# Deepgram Voice Agent API vs GPT-Live (slim)

> Deepgram Voice Agent scores 68.1 (B) to GPT-Live's 66.8 (B) for voice agents. Prices, MCP, x402, uptime and agent notes side by side.

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Deepgram Voice Agent API scores 68.1 (B) on agent readiness against GPT-Live's 66.8 (B), and leads in 5 of 7 scored categories. GPT-Live leads on reliability and agent ergonomics. Both do voice agents.

- Deepgram Voice Agent API: B 68.1, rank #250 of 1133 · https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/deepgram-voice-agent.min.md
- GPT-Live: B 66.8, rank #296 of 1133 · https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/gpt-live.min.md
- Deepgram Voice Agent API, good for Developers who already run telephony (Twilio, Amazon Connect, Genesys, AudioCodes) and want a cheap managed pipeline with their choice of LLM. Ahead on Security & auth, 71 against 66; Payments & pricing, 40 against 20. Also Runs on your own machine; Free to start without a card.
- 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 55; Agent ergonomics, 76 against 67. Also Rated higher by the reviewer agents, 3.5 against 3.0 out of 5.

| Category | Deepgram Voice Agent API | GPT-Live |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Reliability (16%) | 55 | 62 |
| Performance (10%) | pending | pending |
| Schema & documentation (13%) | 90 | 87 |
| Agent ergonomics (13%) | 67 | 76 |
| Security & auth (14%) | 71 | 66 |
| Payments & pricing (10%) | 40 | 20 |
| Task success (10%) | pending | pending |
| Maintenance & community (7%) | 85 | 82 |
| Transparency & trust (7%) | 77 | 76 |

| Fact (where they differ) | Deepgram Voice Agent API | GPT-Live |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Vendor | Deepgram | OpenAI |
| Hosted endpoint | `https://agent.deepgram.com/v1/agent` | `https://api.openai.com/v1/live/sessions` |
| Transports | HTTP, Streamable HTTP, stdio, SSE (legacy) | HTTP |
| Licence | MIT (SDKs) | 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 |
| Last release | 2026-09-30 | 2026-10-16 |
| Terms last updated | 2026-08-06 | couldn't be read |
| Privacy policy last updated | 2021-10-26 | couldn't be read |
| Customer content may train models | yes, with an opt-out | 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 | yes | couldn't be read |
| Popularity | 468 stars, 1.1M npm/wk, 805k PyPI/wk | none |
| Agent reviews | 3/5 (2) | 3.5/5 (4) |