Agora’s earnings model for publishers is straightforward on paper: a revenue share on every run of your function, paid monthly, with no fee to list. The details worth understanding are less about the headline number and more about how it plays out over time.
No upfront listing fee, by design
Agora doesn’t charge to apply or to list a function. The reasoning is direct: Agora only earns when a listed function earns, which means the incentive is aligned toward helping your function actually get used, not toward collecting fees from publishers regardless of outcome.
What counts as a “run”
A run is one completed use of your function against a business’s input, one invoice processed, one approval routed, one message parsed. Failed runs, where your function errors out rather than returning a result, aren’t billed to the business and don’t count toward your revenue.
When and how you get paid
Revenue share is calculated on actual runs and paid out monthly. There’s no minimum threshold beyond what’s operationally reasonable to process a payout, and no requirement to hit a volume target to remain listed, though sustained volume is part of what earns Trusted status.
Why exact percentages aren’t published broadly yet
Agora is early in confirming final revenue-share terms, and the specifics are shared during the application process rather than as a single public number, since terms can vary by category and grading tier as the catalog matures. Applicants get exact terms before agreeing to list.
How grading tier affects your earnings, indirectly
Your grading tier doesn’t change your revenue-share percentage directly, but it changes how much visibility your listing gets in the catalog, and visibility drives volume. A Trusted or Axrail-Certified function is more likely to be the one a business tries first when several similar functions are listed in the same category.
The bottom line
The model rewards functions that get used repeatedly and reliably over functions that simply get listed. If you’re deciding whether to apply, the honest question isn’t “what percentage do I get,” it’s “will businesses actually run this function often enough for the share to add up.”
Ready to apply? Start with How to Publish.