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AI agents · Guide · Updated November 1, 2026

AI voice agent pricing in 2026: per-minute vs flat plans, compared

AI voice agent pricing follows two models. Developer platforms (Vapi, Retell, Bland, OnDial) charge per minute, and some add model, speech, telephony or platform fees on top, so the real cost depends on your stack and volume. Business platforms charge a flat monthly plan with minutes included. Jelliu has a permanent Free plan with 15 voice minutes a month and paid plans from $99/month. The table below lists each vendor’s published pricing, checked on November 1, 2026.

By Jelliu
Published pricing, checked November 1, 2026
PlatformBest forPricing (published)ChannelsBuild without code?
JelliuBusiness teams that want phone + WhatsApp agents without engineersFree plan with 15 voice minutes/month; Starter $99, Growth $249, Business $549 per month; Enterprise customPhone calls, WhatsApp, email, web chat; English, Spanish, PortugueseYes
VapiDevelopers building a custom voice product$0.05/min hosting fee plus model, speech and telephony billed separately; $5 free creditsPhone and web, via APINo — API and SDKs
Retell AIDevelopers who want templates plus an API$0.07–$0.31/min pay-as-you-go; $10 in free credits; Enterprise customVoice; chat agents billed per messagePartly — templates, API for the rest
Bland AIProgrammatic phone calls at volume$0.14/min with no platform fee, or $0.12/min with a $299/month fee; Enterprise customPhone; SMS and web chat on EnterpriseNo — API-first
SynthflowMid-market and enterprise call automationAnnual enterprise agreement only; no free plan, trial or per-minute ratePhone, SIPDeployed with their team
OnDialPer-minute voice agents for small and growing teams$0.055/min (Essential), $0.050/min (Growth), $0.045/min (Scale) by volume; concurrent channels and phone numbers $4.90/month each; free trialPhone (voice agents)Yes, with templates
CartesiaDevelopers who want voice models plus tools to build voice agentsCredit plans: Free $0, Pro $5, Startup $49, Scale $299 per month; agent minutes billed from prepaid credit; Enterprise customVoice, via API and SDKsNo — developer platform

Jelliu in one paragraph

Jelliu is a no-code platform for autonomous AI agents (called Bop) that answer and make phone calls and handle WhatsApp, email and web chat in English, Spanish and Portuguese — for sales, customer support, appointment booking, collections and outbound campaigns. It has a permanent Free plan with 15 voice minutes a month; paid plans start at $99/month (Starter $99, Growth $249, Business $549; Enterprise custom, including installation on your own servers).

What drives the cost

  • Minutes per month (inbound + outbound)
  • Whether model, speech and telephony are included or billed separately
  • Phone numbers and concurrent calls
  • Integrations and campaigns you would otherwise build
  • Engineering time to build and maintain the agent

How to estimate your monthly bill

Multiply expected calls by average call length to get minutes, then apply each vendor’s published rate, adding any separate fees. Compare the result with a flat plan that includes minutes. Start on a free tier to measure your real call length before committing.

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Sources

Checked November 1, 2026: jelliu.co/pricing, vapi.ai/pricing, retellai.com/pricing, bland.ai/pricing, synthflow.ai/pricing, ondial.ai/pricing, cartesia.ai/pricing

Frequently asked questions

Published developer rates checked Nov 1, 2026 range from about $0.045 to $0.31 per minute depending on the vendor and what is included; see the table and each vendor’s page.

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