Plivo AI
by Plivo
Voice AI agent capability layered on Plivo's CPaaS voice network.
TL;DR
Voice AI agent capability layered on Plivo's CPaaS voice network.
Best for plivo customers (especially in India/SEA) adding AI to existing programmable voice. Pricing: see vendor pricing.
Category
Transcription APIs
License
—
Stars
—
Last push
—
Pricing
see vendor pricing
Platforms
Cloud, API
What it is
Plivo is a CPaaS provider competing with Twilio that has been adding AI primitives — streaming ASR, LLM hooks, and TTS — for building voice agents on top of its carrier network. It is particularly strong for India outbound and a common Twilio alternative for global SMS+voice workloads.
Best for: Plivo customers (especially in India/SEA) adding AI to existing programmable voice.
Watch out for: Newer entrant in agent space vs Twilio's ConversationRelay.
Watch out for: Newer entrant in agent space vs Twilio's ConversationRelay.
Features
| Speaker diarization | No |
| Word-level timestamps | No |
| Streaming / real-time | No |
| Languages supported | None |
| HIPAA eligible | No |
Plivo AI vs Whipscribe
| Feature | Plivo AI | Whipscribe |
|---|---|---|
| Category | Transcription APIs | Transcription APIs |
| Pricing | see vendor pricing | free beta |
| Speaker diarization | — | Yes |
| Word timestamps | — | Yes |
| Streaming | — | No |
| Languages | — | 99 |
| Platforms | Cloud, API | Web, API, MCP |
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