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 Vapi
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 Vapi if builders who want a voice agent with a Dashboard plus an API, and will pay hosting + provider pass-through. Skip Vapi if teams that want one all-in per-minute rate with LLM/STT/TTS included (Bland).
Best for
LiveKit A voice or video agent with rooms, phones, and traces
Vapi A phone or web voice agent you can publish
Free plan
LiveKit $0 · you host the media server and the agent process
Vapi No free plan
Lowest paid
LiveKit Ship $50/mo
Vapi No Success Package $5
Next step up
LiveKit Scale $500/mo
Vapi Pro $999/mo
Coding agent
LiveKit Voice Agents
Vapi
Runs where
LiveKit Hosted
Vapi
Watch out
LiveKit Build $0 is not free tokens
Vapi Hosting is $0.05/min plus providers
Last checked
LiveKit 2026-10-22 · livekit.io/pricing
Vapi 2026-10-22 · vapi.ai/pricing
Which one, then?
Pick Vapi if
builders who want a voice agent with a Dashboard plus an API, and will pay hosting + provider pass-through.
Read the Vapi page