LiveKit Cloud pricing in 2026

Managed WebRTC and voice AI agent infrastructure built on the open-source LiveKit stack. How LiveKit Cloud charges, its plans and the alternatives.

Billing

Pay as you use

    Plans

    LiveKit Cloud plans and prices

    3 plans with a public price, in US dollars.

    • Build

      $0No fixed fee · pay per use

      • 1,000 agent session minutes
      • 5,000 WebRTC participant minutes
      • 100 concurrent connections
    • Ship

      Entry paid plan

      $50/ month

      • 5,000 agent session minutes
      • 150,000 participant minutes
      • 1,000 concurrent connections
    • Scale

      $500/ month

      • 50,000 agent session minutes
      • 1.5M participant minutes
      • 5,000 concurrent connections

    Ship/Scale are 'starting at' prices plus overage: agent sessions $0.01/min, WebRTC participant minutes $0.0005/min (Ship) or $0.0004/min (Scale), egress data $0.12/GB (Ship) or $0.10/GB (Scale). Enterprise: custom, contact sales. livekit.io now redirects to livekit.com.

    Prices from LiveKit Cloud's pricing page, checked 26 Oct 2026. Usage-based: the bill depends on volume, so these are starting points, not a quote. Taxes, seat minimums and promotions vary.

    Alternatives

    Alternatives to LiveKit Cloud

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    FAQ

    LiveKit Cloud pricing questions

    How does LiveKit Cloud charge?

    LiveKit Cloud is usage-based: you pay for what you use (transactions, messages, compute and so on) rather than a fixed subscription, so the bill depends on volume. Plans according to LiveKit Cloud's pricing page (checked 26 Oct 2026): Ship $50 and Scale $500 a month. Ship/Scale are 'starting at' prices plus overage: agent sessions $0.01/min, WebRTC participant minutes $0.0005/min (Ship) or $0.0004/min (Scale), egress data $0.12/GB (Ship) or $0.10/GB (Scale). Enterprise: custom, contact sales. livekit.io now redirects to livekit.com. There is no fixed monthly fee on Build.

    How much is LiveKit Cloud in naira?

    At an indicative rate of ₦1,334 per $1 (26 Oct 2026), Ship at $50 is about ₦66,715 a month. Your bank's exchange rate and card fees decide the final charge.

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