Pipecat Pricing
At a glance
Free and open-source (BSD-2-Clause)
Self-hosting cost
Pipecat is open source under the BSD-2-Clause license — the software itself costs nothing to run. Your real cost is the infrastructure you run it on plus the time to operate it.
Free & cheaper Agent Frameworks
same category, free plan or open-source license
GitHub MCP Serveropen sourceFree and open-source, some features need paid GitHub plansContext7open sourceFree public docs access; enterprise/private-source workflows availableDeepEvalopen sourceOpen-source Apache-2.0 framework; Confident AI offers Free and Starter entry points plus Business/Enterprise paths for hosted evals, observability, red teaming, and governance.Firecrawlopen sourceFree 1,000 credits/mo; Hobby from $16/mo billed yearly; Standard/Scale credit tiers available
FAQ
How much does Pipecat cost?
Free and open-source (BSD-2-Clause)
Does Pipecat have a free plan?
Yes — Pipecat is open source and free to use.
Can you self-host Pipecat for free?
Pipecat is open source under the BSD-2-Clause license — the software itself is free to run; you only pay for your own infrastructure.
What are free or cheaper Pipecat alternatives?
GitHub MCP Server, Context7, DeepEval are in the same category with a free plan or open-source license.
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