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🔥 Save up to 80% vs. competitors
Chat · Translation · Video · Live
One plan. Zero compromise.
HyperBabel provides chat, video calls, live streaming, real-time interpretation & translation, and storage as a single API — at up to 80% lower cost than global competitors.
✓No credit card required✓No MAU billing✓Zero Egress fees✓99.9% Uptime SLA
Free
Start immediately, no credit card — experience chat, translation & video for free
$0Forever Free
- 100 Peak Connections
- 10 Active Channels (Hard Cap)
- 50K Connection mins free
- 10K Messages / month free
- 100K Translation chars free
- 100 mins HD Video/Stream free
- 0.5GB Global Storage (Zero Egress)
- 25 MB max per file upload
- 1 API Key
Starter
1M msgs + HD/FHD video + AI translation — at 1/4 the cost of 4 competitor APIs combined
$99/ month
*VAT included- 1,000 Peak Connections
- 1,000 Active Channels (+$9.99/1K)
- 500K Connection mins (+$1.69/1M)
- 1M Messages (+$4.19/1M)
- 500K Translation chars (+$28.99/1M)
- 1,000 mins HD Video (+$6.19/1K)
- 1,000 mins FHD Video (+$13.99/1K)
- 10GB Storage (Zero Egress, +$0.03/GB)
- 100 MB max per file upload
- 3 API Keys
⭐ Most Popular
Pro
5K peak · 10M messages · 100GB storage — the go-to plan for fast-growing products
$499/ month
*VAT included- 5,000 Peak Connections
- 5,000 Active Channels (+$9.99/1K)
- 5M Connection mins (+$1.69/1M)
- 10M Messages (+$4.19/1M)
- 5M Translation chars (+$28.99/1M)
- 5,000 mins HD Video (+$6.19/1K)
- 5,000 mins FHD Video (+$13.99/1K)
- 100GB Storage (Zero Egress, +$0.03/GB)
- 500 MB max per file upload
- 10 API Keys
Business
20K peak · unlimited messages · priority support — enterprise-grade infra for mega traffic
$1,999/ month
*VAT included- 20,000 Peak Connections
- 20,000 Active Channels (+$9.99/1K)
- 50M Connection mins (+$1.69/1M)
- Unlimited Messages
- 20M Translation chars (+$28.99/1M)
- 20,000 mins HD Video (+$6.19/1K)
- 20,000 mins FHD Video (+$13.99/1K)
- 400GB Storage (Zero Egress, +$0.03/GB)
- 1 GB max per file upload
- 🎯 Priority Support Guaranteed
No Surprises — Service Never Stops
Exceed your quota? Your service keeps running. You pay only these transparent, cost-based overage rates.
※ Only hard capacity limits (Peak Connections) reject new connections — solved by upgrading your plan.
💬
Message Overage
$4.19 / 1M Msgs
per 1M excess chat messages
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Connection Overage
$1.69 / 1M Mins
per 1M excess connection minutes
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Translation Overage
$28.99 / 1M Chars
per 1M excess translated chars
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Video (HD) Overage
$6.19 / 1K Mins
FHD quality: $13.99 / 1K Mins
Frequently Asked Questions
Learn why HyperBabel offers unmatched value compared to any competitor in the market.
How does HyperBabel's pricing compare to other API platforms?
Competitors like SendBird, PubNub, and Stream charge per MAU, meaning costs skyrocket as your user base grows — some offer only 1,000 MAU for $99/mo. HyperBabel completely abolishes MAU billing. Our $99 Starter plan alone includes 1M messages, 500K connection minutes, 1,000 peak connections, 500K chars of real-time AI translation, HD/FHD video calls, and live streaming. Where competitors force you to combine 3-4 separate APIs costing thousands per month, HyperBabel delivers everything in one plan.
Detailed Competitor Comparison — Is HyperBabel really cheaper?
The table below compares HyperBabel's $99/mo Starter plan with what it would cost to assemble the same capabilities from competing APIs.
| Feature | HyperBabel ($99) | SendBird ($399) | PubNub ($98) | Stream ($499) | Twilio Video | Agora |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Real-time Chat | ✅ 1M Messages/mo Free | 5K MAU | 200 MAU | 5K MAU | ❌ | ❌ |
| AI Translation | ✅ 500K chars/mo Free | ❌ Separate API | ❌ | ❌ | ❌ | ❌ |
| HD Video Calls | ✅ 1K mins/mo Free | ❌ Separate API | ❌ | ❌ | $0.004/min (no tier) | $3.99/1K min |
| FHD Video Calls | ✅ 1K mins/mo Free | ❌ Separate API | ❌ | ❌ | $0.004/min (no tier) | $8.99/1K min |
| HD Live Streaming | ✅ 1K mins/mo Free | ❌ | ❌ | ❌ | ❌ Discontinued | $3.99/1K min |
| FHD Live Streaming | ✅ 1K mins/mo Free | ❌ | ❌ | ❌ | ❌ Discontinued | $8.99/1K min |
| Storage | ✅ 10GB (Zero Egress) | Included | Included | Included | ❌ | ❌ |
| 💰 Equivalent monthly cost | $99 | $399+ | $98 + extras | $499+ | $200–400 | $200–400 |
※ Competitor pricing is based on 2026 public rates. Assembling chat + translation + video + streaming from separate APIs can cost $1,500–$2,500+/mo. HyperBabel solves this with a single $99 plan.
💡 What does "Zero Egress" mean?
Egress refers to the outbound network transfer cost incurred when users download or view files, images, or videos stored on a server. Most cloud storage providers like AWS S3 and Google Cloud Storage charge $0.09–$0.12 per GB every time a user downloads a file — even though uploading is free. As your user base grows, egress costs can easily exceed the storage fees by 10x or more. HyperBabel eliminates this entirely through our global CDN infrastructure, offering 100% free egress. You only pay an ultra-low $0.03/GB for storage capacity alone.
What is Zero Egress? Are there hidden fees?
Yes, there are absolutely zero hidden fees. 'Zero Egress' means we have completely eliminated the massive outbound network traffic fees typically charged when users download or view files. While other cloud providers charge $0.09–$0.12 per GB for egress, HyperBabel's proprietary global distributed storage eliminates download costs entirely — you only pay an ultra-low $0.03/GB for storage capacity.
Why did you unify chat, translation, video, and live streaming into a single API?
Building a global service typically requires contracting separate Chat APIs (SendBird), Translation APIs (DeepL), Video/Streaming APIs, and Storage — costing thousands per month and months of integration work. HyperBabel unifies all of these into a single All-in-One API with one SDK integration. This saves up to 80% compared to assembling competitor APIs individually.
Will my service drop if I exceed the monthly quota?
No. For metered usage (like messages, translation, video minutes), your service will never be interrupted; you will simply be billed at our transparent overage rates. However, hard capacity caps like 'Peak Connections' or 'Max Active Channels' will enforce connection rejections if fully saturated, so you must upgrade your plan in advance.
Will my app face API rejections if tens of thousands of users rush in simultaneously?
HyperBabel provides generous per-minute API rate limits across all plans. The Business plan powerfully handles 6,000 API requests per minute. Under the hood, our intelligent message queuing safely pools and streams them, ensuring zero bottlenecks for global real-time communication.
What are the expected connection speeds for global users?
We guarantee ultra-low latency. HyperBabel's proprietary Global Edge Network is distributed across all major continents to provide millisecond-level response times.
🌎 Americas / Asia / Europe
Achieves a global median latency of under 65ms.
Do you provide Webhooks?
Yes, Webhooks are provided at no extra cost on all paid plans. When key events occur — video session start/end, chat message sent, live stream started, billing alerts, and more — HyperBabel automatically POSTs to your registered endpoint. Includes HMAC-SHA256 signature verification and up to 3 automatic retries with Exponential Backoff. Register in Dashboard → Webhooks.
Do you provide interactive Swagger API documentation?
Yes, we provide full Swagger UI (OpenAPI 3.0) documentation for every REST endpoint. Visit the Docs page and click the Swagger API tab — your JWT is auto-injected, so you can call and test any API directly from the browser without a separate client. Perfect for rapid prototyping and integration testing.
Is there a sandbox environment to try HyperBabel before integrating?
Yes. After signing up, access Sandbox Hub from the Dashboard and experience all core features hands-on — no API integration required. Try: ① Real-time chat (create channels, send messages, live AI translation), ② Multi-party video calls (HD/FHD, join/leave, group calls), ③ Live streaming (start a broadcast, join as a viewer in real time), ④ Combined chat + video call scenarios. Everything runs on the same production infrastructure, so what you test is exactly what your users will experience.