Best AI Content Moderation Software in 2026

In short: WebPurify is ranked #1 of 23 as of 4 October 2026, ahead of Sightengine and Google Cloud Vision API. The best-ranked option with a free plan is Sightengine. The lowest first paid tier on this page is Alibaba Cloud Content Moderation at $0.09/mo.

For teams assessing automated content review, these tools cover different media types and workflow details. Moderation API, Sightengine and Google Cloud Vision API lead the ranking, followed by WebPurify and Amazon Rekognition Content Moderation. Compare text, image, audio and video moderation support to see which content formats are specified. Custom policies and deployment options offer further distinctions, while a human review workflow may matter when automated decisions need a review path. Check the listed free-plan availability and starting price alongside those capabilities to understand the options on offer.

23 AI content moderation software ranked on what their makers publish — plans and prices, free tiers, platforms and the facts on their own pages.

23ranked
4free plans on this page
$0.09/molowest paid tier
4 Oct 2026last checked
Input list AI Content Moderation Software 23 channels on this page · 132 of 184 spec lines stated by the makers
Ch Tool Free planPaid fromText moderationImage moderationAudio moderationVideo moderationCustom policiesHuman review workflow Spec sheet Score
01 WebPurify Free planNoPaid fromnot statedText moderationYesImage moderationYesAudio moderationYesVideo moderationYesCustom policiesYesHuman review workflowYes 7/8spec lines stated 7.8
02 Sightengine Free planYesPaid from$29/moText moderationYesImage moderationYesAudio moderationYesVideo moderationYesCustom policiesYesHuman review workflowNo 8/8spec lines stated 7.4
03 Google Cloud Vision API Free planYesPaid fromnot statedText moderationNoImage moderationYesAudio moderationnot statedVideo moderationnot statedCustom policiesnot statedHuman review workflownot stated 3/8spec lines stated 7.3
04 Hive Moderation Free planNoPaid fromnot statedText moderationYesImage moderationYesAudio moderationYesVideo moderationYesCustom policiesYesHuman review workflowYes 7/8spec lines stated 7.0
05 Amazon Rekognition Content Moderation Free planNoPaid fromnot statedText moderationNoImage moderationYesAudio moderationNoVideo moderationYesCustom policiesYesHuman review workflowYes 7/8spec lines stated 6.9
06 Besedo Free plannot statedPaid fromnot statedText moderationYesImage moderationYesAudio moderationYesVideo moderationYesCustom policiesYesHuman review workflowYes 6/8spec lines stated 6.9
07 Moderation API Free planYesPaid from$79/moText moderationYesImage moderationYesAudio moderationYesVideo moderationYesCustom policiesYesHuman review workflowYes 8/8spec lines stated 6.9
08 Clarifai Visual Search Free planNoPaid fromnot statedText moderationnot statedImage moderationnot statedAudio moderationnot statedVideo moderationnot statedCustom policiesnot statedHuman review workflownot stated 1/8spec lines stated 6.5
09 Llama Guard Free plannot statedPaid fromnot statedText moderationYesImage moderationYesAudio moderationnot statedVideo moderationnot statedCustom policiesYesHuman review workflownot stated 3/8spec lines stated 6.5
10 Baidu AI Cloud Content Moderation Free planNoPaid fromnot statedText moderationYesImage moderationYesAudio moderationYesVideo moderationYesCustom policiesYesHuman review workflowYes 7/8spec lines stated 6.4
11 Checkstep Free plannot statedPaid fromnot statedText moderationYesImage moderationYesAudio moderationYesVideo moderationYesCustom policiesYesHuman review workflowYes 6/8spec lines stated 6.4
12 Lasso Moderation Free planNoPaid from$99/moText moderationYesImage moderationYesAudio moderationYesVideo moderationYesCustom policiesYesHuman review workflowYes 8/8spec lines stated 6.4
13 Bodyguard.ai Free plannot statedPaid fromnot statedText moderationYesImage moderationYesAudio moderationnot statedVideo moderationYesCustom policiesYesHuman review workflowYes 5/8spec lines stated 6.3
14 Tisane API Free planYesPaid from$99/moText moderationYesImage moderationNoAudio moderationNoVideo moderationNoCustom policiesYesHuman review workflowNo 8/8spec lines stated 6.3
15 Alibaba Cloud Content Moderation Free planNoPaid fromnot statedText moderationYesImage moderationYesAudio moderationYesVideo moderationYesCustom policiesYesHuman review workflowYes 7/8spec lines stated 6.2
16 OpenAI Text-to-Speech Free planYesPaid fromnot statedText moderationYesImage moderationYesAudio moderationNoVideo moderationNoCustom policiesYesHuman review workflownot stated 6/8spec lines stated 6.2
17 ActiveFence UGC Protection Free plannot statedPaid fromnot statedText moderationYesImage moderationYesAudio moderationYesVideo moderationYesCustom policiesnot statedHuman review workflowYes 5/8spec lines stated 6.0
18 PicPurify Free planYesPaid from$19/moText moderationNoImage moderationYesAudio moderationNoVideo moderationYesCustom policiesnot statedHuman review workflownot stated 6/8spec lines stated 6.0
19 Utopia AI Moderator Free plannot statedPaid fromnot statedText moderationYesImage moderationYesAudio moderationYesVideo moderationYesCustom policiesYesHuman review workflownot stated 5/8spec lines stated 6.0
20 CleanSpeak Free planNoPaid fromnot statedText moderationYesImage moderationYesAudio moderationNoVideo moderationYesCustom policiesYesHuman review workflowYes 7/8spec lines stated 5.9
21 Detoxify Free planYesPaid fromnot statedText moderationYesImage moderationNoAudio moderationNoVideo moderationNoCustom policiesNoHuman review workflowNo 7/8spec lines stated 5.8
22 Granite Guardian Free plannot statedPaid fromnot statedText moderationYesImage moderationnot statedAudio moderationnot statedVideo moderationnot statedCustom policiesYesHuman review workflownot stated 2/8spec lines stated 5.6
23 LocalMod Free planYesPaid fromnot statedText moderationYesImage moderationYesAudio moderationnot statedVideo moderationnot statedCustom policiesnot statedHuman review workflownot stated 3/8spec lines stated 5.5

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Questions about this list

Which AI content moderation software is ranked first on Specifiction?

WebPurify is ranked #1 of 23 with a score of 7.8. Sightengine is second and Google Cloud Vision API third.

How many of these have a free plan?

4 of the 23 on this page publish a free plan on their own pricing pages.

Which is the cheapest paid option?

On this page, Alibaba Cloud Content Moderation has the lowest first paid tier we found: $0.09/mo.

How is this list ranked?

Ranked on what each maker publishes, the fullest spec sheet first: how deeply the product is documented, the platforms it runs on, a free tier or trial to test it, and its standing. Paid placements never change a rank.

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