hello, i have a question to the biiling and the plans, i use te atrter plan, and its free for 5000 minutes. does it mean, its free for using the agent 5000 minutes or is it free for deployin git 5000 minutes?

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heißt das ich kann nur 1000minuten den agenten deployen?

Thank you for your question! With the Starter plan, you have a limit of 1,000 agent session minutes each month. This means the total time your AI agents are actively working in sessions can’t go beyond 1,000 minutes during that month. If you happen to reach this limit, the agent usage will pause until the quota resets at the start of the next month. If you find you need more time, upgrading to a paid plan is a great way to extend this limit and keep things running smoothly.

how is it when i custom deploy?

When you’re custom deploying AI agents (like on Kubernetes or Render), you’ll be managing your own infrastructure, which includes things like scaling, networking, and availability. Just a friendly reminder—the Starter plan’s limit of 1,000 agent session minutes per month still applies, whether your agent is running on LiveKit Cloud or your own setup. For custom deployments, agents need to be packaged as Docker containers. Don’t worry, LiveKit provides example configurations for Python and Node.js agents to help you get started. These agents connect to the LiveKit server via WebSocket, so you won’t need any public inbound ports. If you’d like, I’m here to guide you through the deployment steps or clarify anything further—just let me know! Sources: render/render.yaml | Voice AI quickstart | LiveKit Docs | templates.yaml | LiveKit Pricing | Deploying to custom environments | LiveKit Docs

ho wmuch does it cost to deploy it on livekit clpud?

Just to share a quick note: deploying AI agents on LiveKit Cloud costs $0.01 per minute once you go beyond the free 1,000 minutes included in the Starter plan. This charge applies for every minute an agent is actively helping a user. If you have any questions or need a hand with anything else, please don’t hesitate to reach out—I’m here to help! Sources: Deploy and scale agents on LiveKit Cloud | LiveKit Pricing | Quotas and limits | LiveKit Docs

so the first 1000 minutes are free?

Great question! With the Starter plan, you get the first 1,000 agent session minutes each month absolutely free. After you use those up, any extra minutes will be charged at just $0.01 per minute. If there’s anything else you’re curious about, please don’t hesitate to ask—I’m here to help!

so how much would it cost overall to deploy the agent and to run it 6000 minutes?

I'd be happy to help you understand how to deploy and run an agent for 6,000 minutes on LiveKit Cloud under the Starter plan: • The first 1,000 minutes are on us—completely free! • For the remaining 5,000 minutes, there’s a small charge of $0.01 per minute. This means the total cost for those extra 5,000 minutes would be $50. If you have any questions or need a hand with anything else, just let me know—I’m here to help!