Apple Home’s new security camera features cost up to $60 a month
Apple has introduced new AI-powered video features for its HomeKit security cameras, but access is locked behind expensive high-tier iCloud storage subscriptions. Users must pay up to $60 per month to utilize these features across multiple cameras.
Why it matters
This pricing strategy highlights the increasing cost of integrating advanced AI features into consumer smart home ecosystems.
With the public release of iOS 27 and tvOS 27, Apple Home is getting an injection of Apple Intelligence — but you’ll have to pay more for it.
Apple Intelligence for Home brings AI-powered video summaries to HomeKit Secure Video, so you can get short text descriptions of who and what compatible security cameras saw, along with the clip. It also adds a new video search feature and the ability to stitch footage from multiple cameras into one clip, making it easier to keep an eye on what’s happening around your home without scrolling through footage.
[Image: AI-generated video summaries provide text descriptions of what a camera sees. https://platform.theverge.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2026/09/IMG_7845-1.jpg?quality=90&strip=all]
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