The Complete AI-Powered Media Engine

Predictable pay-as-you-go pricing for storage, AI analysis, vector search, and dynamic delivery. No enterprise tiers, no hidden fees.

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100 MB

$0.05 per GB / month (First 100MB free)

1.0 GB

$0.15 per GB (First 1GB free)

50

$1.50 per 1,000 ops (First 50 free). A typical ingest uses 2 ops (tagging + moderation).

0 edits

$160.00 per 1,000 standard 2K edits (16.0¢ each), including a free preview-faithful 4K export upscale. MIMI Lite (1K) is $60.00/1k and native 4K generation is $320.00/1k.

0 mins

$0.03 per minute (First 5 mins free)

0 mins

$0.05 per output minute encoded (across all renditions)

0 mins

$0.01 per streamed minute

0 pages

$0.02 per page (First 10 pages free). Runs on-demand.

0 queries

$5.00 per 1,000 queries (First 100 free)

0 scans

$1.00 per 1,000 scans (Billed from first usage)

Monthly Bill
All free allowances reset at the beginning of each billing month.
picsha.ai Total$0.00
Traditional Enterprise Platforms$89.00
Global Edge CDN Delivery
Basic Image Transformations Included
Zero Add-on Fees / Modules
Per-Asset ML Cost Transparency

Full Cost Visibility

Zero hidden fees. Our admin dashboard tracks ML model usage down to the individual asset and token, so you always know exactly what you are paying for.

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Category / Feature
picsha.ai
Traditional CDNs
Storage & Delivery
Setup Cost
$0
$0 - $500
Monthly Minimum
$0
$89+
Storage Cost
$0.05 / GB
Credits ($$$)
Bandwidth (incl. basic transforms)
$0.15 / GB
Credits ($$$)
Antivirus Scan
$1.00 / 1k scans
Custom Add-on ($$$)
Vision AI
AI Auto-tagging & Moderation
$1.50 / 1k
High-tier Add-on
MIMI Lite Edit (1K, real-time)
$60.00 / 1k
Requires Enterprise Tier
MIMI Generative Edit (2K standard)
$160.00 / 1k
Requires Enterprise Tier
MIMI 4K Native Edit (maximum fidelity)
$320.00 / 1k
Requires Enterprise Tier
MIMI 4K Export Upscale (preview-faithful)
Included (Free)
High-tier Add-on ($$$)
Reverse Geocoding
$1.50 / 1k
N/A
Background Removal
$1.50 / 1k
Separate API needed
Audio, Video & Documents
Adaptive Video Transcoding (Per Output Minute)
$0.05 / min
Custom Integration ($$$)
Adaptive Video Streaming
$0.01 / min
Custom Integration ($$$)
A/V Transcription & Summary
$0.03 / min
N/A
On-Demand PDF/Doc Summarization
$0.02 / page
N/A
AI Vector Search
Hybrid & Semantic Search Queries
$5.00 / 1k
Requires custom Pinecone DB