> ## Documentation Index
> Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://docs.liveavatar.com/llms.txt
> Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further.

# LITE or FULL Mode?

> Which session mode to start with, depending on whether you already have a voice agent or LLM

Start with **LITE mode** if you already have a voice agent or an AI stack and want to keep running it. Start with **FULL Mode** if you want LiveAvatar's managed agent to run the conversation, whether or not you have an agent today.

| | LITE mode (bring your own agent) | FULL Mode (managed agent) |
| - | - | - |
| **You bring** | Your own agent, or a hosted one on ElevenLabs, Cartesia, OpenAI Realtime or Gemini Live | An avatar, a voice and a context. Optionally your own [LLM](https://docs.liveavatar.com/docs/full-mode/custom-llm.md) or [voice](https://docs.liveavatar.com/docs/full-mode/custom-tts.md) |
| **LiveAvatar runs** | The avatar video | Speech recognition, the LLM, the voice and the avatar video |
| **Cost** | 1 credit per minute | 2 credits per minute |
| **Start here** | [LITE mode overview](https://docs.liveavatar.com/docs/lite-mode/overview.md) | [FULL Mode overview](https://docs.liveavatar.com/docs/full-mode/overview.md) |
| **Session token** | [Create LITE Session Token](https://docs.liveavatar.com/api-reference/sessions/create-session-token.md) | [Create FULL Session Token](https://docs.liveavatar.com/api-reference/full-mode/sessions/create-session-token.md) |

You can move from FULL Mode to LITE mode later. The avatars, secrets and session endpoints are the same in both modes.


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