specification: API Commons Plans
specificationVersion: '0.1'
schema: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/interface-research/main/schema/api-commons.yml#/$defs/Plans
provider: Pipecat
providerId: pipecat-ai
created: '2026-06-21'
modified: '2026-06-21'
reconciled: false
tags:
- AI
- Voice
- Multimodal
- Agents
- Realtime
- Framework
- Plans
description: >-
  The Pipecat framework (the open-source pipecat-ai Python library) is free and
  open source under the BSD 2-Clause license; there is no charge to use, embed,
  or self-host it. Costs arise only from the third-party AI services (STT, LLM,
  TTS, vision) and media transports a developer wires into a pipeline, billed
  directly by those vendors. Pipecat Cloud, the optional hosted platform from
  Daily, charges usage-based per-minute rates for agent compute profiles plus
  add-ons (transport, recording, noise suppression, telephony). Representative
  Pipecat Cloud rates below are not reconciled and should be confirmed against
  the pricing page.
notes: >-
  OSS framework is free (BSD 2-Clause); no account or key required. Pipecat
  Cloud rates and profiles change - verify on the Pipecat Cloud pricing page
  and interactive calculator during reconciliation. Underlying AI service and
  inference costs are billed by the respective providers, not by Pipecat.
sources:
- https://www.pipecat.ai
- https://github.com/pipecat-ai/pipecat
- https://www.daily.co/pricing/pipecat-cloud/
- https://docs.pipecat.ai/overview/cloud
plans:
- id: pipecat-framework-oss
  name: Pipecat Framework (Open Source)
  type: free
  description: >-
    The pipecat-ai Python framework, free and open source under the BSD
    2-Clause license. Self-hosted; no account, key, or usage charge from
    Pipecat. Pay only the third-party AI services and transports you integrate.
  entries:
  - label: Open-Source Framework
    name: oss_framework
    type: free
    metric: license
    limit: -1
    timeFrame: month
    geo: global
    unit: 1
    price: $0.00 (BSD 2-Clause)
    userMultiplied: false
  elements:
  - name: Pipelines and Frames
  - name: Frame Processors
  - name: AI Services (STT, LLM, TTS, Vision)
  - name: Transports (Daily WebRTC, SmallWebRTC, LiveKit, WebSocket, Telephony)
- id: pipecat-cloud-usage
  name: Pipecat Cloud (Usage-Based)
  type: usage
  description: >-
    Hosted deployment of Pipecat agents on Pipecat Cloud, billed per active
    agent-minute by compute profile, with reserved-capacity discounts and
    per-minute add-ons. Representative rates; not reconciled.
  entries:
  - label: agent-1x (0.5 vCPU / 1 GB)
    name: agent_1x
    type: usage
    metric: minutes
    limit: -1
    timeFrame: month
    geo: global
    unit: 1
    price: $0.01/min active, $0.0005/min reserved
    userMultiplied: false
  - label: agent-2x (1 vCPU / 2 GB)
    name: agent_2x
    type: usage
    metric: minutes
    limit: -1
    timeFrame: month
    geo: global
    unit: 1
    price: $0.02/min active, $0.0010/min reserved
    userMultiplied: false
  - label: agent-3x (1.5 vCPU / 3 GB)
    name: agent_3x
    type: usage
    metric: minutes
    limit: -1
    timeFrame: month
    geo: global
    unit: 1
    price: $0.03/min active, $0.0015/min reserved
    userMultiplied: false
  - label: Daily WebRTC Voice (1:1)
    name: transport_voice
    type: usage
    metric: minutes
    limit: -1
    timeFrame: month
    geo: global
    unit: 1
    price: free
    userMultiplied: false
  - label: Daily WebRTC Voice & Video
    name: transport_voice_video
    type: usage
    metric: participant_minutes
    limit: -1
    timeFrame: month
    geo: global
    unit: 1
    price: $0.004 per participant minute
    userMultiplied: false
  - label: Recording (audio only)
    name: recording_audio
    type: usage
    metric: minutes
    limit: -1
    timeFrame: month
    geo: global
    unit: 1
    price: $0.005/min
    userMultiplied: false
  - label: Recording (audio & video)
    name: recording_av
    type: usage
    metric: minutes
    limit: -1
    timeFrame: month
    geo: global
    unit: 1
    price: $0.01349/min
    userMultiplied: false
  - label: Krisp VIVA Noise Suppression
    name: krisp_viva
    type: usage
    metric: minutes
    limit: -1
    timeFrame: month
    geo: global
    unit: 1
    price: free first 10k min/mo, then $0.0015/min
    userMultiplied: false
  - label: Telephony
    name: telephony
    type: usage
    metric: minutes
    limit: -1
    timeFrame: month
    geo: global
    unit: 1
    price: $0.003-$0.02/min (SIP), $0.018/min (PSTN)
    userMultiplied: false
  elements:
  - name: Hosted Agent Deployment
  - name: Sessions API
  - name: Unlimited Concurrency
  - name: Recording and Transport Add-ons
- id: pipecat-cloud-enterprise
  name: Pipecat Cloud Enterprise
  type: enterprise
  description: >-
    Bundled inference billing at scale, volume terms, and dedicated support.
    Contact Daily.
  entries:
  - label: Enterprise Agreement
    name: enterprise
    type: flat
    metric: contract
    limit: -1
    timeFrame: year
    geo: global
    unit: 1
    price: contact sales (help@daily.co)
    userMultiplied: false
  elements:
  - name: Bundled Inference Billing
  - name: Custom Volume Pricing
  - name: Dedicated Support
maintainers:
- FN: Kin Lane
  email: kin@apievangelist.com