Pipecat co-creator's open-source litmus test: praising rival models should never feel off limits

schwentker · x · 2026-11-01

Kwindla Kramer, co-creator of Pipecat and co-founder of Daily, explains his litmus test for keeping Pipecat open: if trying a model outside Deepgram and tweeting how great it is ever feels off limits, "then we got this wrong." Context: a joint Deepgram + Pipecat stage appearance with Deepgram CPO Ed Anuff.

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