The End of Participant Minute Pricing

The text discusses the development of LiveKit, an open-source WebRTC stack designed for real-time multiplayer applications. It mentions that the company has built LiveKit Cloud to provide a commercial, managed cloud offering in response to demand from companies. Unlike other audio/video services, LiveKit uses a cost-based pricing model rather than charging by participant minutes. The author explains their reasons for choosing this approach and emphasizes the importance of developers being able to control their real-time infrastructure or operate it more cheaply if desired. The text also highlights some innovative use cases for LiveKit and encourages users to join their community.