Video chat
Free Random Video Chat, With the Fine Print Up Front
Yes, Omlet is a free random video chat: meeting people by video and text costs nothing, needs no account and shows no ads. The only paid extra is the optional country filter, and even that starts with a free day, then costs $3 one time, with no subscription. The free day starts with a card, and the $3 is charged once when it ends unless you cancel in Settings.
Here's exactly what's free, how the one paid option works, how Omlet pays its way without ads, and a checklist for spotting hidden costs on any free chat site.
What's free on Omlet, and what's optional
Most people never need to pay anything. This table shows every part of Omlet and what it costs.
| Feature | Cost |
|---|---|
| Random video chat with people worldwide | Free |
| Text chat with emoji alongside the video | Free |
| Pressing Next to meet someone new | Free |
| Muting, camera off and muting your partner | Free |
| Report button and moderation | Free |
| Installing Omlet as an app from your browser | Free |
| Account or sign-up | Not needed |
| Country filter (meet people from one country) | First day free, then $3 one time per device and browser |
If you're happy meeting people from anywhere, you'll never see a checkout. Worldwide matching is the default and it's free.
The one paid extra: the $3 country filter
The country filter lets you choose one country, from more than 200, and meet people from there. Here's precisely how the pricing works:
- Your first day is free. You get one free day per device and home network.
- After that, it's $3 one time. There's no subscription, no renewal and nothing to cancel.
- It belongs to that device and browser. It doesn't carry over to other devices or browsers, and it's lost if you clear that browser's data.
- Checkout is handled by Stripe. Omlet never sees your card.
- It can make matching slower. When fewer people from your chosen country are online, you may wait longer for a match.
Before you pay, use your free day at the hours you'd normally chat to see how quickly you get matched with that country. Our guide to random video chat by country explains how to pick a country and when the filter is worth it.
Planning to clear your browser data or switch browsers soon? Do that before you unlock the filter, since the purchase stays with the browser you paid in.
Do you need to pay at all?
For most people, no. Worldwide matching is the whole experience, and it's free. A quick way to decide:
When free Worldwide matching is enough
- You enjoy not knowing where the next person is from.
- You chat at different times of day and like the mix of time zones.
- You just want a quick, free random chat to pass the time.
When the country filter is worth a look
- You want to practice a language with people from a country where it's spoken.
- You miss home and want to talk with people from your own country.
- You want partners whose evenings line up with yours.
Either way, the filter's first day costs nothing, so you can try it before deciding. If you're learning a language, language exchange video chat shows how people use the filter for practice.
How Omlet stays free without ads
Free sites have to pay for servers somehow, and the common answers are ads, selling data or pushing subscriptions. Omlet takes a different route.
- No ads and no advertising cookies. Page visits are counted without cookies.
- No selling your data. Omlet doesn't sell data, and AI safety reviews aren't used to train AI models.
- One optional purchase. Instead of ads, there's a single paid extra, the country filter, for people who want it.
Read more in random video chat without ads, or see the bigger picture in how free chat sites make money.
What free doesn't mean
Free comes with a few honest caveats worth knowing before your first free random video call.
- Free isn't unmoderated. Nudity, sexual requests, harassment, hate, scams and anyone under 18 break the rules. Reports are reviewed and bans apply per device.
- Free doesn't mean every feature is free. The country filter costs $3 after its first day; only the chatting itself is free.
- Free still uses data. Video calls use your internet connection, so Wi-Fi is the cheaper choice on a limited mobile plan.
Hidden-cost checklist for any free random chat
Whichever site you use, these questions take a minute and can save you money and data:
- Do I have to create an account or hand over an email or phone number before I can try it?
- Is anything sold as a subscription that renews automatically? How do I cancel?
- Are there coins, credits or tokens that run out?
- Which filters cost money, and is the price shown before checkout?
- Does the site show ads, and what does its privacy policy say about selling data?
- Who processes payments, and does the site itself see my card?
Comparing sites after Omegle closed? Our Omegle alternatives guide applies this kind of checklist across the board. Features and prices change, so always check each site's current terms.
Start a free video chat online in a few seconds
- Open Omlet in your browser on a phone, tablet or computer.
- Confirm that you're 18 or older.
- Allow camera and microphone access when your browser asks.
- Press Start to meet someone, Next to move on and Stop to end.
New to it? Our walkthrough of a random video call covers the controls and what happens in the first few seconds of each call.