Framework
LiveKit Agents
LiveKit Agents is an open-source AI framework, launched in 2023, made for developers.
A framework for building real-time voice and video AI agents, from web calls to phone lines.
Main jobs: Build AI agents, Real-time voice conversation. It is open source and free to use. You can use it on your own server and through an API.
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At a glance
- Type
- Framework
- Launched
- 2023
- Galaxy
- Agents & Automation
- Open source
- Yes · Apache-2.0
- Source code
- github.com/livekit/agents
- GitHub stars
- 14,340
- How you run it
- Self-host · API
- Made for
- Developers
- Website
- docs.livekit.io
- Also known as
- livekit-agents
What it can do
Build AI agentsmain jobunconfirmed
“The Agents framework lets you add any Python or Node.js program to LiveKit rooms as full realtime participants.”— docs.livekit.io, 2026-09-24
Real-time voice conversationmain jobunconfirmed
Chat channel integrationsupportedunconfirmed
“Telephony integration : Works seamlessly with LiveKit's telephony stack, allowing your agent to make calls to or receive calls from phones.”— github.com, 2026-09-24
Speech to textsupportedunconfirmed
“A comprehensive ecosystem to mix and match the right STT, LLM, TTS, and Realtime API to suit your use case.”— github.com, 2026-09-24
Text to speechsupportedunconfirmed
“A comprehensive ecosystem to mix and match the right STT, LLM, TTS, and Realtime API to suit your use case.”— github.com, 2026-09-24
unconfirmedproposed by a machine, awaiting calibration
Alternatives
- PipecatOpen source, freeAlso does: Build AI agents, Real-time voice conversation; runs offline
- TEN FrameworkOpen source, freeAlso does: Build AI agents, Real-time voice conversation, Speech to text; runs offline
- ElevenLabsFree plan + paid upgradesAlso does: Real-time voice conversation, Text to speech, Speech to text; no code needed
- OpenAI Agents SDKOpen source, freeAlso does: Build AI agents, Real-time voice conversation; runs offline
- BotpressOpen source, freeAlso does: Build AI agents, Chat channel integration
- Coze 扣子Free plan + paid upgradesAlso does: Build AI agents, Chat channel integration; no code needed
- DifyOpen source, freeAlso does: Build AI agents, Chat channel integration; no code needed
- RasaOpen source, freeAlso does: Build AI agents, Chat channel integration
- FlowiseOpen source, freeAlso does: Build AI agents, Chat channel integration; runs offline; no code needed
- AutoGenOpen source, freeAlso does: Build AI agents; runs offline
- AutoGPTOpen source, freeAlso does: Build AI agents; no code needed
- Claude Agent SDKOpen source, freeAlso does: Build AI agents
Connections
- Applies
- Speech Recognition·Text-to-Speech
Questions
What is LiveKit Agents?
LiveKit Agents is an open-source AI framework, launched in 2023, made for developers. A framework for building real-time voice and video AI agents, from web calls to phone lines.
Is LiveKit Agents free?
Yes. LiveKit Agents is open source (Apache-2.0) and free to use.
Is LiveKit Agents open source?
Yes, under the Apache-2.0 license. The source code is at https://github.com/livekit/agents.
Can LiveKit Agents run locally?
LiveKit Agents can be self-hosted on your own server.
What can LiveKit Agents do?
Main jobs: Build AI agents, Real-time voice conversation. It can also do: Chat channel integration, Speech to text, Text to speech.
What are open-source alternatives to LiveKit Agents?
Open-source ones: Pipecat, TEN Framework, OpenAI Agents SDK, Botpress, Dify, Rasa, Flowise and AutoGen. Others: ElevenLabs and Coze 扣子.
Sources
- docs.livekit.io/agents/checked 2026-09-24
- github.com/livekit/agentschecked 2026-09-24