Blink's new 4K, spotlight and pan-tilt cameras start at $49.99, but cloud video and AI alerts cost extra

Blink opened US preorders on October 21, 2026, for five new home security cameras priced from $49.99 to $199.99. They include what the announcement calls its first 4K model, its first battery-powered spotlight camera and its first indoor/outdoor pan-tilt-zoom camera; Blink's products page also lists a separate Mini Pan-Tilt. The purchase price is only part of the cost. Blink says live view, with a 5-minute cap, motion alerts and two-way audio work without a subscription, while cloud video, smart detection and its AI alerts need a paid plan. The announcement, published on Amazon's news site, gives no shipping date, and we could not confirm whether preorders have shipped: the Amazon store pages we could open were set to deliver to another country and showed no price or date.

The five cameras

Range figures are Blink's own, and it says range varies with obstructions and interference. Blink's product page and the announcement also describe two models a little differently. The page calls Mini 4K+ a plug-in indoor camera, while the announcement says it is for indoor and outdoor use and rated IP65. Blink's launch post squares the two: it can go outside with the Weather Resistant Power Adapter, sold separately. The page says the Mini Pan-Tilt 2K+ gives a 360° view, while the announcement specifies 350° of pan.

What the plans cost

According to Blink's plan guide, a subscription is not required to use a camera, and live view, motion alerts and two-way audio work without one. Its plans page adds a limit: without a subscription, live view stops at 5 minutes, and plans extend that to up to 90 minutes on wired and plug-in cameras. Cloud video storage, recording from live view, and person and vehicle detection start with the Basic plan. Blink's pages differ on how long that storage lasts: the plans page says up to 180 days, and its October 26 guide says up to 60 days. Blink also lists automatic local backup as a plan feature, and it needs a compatible Sync Module with a USB drive or microSD card; Blink says Sync Module 2 and the USB drive are sold separately. Its guide says every plan comes with a free 30-day trial, which begins when you activate the product.

Those prices have already moved once. On October 8, 2025, Blink raised Basic from $3 to $3.99 a month and from $30 to $39.99 a year, and Plus from $10 to $11.99 a month and from $100 to $119.99 a year. It said this was its first update to those prices since 2021.

Some of our own arithmetic, at today's prices and before tax: a Mini 4K+ with a yearly Basic plan comes to $199.96 over three years, $79.99 for the camera and $119.97 for the plan. Blink's guide says Plus makes the most sense from two devices. On price alone, two yearly Basic plans cost $79.98 and three cost $119.97, so Plus at $119.99 roughly matches at three cameras. It does add extended warranty coverage, which in the US is an Allstate service contract on eligible devices, and 10% off Blink hardware on Amazon.

Where you live can change the features

Blink's plans page says Video Descriptions, Unusual Activity Alerts and Single Event Alerts are not available in Illinois because of state legislation. Known Faces is not available in Illinois, Texas or Portland, Oregon, Blink says, or currently for customers with multiple systems on different networks.

How it fits with other Amazon and Apple news

On October 28, Amazon announced Alexa Home Map, which places Ring and Blink cameras on a 3D map of the home along with other devices. For scale, Apple's Home Collection cameras, due from December, start at $199.95 for the LG Indoor Cam Plug-In. Our guide to that lineup covers what those depend on.