AWS Rekognition pricing: every on-demand rate, from the AWS Price List.
Amazon Rekognition is billed per use with no upfront fee for on-demand rates. Main rates in US East (N. Virginia): $0.015 per API Calls ($0.015 per API call for 0-500K streaming calls); $0.0666667 per minutes (Custom Labels Inference: $0.06666667 per minute ($4 per hour)); $0.0166667 per minutes (Custom Labels Training: $0.01666667 per minute ($1 per hour)). Prices from the AWS Price List published September 11, 2026.
- $0.015 per API Calls: $0.015 per API call for 0-500K streaming calls
- $0.0666667 per minutes: Custom Labels Inference: $0.06666667 per minute ($4 per hour)
- $0.0166667 per minutes: Custom Labels Training: $0.01666667 per minute ($1 per hour)
- AWS credits pay for Rekognition usage. For larger work, a vetted AWS partner can request the funding only partners can file.
IHow much does AWS Rekognition cost?
On-demand rates in US East (N. Virginia), as AWS lists them in the Price List published September 11, 2026.
Source: AWS Price List file for Amazon Rekognition (version 20260911124504), read on November 14, 2026. Prices differ by Region and change without notice; check the AWS pricing page before you commit.
| Rate | Price (USD) | Billed |
|---|---|---|
| $0.015 per API call for 0-500K streaming calls in US East (N. Virginia) | $0.015 | per API Calls |
| $0.0125 per API call for 500K-3M streaming calls in US East (N. Virginia) | $0.0125 | per API Calls |
| $0.010 per API call for >3M streaming calls in US East (N. Virginia) | $0.01 | per API Calls |
| Custom Labels Inference: $0.06666667 per minute ($4 per hour) | $0.0666667 | per minutes |
| Custom Labels Training: $0.01666667 per minute ($1 per hour) | $0.0166667 | per minutes |
| Custom Labels Training: USD $0.0.08333333 per minute ($5 per hour) for US East (N.Virginia) | $0.0833333 | per minutes |
| Images Processed for Image Properties: Non Free Tier: 0-1M images per month in US East (N. Virginia) | $0.00075 | per Images Processed |
| Images Processed for Image Properties: Non Free Tier: 1M-5M images per month in US East (N. Virginia) | $0.0006 | per Images Processed |
| Images Processed for Image Properties: Non Free Tier: 35M+ images per month in US East (N. Virginia) | $0.0001875 | per Images Processed |
| Images Processed for Image Properties: Non Free Tier: 5M-35M images per month in US East (N. Virginia) | $0.00045 | per Images Processed |
| Images Processed: 1,000,001 - 10 MM images processed per month, 0.80 USD per 1000 images processed. | $0.0008 | per Images Processed |
| Images Processed: 10,000,001 - 100MM images processed per month, 0.60 USD per 1000 images per 1000 images processed. | $0.0006 | per Images Processed |
| Images Processed: 100MM+ images processed per month, 0.40 USD per 1000 images per 1000 images processed. | $0.0004 | per Images Processed |
| Images Processed: 5001 - 1 MM images processed per month, 1.00 USD per 1000 images processed. | $0.001 | per Images Processed |
| Storage: 0.01 USD per 1000 Faces stored per month. | $0.00001 | per Faces-Mo |
| Storage: 0.01 USD per 1000 Faces stored per month. | $0.00001 | per Users-Mo |
| MinsOfArchVideoProcessed: 0.10 USD per minute of Archived Video processed | $0.10 | per Minutes Processed |
| $0.05 per Minutes Processed for MinsOfArchVideoProcessed:Shot in US East (N. Virginia) | $0.05 | per Minutes Processed |
| $0.05 per Minutes Processed for MinsOfArchVideoProcessed:TechCue in US East (N. Virginia) | $0.05 | per Minutes Processed |
| MinsOfLiveVideoProcessed: 0.12 USD per minute of Live Stream Video processed | $0.12 | per Minutes Processed |
| Number of minutes of Live stream video processed using StreamProcessor APIs | $0.00817 | per Minutes Processed |
| Images Processed for Custom Moderation: Non Free Tier: 0-1M images per month in US East () | $0.0012 | per Images Processed |
| Images Processed for Custom Moderation: Non Free Tier: 1M-5M images per month in US East () | $0.00096 | per Images Processed |
| Images Processed for Custom Moderation: Non Free Tier: 35M+ images per month in US East () | $0.0003 | per Images Processed |
| Images Processed for Custom Moderation: Non Free Tier: 5M-35M images per month in US East () | $0.00072 | per Images Processed |
| Images Processed: Non Free Tier : 0 - 1000000 images processed per month | $0.001 | per Images Processed |
| Images Processed: Non Free Tier : 1000000 - 5000000 images processed per month | $0.0008 | per Images Processed |
| Images Processed: Non Free Tier : 5M-30M images processed per month | $0.0006 | per Images Processed |
| Images Processed: Non Free Tier: 35M+ images processed per month | $0.00025 to $0.0004 | per Images Processed |
IICan AWS credits pay for Rekognition?
AWS Activate credits pay for eligible AWS services, and Amazon Rekognition usage is billed on your AWS invoice like any other service. Activate Founders gives $1,000 to start, up to $5,000; you apply for it yourself. AWS promotional credits do not pay Savings Plans or Reserved Instance upfront fees.
For a larger project on Rekognition, a vetted AWS partner can request funding only partners can file: MAP for a migration, POC to test something, incremental workload funding for new work. For startups that is usually $50K to $150K. Depends on the workload; AWS approves.
| Funding | Who files it | Amount | When it fits |
|---|---|---|---|
| Migration Acceleration Program (MAP) | Your matched AWS partner | $50K to $150K for startups. Depends on the workload; AWS approves. | You are not on AWS yet and want to migrate. |
| Proof of concept (POC) funding | Your matched AWS partner | $50K to $150K for startups. Depends on the workload; AWS approves. | You want to test something, whether or not you are on AWS today. |
| Incremental workload (IW) funding | Your matched AWS partner | $50K to $150K for startups. Depends on the workload; AWS approves. | You are already on AWS and are launching new work: a new AI feature, a new customer or a new contract. |
| AWS Activate Founders | Founder applies | $1,000 to start, up to $5,000 | Self-funded startups with no investor or accelerator behind them. |
| AWS Activate Portfolio | Founder applies | up to $200,000 | Startups backed by a VC firm, accelerator or angel investor that is an AWS Activate Provider. |
| AWS Credits for AI Startups | Invite only (AWS account manager) | $200,000 or more, by invitation | AI startups ready to scale after Activate Portfolio, invited by AWS. |
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