Pick Gladia if
voice and media teams who will spend the €50 starter credits (~312 async hours on Solaria-3) and then top up a prepaid wallet, not a team looking for a $20 meeting-notes seat.
Read the Gladia pageGladia vs LiveKit
Our take
Pick Gladia if voice and media teams who will spend the €50 starter credits (~312 async hours on Solaria-3) and then top up a prepaid wallet, not a team looking for a $20 meeting-notes seat. Pick LiveKit if voice teams who will burn Build for $0 (1,000 agent minutes, $2.50 inference credits, 1 free number) and only open Ship at $50 when they need a second deploy and email support.
Best for
Gladia Hours of audio billed in euros
LiveKit A voice or video agent with rooms, phones, and traces
Free plan
Gladia No free plan
LiveKit $0 · you host the media server and the agent process
Lowest paid
Gladia Self-serve async €0.16
LiveKit Ship $50/mo
Next step up
Gladia Self-serve real-time €0.68
LiveKit Scale $500/mo
Coding agent
Gladia
LiveKit Voice Agents
Runs where
Gladia
LiveKit Hosted
Watch out
Gladia €50 is a one-time grant
LiveKit Build $0 is not free tokens
Last checked
Gladia 2026-10-22 · gladia.io/pricing
LiveKit 2026-10-22 · livekit.io/pricing
Which one, then?
Pick LiveKit if
voice teams who will burn Build for $0 (1,000 agent minutes, $2.50 inference credits, 1 free number) and only open Ship at $50 when they need a second deploy and email support.
Read the LiveKit page