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TEN Framework

Open-source framework for real-time conversational voice and multimodal agents

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PricingFree
Starting price$0
Free planYes
Free trialYes
APIYes
Open sourceYes
DeploymentHybrid
Last verifiedAugust 1, 2026
Overview

Tool overview

TEN Framework is listed under Voice AI tools.

Summary

What is TEN Framework?

TEN Framework is an open-source system for building real-time conversational agents. It connects voice, language models, vision, tools, and communication services through modular components and development workflows.

Best fit

Best for

Developers and teams building, operating, or testing real-time voice agents

Audience

Who is it for?

Voice AI engineersContact center teamsProduct developersQA teams
Recommendation

Decision note

Accepted after a fresh independent V411 official-source verification and structural rebuild. Preview remains mandatory before Apply.

Capabilities

Key features

Modular extensions for agent components

Real-time voice and multimodal pipelines

Support for tools and communication transports

Developer framework and visual playground

Workflows

Use cases

Building real-time voice assistants

Creating multimodal conversational agents

Connecting multiple AI providers

Developing custom communication workflows

Strengths

Pros

  • Built for real-time conversational workflows
  • Supports modular voice infrastructure
  • Useful for testing or deploying phone agents
Considerations

Cons

  • Latency depends on the full provider stack
  • Telephony costs remain separate
  • Production reliability needs extensive testing
Considerations

Limitations

Voice systems combine speech recognition, models, synthesis, telephony, and business logic. Teams must test latency, accents, interruptions, privacy, fallback behavior, and call compliance. Recordings and consent requirements also vary by jurisdiction.

Cost

Pricing details

Pricing modelFree
Starting price$0
Free planYes
Free trialYes
Pricing context

Billing options

Open-source softwareBring your own provider keys
Pricing context

Pricing note

TEN Framework is free open-source software. The framework itself has no subscription price, while users provide their own model, speech, RTC, telephony, infrastructure, and other provider credentials, so those external costs vary by deployment.

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Compatibility

Supported languages

  • English
Connectivity

Integrations

Agora

OpenAI Realtime API

Gemini Live

Deepgram

ElevenLabs

Twilio

MCP

Specs

Technical details

PlatformsDesktop, Android, iOS, Web
Multilingual supportUnknown
Login requiredNo
Open sourceYes
LicenseApache-2.0 with additional restrictions
DeploymentHybrid
CompanyTEN Framework Community
Current version0.11.68
Editions / plansTEN Framework TEN Agent Examples TEN VAD TEN Turn Detection
Data confidenceHigh
Last verifiedAugust 1, 2026
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TEN Framework is an open-source system for building real-time conversational agents. It connects voice, language models, vision, tools, and communication services through modular components and development workflows.
Developers and teams building, operating, or testing real-time voice agents
The listed pricing model for TEN Framework is Free. Pricing can change, so users should verify the latest plan details on the official website.
Yes. The current profile indicates that a free trial is available.
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