Perplexity with LiveKit Agents

pip install "livekit-agents" "livekit-plugins-openai"

export PERPLEXITY_API_KEY="your_api_key_here"

import os

from livekit.agents import Agent, AgentSession
from livekit.plugins import openai, silero

session = AgentSession(
    llm=openai.responses.LLM(
        model="openai/gpt-5.6-sol",
        base_url="https://api.perplexity.ai/v1",   # SDK appends /responses -> POST /v1/responses
        api_key=os.environ["PERPLEXITY_API_KEY"],  # required: constructor does not read PERPLEXITY_API_KEY
    ),
    stt=openai.STT(),
    tts=openai.TTS(),
    vad=silero.VAD.load(),
)

agent = Agent(
    instructions="You are a helpful voice assistant. Use web search to answer with up-to-date information.",
    tools=[openai.tools.WebSearch()],  # Perplexity's built-in web_search tool
)

# Run the session inside your LiveKit room entrypoint

import os

from livekit.plugins import openai

llm = openai.responses.LLM(
    model="openai/gpt-5.6-sol",
    base_url="https://api.perplexity.ai/v1",
    api_key=os.environ["PERPLEXITY_API_KEY"],
)