Why Agora Bets on Golang for Real-Time AI

When developers think of conversational AI, Python usually takes the spotlight. It’s the language of research papers, TensorFlow tutorials, and every quick experiment you’ve ever seen on GitHub. But when the goal shifts from “let’s test this in a notebook” to “let’s run this at global scale in real time,” the story changes. That’s where Golang quietly steps in.  For Agora, a company that powers real-time voice, video, and AI-driven engagement, the choice of programming language was never about hype and trends but about demands of performance at scale.  Golang stood out as the preferred choice for real-time applications because it delivers high performance without the overhead of complex runtimes, said Rishi Raj Singh Ahluwalia, director of solution archite