Limits, pricing history. Catalogue date July 2026. Last updated 2026-11-03.
LiveKit's free tier offers Real-time audio/video and AI agent infrastructure — 5,000 WebRTC minutes/mo, 1,000 agent session minutes/mo… We rate it stable. The one record we hold was our own error and has been withdrawn.
The day we last read the vendor's page. Our last read of it, on 2026-11-03, found the page different from the terms we hold. We hold no confirmation of the terms we publish — the 2026-07-28 beside this date is not one we can source to a read that confirmed them.
Free Tier Details
Real-time audio/video and AI agent infrastructure — 5,000 WebRTC minutes/mo, 1,000 agent session minutes/mo, 5 concurrent agent sessions, 100 concurrent connections, 1 free US phone number. Open source
We read that on 2026-11-03 from https://livekit.io/pricing, and our check recorded: the page names LiveKit as "livekit" and states "$0". A source check reads the cited page for the service's name and a price; the limits above are from our own record.
From livekit.io/pricing, read 2026-11-03:
Build Everything you need to start a project. Start for free No credit card required $0/mo Start with: Agent deployment Agent observability Agent simulations Inference credits Global edge network Telephony (1 free number) Session metrics and analytics Community support
On the free Build plan, new requests fail after you exceed the included allowance; there are no overage charges. (From docs.livekit.io/deploy/admin/quotas-and-limits, read 2026-10-06.)
Build plan agents may shut down after all sessions end. They restart on a new session, causing up to 10 to 20 seconds of delay before joining. (From docs.livekit.io/deploy/admin/quotas-and-limits, read 2026-10-06.)
LiveKit Cloud's free Build plan includes 350 text simulation turns and 60 audio simulation turns. Ship and Scale cost $0.02 per text simulation turn and $0.05 per audio simulation turn. (From livekit.com/pricing, read 2026-11-03.)
When You'll Outgrow LiveKit's Free Tier
When your usage exceeds the free tier limits, you'll need to upgrade.
Retracted — this record was our error (2026-10-05). Retracted 2026-10-05: nothing narrowed. The reading's current state gives the same 5,000 WebRTC minutes, 5 concurrent agent sessions, 100 concurrent connections and free US phone number our stored description did, and leaves the included agent session minutes unstated. livekit.com/pricing, fetched 2026-10-05, gives the Build plan "1,000 minutes included" of agent session time and 5 concurrent agent sessions, as our description states. Unconfirmed. We could not check this change against an archived copy of LiveKit's page, so it does not count toward the rating.Source ↗
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Yes, LiveKit offers a free tier: Build. Real-time audio/video and AI agent infrastructure — 5,000 WebRTC minutes/mo, 1,000 agent session minutes/mo, 5 concurrent agent sessions, 100 concurrent connections, 1 free US phone number. Open sourc...
What is LiveKit's free tier?
LiveKit's free tier is called "Build". Real-time audio/video and AI agent infrastructure — 5,000 WebRTC minutes/mo, 1,000 agent session minutes/mo, 5 concurrent agent sessions, 100 concurrent connections, 1 free US phone number. Open source. On the free Build plan, new requests fail after you exceed the included allowance; there are no overage charges. (From https://docs.livekit.io/deploy/admin/quotas-and-limits/, read 2026-10-06.) Free projects share one allowance; creating more projects does not increase the total. (From https://docs.livekit.io/deploy/admin/quotas-and-limits/, read 2026-10-06.) Build plan agents may shut down after all sessions end. They restart on a new session, causing up to 10 to 20 seconds of delay before joining. (From https://docs.livekit.io/deploy/admin/quotas-and-limits/, read 2026-10-06.) LiveKit Cloud's free Build plan includes 350 text simulation turns and 60 audio simulation turns. Ship and Scale cost $0.02 per text simulation turn and $0.05 per audio simulation turn. (From https://livekit.com/pricing, read 2026-11-03.)
Is LiveKit's free tier reliable?
LiveKit's free tier is considered stable. The one record we hold was our own error and has been withdrawn. See the pricing history below.
Is LiveKit's free tier good for production?
LiveKit's free tier can be suitable for small production workloads and side projects. We rate it stable and it offers Real-time audio/video and AI agent infrastructure — 5,000 WebRTC minutes/mo, 1,000 agent session minutes/mo…, so it's a reasonable starting point. The one record we hold was our own error and has been withdrawn. Monitor your usage against the limits and have an upgrade plan ready.
What changed in LiveKit's pricing?
The one record we hold was our own error and has been withdrawn.
When will I outgrow LiveKit's free tier?
When your usage exceeds the free tier limits, you'll need to upgrade. When you outgrow the free tier, evaluate paid plans against alternatives — sometimes a competitor's free tier covers what you need.
What category is LiveKit in?
LiveKit is categorized under Communication on AgentDeals.