Sightengine
Content moderation tools software
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What is Sightengine
Sightengine is an API-based content moderation and computer vision service used to detect and classify potentially unsafe or policy-violating content in images and videos. It is typically used by developers and trust & safety teams to automate pre-moderation or assist human review for user-generated content workflows. The product focuses on model-driven detection (for example, nudity/sexual content, violence, weapons, and other visual risk signals) and provides integration options intended for real-time or batch processing.
API-first moderation workflow
Sightengine provides moderation capabilities through APIs that can be embedded into web and mobile applications. This supports automated screening before content is published, as well as asynchronous review pipelines. An API-first approach also makes it easier to standardize moderation checks across multiple products and services.
Broad visual risk detection
The service is designed to classify multiple categories of visual risk signals rather than a single narrow use case. This can reduce the need to stitch together separate tools for different image/video safety checks. It is well-suited to platforms that need consistent policy enforcement across diverse user-generated media.
Developer-oriented integration options
Sightengine is positioned for engineering teams that need to integrate moderation into existing systems. Typical implementations include server-side calls, queue-based processing, and decisioning based on returned labels/scores. This can speed up deployment compared with building and maintaining in-house computer vision models.
Limited context beyond media
As a media-scanning API, Sightengine primarily evaluates the content of images/videos and does not inherently understand broader conversational context, user intent, or community norms. Many moderation programs still require additional logic and tooling for user history, behavioral signals, and policy exceptions. Organizations often need complementary workflows for appeals and case management.
Policy tuning may be required
Model outputs generally require threshold tuning and mapping to an organization’s specific policies (for example, what is allowed with age-gating vs. removal). False positives and false negatives can occur, especially for edge cases such as art, medical imagery, or satire. Teams should plan for calibration, sampling, and ongoing quality monitoring.
Operational features may be lighter
Compared with end-to-end trust & safety platforms, an API-centric product may provide fewer built-in tools for reviewer queues, audit trails, and complex escalation workflows. Companies with large moderation operations may need to integrate separate case management and reporting systems. This can increase implementation effort for enterprise-grade governance requirements.
Plan & Pricing
| Plan | Price | Key features & notes |
|---|---|---|
| Free | $0 per month | 2,000 operations per month (max 500 per day); 1 simultaneous video stream; Access to Content Moderation APIs (Image, Video, Text); no time limit (perpetual). |
| Starter | $29 per month | 10,000 operations per month; $0.002 per additional operation; 1 simultaneous video stream; Email support. |
| Growth | $99 per month | 40,000 operations per month; $0.002 per additional operation; 2 simultaneous video streams; Email support. |
| Pro | $399 per month | 200,000 operations per month; $0.0015 per additional operation; 5 simultaneous video streams; Prioritized processing for optimal speed; Prioritized support. |
| Enterprise | Custom pricing | Custom number of operations and simultaneous streams; Image & Video Anonymization; Dedicated infrastructure & Customer Support Engineer; Enterprise-class SLA; Contact sales. |
