No. 21 of 23 ·AI Video Analytics Software

Google Cloud Video Intelligence

Web · API

Freedom report

One barScore 4.8

Free tierA free tier is on its own pricing page
Open codeNo open-source code on record
Runs widely1 of 6 device platforms
DocumentedThinly documented

Google Cloud Video Intelligence is ranked #21 of 23 in AI video analytics software on Freedom251. It runs on API, Web. There is a free plan. A free trial is offered.

Google Cloud Video Intelligence plans and pricing

All plans

Video Intelligence API — stored video annotation Free Per minute; partial minutes round up; first 1,000 minutes per month are free for each listed feature Beyond 1,000 minutes/month: label detection $0.10/min · shot detection $0.05/min · explicit content detection $0.10/min · speech transcription $0.048/min · object tracking, text detection, and logo detection $0.15/min · face detection, person detection, and celebrity recognition $0.10/min cloud.google.com · 7 Oct 2026

Video Intelligence API — streaming video annotation Free Per minute; partial minutes round up; first 1,000 minutes per month are free for each listed feature Beyond 1,000 minutes/month: label detection $0.12/min · shot detection $0.07/min · explicit content detection $0.12/min · object tracking $0.17/min cloud.google.com · 7 Oct 2026

Compared on AI video analytics software

Free plan: No
Real-time alerts: Yes
Object detection: Yes
Behavior and event detection: Yes
Deployment model: cloud
Industry templates: Yes

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The record

Purpose: The API analyzes stored and streaming video and returns metadata for content discovery and video applications.
Recognition: Google says its models recognize over 20,000 objects, places, and actions in video.
Metadata detail: The service extracts metadata at the video, shot, or frame level.
Features: Documented features include label, shot change, explicit content, face, logo, object, person, speech, and text detection or recognition.
Streaming: Streaming video annotation can provide near real-time insights and support object-based event triggers.
Use cases: Google lists content moderation, recommendations, searchable media archives, and contextual ad placement as use cases.
Cloud Storage costs: Google notes that other Google Cloud resources used by a project, such as Compute Engine or Cloud Storage, may incur separate charges.
Volume pricing: Google advises customers requesting annotations for more than 100,000 video minutes per month to contact sales about discounts.
API access: Google provides client libraries and a command-line quickstart for interacting with the API programmatically.
Support: The documentation page links to Google Cloud support and community forums.
Compliance: Google Cloud says it undergoes independent verification and offers certifications, attestations, and audit reports to help demonstrate compliance.
Restricted feature: Celebrity recognition is listed under restricted-access features in the Video Intelligence API documentation.
Price from: Free

Where it ranks on Freedom251

Best AI Video Analytics Software in 2026#21 of 23

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Sources

cloud.google.com/video-intelligence· checked 7 Oct 2026
docs.cloud.google.com/video-intelligence/docs/features· checked 7 Oct 2026
cloud.google.com/products/video-intelligence/pricing· checked 7 Oct 2026
docs.cloud.google.com/video-intelligence/docs/quickstarts· checked 7 Oct 2026
docs.cloud.google.com/video-intelligence/docs· checked 7 Oct 2026
cloud.google.com/compliance· checked 7 Oct 2026