Open-source framework and cloud for realtime voice, video and physical AI agents.
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LiveKit Agents vs Cartesia
LiveKit Agents is provisional S-tier and Cartesia is provisional A-tier on Voice Agents. Rankings are never for sale.
| Field | LiveKit Agents | Cartesia |
|---|---|---|
| Tier | S · provisional | A · provisional |
| Why | Realtime infrastructure standard for voice agents (14k+ stars on agents framework). | Low-latency TTS widely used inside voice-agent stacks. |
| Pricing | open-source / freemium cloud · starts at $50/mo (cloud) | freemium · starts at $5/mo |
| GitHub stars | 14,757 | — |
| Last push | Oct 15, 2026 | — |
| Last verified | Oct 15, 2026 | Oct 15, 2026 |