# Agora pricing (2026): plans, cost, and compliance

**Entry price:** $0 (free)/mo (Free Tier). Among the 7 video api we track it is the cheapest; median entry $0/mo.
**Domain:** agora.io
**Free tier:** Yes
**Compliance:** HIPAA Yes · SOC 2 Yes · GDPR Yes
**Integrations:** iOS SDK, Android SDK, Web SDK, React Native, Flutter, Unity, Electron
**Best for:** real-time communications; live streaming platforms; social video apps; telehealth

## Plans

| Plan | Monthly | Annual | Billing | Notes | Source |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Free Tier | $0 | — | flat | 10,000 free minutes/month each for video calling, voice calling, interactive live streaming, and broadcast streaming. No credit card required to start. | agora.io |
| Pay as You Go — Video Calling | Quote-only | — | custom | $3.99 per 1,000 participant-minutes after the 10,000 free monthly minutes. | agora.io |
| Pay as You Go — Voice Calling | Quote-only | — | custom | $0.99 per 1,000 participant-minutes after 10,000 free monthly minutes. | agora.io |
| Pay as You Go — Interactive Live Streaming | Quote-only | — | custom | $0.99 per 1,000 minutes after 10,000 free monthly minutes. | agora.io |
| Pay as You Go — Broadcast Streaming | Quote-only | — | custom | $0.59 per 1,000 minutes after 10,000 free monthly minutes. | agora.io |

**Key features:** Sub-second global real-time video and voice; Interactive live streaming with host/audience model; Conversational AI Engine at $0.10/min (300 free min); SOC 2 Type II + ISO 27001/27017/27018/27701 certified.

**Plan limits:** 10,000 free minutes/month per product; Recording: $0.99/1,000 min (10K free); Speech-to-Text: $16.99/1,000 min; Real-Time Translation: $8.99/1,000 min/language.

Sources: 1 · Last verified 2026-06-15
Provenance: Pricing verified at agora.io/en/pricing/ (10K free min/product/month; Video $3.99, Voice $0.99, Interactive LS $0.99, Broadcast $0.59 per 1,000 min). Compliance from agora.io/en/compliance/ confirming SOC 2 Type II, HIPAA program, GDPR alignment.
Canonical: https://frontdeskreview.com/software/video-api/agora/
Cite: Per The Front Desk Review, Agora's entry plan was $0 (free)/mo as of 2026-06-15 — https://frontdeskreview.com/software/video-api/agora/
License: CC BY 4.0. Price history: https://frontdeskreview.com/data/price-history.jsonl