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title: Announcing the Telnyx LiveKit Plugin | Telnyx
canonical: https://telnyx.com/release-notes/telnyx-livekit-plugin-launch
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# Announcing the Telnyx LiveKit Plugin | Telnyx

[Release notes](https://telnyx.com/release-notes)

# Achieve carrier-native Voice AI through the Telnyx LiveKit Plugin

### 25, Feb 2026

## Overview

The Telnyx LiveKit Plugin enables seamless integration of Telnyx [Speech-to-Text (STT)](https://telnyx.com/products/speech-to-text-api) and [Text-to-Speech (TTS)](https://telnyx.com/products/text-to-speech-api) services into LiveKit agents. This plugin provides LiveKit developers with access to Telnyx's carrier-native infrastructure, delivering enhanced performance, reliability, and cost-effectiveness for production [Voice AI](https://telnyx.com/products/voice-ai-agents) applications.

## Key Benefits

* **Unified platform:** Choose from multiple speech providers (Deepgram, Assembly, Google, Azure STT and Rime, Minimax, Cartesia TTS) while consolidating telephony, STT, TTS, and infrastructure under one platform.
* **Performance and cost advantages:** Carrier-native integration delivers lower latency, higher reliability, and significant cost savings compared to LiveKit Cloud.
* **Enterprise-ready:** STIR/SHAKEN compliance, global reach, and HD voice support included.

## Why It Matters

As Voice AI moves from prototype to production, developers need infrastructure that can scale reliably and cost-effectively. This plugin bridges the gap between LiveKit's development framework and Telnyx's production-grade telecom infrastructure, enabling teams to deploy voice applications that perform at enterprise scale without architectural complexity.

## Getting Started

1. [Sign up](https://telnyx.com/) for a Telnyx account.
2. Generate your API key from the [Telnyx Mission Control Portal](https://portal.telnyx.com/).
3. Install the plugin: `pip install telnyx-livekit-plugin`
4. Integrate Telnyx STT/TTS services into your LiveKit agents.
5. Deploy and enjoy enhanced performance and cost savings.

To learn more, visit the [official documentation](https://docs.livekit.io/agents/models/llm/plugins/telnyx/).

[Start building](https://telnyx.com/sign-up)

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