Developer comparison · checked 8 Aug 2026
Layercode alternative
Dvaarik publishes ₹1.50–₹3.75 per minute by voice grade as an all-in hosted API. Layercode documents realtime voice-agent stream primitives but did not publish a numeric rate on the dated documentation page; Dvaarik publishes ₹1.50–₹3.75/min all-in by grade (read 8 Aug 2026).
Source read: https://docs.layercode.com/explanations/how-layercode-works. Layercode's documentation describes frontend and backend SDKs plus telephony guides.
Where each platform fits
| Axis | Dvaarik | Layercode |
|---|---|---|
| Published cost | ₹1.50–₹3.75/min all-in by grade | Not published |
| What is included | Speech, model, voice and turn-taking | See the dated source read above |
| Telephony | Bring your own carrier; Setu bridges seven carriers | Provider-specific; verify before committing |
| India | INR billing and Indian-language grades | Focused SDK and stream model for realtime voice applications. |
| Lock-in | Hosted API with an MIT carrier bridge | Hosting, provider and telephony costs are not consolidated into a public all-in price. |
The key difference is basis: Dvaarik's published rate is an all-in INR voice grade, while Layercode's published or unpublished figure above may exclude providers, telephony or infrastructure.
Try the real API
The following request creates a call and returns a one-use WebSocket URL; keep your API key server-side.
curl -X POST https://api.developers.dvaarik.com/v1/calls \
-H "X-Api-Key: $DVAARIK_API_KEY" \
-H "Content-Type: application/json" \
-d '{"prompt":"Answer calls for a dental clinic","language":"en-IN","voice":"essential"}'The response contains a one-use ws_url that expires after five minutes. Stream PCM16 audio and handle ready, transcript, interrupted, turn_complete and session_ended events.