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 pageLiveKit vs Stream
Our take
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. Pick Stream if chat / community teams who will stay on Build at $0 (1,000 MAU, 100 concurrent) while they open a first Message List, then buy Start at $399 / month billed annually ($499 monthly) for 10,000 MAU.
Best for
LiveKit A voice or video agent with rooms, phones, and traces
Stream Messages you start inside the free bucket
Free plan
LiveKit $0 · you host the media server and the agent process
Stream No free plan
Lowest paid
LiveKit Ship $50/mo
Stream Enterprise $1
Next step up
LiveKit Scale $500/mo
Stream Maker $100
Coding agent
LiveKit Voice Agents
Stream
Runs where
LiveKit Hosted
Stream Hosted
Watch out
LiveKit Build $0 is not free tokens
Stream Build caps at 1,000 MAU and 100 concurrent
Last checked
LiveKit 2026-10-22 · livekit.io/pricing
Stream 2026-10-23 · getstream.io/chat/pricing
Which one, then?
Pick Stream if
chat / community teams who will stay on Build at $0 (1,000 MAU, 100 concurrent) while they open a first Message List, then buy Start at $399 / month billed annually ($499 monthly) for 10,000 MAU.
Read the Stream page