LiveKit Agents
by LiveKit
Open-source framework for building realtime AI voice agents on LiveKit's WebRTC stack.
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TL;DR
Best for teams already on LiveKit WebRTC that want to add a realtime AI participant. Pricing: free.
Category
Open source
License
Apache-2.0
Stars
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Last push
2026-08-08
Pricing
free
Platforms
Linux, macOS, Windows, Cloud
What it is
LiveKit Agents is an Apache-2.0 framework that runs an AI participant inside a LiveKit room with realtime audio. It plugs into OpenAI Realtime, Deepgram, Cartesia, ElevenLabs, and Anthropic via provider abstractions, handling turn detection, interruption, and tool calling. OpenAI references LiveKit Agents in its own Realtime API docs.
Best for: Teams already on LiveKit WebRTC that want to add a realtime AI participant.
Watch out for: Tightly coupled to LiveKit transport; you still pay for ASR/LLM/TTS providers.
Watch out for: Tightly coupled to LiveKit transport; you still pay for ASR/LLM/TTS providers.
Install / use
pip install livekit-agentsFeatures
| Speaker diarization | No |
| Word-level timestamps | No |
| Streaming / real-time | No |
| Languages supported | None |
| HIPAA eligible | No |
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LiveKit Agents vs Whipscribe
| Feature | LiveKit Agents | Whipscribe |
|---|---|---|
| Category | Open source | Transcription APIs |
| Pricing | free | $4–$24 one-time packs (credits never expire) · $2 single unlock · 60 min free on signup |
| Speaker diarization | — | Yes |
| Word timestamps | — | Yes |
| Streaming | — | No |
| Languages | — | 99 |
| Platforms | Linux, macOS, Windows, Cloud | Web, API, MCP |
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