Quickstart (5 min)
Clone a production-ready Next.js + LiveKit agent
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Each option delivers the same core avatar video. They differ in who runs the speech and intelligence stack, and how much UI you build yourself.
| Self-Managed Pipeline (LiveKit, Agora, etc) | Widget | Hosted pipeline | |
|---|---|---|---|
| ⭐⭐⭐ | ⭐ | ⭐⭐ | |
| Coding level | Full customization | No-code (like embedding a YouTube video) | Low-code (UI customization only) |
| Avatar video | Lip-synced realtime video | Lip-synced realtime video | Lip-synced realtime video |
| Speech & intelligence | You choose any STT, LLM, and TTS | LemonSlice-managed | LemonSlice-managed |
| Frontend | You build your call UI | You get our prebuilt UI | You build your call UI |
| Avatar selection | Any image at runtime | Manually design an avatar in the web app | Manually design an avatar in the web app |
| Best for | Production agents, custom stacks, full control | Sites with no backend | Custom UI without running your own AI stack |

