Pipecat
Pipecat is an open-source Python framework from Daily for building real-time voice and multimodal conversational agents.
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Our verdict
An open-source Python framework for real-time voice and multimodal agents. The pick when you want full control and no platform fee.
Best for
- ✓ Self-hosted voice agents
- ✓ Custom real-time pipelines
Watch out for
- ! You build and host more yourself
Pricing
Read from the official pricing page. Prices in USD; always confirm on the vendor's site.
| Plan | Price | Details |
|---|---|---|
| Open-source framework | Free | Self-host for free. LLM, STT and TTS provider costs are separate. |
| Pipecat Cloud agent-1x | $0 + usage | 0.5 vCPU / 1 GB: $0.01 per active minute; $0.0005 per reserved minute. |
| Pipecat Cloud agent-2x | $0 + usage | 1 vCPU / 2 GB: $0.02 per active minute; $0.0010 per reserved minute. |
| Pipecat Cloud agent-3x | $0 + usage | 1.5 vCPU / 3 GB: $0.03 per active minute; $0.0015 per reserved minute. |
| Enterprise | Custom | Volume pricing through sales. Check site. |
Note: Pipecat Cloud is Daily's managed hosting, priced on daily.co. The pricing page has a 'Start building for free' link but states no free-credit amount. Transport (Daily WebRTC), Krisp and AI model costs are billed separately or have their own free allowances.
Open source (BSD-2-Clause).
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