A method for assessing a video freeze distortion degree, comprising: acquiring a frame rate and a freeze feature parameter of a freeze event that are of a video stream, wherein the freeze feature parameter of the freeze event is correlated with duration of the freeze event of the video stream, and the freeze event is used to represent a pause of the video stream, wherein the duration of the freeze event is represented by using a quantity of freeze frames; the freeze feature parameter of the freeze event is correlated with duration of the freeze event of the video stream comprises: that the freeze feature parameter of the freeze event is represented by using a proportional relationship between the quantity of freeze frames and a total quantity of video frames of the video stream, or that the freeze feature parameter of the freeze event is represented by using a proportional relationship between the quantity of freeze frames and a quantity of continuous playing of the video stream; and acquiring a freeze event distortion value of the video stream according to the frame rate and the freeze feature parameter of the freeze event that are of the video stream, wherein the freeze event distortion value is used to represent a distortion degree of the video stream; wherein the acquiring a freeze event distortion value of the video stream according to the frame rate and the freeze feature parameter of the freeze event that are of the video stream comprises: acquiring the freeze event distortion value of the video stream according to a freezing_artifact_value = a 1 a 2 + a 3 fps ⋅ f_freezing_ length a 4 formula, wherein: fps is the frame rate of the video stream; f_freezing_length is the freeze feature parameter of the freeze event of the video stream; freezing_artifact_value is the freeze event distortion value; and a 1, a 2, a 3, and a 4 are positive constants. acquiring a frame rate and a freeze feature parameter of a freeze event that are of a video stream, wherein the freeze feature parameter of the freeze event is correlated with duration of the freeze event of the video stream, and the freeze event is used to represent a pause of the video stream, wherein the duration of the freeze event is represented by using a quantity of freeze frames; the freeze feature parameter of the freeze event is correlated with duration of the freeze event of the video stream comprises: that the freeze feature parameter of the freeze event is represented by using a proportional relationship between the quantity of freeze frames and a total quantity of video frames of the video stream, or that the freeze feature parameter of the freeze event is represented by using a proportional relationship between the quantity of freeze frames and a quantity of continuous playing of the video stream; and acquiring a freeze event distortion value of the video stream according to the frame rate and the freeze feature parameter of the freeze event that are of the video stream, wherein the freeze event distortion value is used to represent a distortion degree of the video stream; wherein the acquiring a freeze event distortion value of the video stream according to the frame rate and the freeze feature parameter of the freeze event that are of the video stream comprises: acquiring the freeze event distortion value of the video stream according to a freezing_artifact_value = a 1 a 2 + a 3 fps ⋅ f_freezing_ length a 4 formula, wherein: fps is the frame rate of the video stream; f_freezing_length is the freeze feature parameter of the freeze event of the video stream; freezing_artifact_value is the freeze event distortion value; and a 1, a 2, a 3, and a 4 are positive constants. that the freeze feature parameter of the freeze event is represented by using a proportional relationship between the quantity of freeze frames and a total quantity of video frames of the video stream, or that the freeze feature parameter of the freeze event is represented by using a proportional relationship between the quantity of freeze frames and a quantity of continuous playing of the video stream; and acquiring a freeze event distortion value of the video stream according to the frame rate and the freeze feature parameter of the freeze event that are of the video stream, wherein the freeze event distortion value is used to represent a distortion degree of the video stream; acquiring the freeze event distortion value of the video stream according to a freezing_artifact_value = a 1 a 2 + a 3 fps ⋅ f_freezing_ length a 4 formula, wherein: fps is the frame rate of the video stream; f_freezing_length is the freeze feature parameter of the freeze event of the video stream; freezing_artifact_value is the freeze event distortion value; and a 1, a 2, a 3, and a 4 are positive constants. fps is the frame rate of the video stream; f_freezing_length is the freeze feature parameter of the freeze event of the video stream; freezing_artifact_value is the freeze event distortion value; and a 1, a 2, a 3, and a 4 are positive constants.