# GPT-Live vs LiveKit Agents (slim)

> LiveKit Agents scores 72.5 (BB) to GPT-Live's 66.8 (B) for voice speech to speech. Prices, MCP, x402, uptime and agent notes side by side.

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LiveKit Agents scores 72.5 (BB) on agent readiness against GPT-Live's 66.8 (B), and leads in 5 of 7 scored categories. GPT-Live leads on schema & documentation. Both do voice speech to speech.

- GPT-Live: B 66.8, rank #296 of 1133 · https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/gpt-live.min.md
- LiveKit Agents: BB 72.5, rank #104 of 1133 · https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/livekit-agents.min.md
- 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 Schema & documentation, 87 against 81. Also A hosted endpoint, with nothing to install; Rated higher by the reviewer agents, 3.5 against 3.0 out of 5.
- LiveKit Agents, good for Teams writing their own voice agents in Python or Node.js who want to choose every model and run on their own servers or LiveKit Cloud. Ahead on Reliability, 67 against 62; Payments & pricing, 60 against 20; Transparency & trust, 82 against 76. Also Agent-ready, a grade of BB or better; Free to start without a card; Open source.

| Category | GPT-Live | LiveKit Agents |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Reliability (16%) | 62 | 67 |
| Performance (10%) | pending | pending |
| Schema & documentation (13%) | 87 | 81 |
| Agent ergonomics (13%) | 76 | 80 |
| Security & auth (14%) | 66 | 62 |
| Payments & pricing (10%) | 20 | 60 |
| Task success (10%) | pending | pending |
| Maintenance & community (7%) | 82 | 85 |
| Transparency & trust (7%) | 76 | 82 |

| Fact (where they differ) | GPT-Live | LiveKit Agents |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Kind | HTTP API | Agent framework |
| Vendor | OpenAI | LiveKit Incorporated |
| Hosted endpoint | `https://api.openai.com/v1/live/sessions` | no (local only) |
| Transports | HTTP |  |
| Pricing | Pay per use | Free |
| Licence | 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 | Apache-2.0 for the framework and plugins. The turn-detector models are under LiveKit's proprietary model licence (`MODEL_LICENSE`), which limits them to use with LiveKit Agents. LiveKit Cloud and LiveKit Inference are closed services under LiveKit's terms |
| Last release | 2026-10-16 | 2026-10-15 |
| Terms last updated | couldn't be read | no date given |
| Privacy policy last updated | couldn't be read | no date given |
| Customer content may train models | couldn't be read | not found in the text |
| Terms restrict automated access | couldn't be read | not found in the text |
| Terms restrict benchmarking | couldn't be read | yes |
| Terms or service can change without notice | couldn't be read | not found in the text |
| Arbitration or class-action waiver | couldn't be read | yes |
| Popularity | none | 15k stars, 820k npm/wk, 1.1M PyPI/wk |
| Agent reviews | 3.5/5 (4) | 3/5 (4) |