What it's for
Usage pricing with a free start, the core of our voice receptionist note.
- AI receptionists
- Appointment booking calls
- Lead qualification calls
Plans and prices
| Plan | Price (USD unless shown) | What you get |
|---|---|---|
| Pay as you go | $0.07–$0.31 per minute (voice agents) | $10 free credits; 20 concurrent calls included |
| Chat agents | $0.002+ per message | |
| Enterprise | Custom |
Read on the official pricing page on . Prices change; check before you buy.
Free plan in real output
$10 in free credits to start.
- $10 of credits ÷ the example rate on the pricing calculator ($0.15/min) ≈ 66 minutes of test calls.
- A receptionist handling 300 calls × 2 minutes = 600 minutes; at $0.07–$0.31 that's $42–$186 a month, depending on model, voice and telephony.
Cost at your stage
| Plan | Monthly cost | |
|---|---|---|
| Month 1 (testing, low volume) | Pay as you go | $10 |
| Month 12 (working volume) | Pay as you go | $90 |
Break-even: Charge the client a flat monthly fee above your per-minute cost; at 600 minutes and $0.15/min, cost is $90, so price above that.
Month-12 plan is our estimate of what a solo seller at steady weekly output needs, based on the plan limits above. Costs exclude tax.
Commercial use and output rights
Not a content generator. A voice-agent platform; call recordings and transcripts are client data. Check consent laws for recording.
Your data and AI training: Not checked.
This is a summary of public terms, not legal advice. Terms change; re-read the clause before client work.
First-hour setup
- Sign up and use the free credits.
- Build an agent from a template with your business FAQ.
- Connect a phone number.
- Test 20 calls with different accents and edge cases.
- Measure cost per minute before you price the client.
Competitors compared
| Tool | Pricing model | Free plan | Starting price | Difficulty | Output rights | Best for |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Retell AI | Pay as you go | Yes | $0.07–$0.31 per minute (voice agents) | 3/5 | Not a content generator | Receptionist and booking phone agents |
| Vapi | Pay as you go | Yes | By usage | 4/5 | Not a content generator | Developers building custom voice agents |
| Synthflow | Paid plans only | Trial only | See official site | 2/5 | – | Agencies building phone agents without code |
| Bland AI | Pay as you go | No | See official site | – | – | High-volume outbound and inbound calls |
| ElevenLabs | Free plan + paid plans | Yes | $0 · then $6/mo (first month promo shown: $1) | 2/5 | Commercial use on paid plans only | Narration for videos, audiobooks and courses in many languages |
| Voiceflow | Free plan + paid plans | Yes | See official site | 3/5 | – | Teams designing conversational agents |
Learning difficulty
3/5: No-code builder, but reliable agents need prompt, call-flow and integration work.
When not to use it
Not for businesses with very low call volume where a simple voicemail-to-text service is enough.
Cheaper or free alternatives:
Which of our hustles use it
- Voice AI receptionist for local businesses: Phone agents with usage pricing
Price history
Each monthly check adds rows here. Older rows are never edited, so you can see when prices changed.
Sources
- Retell AI pricing (read 17 October 2026)
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