Google Cloud Vision API pricing
4 plans read from cloud.google.com
Cloud Vision API pay-as-you-goFree Per image; each feature applied to an image is a billable unit, billed in monthly usage tiers.First 1,000 units per feature each month free · Label Detection: $1.50 per 1,000 units for 1,001–5,000,000; $1.00 thereafter · Text and Document Text Detection: $1.50 per 1,000 units for 1,001–5,000,000; $0.60 thereafter · Web Detection: $3.50 per 1,000 units for 1,001–5,000,000; contact Google for higher tier Read 28 Sep 2026 · cloud.google.com
First 1,000 unitsFree usage basedLabel, text, document text, Safe Search, face, celebrity, landmark, logo, image properties and crop-hint detection Read 21 Oct 2026 · getapp.com
Units above 5,000,000$0.60 a month usage basedVision API feature units Read 21 Oct 2026 · getapp.com
Units 1,001 to 5,000,000$1.50 a month usage basedVision API feature units Read 21 Oct 2026 · getapp.com
In short
- Google Cloud Vision API has a free plan (Cloud Vision API pay-as-you-go).
- A free trial is offered.
- Paid plans published: 2, from $0.60 a month.
What the alternatives costAll alternatives →
| Tool | From | Free plan | Free trial |
|---|---|---|---|
| CompreFace | — | Yes | No |
| Roboflow | $39/mo | Yes | No |
| DeepFace | — | Yes | Yes |
| Face++ | — | Yes | Yes |
| Sighthound AI | $208.33/mo | Yes | Yes |
| InsightFace | — | Yes | No |
| MediaPipe | — | Yes | No |
| Azure AI Speech | — | Yes | No |