TEN Framework
by Agora
Open-source framework by Agora for building realtime multimodal voice AI agents.
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TL;DR
Best for builders on Agora RTC who want an OSS voice/video agent runtime. Pricing: free.
Category
Open source
License
NOASSERTION
Stars
★ 11.0k
Last push
2026-08-06
Pricing
free
Platforms
Linux, macOS, Cloud
What it is
TEN (The Embodied Network) is Agora's open-source framework for realtime multimodal agents over its global RTC SDK. It abstracts ASR, LLM, TTS, and video components into reusable extensions and is positioned alongside Pipecat and LiveKit Agents as an OSS alternative for voice-agent runtime. Apache-2.0 licensed.
Best for: Builders on Agora RTC who want an OSS voice/video agent runtime.
Watch out for: Newer project; ecosystem narrower than Pipecat or LiveKit Agents.
Watch out for: Newer project; ecosystem narrower than Pipecat or LiveKit Agents.
Features
| Speaker diarization | No |
| Word-level timestamps | No |
| Streaming / real-time | No |
| Languages supported | None |
| HIPAA eligible | No |
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TEN Framework vs Whipscribe
| Feature | TEN Framework | Whipscribe |
|---|---|---|
| Category | Open source | Transcription APIs |
| Pricing | free | $4–$24 one-time packs (credits never expire) · $2 single unlock · 60 min free on signup |
| Speaker diarization | — | Yes |
| Word timestamps | — | Yes |
| Streaming | — | No |
| Languages | — | 99 |
| Platforms | Linux, macOS, Cloud | Web, API, MCP |
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