About LiveKit
LiveKit is an open source framework and developer platform for voice, video and physical AI agents. It covers building, testing, deploying and observing agents in production.
What it does
Developers use LiveKit to build realtime voice and video agents, with turn detection and interruption handling for speech. The framework can be used in Python or Node.js, and agents can be connected to phone calls through SIP. LiveKit Cloud can deploy and scale agents, and observability shows what happened in each session.
Key features
- Voice and video agents in Python or Node.js
- Phone numbers and SIP for telephony
- Turn detection and interruption handling
- Deploy and scale agents on LiveKit Cloud
- Full-stack observability for each agent session
Who it's for
Teams building voice assistants, video apps or robotics systems that need realtime media. Developers who want an open source core with a managed cloud option will also find it useful.
Pricing and good to know
The LiveKit server is open source under the Apache-2.0 license and is on GitHub. The company also offers LiveKit Cloud as a hosted option, along with inference and telephony services. The site lists SOC 2 Type 2, GDPR and HIPAA compliance, so check current certifications if you need them.
Highlights
- Voice and video agents in Python or Node.js
- Phone numbers and SIP for telephony
- Turn detection and interruption handling
- Deploy and scale agents on LiveKit Cloud
- Full-stack observability for each agent session
