What are Extension Units?

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

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.