# api.video pricing (2026): plans, cost, and compliance

**Entry price:** $0 (free)/mo (Sandbox (Free)). Among the 7 video api we track it is the cheapest; median entry $0/mo.
**Domain:** api.video
**Free tier:** Yes
**Compliance:** HIPAA Not published · SOC 2 Not published · GDPR Yes
**Integrations:** iOS SDK, Android SDK, JavaScript, Python, PHP, Go, React Native, no-code tools
**Best for:** VOD platforms; developer video hosting; media companies; startups building video products

## Plans

| Plan | Monthly | Annual | Billing | Notes | Source |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Sandbox (Free) | $0 | — | flat | Unlimited testing in sandbox. Videos limited to 30 seconds, watermarked with api.video logo, auto-deleted after 24 hours. No production access. | api.video |
| Pay-as-you-go | Quote-only | — | custom | Encoding: free (unlimited). Storage: as low as $0.00285/min of video stored (standard storage $0.003/min; higher-protection storage $0.005/min). Delivery: as low as $0.0017/min of video delivered. Transcription: $0.10/min. AI summary: $0.10/min (abstract), $0.05/min (takeaways). 3 members included; credit card, Apple Pay, or SEPA. Monthly invoicing. | api.video |
| Enterprise | Quote-only | — | custom | 30 members, SAML SSO, signed MSA/SLA/DPA, 99.999% SLA with credits, 60-day audit logs, isolated storage option, wire transfer, annual billing. Custom rates. Contact sales. | api.video |

**Key features:** Video encoding always free — no encoding fees; Per-minute storage and delivery billing (not per-GB); Sandbox free tier for unlimited dev/testing; Infrastructure on ISO 27001 cloud providers.

**Plan limits:** Sandbox: 30-second max, watermarked, 24-hour auto-delete; No free production minutes; 100+ CDN PoPs globally.

Sources: 1 · Last verified 2026-06-15
Provenance: Pricing verified at api.video/pricing/ (free Sandbox; PAYG encoding free, storage from $0.00285/min, delivery from $0.0017/min, transcription $0.10/min, AI summary $0.10/min abstract / $0.05/min takeaways; Enterprise custom). Compliance: GDPR confirmed via help.api.video DPA; SOC 2 and HIPAA not stated on public pages (null).
Canonical: https://frontdeskreview.com/software/video-api/api-video/
Cite: Per The Front Desk Review, api.video's entry plan was $0 (free)/mo as of 2026-06-15 — https://frontdeskreview.com/software/video-api/api-video/
License: CC BY 4.0. Price history: https://frontdeskreview.com/data/price-history.jsonl