Cosmos Video

Cosmos Video is a virtual office for teams that want coworkers to feel present between scheduled meetings. It suits distributed teams that value informal video, shared rooms and persistent chat; its free plan is a low-friction start, but its four-user ceiling and modest upload and recording limits make it restrictive for larger groups.

Overview

Cosmos brings spatial video, chat and meeting rooms into an always-on workspace. People move their avatars closer to join a conversation and step away to end it, a useful alternative to scheduling a call for every quick exchange. Personal, meeting, focus and game rooms, plus spatial networking areas, give teams distinct places to work and gather. The maker, Cosmos Video Limited, is UK-based and headquartered in London.

There is more here than video presence: live coworking rooms, private rooms, a focus timer and accountability tools make Cosmos relevant to people seeking shared work or study sessions as well as remote-company offices. The listed room capacity is 150 users, but plan-specific online-user and call limits determine how many people can use a space at once.

Key features

Rooms, presence and chat

Cosmos combines proximity video with public and private channels, direct messages, threads, file sharing and persistent meeting chat. That breadth keeps informal conversation and work discussion in one product, though teams needing only lightweight coworking may not need a full virtual office. Game rooms include 12 built-in multiplayer games, adding a social option without requiring a separate activity.

Recording and integrations

Cosmos Replay records meetings and provides AI-powered transcripts and summaries, which can help teams return to decisions and conversations later. Retention and storage depend on the plan: Free keeps recordings for seven days, while Premium includes three hours of storage per user multiplied by space capacity. Google Calendar, Outlook, Slack and Spotify are named integrations; Miro, Figma and Google Docs are embedded apps.

Security and support

The pricing FAQ says Cosmos is GDPR and SOC II compliant and uses AES-256 encryption for video calls. Its Security Centre has GDPR and SOC 2 compliance sections and provides access to security documentation. Human support response times vary substantially by plan: seven days for Free, 24 hours for Premium and six hours for Enterprise. Free users should not expect rapid assistance.

Pricing

Cosmos is freemium, with a free plan and a 14-day trial. The free plan is available without a credit card, making it easy to try, but its capacity and quotas are narrow.

Free: free. It supports four online users in a space and calls of up to four people, allows 25 MB uploads and retains recordings for seven days. It is a sensible trial for a very small team, but the user cap rules it out for larger groups.

Recording storage add-on: $15 a month, billed 15 USD / month for 50 hrs, for 50 hours of additional recording storage. This addresses storage needs, not the free plan's four-user limit.

Premium: custom pricing; billed annually. It allows up to 150 online users and calls with up to 150 participants, raises uploads to 150 MB and includes three hours of recording storage per user multiplied by space capacity. It is the relevant step up for teams that outgrow Free, but the annual term and custom pricing mean buyers should weigh the commitment and obtain a quote.

Cosmos Enterprise: custom pricing, with sales contact required. It supports up to 500 online users and calls of up to 500 people, and adds SSO, dedicated video servers and a support SLA. Custom URL and floor plan, secure access, an uptime SLA, VIP onboarding and migration are also listed. This is aimed at larger organizations that need capacity and enterprise controls rather than a published self-serve price.

Platforms

Cosmos runs on Android, iOS, macOS, Windows and the web, and is also available as an extension. That range accommodates desktop and mobile teams, though no further platform-specific differences are stated.

Who it's for

Cosmos is a strong fit for remote teams that want an always-open shared office, spontaneous video conversations and chat together, especially when meeting recordings and summaries matter. Its rooms, coworking tools and accountability features also suit groups working alongside one another. It is less compelling for a small study group that needs only timed focus sessions, or a team that cannot accept the free tier's four-person cap and does not want custom-priced annual or enterprise plans.

Pros and cons

Pro: Avatar-based proximity video makes joining and leaving informal conversations straightforward without making every exchange a scheduled meeting.

Pro: Rooms, persistent chat, file sharing and Replay combine social presence with ongoing team work in one workspace.

Pro: The free plan requires no credit card, and the platform range covers mobile, desktop, web and an extension.

Con: Free supports only four online users and calls of four people, with 25 MB uploads and seven-day recording retention.

Con: Premium and Enterprise have custom pricing, and Premium is billed annually, limiting price transparency for teams comparing costs.

Con: Free support response time is seven days, making it a poor choice for teams that need quick help.

Alternatives

For a broader set of virtual study-room options, start with Virtual Study Room Apps. Choose FLOWN if its free tier of four community sessions per month, all on Fridays, fits better than an always-on office. Kaizen is a better match for personal focus tracking: its free plan includes seven tasks, five habits, app blocking for three apps and 30 days of statistics, while allowing users to join any Focus Room. Pomoroom is an option for readers seeking an Android or iOS study tool. StudyStream suits someone who wants focus rooms with one free hour daily. Focusmate offers three free sessions per week and unlimited sessions on its annual Plus plan, a more session-based alternative to Cosmos's shared office. Coffee Focus is a free web option for Pomodoro sessions with up to three participants and a 25/5 timer. Cofocus offers three free sessions a week and unlimited sessions on its $4.99 monthly Premium plan. Yakura StudySquad is another web-based study-room choice, with a free account option and a Pro plan that raises the room-hosting allowance.

Verdict

Choose Cosmos Video if your team wants a persistent virtual office where spontaneous video, rooms, chat and meeting records live together. Its integrated workspace and broad room mix are the case for it; the small free capacity and custom pricing for larger plans are the reasons to look elsewhere if you need predictable costs or only a simple focus-room service.