specification: API Commons Plans
specificationVersion: '0.1'
schema: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/interface-research/main/schema/api-commons.yml#/$defs/Plans
provider: Layercode
providerId: layercode
created: '2026-06-21'
modified: '2026-06-21'
reconciled: false
tags:
- AI
- Voice
- Voice Agents
- Realtime
- Low Latency
- Plans
description: >-
  Layercode uses simple usage-based pricing for voice AI agents, metered per
  minute of conversation. Speech-to-text (Deepgram) and text-to-speech
  (ElevenLabs, Cartesia, Rime) can run on Layercode-managed keys or your own
  bring-your-own-keys (BYOK), where the underlying STT/TTS and any telephony
  costs are billed directly through your provider accounts. Exact per-minute
  rates, free-tier minutes, and tier thresholds are not reconciled in this
  artifact and should be verified on the Layercode pricing page.
notes: >-
  Layercode's published rates and free allowance change over time, and BYOK
  vs managed STT/TTS materially affects effective per-minute cost. Verify
  current numbers on the pricing page during reconciliation. (The pricing
  URL was observed redirecting during research; confirm the live page.)
sources:
- https://layercode.com/pricing
- https://docs.layercode.com
plans:
- id: layercode-usage
  name: Usage-Based
  type: usage
  description: >-
    Pay-as-you-go voice agent usage metered per minute of conversation, with
    STT/TTS either on Layercode-managed keys or your own provider keys.
  entries:
  - label: Voice Agent Minutes
    name: voice_minutes
    type: usage
    metric: minutes
    limit: -1
    timeFrame: month
    geo: global
    unit: 1
    price: see provider pricing page (per minute)
    userMultiplied: false
  - label: Managed STT/TTS Pass-Through
    name: managed_stt_tts
    type: usage
    metric: minutes
    limit: -1
    timeFrame: month
    geo: global
    unit: 1
    price: see provider pricing page (per minute, when using Layercode-managed keys)
    userMultiplied: false
  - label: Bring-Your-Own-Keys (BYOK)
    name: byok_stt_tts
    type: usage
    metric: minutes
    limit: -1
    timeFrame: month
    geo: global
    unit: 1
    price: STT/TTS and telephony billed directly via your provider accounts
    userMultiplied: false
maintainers:
- FN: Kin Lane
  email: kin@apievangelist.com