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Aloware AI Voice · Open Source

livekit-plugins-dtln
Crystal-clear calls.
No cloud. No fees.

Aloware's DTLN noise suppression plugin for LiveKit runs entirely on your server — no third-party API, no audio leaving your infrastructure. Install with pip install livekit-plugins-dtln and compare it live against Krisp and AI-coustics below.

Self-hosted · in-process ~8 ms latency Works with self-hosted LiveKit Open weights · MIT license
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Audio Comparison

Same source audio as LiveKit's noise cancellation page. Play the samples below to hear DTLN against Krisp and AI-coustics.

☕ Coffee Shop Noise

Ambient café noise mixed with speech. All three produce identical transcripts. Transcripts by Deepgram Nova 3.

Original
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0:00
Hey there, can you hear me alright? I've got the windows open and the traffic can get pretty noisy around this time.
DTLN ours
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0:00
Hey there, can you hear me alright? I've got the windows open and the traffic can get pretty noisy around this time.

Competitors

Krisp LiveKit Cloud
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0:00
Hey there, can you hear me alright? I've got the windows open and the traffic can get pretty noisy around this time.

🚕 Taxi Ride

Road and engine noise during a phone call. Strikethrough indicates STT errors caused by background noise. Transcripts by Deepgram Nova 3.

Original
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0:00
Hi there, can you hear me alright? Pretty bad. Sorry, it's pretty noisy in the taxi. Sorry, I'll get you there for the second. Okay, so as I was saying, I just heard about this platform called LiveKit. It's an all-in-one platform for voice AI agents with some pretty cool features. Have you heard about it?
DTLN ours
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0:00
Hi there, can you hear me alright? Sorry, it's pretty noisy in the taxi. Sorry, I'll get you there pretty soon. Okay, so as I was saying, I just heard about this platform called LiveKit. It's an all-in-one platform for voice AI agents with some pretty cool features. Have you heard about it?

Competitors

Krisp NC LiveKit Cloud
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0:00
Hi there, can hear me alright? Pretty bad. Sorry, it's pretty noisy in the taxi. No, I'll get you there pretty soon. Okay, so as I was saying, I just heard about this platform called LiveKit. It's an all-in-one platform for voice AI agents with some pretty cool features. Have you heard about it?
Krisp BVC LiveKit Cloud
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0:00
Hi there, can you hear me alright? Sorry, it's pretty noisy in the taxi. Okay, so as I was saying, I just heard about this platform called LiveKit. It's an all-in-one platform for voice AI agents with some pretty cool features. Have you heard about it?

🔇 Background Noise Suppression

Listen to the same gym membership sample with original audio, Krisp NC, ai-coustics Quail (QUAIL_L), and DTLN. Segments marked with strikethrough indicate hallucinated or incorrect words caused by background audio. Transcripts by Deepgram Nova 3.

Original
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0:00
Can I get you the How peaceful Okay? Did you catch the halftime show? I think about that it was a Spanish Yes. I've just received an email that my gym membership is canceled.
DTLN ours
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0:00
Oh peaceful okay luckily no one was there did you catch the halftime show i think monday was this there's no Yes. I just received an email that my gym membership is canceled.

Competitors

Krisp NC LiveKit Cloud
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0:00
Oh, peaceful. Okay. That's an off time show? I just received an email that my gym membership is canceled.
AI-coustics QUAIL_L LiveKit Cloud
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0:00
How peaceful? Okay. I buy that with Yes. I've just received an email that my gym membership is canceled.