Mux (Video)

infrastructure infrastructure — not enhancement

Last verified 2026-07-28 · every claim below is first-party sourced or marked “not publicly disclosed”.

Note: Streaming/encoding infrastructure — NOT an enhancement API. Included with this tag so it is not compared apples-to-apples.

Data retention & privacy

The customer controls the asset lifecycle; the DELETE endpoint is permanent and unrecoverable; stored minutes are cumulative until deleted; test assets are auto-deleted after 24h. Note: as a store-and-stream platform, retention is inherent to the product, not a privacy guarantee.

Verification / evidence fit: N/A — infrastructure for storing/streaming video, not enhancement or evidence
API type: REST
Pricing model: usage-based across 3 independent dimensions (encode / deliver / store), per minute
Starting price: encode from $0.025/min (720p) · deliver from $0.0008/min · store $0.0024/min-mo
Free tier: Yes
100K free delivery min/mo, up to 10 stored videos, no card
No-code option: No — code integration
Self-host GPU required: No — managed
Verticals served: video streaming/OTT, developer media platforms, live streaming
Notable customers: Synthesia, Glassdoor, Patreon
Documentation: https://www.mux.com/docs

Sources — pricing · customers · retention

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