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Stream provides a scalable real-time chat API and SDKs to build in-app messaging with features like reactions, threaded conversations, URL previews, presence, and custom slash commands, backed by a global edge network and supporting up to 5M concurrent connections with sub-40ms latency. It also offers video & audio, activity feeds, AI moderation, and Vision/Agent tools to enable AI-enhanced and enterprise-grade chat experiences across industries. The platform emphasizes reliability with a 99.999% uptime SLA, multi-region storage, and extensive developer resources (docs, demos, SDKs) for rapid integration.
Sources
getstream.io shapes more of what AI says about Stream Chat than any other source, at 41% of its citations.
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