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LiveKit

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Overview

A high-performance, open-source infrastructure for real-time voice and video AI. It provides the essential building blocks for creating ultra-low latency conversational agents and collaborative multi-modal applications.

LiveKit is open-source, WebRTC-based infrastructure for real-time voice and video, with an Agents framework for building low-latency conversational AI. It powers many production voice agents and multimodal apps, including major deployments. It targets developers building real-time voice/video AI experiences.

Key Features

Real-time voice/video infrastructure
WebRTC-based, low latency
Agents framework for voice AI
Scalable and self-hostable
Open-source

Best For

Developers building real-time, low-latency voice and video AI applications.

Pros & Cons

Pros

Proven real-time infrastructure
Strong voice-agent tooling
Open-source and self-hostable

Cons

Infrastructure complexity
Real-time systems require expertise

Pulse Verdict

“The backbone of real-time AI. LiveKit delivers the sub-100ms latency required for human-like voice interaction, making it a critical utility for 2026 apps.”

Pricing

Open-source self-host; usage-based cloud plans.

Pricing changes often — confirm current plans on the official site.

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