api.video pricing in 2026
Video API for upload, encoding, hosting, live streaming and delivery billed by usage. How api.video charges, its plans and the alternatives.
Billing
Pay as you use
Plans
api.video plans and prices
1 plan with a public price, in US dollars.
Sandbox
$0No fixed fee · pay per use
- Unlimited tests, all features
- 30-second watermarked videos
- Videos deleted after 24 hours
Pay as you go: encoding free; hosting as low as $0.00285 per stored minute/month; delivery as low as $0.0017 per minute delivered; transcription $0.10/min. Add-ons e.g. custom domain from $60/mo. Enterprise (annual, SLA): contact us. EU customers billed in EUR.
Prices from api.video's pricing page, checked 26 Oct 2026. Usage-based: the bill depends on volume, so these are starting points, not a quote. Taxes, seat minimums and promotions vary.
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FAQ
api.video pricing questions
How does api.video charge?
api.video is usage-based: you pay for what you use (transactions, messages, compute and so on) rather than a fixed subscription, so the bill depends on volume. Pay as you go: encoding free; hosting as low as $0.00285 per stored minute/month; delivery as low as $0.0017 per minute delivered; transcription $0.10/min. Add-ons e.g. custom domain from $60/mo. Enterprise (annual, SLA): contact us. EU customers billed in EUR. There is no fixed monthly fee on Sandbox.
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