Best AI Content Moderation Software in 2026
Updated
Teams reviewing user posts, media, or other submitted material need moderation that matches the formats and policies they handle. Compared on text, image, audio, and video moderation, these tools also differ in custom policies, deployment options, and human review workflow. Sightengine, WebPurify, and Amazon Rekognition Content Moderation are options to examine against the content you need to assess. Free-plan availability and paid-from pricing add practical considerations, while review workflows may shape how automated decisions fit with your team's process. Use the listed capabilities to compare coverage and operations, rather than assuming that support for one media type implies support for another.
AI Content Moderation Software, one module each.A lit port is something its maker publishes; 19 of 19 with a known API signal have a public API.
- 01 PicPurify API yesFREE yesDOCS 7.4$19/mo
- 02 Sightengine API yesFREE yesDOCS 7.4$29/mo
- 03 Tisane API API yesFREE yesDOCS 7.4$99/mo
- 04 WebPurify API yesFREE yesDOCS 7.4$5/mo
- 05 Amazon Rekognition Content Moderation API yesFREE yesDOCS 7.3$0.10/mo
- 06 Hive Moderation API yesFREE yesDOCS 7.3
- 07 Google Cloud Vision API API yesFREE yesDOCS 7.2Free
- 08 LocalMod API yesFREE yesDOCS 7.2Free
- 09 ActiveFence UGC Protection API yesDOCS 7.0
- 10 Utopia AI Moderator API yesDOCS 7.0
- 11 Besedo API yesDOCS 6.9
- 12 Granite Guardian API yesDOCS 6.9
- 13 Moderation API API yesDOCS 6.9$79/mo
- 14 Bodyguard.ai API yesFREE noDOCS 6.8€1,000/mo
- 15 Clarifai Visual Search API yesDOCS 6.8
- 16 CleanSpeak API yesDOCS 6.8
- 17 OpenAI Text-to-Speech API yesFREE noDOCS 6.8$0.60/mo
- 18 Checkstep API yesFREE noDOCS 6.7$124.92/mo
- 19 Lasso Moderation API yesFREE noDOCS 6.7$99/mo
- 20 Detoxify FREE yesDOCS 5.9Free
- 21 Llama Guard FREE yesDOCS 5.8Free
- 22 Baidu AI Cloud Content Moderation DOCS 5.4
- 23 Alibaba Cloud Content Moderation FREE noDOCS 5.3$0.09/mo
Compare all 23 in a table
| # | Platform | Score | Free plan | From | Free plan | Paid from | Text moderation | Image moderation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | PicPurify | 7.4 | Free plan | $19/mo | Yes | 19 /mo | No | Yes |
| 2 | Sightengine | 7.4 | Free plan | $29/mo | Yes | 29 /mo | Yes | Yes |
| 3 | Tisane API | 7.4 | Free plan | $99/mo | Yes | 99 /mo | Yes | No |
| 4 | WebPurify | 7.4 | $5/mo | No | Yes | Yes | ||
| 5 | Amazon Rekognition Content Moderation | 7.3 | Free plan | $0.10/mo | No | No | Yes | |
| 6 | Hive Moderation | 7.3 | No | Yes | Yes | |||
| 7 | Google Cloud Vision API | 7.2 | Free plan | Free | Yes | No | Yes | |
| 8 | LocalMod | 7.2 | Free plan | Free | Yes | Yes | Yes | |
| 9 | ActiveFence UGC Protection | 7.0 | Yes | Yes | ||||
| 10 | Utopia AI Moderator | 7.0 | Yes | Yes | ||||
| 11 | Besedo | 6.9 | Yes | Yes | ||||
| 12 | Granite Guardian | 6.9 | Yes | |||||
| 13 | Moderation API | 6.9 | $79/mo | Yes | 79 /mo | Yes | Yes | |
| 14 | Bodyguard.ai | 6.8 | No | €1,000/mo | Yes | Yes | ||
| 15 | Clarifai Visual Search | 6.8 | No | |||||
| 16 | CleanSpeak | 6.8 | No | Yes | Yes | |||
| 17 | OpenAI Text-to-Speech | 6.8 | No | $0.60/mo | Yes | Yes | Yes | |
| 18 | Checkstep | 6.7 | No | $124.92/mo | Yes | Yes | ||
| 19 | Lasso Moderation | 6.7 | No | $99/mo | No | 99 /mo | Yes | Yes |
| 20 | Detoxify | 5.9 | Free plan | Free | Yes | Yes | No | |
| 21 | Llama Guard | 5.8 | Free plan | Free | Yes | Yes | ||
| 22 | Baidu AI Cloud Content Moderation | 5.4 | No | Yes | Yes | |||
| 23 | Alibaba Cloud Content Moderation | 5.3 | No | $0.09/mo | No | Yes | Yes |
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