports organizations that require an automated way to enforce terms of service and filter offensive material.

Buyers should confirm their expected monthly operation volume to choose the correct pricing tier, as costs are based on the number of API requests processed.

Key Features

  • Image and Video Moderation

    Supports over 110 moderation classes to detect nudity, violence, weapons, and other offensive visual content.

  • Text Moderation

    Identifies inappropriate language, insults, and offensive phrases across multiple languages.

  • AI Content Detection

    Detects AI-generated images, videos, and music, as well as face-swap deepfakes.

  • Visual Search and Duplicate Detection

    Identifies near-duplicate or similar content to help prevent spam and abuse.

  • Profile Image Validation

    Checks for face visibility and image quality to help ensure profile pictures meet platform standards.

  • PII and Link Detection

    Detects personal information such as email addresses and phone numbers, as well as URLs in text.

Use Cases

  • Automated User Content Filtering

    Using APIs to flag or block images and videos containing nudity or violence before they are published.

  • Spam and Duplicate Prevention

    Identifying near-duplicate media uploads to help reduce spammy behavior on a platform.

  • Profile Verification

    Validating that a user's uploaded profile picture contains a clear human face.

  • AI Media Identification

    Flagging AI-generated content or deepfakes to help maintain media authenticity.

  • PII Protection

    Filtering out email addresses and phone numbers from public text to support privacy compliance.

FAQ

What is a Sightengine 'operation'?

An operation is how usage is tracked; for example, running a nudity detection check on a single image counts as one operation.

Does Sightengine offer a free trial?

Yes, there is a Free plan with 2,000 operations per month that can be used for testing and building proof-of-concepts.

Which plan is needed for live-stream moderation?

Live-stream moderation is not available in the Starter plan; it is available on Pro and Enterprise plans.

Source category: Operations

Source subcategory: Computer Vision

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