LiveKit Agents

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Score7.5

Rank#1 of 41

From$50/mo

Free planYes

Runs onAndroid, API, iOS, Linux, macOS, Self-hosted, Web, Windows

Summary

LiveKit Agents is an open-source framework and cloud platform for building voice, video, and physical AI agents. Python or Node.js programs can join LiveKit rooms as realtime participants, with deployment to LiveKit Cloud or a developer-selected environment. Agents can take in voice, video, and text and return output in any modality. They support LLM tools, frontend RPC calls, multi-agent handoffs, and phone connections through native SIP. LiveKit Inference offers models from providers including OpenAI, Google, AssemblyAI, Deepgram, Cartesia, and ElevenLabs; open-source plugins add connections to other providers. LiveKit Cloud offers session replay, transcripts, trace spans, logs, and reports. The free Build plan includes 1,000 agent session minutes and five concurrent sessions. Ship starts at $50/mo and includes 5,000 minutes, then $0.01 per minute. LiveKit lists SOC 2 Type II, GDPR, HIPAA, CCPA / CPRA, and the EU–US Data Privacy Framework; PCI DSS and ISO 27001 are in progress.

Who it is for

It suits developers building realtime voice, video, or multimodal agents who want deployment options and integrations. Teams connecting agents to phone systems can use native SIP support.

What is good

Build plan includes 1,000 agent session minutes.
Deploy to LiveKit Cloud or a custom environment.
Supports voice, video, and text input.
Native SIP connects agents to phone systems.
Cloud offers session replays, transcripts, logs, and reports.

What to know first

Build allows five concurrent agent sessions.
Agent Builder is intended for simple voice prototypes.
HIPAA BAAs are available only to Scale and Enterprise customers.

Verdict

LiveKit Agents combines a developer framework with cloud deployment and realtime agent tooling. The free Build plan is limited, while Ship starts at $50/mo.

LiveKit Agents plans and pricing

All plans

Build Free $0/mo 1,000 agent session minutes · 5 concurrent agent sessions · 1 agent deployment · $2.50 inference credits · community support livekit.com · 29 Sept 2026

Ship $50/mo Starting at $50/mo 5,000 agent session minutes, then $0.01 per min · 20 concurrent agent sessions · 2 agent deployments · email support livekit.com · 29 Sept 2026

Scale $500/mo Starting at $500/mo 50,000 agent session minutes, then $0.01 per min · up to 600 concurrent agent sessions · 4 agent deployments · region pinning · security reports / HIPAA livekit.com · 29 Sept 2026

Enterprise Not published Custom Volume pricing · shared Slack channel · SSO · support SLA livekit.com · 29 Sept 2026

Compared on conversational AI platforms

Free plan: Yeslivekit.com
Paid from: $50/molivekit.com
Inbound calls: Yeslivekit.com
Outbound calls: Yeslivekit.com
Human handoff: Yeslivekit.com
Concurrent calls: 20 callslivekit.com
Custom phone numbers: Yeslivekit.com

Facts

Product: LiveKit Agents is an open source framework and cloud platform for building voice, video, and physical AI agents.livekit.com · 29 Sept 2026
SDKs: The framework lets Python or Node.js programs join LiveKit rooms as realtime participants.docs.livekit.io · 29 Sept 2026
Deployment: Agents can be deployed to LiveKit Cloud or to a custom environment of the developer’s choice.docs.livekit.io · 29 Sept 2026
Media and modalities: Agents can process realtime voice, video, and text input and produce output in any modality.docs.livekit.io · 29 Sept 2026
Tools and workflows: Agents support LLM tool use, frontend RPC calls, and multi-agent handoffs.docs.livekit.io · 29 Sept 2026
Integrations: LiveKit Inference provides models from providers including OpenAI, Google, AssemblyAI, Deepgram, Cartesia, and ElevenLabs, while open source plugins connect to additional providers.docs.livekit.io · 29 Sept 2026
Telephony: The platform supports connecting agents to phone systems through native SIP.livekit.com · 29 Sept 2026
Observability: LiveKit Cloud provides agent insights with session replay, transcripts, trace spans, logs, and session reports.livekit.com · 29 Sept 2026
Security: LiveKit says prompts, audio, and completions handled by LiveKit Inference and its model providers are not logged or retained.livekit.com · 29 Sept 2026
Compliance: LiveKit lists SOC 2 Type II, GDPR, HIPAA, CCPA / CPRA, and the EU–US Data Privacy Framework; it says PCI DSS and ISO 27001 are in progress.livekit.com · 29 Sept 2026
HIPAA: LiveKit says BAAs are available for Scale and Enterprise customers handling protected health information.livekit.com · 29 Sept 2026
Support: Build includes community support, Ship includes email support, and Enterprise includes a support SLA.livekit.com · 29 Sept 2026
Notable limit: Agent Builder is intended for simple voice agent prototypes and produces Python code for deployment to LiveKit Cloud.docs.livekit.io · 29 Sept 2026
Company location: LiveKit lists its address as 369 Sutter St, San Francisco, California.livekit.com · 29 Sept 2026