MediaLayer

Pricing

Simple, transparent pricing

Three products, all pricing below. No hidden fees, no surprise overages.

AI Cost Optimizer · Primary product

Pay only when we save you money

Drop-in preprocessing before OpenAI or Anthropic calls. Inspect for free, pay 20% of the savings we generate.

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Always free

Inspect

$0forever
  • Unlimited dry-run requests
  • Full savings report per file
  • Image, audio & video
  • No API key required
Start inspecting free
Most popular

Most popular

Pay-as-you-go

20%of savings · no monthly fee
  • $10 free credit on sign-up
  • No monthly subscription
  • Invoiced monthly on savings generated
  • Image, audio & video processing
  • Optimization report on every call
  • Usage dashboard
Get $10 free credit

Growth & Scale plans

Search bundle

15%of savings · bundled invoice
  • 15% fee (vs 20% standalone)
  • Bundled on Search invoice
  • All media types
  • Priority support
See Search plans ↓

Nothing saved = nothing charged. You pay your AI provider directly for the optimized tokens.

Match API · 1-to-1 · Self-serve on RapidAPI

Compare two assets. Start free.

No indexing, no setup. Submit two media URLs, get a similarity score. Image, video, and audio.

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PlanPriceRequestsRate limit
Free$0/mo1,000 / mo10 / minSubscribe →
Starter$9/mo5,000 / mo20 / minSubscribe →
BuilderPopular$29/mo25,000 / mo60 / minSubscribe →
Pro$79/mo100,000 / mo120 / minSubscribe →
Scale$199/mo500,000 / mo300 / minSubscribe →

All plans include image, video & audio matching · Same API across every tier · Managed via RapidAPI

FAQ

Common questions

How does AI Cost Optimizer billing work?
Nothing upfront. We preprocess your media before it reaches OpenAI or Anthropic, reducing the token count. At the end of each month, we invoice 20% of the dollar savings generated. If we save you nothing, you pay nothing. Search Growth and Scale customers get a discounted 15% rate.
What is the difference between Match API and Search Platform?
Match API (1-to-1) compares two media files on demand — stateless, no library required. Search Platform (1-to-N) indexes your entire media library and searches one clip against millions in real time. They serve different use cases and are priced differently.
What does Search Platform pricing include?
Each plan bundles indexed media capacity (images by count, audio and video by hours) and monthly Search Processing into one fixed price. Managed onboarding is included — we provision your account and infrastructure within 24 hours.
Can I use Search for just images, audio, or video?
Yes. Contact us with your media types and workload — we'll configure a plan for the combination you need. You only pay for the modules you activate.
Does MediaLayer store my media files?
No. We store fingerprints only — compact mathematical representations of your media. Source files are downloaded during ingest and immediately discarded. We never retain your original content.
Can Search run in a private or VPC deployment?
Yes, for Enterprise accounts. We support hosted (managed by us), VPC (your cloud, our stack), and on-prem deployments. Deployment preference is scoped during onboarding.

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AI Cost Optimizer

Inspect free. Pay when you save.

No signup for inspect. Drop in your file, see your savings in 60 seconds. Sign up and get $10 free processing credit.

Get $10 free credit →

Search Platform

Index once. Find anything.

Your account and infrastructure provisioned within 24 hours of onboarding.

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Match API

Start comparing. Free tier available.

Self-serve on RapidAPI. No setup — submit two URLs, get a similarity score.

Open on RapidAPI →

Need the API reference? Open the docs →