Ximilar Visual Search
Ximilar Visual Search uses AI-powered vector search to find visually similar images in a collection.
What Ximilar Visual Search is
Ximilar Visual Search uses AI-powered vector search to find visually similar images in a collection. It indexes visual descriptors for similarity searches across millions of images and supports filtering by metadata. Images can be added through the API using a URL or Base64 data, with up to 10 records per request. Search operations include visual search, multi-image queries, ranking by similarity, and object detection followed by similarity search. Described uses include reverse image search, photo-based lookup, recommendations for similar products or graphics, and matching images across collections. The service is available through an API and web platform, and can be integrated with existing systems. Ximilar says it creates encoded image representations and discards image files, though customer-supplied URLs may remain in collections. Professional plans list 10 collections and unlimited collection size. Ximilar is based in Brno, Czech Republic.
Good
- Searches visual collections using AI-powered vector search
- Supports metadata filtering
- API accepts URLs or Base64 image data
- Includes object detection followed by similarity search
- Free plan includes one collection of up to 1,000 images
Watch out
- Free plan is limited to one collection
- Free collection limit is 1,000 images
- GIF support uses only the first frame
- Unused monthly API credits expire at period end
Who it suits
It may suit teams managing product, stock, industrial, scientific or other image collections that need similarity search. API access and metadata filtering may be relevant when integrating search into existing systems.
Verdict
Ximilar Visual Search is designed for finding similar images across collections, with API operations and metadata filtering. Review collection limits, monthly credit expiry and the data-handling details before choosing a plan.
Plans and prices
From Ximilar Visual Search's own pricing page, checked 15 Oct 2026.
| Plan | Price | What it gives you |
|---|---|---|
| Free | Free | 1,000 API credits/month · 1 collection · 1,000-image collection size · 3 similarity tasks · limited email support · forever |
| API credit pack 10,000 | $11, paid once | 10,000 API credits · one-time, non-expiring |
| Business 100K | $69 a month | 100,000 API credits/month · 3 collections · 100,000-image collection size · 3 similarity tasks · standard support · one ML consultation · monthly |
| Business 300K | $199 a month | 300,000 API credits/month · 5 collections · 300,000-image collection size · 3 similarity tasks · monthly |
| Business 500K | $329 a month | 500,000 API credits/month · 8 collections · 500,000-image collection size · 3 similarity tasks · monthly |
| Professional 1M | $579 a month | 1,000,000 API credits/month · 10 collections · unlimited collection size · 3 similarity tasks · priority support · regular ML consultations · monthly |
| Professional 2M | — | 2,000,000 API credits/month · 10 collections · unlimited collection size · monthly |
| Professional 3M | — | 3,000,000 API credits/month · 10 collections · unlimited collection size · monthly |
| Professional 4M | — | 4,000,000 API credits/month · 10 collections · unlimited collection size · monthly |
| Professional 5M | — | 5,000,000 API credits/month · 10 collections · unlimited collection size · monthly |
| Professional 6M | — | 6,000,000 API credits/month · 10 collections · unlimited collection size · monthly |
The facts
Each one read from Ximilar Visual Search's own pages, with the date it was checked.
What it does
- Access controls
- API communication uses a unique authorization token, and Ximilar administrators may access images after being asked, such as when resolving a problem.checked 7 Oct 2026
- API endpoints
- Visual-search endpoints cover photo, image matching, product, custom, fashion and home-decor similarity services.checked 15 Oct 2026
- API operations
- The API includes insert, delete, get, find, update, visual KNN, object-detection KNN, multi-image search, ranking, range search and near-duplicate operations.checked 15 Oct 2026
- Authentication
- Requests use an API token in the Authorization header and a collection identifier in the collection-id header.checked 15 Oct 2026
- Batch limit
- Insert requests can contain at most 10 records, with each image billed separately according to its operation.checked 15 Oct 2026
- Capterra listing
- Capterra lists Ximilar with a 0.0 rating and no published user reviews.checked 15 Oct 2026
- Compliance
- Ximilar states that it complies with GDPR and lists ISO 27001, ISO 9001, ISO 14001, ISO 45001 and ISO 20000 certifications.checked 15 Oct 2026
- Credit expiry
- Unused monthly-plan credits expire at the end of the monthly period, while purchased credit packs do not expire.checked 15 Oct 2026
- Data handling
- For visual search, Ximilar says it analyzes images to create encoded representations and then discards the image files; collections may retain URLs supplied by the customer.checked 7 Oct 2026
- Deployment
- Ximilar lists on-premise and edge-device deployment as options available through custom plans.checked 7 Oct 2026
- Flows
- Flows chain classification, tagging, regression, detection and similarity models into one REST endpoint and support conditional branches and asynchronous processing.checked 15 Oct 2026
- Format limitation
- AVIF, JP2, PSD, SVG, HEIF and PDF are listed as unsupported input formats.checked 15 Oct 2026
- Image retention
- Ximilar says inference and visual-search images are not stored; only extracted metadata is retained, while training uploads are stored in Amazon S3.checked 15 Oct 2026
- Input methods
- Images can be added to a collection through the API using a URL or Base64 data.checked 7 Oct 2026
- Integrations
- Ximilar says its Visual Search platform is accessible through an API and can be integrated with existing systems.checked 7 Oct 2026
- Legal name
- Crunchbase identifies the company as Ximilar s.r.o., headquartered in Brno, Czech Republic.checked 15 Oct 2026
- Limit: deprecated endpoints
- The older fashion and home-decor similarity endpoint paths are deprecated and scheduled for removal.checked 15 Oct 2026
- Limit: public image URLs
- When sending images by URL, the link must be a publicly accessible direct file URL rather than an HTML page or private preview.checked 15 Oct 2026
- Limit: sparse independent feedback
- G2 says there are not enough reviews to provide buying insight, and GetApp lists no user reviews or user-derived ratings.checked 15 Oct 2026
The company
- Company size
- LinkedIn lists Ximilar as a privately held company with 11–50 employees.checked 15 Oct 2026
- Founded
- LinkedIn lists Ximilar as founded in 2016.checked 15 Oct 2026
- Headquarters
- Brno, Czech Republicchecked 28 Sep 2026
Money
- Credit billing
- API calls consume credits according to method complexity, while free plans receive monthly credits and paid plans offer configurable supplies.checked 15 Oct 2026
Where it runs
- No-code platform
- Ximilar App lets users test, build and deploy visual-AI models without coding, manage collections and connect them through REST API.checked 15 Oct 2026
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