Tool overview
Twelve Labs is listed under Computer Vision AI tools.
What is Twelve Labs?
Twelve Labs provides video-native foundation models and APIs that understand visuals, speech, sound, motion, and text. Developers can index, search, embed, and analyze video through REST, Python, Node.js, a Playground, cloud deployment, and dedicated enterprise cloud.
Best for
Developers and media teams building production video-understanding applications
Who is it for?
Decision note
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Key features
Marengo multimodal video embeddings and search
Pegasus video-language analysis and generation
REST, Python, and Node.js developer access
Multilingual search across thirty-six languages plus English
Use cases
Search large video archives
Generate summaries and chapters
Create video recommendation systems
Extract scene and event intelligence
Pros
- Free plan for initial indexing
- Usage-based developer pricing
- Official ecosystem partner program
Limitations
The free plan is limited to ten hours of indexing and basic rate limits.
Model availability, endpoint support, and regional deployment vary by plan and release stage.
Pricing details
Billing options
Pricing note
The Free plan supports up to ten hours of indexing. Developer usage includes Marengo video indexing at $0.042 per minute, with separate rates for embeddings, search, and analysis. Enterprise offers custom terms and dedicated cloud.
Supported languages
- Arabic
- Bengali
- Chinese (Simplified)
- Croatian
- Cusco
- Czech
- Danish
- Dutch
- English
- Farsi
- Filipino
- Finnish
- French
- German
- Greek
- Hebrew
- Hindi
- Hungarian
- Indonesian
- Italian
- Japanese
- Korean
- Maori
- Norwegian
- Polish
- Portuguese
- Romanian
- Russian
- Spanish
- Swahili
Integrations
Adobe Premiere Pro
Databricks
MongoDB
Pinecone
Qdrant
Snowflake
Weaviate
Langflow
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