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Paid plans start at $50/mo. There's also a free plan.
LiveKit's Build plan costs $0 per month and includes 1,000 agent session minutes, five concurrent sessions, one deployment and $2.50 in inference credits. The open-source framework is another option for teams willing to operate their own infrastructure; check the repository license and budget for hosting and operations. Hosted plans start at $50 per month for Ship. Once you exceed included minutes or use models, telephony and other metered features, the monthly total can rise beyond the plan price.
01Every plan, line by line
| Plan | Billed annually | Billed monthly | Built for |
|---|---|---|---|
| Build | — | $0 | Starting a voice or video agent |
| Ship | — | $50 | Shipping agents to real users |
| Scale | — | $500 | Scaling apps and global reach |
| Enterprise | — | Quote | Teams needing custom support |
Add-ons and overages
- Agent session overage: $0.01/min on Ship and Scale.
- Voice isolation overage: $0.0012/min on Ship and Scale.
- Private links: $50 each plus $0.10/GB bandwidth; Scale limit is 3 per project per region.
- Inference credits beyond included amounts are billed at model prices; Scale includes discounted model prices.
- Audio turn detection: $0.50 per 1,000 requests where charged.
- Adaptive interruption: $1.20 per 1,000 requests where charged.
- Agent recordings: $0.005/min over included amounts on Ship and Scale.
- Observability events: $0.00003 per entry over included amounts on Ship and Scale.
- Text simulations: $0.02/turn; audio simulations: $0.05/turn.
- US local numbers: $1.00/month per number after the included number; toll-free numbers: $2.00/month per number on Ship and Scale.
- US local inbound minutes: $0.01/min over included amounts on Ship and Scale; toll-free inbound minutes: $0.02/min on Ship and Scale.
- Third-party SIP minutes: $0.004/min over Ship allowance; $0.003/min over Scale allowance.
- Twilio and WhatsApp connectors: Ship $0.004/min; Scale $0.003/min.
- WebRTC minutes: Ship $0.0005/min over allowance; Scale $0.0004/min over allowance.
- Other model usage has per-minute prices listed in the pricing calculator; rates vary by model and plan.
02What the plan grid doesn't tell you
Session overages
Ship and Scale charge $0.01 per agent session minute above their included allowances.
Model and turn usage
Inference beyond included credits is billed at model prices. Turn detection and adaptive interruption can also carry per-request charges.
Telephony and connectors
Numbers, inbound calls, SIP, WebRTC, Twilio and WhatsApp usage have separate charges that depend on plan and usage.
Recording and observability
Ship and Scale charge for recording minutes and observability events beyond included amounts; simulations are also billed per turn.
03Which plan should you buy?
| If you are… | Get | Why |
|---|---|---|
| Prototype or side project | Build | The $0 plan includes 1,000 session minutes, five concurrent sessions and one deployment. |
| Startup in production | Ship | $50 per month includes 5,000 session minutes, 20 concurrent sessions and recording minutes. |
| High-volume product team | Scale | $500 per month includes 50,000 session minutes and up to 600 concurrent sessions. |
04Is LiveKit worth the money?
Build is a reasonable starting point for prototypes and low-volume apps, but its minute and concurrency allowances are finite. Ship at $50 per month is the entry point for production deployments, with session overages and separate model, telephony, recording and observability charges to track. Scale raises the included capacity but does not make all usage unlimited. LiveKit can be worth paying for when your team wants hosted real-time infrastructure and agent tooling; self-hosting may suit teams prepared to run that infrastructure themselves.
LiveKit pricing FAQ
Is LiveKit free or paid?
Both. Build costs $0 per month and includes 1,000 agent session minutes, five concurrent sessions and one deployment. Ship costs $50 per month, Scale costs $500 per month, and Enterprise has custom pricing and limits.
How much does LiveKit cost per month?
Build is free, Ship is $50 per month and Scale is $500 per month. Enterprise pricing is custom. The listed plan prices are monthly; the pricing page does not show annual billing or annual rates.
How much does LiveKit Inference cost?
Build includes $2.50 in inference credits, Ship includes $5 and Scale includes $50. Additional inference is billed at model prices, which vary by model and plan. Scale includes discounted model prices.
Can I self-host LiveKit instead of paying?
LiveKit describes its framework as open source, and developers report running their own servers. Self-hosting avoids a hosted-plan fee but requires your team to provide and operate infrastructure. Confirm the current repository license and estimate hosting and maintenance costs.