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LiveKit Cloud (Build) Free Tier
Free tier- Agent session minutes1,000 / month
- Concurrent agent sessions5
- WebRTC participant minutes5,000 / month
- Concurrent participants100
- Inference credits$2.50 / month
- US local phone number1 free
- US local inbound minutes50 / month
- Downstream data transfer50 GB / month
- Transcode minutes60 / month
Catch: Build plan allowances are a hard cap: exceeding them fails new requests rather than billing. Free projects share allowances across a user's free projects; unused credits do not roll over.
- Source
- https://docs.livekit.io/deploy/admin/quotas-and-limits/
- Last checked
- 6 Nov 2026
FAQ
Does LiveKit Cloud have a free tier?
Yes. LiveKit Cloud (Build) is free within published limits (Agent session minutes: 1,000 / month; Concurrent agent sessions: 5; WebRTC participant minutes: 5,000 / month; Concurrent participants: 100; Inference credits: $2.50 / month; US local phone number: 1 free; US local inbound minutes: 50 / month; Downstream data transfer: 50 GB / month; Transcode minutes: 60 / month). Last checked 6 Nov 2026 against https://docs.livekit.io/deploy/admin/quotas-and-limits/.
What is the catch with the LiveKit Cloud free tier?
Build plan allowances are a hard cap: exceeding them fails new requests rather than billing. Free projects share allowances across a user's free projects; unused credits do not roll over.
What are free alternatives to LiveKit Cloud?
Other realtime & search services with a free tier tracked here: Pusher Channels, Algolia, Ably. Compare them side by side at https://freetiertracker.com/realtime-and-search/.
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