# Daily pricing (2026): plans, cost, and compliance

**Entry price:** $0 (free)/mo (Free Tier). Among the 7 video api we track it is the cheapest; median entry $0/mo.
**Domain:** daily.co
**Free tier:** Yes
**Compliance:** HIPAA Yes · SOC 2 Yes · GDPR Yes
**Integrations:** React, iOS SDK, Android SDK, React Native, Pipecat AI framework, JavaScript/TypeScript
**Best for:** telehealth; AI voice agents; WebRTC apps; developer video infrastructure
**Price tracked since:** June 2026

## Plans

| Plan | Monthly | Annual | Billing | Notes | Source |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Free Tier | $0 | — | flat | 10,000 free participant-minutes/month. No payment required to start. | daily.co |
| Pay as You Go — Video/Audio | Quote-only | — | custom | Video and audio calls: $0.0015–$0.004/participant-minute. Audio-only: $0.00036–$0.00099/participant-minute. Cloud video recording: $0.01349/recorded-min; audio-only recording: $0.005/recorded-min. RTMP live streaming: $0.015/encoded-min. HLS live streaming: $0.03/encoded-min. Graduated discounts up to 63% off at 50M+ monthly participant-minutes. | daily.co |
| HIPAA Healthcare Add-on | $500 | — | flat | $500/month add-on enables HIPAA-compliant mode; BAA signed. Advanced firewall control also available at $500/month separately. | daily.co |

**Key features:** SOC 2 Type 2 certified (Security and Confidentiality); Pipecat open-source AI voice/video framework integration; HIPAA BAA signed with Healthcare Add-on; Graduated volume discounts up to 63% at scale.

**Plan limits:** 10,000 free participant-minutes/month; HIPAA mode requires $500/month Healthcare Add-on; Noise cancellation (Krisp) add-on: $0.0002/participant-minute.

Sources: 1 · Last verified 2026-06-15
Provenance: Pricing verified at daily.co/pricing/video-sdk/ (10K free participant-min/month; video/audio $0.0015–$0.004; audio-only $0.00036–$0.00099; recording $0.01349/min; RTMP $0.015/min; HLS $0.03/min; up to 63% volume discount). Compliance verified directly at daily.co/products/security-at-daily/: SOC 2 Type 2, HIPAA with signed BAA (Healthcare Add-on), and GDPR all explicitly stated.
Canonical: https://frontdeskreview.com/software/video-api/daily/
Cite: Per The Front Desk Review, Daily's entry plan was $0 (free)/mo as of 2026-06-15 — https://frontdeskreview.com/software/video-api/daily/
License: CC BY 4.0. Price history: https://frontdeskreview.com/data/price-history.jsonl