Daily
Developer platform for real-time voice, video and AI agents, built on WebRTC infrastructure and the open-source Pipecat framework.
Daily is a developer platform that provides WebRTC infrastructure and SDKs for real-time voice and video, and maintains Pipecat, an open-source framework for voice AI agents. Daily is used by developers to embed calls, record and stream sessions, add telephony and deploy conversational agents, with usage-based billing and a monthly free allowance.
Best for Engineering teams building voice AI agents or embedding video and audio calls who need managed real-time infrastructure and compliance options.
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What is Daily?
Daily is a developer platform for adding real-time voice and video to applications. Its network is built on WebRTC, runs across more than 75 points of presence and has been in operation since 2016. On top of that network the company maintains Pipecat, an open-source and vendor-neutral framework for orchestrating voice and multimodal AI agents, and operates Pipecat Cloud for hosting agents built with it. The video product offers an SDK, an embeddable call interface named Daily Prebuilt, cloud recording, audio-only sessions, RTMP and HLS live streaming and telephony over SIP and PSTN. AI-related add-ons include real-time and post-call transcription and noise cancellation. For regulated customers Daily provides end-to-end encryption, signs HIPAA business associate agreements and lists SOC 2 and GDPR compliance. Billing is usage based with a monthly free allowance.
Key Features
Pipecat framework
Provides an open-source way to orchestrate real-time voice and multimodal AI agents across vendors.
Pipecat Cloud
Hosts and runs agents built with Pipecat on Daily's global network.
Video and audio SDK
Adds WebRTC calls to web and mobile apps, with HD video at no additional rate.
Daily Prebuilt
Embeds a complete video call interface in a site or app from a room URL.
Recording and live streaming
Records calls in the cloud and broadcasts them over RTMP or HLS.
Transcription and noise cancellation
Transcribes speech during or after a call and filters background noise as an add-on.
Use Cases
- Voice AI agents
- A startup deploys a conversational phone agent built with Pipecat.
- Telehealth video
- A healthcare app runs patient consultations under a HIPAA agreement.
- In-app video calls
- A product team embeds meetings without building call infrastructure.
- Call recording and transcripts
- A platform stores recordings and feeds transcripts to its own AI models.
- Phone integration
- A service connects agents to callers through SIP or PSTN dial-in.
Things to know
- Audio rate depends on video tracks
- A session is billed at the audio-only rate only if no camera or screen-share track is ever sent.
- Recording is billed by clock time
- Recorded minutes are counted once per recording, not multiplied by the number of participants.
- No hard spending cap on video
- Daily Video is pay as you go and calls are not stopped once the free minutes run out; a spend limit can be set for Pipecat Cloud.
- Short log retention by default
- Metrics and logs are kept for one day without a card on file and three days with one.
FAQs
What is Daily?
Daily is a developer platform for real-time voice, video and AI. It provides WebRTC infrastructure and SDKs and maintains the open-source Pipecat framework for voice agents.
What is Daily used for?
Daily is used to build video and audio calling into apps and to run voice AI agents. Recording, live streaming, telephony and transcription are available as well.
Is Daily free?
Daily includes 10,000 free participant minutes every month. Usage beyond that allowance is billed at per-minute rates.
How much does Daily cost?
Daily uses usage-based pricing per participant minute, with automatic volume discounts. See the official pricing page for current rates and the cost calculator.
What is Pipecat?
Pipecat is an open-source, vendor-neutral framework for real-time voice and multimodal AI agents. Daily is the engineering team that maintains it.
Is Daily HIPAA compliant?
Daily states that it signs HIPAA business associate agreements and offers end-to-end encryption. Its pricing page lists HIPAA with a BAA as a paid add-on.
What is a participant minute on Daily?
A participant minute on Daily is one minute for one person on a call. The total is the number of participants multiplied by the call length in minutes.
Who it's for
- Developers
- Voice AI startups
- Healthcare software teams
- Product engineering teams
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