Our take
Pick Daily if realtime / voice-AI teams who will stay on 10,000 free participant-minutes / month while they open a first Prebuilt room, then pay $0.004 per video participant-minute (volume from $0.0015*) once the free bucket is gone. Pick Mux if video / product teams who will stay on pay-as-you-go (no platform fee, no card to start, $20 monthly usage credit, 100,000 delivery minutes free) while they open a first
Best for
Daily Calls you embed with a public per-minute tile
Mux Views and playing time you start inside a $20 credit
Free plan
Daily $0 · 10,000 free participant-minutes / month. Sign up free. No extra charge for HD
Mux No free plan
Lowest paid
Daily Audio-only $0.00099
Mux 1080p basic (default on demand) $0.003
Next step up
Daily Video calls from $0.004
Mux Mux Robots $0.01
Runs where
Daily Local or hosted
Mux Hosted
Watch out
Daily Free minutes are 10,000 / month, then $0.004 / video participant-minute
Mux The $20 credit is usage, not unlimited delivery
Last checked
Daily 2026-10-23 · daily.co/pricing/video-sdk
Mux 2026-10-23 · mux.com/pricing
realtime / voice-AI teams who will stay on 10,000 free participant-minutes / month while they open a first Prebuilt room, then pay $0.004 per video participant-minute (volume from $0.0015*) once the free bucket is gone.
Read the Daily pagevideo / product teams who will stay on pay-as-you-go (no platform fee, no card to start, $20 monthly usage credit, 100,000 delivery minutes free) while they open a first Engagement chart, then buy Launch at $20 / month for $100 credit or Scale at $500 / month for $1,000 when usage outgrows the credit.
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