# Stream Chat

> getstream.io | Storage; 2 records: free tier, limits, identity cost and evidence.

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## Stream Chat (GetStream) free/Maker plan

- `storage/stream-chat-free-maker-plan` | fails-quota | evidence reported | binding none | category messaging
- identity a placeholder: card and phone unknown | verified 2026-10-21 (inherited) | stale on 2026-11-05
- url https://getstream.io/chat/docs/node/storage-and-bandwidth/
- free tier: No free storage allowance stated as a byte figure on the storage page; instead 'Stream applies fair-usage limits to storage, bandwidth, and API calls on every Chat plan' with overage rates once exceeded. | unit: none | metered on: stored-bytes | read on: 2026-10-21 | source: [1]
- per-object cap: not stated | source: [1] | note: not stated
- retention: not stated | source: [1] | note: not stated
- egress: Metered past the fair-use allowance — 'You only start to pay extra for storage and bandwidth after you exceed these fair usage limits'. Attachments are served from Stream's CDN but are tied to channel membership/auth. | metered: yes
- identity: institution
- interface: rest
- limits note: Fair-usage storage + bandwidth ceiling; user-configurable retention policies exist expressly to REDUCE storage, which signals storage is the cost centre. Attachment size caps apply. Overage is billed per GB.
- interface detail: rest
- tooling: stream-chat SDKs (JS/React/Node/Python); server-side client can upload attachments to a channel. No bulk/opaque-object API — attachment shape is image/file on a message.
- composes with: Fails the multiplication test: fair-use storage caps plus per-GB overage means more accounts is the only lever, and each account is a SaaS tenant with its own MAU billing.
- reliability: No deletion cliff, but a billing cliff: exceeding fair use converts free storage into an invoice rather than an error, which is worse for a fixed-budget client.
- notes: the same as the free tier
- extras:
  - dead_end.failure_class: egress
  - dead_end.why: No free storage allowance stated as a byte figure on the storage page; instead 'Stream applies fair-usage limits to storage, bandwidth, and API calls on every Chat plan' with overage rates once exceeded.
  - dead_end.first_recorded: 2026-10-21
- evidence:
  - [1] 2026-10-21: read live: 'Stream applies fair-usage limits to storage, bandwidth, and API calls on every Chat plan. You only start to pay extra for storage and bandwidth after you exceed these fair usage limits.'
  - [2] 2026-10-21: read live: 'Chat Message Storage ... Additional usage costs when stored messages exceed the included amount'
- sources:
  - [1] https://getstream.io/chat/docs/node/storage-and-bandwidth/
  - [2] https://getstream.io/chat/pricing/

## stream chat free plan as bulk storage

- `storage/stream-chat-free-plan-as-bulk-storage` | fails-quota | evidence reported | binding none | category rejected-provider
- identity a placeholder: card and phone unknown | verified 2026-10-21 (inherited) | stale on 2026-11-05
- url https://getstream.io/chat/docs/node/storage-and-bandwidth/
- free tier: Fair-usage storage ceiling with per-GB overage; converting free into an invoice is a fail, not a qualification. | unit: none | metered on: none | read on: 2026-10-21 | source: [1]
- per-object cap: not recorded | source: [1] | note: not recorded
- retention: not recorded | source: [1]
- egress: not recorded | metered: no
- identity: email
- interface: unknown
- tooling: not recorded
- composes with: the same as tooling
- reliability: the same as the free tier
- notes: the same as the free tier
- extras:
  - dead_end.failure_class: quota
  - dead_end.why: Fair-usage storage ceiling with per-GB overage; converting free into an invoice is a fail, not a qualification.
  - dead_end.first_recorded: 2026-10-21
- evidence:
  - [1] 2026-10-21: Fair-usage storage ceiling with per-GB overage; converting free into an invoice is a fail, not a qualification.
- sources:
  - [1] https://getstream.io/chat/docs/node/storage-and-bandwidth/