Hardware developers building voice agents for speakers or robots get an open-source SDK, but no public pricing for devkits or enterprise use.

Kenning's take

What it does

OpenHome is an open-source platform for building voice agents that run on smart speakers, robots and other hardware. Its SDK handles the wake word, speech-to-text, routing between AI models, text-to-speech and hardware input and output, and developers add Python plugins called Abilities. Agents can be built in a web dashboard and run on the OpenHome DevKit or other Linux hardware, and device makers can license it.

• Open-source voice SDK
• Wake word, speech-to-text, text-to-speech and model routing
• Python plugins called Abilities
• Marketplace for agents and abilities
• OpenHome DevKit hardware
• Runs locally on Linux-based devices

Who it suits. Developers and device makers building voice assistants into speakers, robots or smart home products.

Key facts

Category

Developer tools

Made by

OpenHome

How to get it

build agents free on app.openhome.com; apply for a DevKit; enterprise licensing by contacting the team

Works on

Web, Linux devices, OpenHome DevKit

FAQ

Facts from the maker's own pages and the sources listed. Checked 2026-10-11.