Stream Video & Audio API by Stream
API for video calls, live streaming, and audio rooms with global edge network.
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How Stream Video & Audio API compares
Stream Video & Audio API is one of 19 APIs in the SMS, chat and notifications category on AgentGid. At $0.12 per 1,000 requests it is the 3rd cheapest of the 9 that publish a per-request price (cheapest: Telnyx, $0.003). Its cheapest paid plan ($0.12 a month) is the 1st cheapest of the 8 here with a monthly plan. It is one of 13 that can be started for free. 3 of them ship an official MCP server; Stream Video & Audio API does not. Its official SDK is the 5th most downloaded in the category (339K a week). See the full table.
Pricing
| Free tier | $100 in free credits per month |
|---|---|
| Cheapest paid plan | $0.12 a month |
| Usage price | $0.12 per 1,000 participant minutes (Audio); $0.30 per 1,000 participant minutes (Video) |
| Good to know | Added automatically: its SDK was in 19 of the public agent repos we sampled when it was added. Prices read from the official pricing page. |
From the official pricing page, checked Oct 11, 2026. Prices change: confirm before you buy.
Use it from an agent
| MCP server | No MCP server found |
|---|---|
| npm | npm install stream-chat |
| GitHub | GetStream/stream-node · 19 stars · last push Oct 22, 2026 |
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