My take
This is the deep end of the pool - the most crowded, most capable category here, and yet, quite a few are hidden from AI altogether. There's work to be done here to stay relevant.
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| Tool ▲ | AI Visibility iHow often AI names this video API - the average of three models from 0 to 10: Claude Sonnet 5, Gemini 3.6 Flash and GPT-5.6 Terra. PRESENCE-BASED (a mention counts); recommend-vs-mention weighting deferred. Note how many high-quality engines score 0.▲ | Quality iA measured score from 0 to 100, blending documentation depth (docs) and feature coverage (feat) across SFU multiparty, recording, simulcast/SVC, streaming egress, mobile SDKs, room management, and observability.▲ | Agent-ready iWhether the vendor ships something that lets an AI agent operate it: an MCP server or a hand-authored llms.txt. MCP servers have arrived here (LiveKit, Tencent RTC); 8 of 12 reach tier 2, but Agora, Daily and Zoom - strong products - lag.▲ | Pricing iIndicative entry pricing gathered June 2026 from public pages. A quiet context column, not a score, not verified for your contract or volume.▲ | Tsahi's note ▲ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Agora | 5.4avg  4.9 5.9 5.3 | 97 96%98% | ~docs MCP + Skills | $0.004-$0.009/minby aggregate resolution; 10k min/mo free | The AI-Loud One |
 Daily | 4.8avg 3.55.25.7 | 95 100%90% | ~Enhanced docs | $0.004/min10k min/mo free | No call here - measured, not judged |
 LiveKit | 4.1avg 354.4 | 99 100%98% | ✓MCP + skills | Mix of per-minute and per-GBBuild / Ship (OSS self-host free) | Open-Source Default |
 Zoom Video SDK | 3.3avg 2.93.53.6 | 88 92%86% | ✓Operational MCP | $0.0035/min$20 starter credit | No call here - measured, not judged |
 Vonage Video API (OpenTok) | 1.8avg 3.10.22.2 | 95 96%95% | ~Video-scoped llms.txt | $0.0041/minup to 25 publishers | Staying Grounded |
 Stream | 0.7avg 0.20.91 | 96 100%93% | ~Video-scoped llms.txt | $0.00075-$0.012/minby aggregate resolution; $100/mo credit | No call here - measured, not judged |
 Tencent RTC | 0.0avg 000 | 99 100%98% | ~docs MCP | $0.00399-$0.03599/minby resolution; 10k min/mo free yr 1 | No call here - measured, not judged |
 Video SDK | 0.0avg 00.10 | 94 100%88% | ✓MCP + agent SDK | $0.004/min$20 credit | No call here - measured, not judged |
 ZEGOCLOUD | 0.0avg 000 | 92 96%88% | ~Hand-authored llms.txt | $0.004/min10k min/mo free | No call here - measured, not judged |
 Fishjam | 0.0avg 000 | 83 92%74% | ~Hand-authored llms.txt | $0.001/minRegular Jar | No call here - measured, not judged |
 SkyWay (NTT) | 0.0avg 000 | 80 92%69% | ~Enhanced docs | ¥0.0033/minno commercial free tier | No call here - measured, not judged |
 Metered | 0.0avg 000.1 | 72 83%62% | None | $0.003/minno free tier (video) | No call here - measured, not judged |
Documentation depth
Feature coverage
Claude Sonnet 5
Gemini 3.6 Flash
GPT-5.6 Terra
Claude Sonnet 5
Gemini 3.6 Flash
GPT-5.6 Terra
MEASURED
- Quality and Agent-ready come from my June 2026 evaluation run
- AI Visibility is presence-based; the recommend-vs-mention read is deferred
- None of these is composited into a single score
VERIFY
- Pricing is indicative, gathered from public pages June 2026, and is not scored
- Also, pricing is focused on pure video minutes. The whole story (especially when factoring in AI) is quite different
- Confirm current rates and limits with each vendor for your volume
None of that is a score. It's a recommendation. The grades on this page measure the machines, not my opinion of the vendors.