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Agora Pricing Plans for Singapore [2025]

Sanjeed V K

22.05.25

Read time 6 minutes

Agora is a leading real-time engagement platform that offers developers powerful APIs to integrate real-time chat, video, voice, interactive streaming, and AI capabilities into their apps.

This article will examine how Agora prices its core products, extensions, and tools so businesses and developers in Singapore can clearly understand the costs involved and plan their budgets accordingly.

We’ll also touch on why a Wise Business multicurrency account could be the most cost-effective way for Singapore businesses to pay their Agora usage bill and other SaaS bills.

Table of contents
An overview of Agora's pricing What is the pricing currency for Agora in Singapore? Core products pricing What do Agora's core products offer? How to save on your Agora bill next month Agora vs. Daily - price comparison Agora FAQs

An overview of Agora's pricing

Agora uses a pay-as-you-go pricing model for most of its products and services, such as per-minute or per-message billing, though some offerings are billed monthly.

There are no upfront costs, and you receive up to 10,000 free minutes each month, shared across multiple Agora products.

Volume discounts are also automatically applied once your usage exceeds certain thresholds for each product.¹

What is the pricing currency for Agora in Singapore?

Agora lists all prices in USD and bills exclusively in this currency across all global regions.

Users in Singapore can add a credit or debit card to their account, which will be automatically charged each month. Alternatively, they can top up their Agora account balance via card payment or bank transfer to Agora.io Singapore Pte. Ltd.

Topping up your account helps prevent missed payments and negative balances, reducing the risk of account suspension.²

Foreign exchange risk is another type of risk you should consider, especially for scenarios where your business in Singapore gets billed for a business software in a foreign currency rather than SGD. By understanding these scenarios, you can take proactive steps to manage your billing effectively and avoid unnecessary foreign transaction fees.

💡Considerations for Cross-Currency Billing:
Centralised Payment Systems: If your business (eg. a Singapore subsidiary) uses a centralised payment system or corporate credit card based in another country, your subscription might be linked to this system, resulting in billing in the currency of the payment system rather than SGD. This can lead to additional currency conversion fees.
Initial Account Setup: If your subscription was initially set up by your business in another country before establishing a branch in Singapore, the account might still be billed in the original currency unless updated. This is another scenario where you might incur cross-currency charges.

Using a multi-currency account card like Wise Business Card allows you to save on costs by giving you access to mid-market exchange rates, with no hidden markups or foreign transaction fees.

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Core products pricing

Agora’s core products follow a flexible "pay only for what you use" pricing model. Charges only begin after you’ve used up your 10,000 free minutes each month (or the allocated free minutes for each product). Here's a quick overview of core product pricing:

Conversational AI Engine – From $0.0265 per minute
ConvoAI Device Kit – Customised pricing available upon request
Video Calling – From $3.99 per 1,000 minutes
Voice Calling – From $0.99 per 1,000 minutes
Interactive Live Streaming – From $0.99 per 1,000 minutes
Broadcast Streaming – From $0.59 per 1,000 minutes
Signaling – From $3 per 1 million messages
Chat – From $349 per month
Interactive Whiteboard – From $1.40 per 1,000 minutes
IoT SDK – Customised pricing available upon request

To qualify for the 10,000 free minutes, you must have a paid Agora account. You can do this by adding a credit card, topping up your balance via bank transfer, making a recent payment, or signing a contract with Agora.

What do Agora's core products offer?

Agora’s core products make it easy for businesses and developers to add real-time engagement features to their applications through simple SDKs and APIs. This reduces the amount of code required, lowers development costs, and shortens time-to-market.

These products are also backed by Agora’s dedicated global infrastructure network, built specifically for live interaction, ensuring low latency and minimal downtime.

Essentially, the core products enable developers to deliver high-quality, feature-rich, scalable, and reliable real-time experiences without having to build everything from scratch.

Are Agora's core products right for my business?

Agora’s core products are ideal for businesses that want to bring real-time voice, video, chat, and conversational AI experiences to life — without the hassle. Whether you’re powering live classrooms, telehealth visits, gaming platforms, social apps, or virtual events, Agora helps you develop quickly, scale easily, and deliver outstanding user experiences.³

If your app brings people together to connect, collaborate, or share, Agora’s powerful and flexible products could be the right fit for your business.

How much do Agora add-ons cost?

Agora offers a range of add-ons, called extensions, that either enhance its core products or add value in other ways, such as real-time translation for global conversations, AI noise suppression to remove background noise during calls, and analytics to track how users interact with the Agora features in your app.

Here’s an overview of the pricing for Agora extensions:

Analytics – From $449 per month
Real-Time Speech to Text – From $16.99 per 1,000 minutes
Real-Time Translation – From $8.99 per 1,000 minutes per language
Recording – From $0.99 per 1,000 minutes
Media Gateway – From $0.99 per 1,000 minutes (audio)
Media Push – From $1.99 per 1,000 minutes
Media Pull – From $1.15 per 1,000 minutes
AI Noise Suppression – From $0.59 per 1,000 minutes
3D Spatial Audio – From $0.99 per 1,000 minutes

Agora also has an Extensions Marketplace, where you can find third-party extensions that add new capabilities and enhance your app's functionality.

How to save on your Agora bill next month

With Agora’s pay-as-you-go model, your bill is based on how much your users interact with the products you’ve integrated into your apps. To keep costs under control while still offering a great experience, here are a few practical tips:

Set sensible usage limits: Whether your app is free or paid, setting appropriate limits — such as maximum call lengths — can help prevent excessive or wasteful use without compromising functionality.
Adjust video quality when needed: Not every call needs to stream in full HD (1080p). Switching to standard HD (720p) in situations like mobile usage can provide you a 55% cost reduction.⁴
Audit your extension usage: Agora extensions, like real-time transcription, noise suppression, or analytics, add extra costs. Audit which extensions you actually need running all the time — and disable or selectively enable those that aren't critical.
Minimise currency conversion fees: Agora bills in USD. If you’re paying from Singapore, it's worth noting that you might be getting charged unnecessary foreign transaction fees or hidden exchange rate markups by your corporate bank or card provider.

If you're looking for an easy way to cut international payment costs, consider using a Wise Business Card. It lets you pay for Agora and other SaaS subscriptions at the mid-market exchange rate, with low fees — helping you save even more on your monthly bills.

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Agora vs. Daily - price comparison

Daily is one of Agora's closest competitors, offering real-time video, audio, live streaming APIs, and more with a very similar pay-as-you-go model. Here’s a quick comparison of some of their key product prices:

Video calls: Agora and Daily both start video call pricing at around 4 USD per 1,000 minutes, with automatic volume discounts kicking in after 100,000 minutes per month.
Audio calls: Both platforms price audio calls at $0.99 per 1,000 minutes, with volume discounts starting once you exceed 100,000 minutes per month.
Live streaming: Agora’s Broadcast Streaming starts at $0.59 per 1,000 minutes, while Daily’s RTMP Live Streaming starts at $0.015 per encoded minute⁵, with discounts available as usage scales.
Real-time transcription: Daily charges around $5.90 per 1,000 minutes, while Agora’s Real-Time Speech to Text starts at $16.99 per 1,000 minutes.

Agora FAQs

How does Agora calculate the minutes I'm billed for?

Agora calculates service minutes by multiplying the number of users in a channel by the duration of the session in minutes.⁶ For example, if five users are connected for 10 minutes, that counts as 50 service minutes. This simple user-based calculation keeps billing clear and predictable.

How can I avoid account suspension?

To avoid account suspension, ensure your account balance doesn’t stay negative for more than 30 days. Agora will suspend your account and notify you by email if your balance is negative for 30 days after a payment is due.

During suspension, none of your projects will be able to access Agora services. To reactivate your account, simply add funds — once your balance is back to zero or positive, your account will be automatically unfrozen.

Does Agora offer any support plans?

Yes, Agora offers several support plans to fit different needs. Every account automatically gets the Starter support plan for free, which includes ticket-based support with a 24-hour initial response time.

If you need faster responses, dedicated help, or more personalised support, you can upgrade to a paid support plan: Standard at $1,200 per month, Premium at $2,900 per month, or Enterprise at $4,900 per month.⁷

Conclusion

Agora’s clear, pay-as-you-go pricing model — with 10,000 free minutes each month and automatic volume discounts — helps teams of all sizes add powerful real-time engagement features like video, voice, and chat to their apps without upfront costs.

💡To make managing your Agora payments and other foreign currency transactions more cost-effective, consider using the Wise Business card. Wise lets you pay and convert at the mid-market rate and never charges any foreign transaction fees, which helps you save money every month. Even better, when you pair the Wise Business Card with the Wise Business Account, you can control team spending in real time, integrate with platforms like Xero to see all your money together, and much more.

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Sources checked on 27th April 2025

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