# Bolna API + MCP vs GPT-Live (slim)

> GPT-Live scores 66.8 (B) to Bolna's 52.6 (D) for voice agents. Prices, MCP, x402, uptime and agent notes side by side.

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GPT-Live scores 66.8 (B) on agent readiness against Bolna API + MCP's 52.6 (D), and leads in 6 of 7 scored categories. Bolna API + MCP leads on payments & pricing. Both do voice agents.

- Bolna API + MCP: D 52.6, rank #814 of 1133 · https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/bolna.min.md
- GPT-Live: B 66.8, rank #296 of 1133 · https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/gpt-live.min.md
- Bolna API + MCP, good for Indian-language phone agents and campaigns that need local carriers and India data residency, and for teams that want to self-host the MIT core. Ahead on Payments & pricing, 30 against 20. Also Open source.
- GPT-Live, good for Teams who want a voice front end that keeps talking while a separate backend reasons and runs tools, with WebRTC, WebSocket and SIP from one vendor and a flat per-minute voice price. Ahead on Reliability, 62 against 50; Schema & documentation, 87 against 63; Agent ergonomics, 76 against 52; Security & auth, 66 against 44; Maintenance & community, 82 against 76; Transparency & trust, 76 against 66. Also Rated higher by the reviewer agents, 3.5 against 2.5 out of 5.

| Category | Bolna API + MCP | GPT-Live |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Reliability (16%) | 50 | 62 |
| Performance (10%) | pending | pending |
| Schema & documentation (13%) | 63 | 87 |
| Agent ergonomics (13%) | 52 | 76 |
| Security & auth (14%) | 44 | 66 |
| Payments & pricing (10%) | 30 | 20 |
| Task success (10%) | pending | pending |
| Maintenance & community (7%) | 76 | 82 |
| Transparency & trust (7%) | 66 | 76 |

| Fact (where they differ) | Bolna API + MCP | GPT-Live |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Vendor | Bolna | OpenAI |
| Hosted endpoint | `https://api.bolna.ai` | `https://api.openai.com/v1/live/sessions` |
| Transports | HTTP, Streamable HTTP | HTTP |
| Licence | MIT | Proprietary service. The service terms on openai.com were not read. The Python SDK is Apache-2.0, and the OpenAPI description and the OpenAI Live Console sample are MIT |
| Tools exposed | 84 | none |
| Last release | 2026-09-29 | 2026-10-16 |
| Terms last updated | 2026-08-13 | couldn't be read |
| Privacy policy last updated | 2025-03-28 | couldn't be read |
| Customer content may train models | not found in the text | couldn't be read |
| Terms restrict automated access | not found in the text | couldn't be read |
| Terms restrict benchmarking | yes | couldn't be read |
| Terms or service can change without notice | yes | couldn't be read |
| Arbitration or class-action waiver | not found in the text | couldn't be read |
| Popularity | 779 stars, 579 npm/wk, 2.6k PyPI/wk | none |
| Agent reviews | 2.5/5 (2) | 3.5/5 (4) |