What are Extension Units?

General
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Saw this on the pricing page. When are they consumed? Do we get charged for it for processing images or videos?

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Extension units in ImageKit are utilized when leveraging third-party services integrated within the platform or when applying AI-powered real-time transformations.

Third-Party Services

ImageKit DAM integrates AI-powered features using services from providers like Google , Amazon and other providers. These include:

  • Auto Tagging – AI-driven automatic tagging utilizes third-party services provided by Google (Vision AI) and Amazon(Rekognition), consuming extension units when applied.
  • Background Removal – The AI-powered background removal feature also relies on external service (remove.bg) and consumes extension units upon usage.

Learn more about how extension units are calculated here.

AI-Powered Real-Time Transformations

ImageKit offers various AI-powered real-time transformations, each consuming extension units based on the specific transformation applied. The number of units required varies according to your pricing plan.

For a detailed breakdown of charges, refer to our documentation here.