# Agora's free-of-charge policy for the first 10,000 minutes? (/en/api-reference/faq/account/billing_free)

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Agora gives each [Agora Account](https://console.agora.io/v2) 10,000 free-of-charge minutes each month, and deducts the minutes in the following sequence:

1. Broadcast streaming standard audio minutes
2. Voice call, video call, and interactive live streaming audio minutes
3. On-premise recording audio minutes
4. Cloud recording audio non-transcoding minutes
5. Cloud recording audio minutes
6. Web page recording audio minutes
7. Cloud Proxy audio minutes
8. Broadcast streaming HD video minutes
9. Voice call, video call, and interactive live streaming HD video minutes
10. On-premise recording HD video minutes
11. Individual and composite audio transcoding recording minutes
12. Web page recording HD video minutes
13. Cloud Proxy HD video minutes
14. Voice call, video call, and interactive live streaming HD+ video minutes
15. On-premise recording HD+ video minutes
16. Individual and composite HD+ video recording minutes
17. Web page recording HD+ video minutes
18. Cloud Proxy HD+ video minutes
19. Broadcast streaming standard Full HD video minutes
20. Voice call, video call, and interactive live streaming Full HD video minutes
21. On-premise recording Full HD video minutes
22. Individual and composite full HD video recording minutes
23. Web page recording Full HD video minutes
24. Cloud Proxy Full HD video minutes
25. Broadcast streaming 2K video minutes
26. Voice call, video call, and interactive live streaming 2K video minutes
27. On-premise recording 2K video minutes
28. Individual and composite 2K video recording minutes
29. Broadcast streaming 2K+ video minutes
30. Voice call, video call, and interactive live streaming 2K+ video minutes
31. On-premise recording 2K+ video minutes
32. Individual and composite 2K+ video recording minutes
33. Cloud proxy 2K+ video minutes

If your total service minutes do not exceed 10,000 minutes, the service is free of charge. After the 10,000 free-of-charge minutes are fully deducted, Agora charges you for the additional service minutes.

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  <CalloutDescription>
    The remaining free-of-charge minutes are cleared at the end of each
    calendar month.

    * The 10,000 free-of-charge minutes policy does not apply to CDN live
      streaming. Using this service leads to immediate account freeze. If your
      app scenario involves CDN live streaming, we recommend adding a credit
      card to your account, making a payment, or signing a contract with Agora.

    * The 10,000 free-of-charge minutes policy does not apply to the Agora Signaling
      SDK.
  </CalloutDescription>
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