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title: "Does Skype charge for video calls?"  
description: "Does Skype charge for video calls?"  
author: "Darshit Khatri"  
published: 2018-01-04  
canonical: https://answers.mindstick.com/qa/32517/does-skype-charge-for-video-calls  
category: "skype"  
tags: ["skype", "social media"]  
reading_time: 2 minutes  

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# Does Skype charge for video calls?

Does Skype charge for [video calls](https://www.mindstick.com/news/2987/elon-musk-s-twitter-will-soon-get-new-features-of-voice-video-calls-and-encrypted-messaging)?

## Answers

### Answer by Harshal Vispute

Every major operating system, including **mobile and desktop**, has a **Skype app or application**. Users can make calls from within the software to other users or from **[Skype](https://answers.mindstick.com/qa/32504/who-invented-skype) to cell phones or landlines**. You can make **[video](https://www.mindstick.com/articles/312054/5-websites-that-pay-you-for-editing-videos) and audio calls with Skype**. However, not all Skype calls are free; some need you to fund your Skype account.\
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Skype to Skype video chats is always free, whether you're using the mobile app or the desktop program. To make a **video call**, both people must have the Skype program installed. Before you may video chat on Skype, you must first add the other person to your contact list. A**udio calls between Skype users are likewise free.** \
![Does Skype charge for video calls?](https://answers.mindstick.com/questionanswer/5d190fe6-e228-406b-89c7-ae53f3e4215d/images/dfd787ea-8724-4c89-966b-9686cc90ae94.jpeg) \
It is not free to call a cell phone through Skype. To call a cell phone, you must have Skype credit on your account. **Texting isn't free** either; e**ach message costs $11.2**. If the person you're contacting has Skype and an Internet connection, you can save money by having him download the app to his phone and call it instead of the phone. \
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