Kya hua
September 2026 me iOS 27 aur tvOS 27 ke saath Apple ne HomeKit Video me Intelligence summaries, search aur multi-camera stitching joda, jo iCloud+ par locked hai — $9.99 pe 1, $29.99 pe 2, $59.99 pe 5 cameras.
Apple ne September 2026 me iOS 27 aur tvOS 27 ke saath HomeKit Secure Video me Apple Intelligence features launch kiye hain — AI video summaries, video search aur multiple cameras ka footage ek clip me stitch karna.
Lekin price sabse bada twist hai. Apple ne AI features ko iCloud+ ke mehnge storage plans se jod diya hai, camera count se nahi: 2TB plan $9.99/month pe sirf ek camera par Intelligence milta hai, 6TB plan $29.99/month pe do cameras par, aur 12TB plan $59.99/month pe paanch cameras tak. Chhata camera ke liye abhi koi plan hi nahi hai.
Apple One Premier wale users bhi stuck hain. Premier ka bill lagbhag $39.95-$39.99/month hai aur usme sirf 2TB storage milta hai, to usse bhi sirf ek camera par AI unlock hota hai. Agar ghar me paanch cameras hain aur aap Premier pe ho, to sabhi paanch par AI chahiye to extra $60/month dena padega — saal ka $720 extra, total $1,200.
Comparison me Amazon Ring aur Google Nest lagbhag $20/month me similar AI camera features dete hain — Apple ke top plan se aadhe se bhi kam, aur The Verge ke according unme abhi features bhi zyada hain. Apple ne 9 September wale support page pe likha hai ki supported camera counts aur iCloud+ features time ke saath change ho sakte hain.
Apple ne kya launch kiya
iOS 27 aur tvOS 27 me HomeKit Secure Video par teen Intelligence features aaye: AI video summaries, video search aur multiple cameras ka footage ek clip me jodna. Purane recording plans (50GB/$0.99, 200GB/$2.99, 2TB/$9.99) same hain aur recordings abhi bhi iCloud quota me count nahi hoti.
Price me Apple ka comparison
The Verge ke mutabik Ring aur Nest lagbhag $20/month me similar AI dete hain — Apple ke $60 top plan se aadhe se kam — aur features bhi zyada hain. Apple kehta hai camera counts 'may change over time'.
Kyun matter karta hai
Zyada cameras wale gharon ka AI ka kharcha kaafi badh gaya hai, Apple One Premier ~$40 par bhi sirf ek AI camera milta hai aur paanch se upar ka koi plan nahi.
Money
Apple Users · Smart Home Users
2-5 cameras wale gharo ko AI summaries ke liye $30-$60/month dena padega, single camera ka $10 ke mukable — purane $1-$10 wale recording plans se kaafi mehenga.
Daily Life
Smart Home Users
Aaj koi bhi iCloud+ plan paanch se zyada cameras par Apple Intelligence support nahi deta, to bade smart-home setups limit me aa jate hain.
Work
Tech Consumers
AI summaries aur multi-cam stitching se time bachta hai, par $20/month wale Ring/Nest options ke samne Apple ka premium value kam lagta hai.
Seedhi baat
Smarter Home video ke liye Apple ka rate 5 cameras par $60/month hai.
Apple Home AI: 1 camera $10, 2 cameras $30, 5 cameras $60 — Premier par bhi ek hi.
Verified sources (4)
Apple Home’s new security camera features cost as much as $60 a month
↗iOS 27 AI Camera Summaries Cost $9.99 for One Camera, $59.99 for Five
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10 claimsApple Intelligence video summaries for HomeKit Secure Video require the 2TB iCloud Plus plan at $9.99 per month — and that only covers one camera.
To add Apple Intelligence summaries to a second HomeKit camera, users must upgrade to the 6TB iCloud Plus plan at $29.99 per month.
Up to five HomeKit cameras with Apple Intelligence summaries require the 12TB iCloud Plus plan at $59.99 per month; Apple has not offered any plan that covers more than five AI-enabled cameras.
Apple One Premier subscribers (who pay around $39.95–$39.99 per month and receive 2TB of iCloud storage) are limited to Apple Intelligence summaries on a single camera, because Premier bundles only 2TB.
Existing HomeKit Secure Video recording tiers are unchanged: 50GB at $0.99/month (1 camera), 200GB at $2.99/month (up to 5 cameras), and 2TB at $9.99/month (unlimited cameras) — but those recording allowances are separate from the new Apple Intelligence camera allowances.
Recordings from HomeKit-connected cameras do not count toward a user's iCloud storage quota.
For a household with five cameras, adding Apple Intelligence summaries to all of them on top of an existing $40/month Apple One Premier subscription costs an additional $60/month — about $720/year extra, or $1,200/year total, per author Jennifer Pattison Tuohy.
Amazon Ring and Google Nest each charge around $20/month for subscription tiers with similar AI-powered camera features, and per The Verge both currently offer more features than Apple's new tier.
Apple's support page on Apple Intelligence usage limits (published September 9, 2026) explicitly states: 'Supported camera counts and other iCloud+ plan features may change over time.'
The Apple Intelligence for Home features launched with the public release of iOS 27 and tvOS 27 in September 2026, alongside AI-powered video summaries, a video search feature, and the ability to stitch footage from multiple cameras into a single clip.