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Amazon Web Services

Amazon Comprehend PII detection

Detect PII API returns the location of each personal-data entity in text so you can redact it; billed per 100-character unit with a 3-unit (300 character) minimum per request, so short texts cost more per character. $0.0001 per 100-character unit x 10,000 units = $1.00 per 1M characters (rate taken from the page's worked example; tier table not shown in fetch).

USD per 1M characters

$1.00

Verified Oct 18, 2026

#2 cheapest of 3 in PII detection & redaction

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Capabilities, explained

What this API can do, and what each capability means for your project.

Data types detected

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Approximate number of kinds of personal data it can find.

Languages

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Approximate number of languages it supports.

Inputs

text

Kinds of content it can scan for personal data.

Realistic replacements

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Can replace personal data with consistent fake values instead of only masking it.

Self-hosted option

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Can run inside your own infrastructure so data never leaves it.

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