LiveKit Agents
8.6#1 in conversational ai platformsFrom $50 a monthFree planAndroidiOSWebAPI
VisitLiveKit Agents vs Pipecat
What both publish
| Fact | LiveKit Agents | Pipecat |
|---|---|---|
| Client SDKs | LiveKit offers frontend and client SDKs for web, mobile, and other platforms, while its Unity SDK supports macOS, Windows, Linux, iOS, and Android. | Official client SDKs are available for JavaScript, React, React Native, Swift, Kotlin, C++, and ESP32. |
| Deployment | Agents can be deployed to LiveKit Cloud or to a custom environment of the developer’s choice. | Pipecat can run on self-managed infrastructure wherever Python runs or be deployed to Pipecat Cloud, which provides scaling and observability. |
| Integrations | LiveKit Inference provides models from providers including OpenAI, Google, AssemblyAI, Deepgram, Cartesia, and ElevenLabs, while open source plugins connect to additional providers. | LinkedIn describes 60-plus LLM and service integrations, multi-vendor telephony, function calling, cross-platform libraries and HTTP, WebSocket and WebRTC networking. |
| Rating on G2 | 4.8 out of 5 from 2 reviews | 0.0 out of 5 from 0 reviews |
LiveKit Agents plans
- BuildFree
- Ship$50 a month
- Scale$500 a month
- EnterprisePriced on request
Pipecat plans
- Pipecat frameworkFree
- Pipecat Cloud agent-1x reservedFree
- Pipecat Cloud agent-1x active$0.01 a month
- Pipecat Cloud$0.01 a month
- Pipecat Cloud agent-2x active$0.02 a month
- Pipecat Cloud agent-3x active$0.03 a month
Pick LiveKit Agents if…
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.
Pick Pipecat if…
You want what its maker publishes above — check its page for the details.