Vapi vs LiveKit Agents
A side-by-side view built only from each listing. Prices change, so check the source links.
| Vapi | LiveKit Agents | |
|---|---|---|
| Good at | Developer platform for building phone and web voice agents. | Open-source framework and cloud for realtime voice and video AI agents. |
| Pricing | Pay-as-you-go from $0.05/min plus provider costs; $5 free credits to start Checked 2026-10-13 · source | Open-source framework free; LiveKit Cloud usage billed per minute Checked 2026-10-13 · source |
| Best for | phone agentsvoice agents | voice agentsrealtime videoopen source |
| Setup | Create an assistant in the Vapi dashboard, attach a phone number, then npm i @vapi-ai/web to embed it on a site. | pip install livekit-agents, then run the voice agent quickstart from docs.livekit.io. |
| Links | Full listing · Official site | Full listing · Official site |
Pick Vapi if…
- you want it for phone agents (listed for Vapi, not LiveKit Agents)
- this fits what you need: Developer platform for building phone and web voice agents
- its pricing works for you: Pay-as-you-go from $0.05/min plus provider costs; $5 free credits to start
Pick LiveKit Agents if…
- you want it for realtime video, open source (listed for LiveKit Agents, not Vapi)
- this fits what you need: Open-source framework and cloud for realtime voice and video AI agents
- its pricing works for you: Open-source framework free; LiveKit Cloud usage billed per minute