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Bland alternatives in 2026, with every price checked
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- $0.08 a minute, phone call included
- $15/mo per phone number
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Bland lets you build AI phone agents and bills by the minute. Its rate covers the AI model and the voice, but not the phone line. Here are six other voice AI tools, and what each rate really includes.
We checked every price on each company’s own website. One tool on this list is ours: Komms. We put it last, and we list its limits too.
Bland alternatives at a glance
| Tool | Starts at | What the rate includes | Also charges | Price read from |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bland (today) | $0.14/min | Model, speech and voice | Phone line billed separately; Build adds $299/mo | bland.ai, 29 September 2026 |
| Retell | $0.07/min | Depends on the voice, model and phone service you use | Past 20 lines: $8/call/mo | retellai.com, 29 September 2026 |
| Vapi | $0.05/min | Vapi’s platform share only | Speech, model, voice and phone at cost; Core $29/mo | vapi.ai, 29 September 2026 |
| ElevenLabs Agents | $0.08/min | Voice and phone | AI model use on top | elevenlabs.io, 2 October 2026 |
| Thoughtly | $500/mo | Monthly plan | Bigger plans quoted | thoughtly.com, 29 September 2026 |
| Synthflow | $30,000/yr | Enterprise contract | Quoted by sales | synthflow.ai, 29 September 2026 |
| Deepgram Voice Agent API | $0.075/min | Speech, model and voice | No phone numbers or phone service | deepgram.com, 29 September 2026 |
| Komms (ours) | $0.08/min · Contact us (lower prices may apply) | Phone call, model and standard voice | $15 a month per phone number | kx21.com, 3 October 2026 |
“Starts at” is the lowest public rate or plan. “Not published” means the company sells by quote; we link the page we read. Your bill will depend on your minutes, your lines and the parts you use.
How we checked these prices
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Voice AI rates are hard to compare, because each company leaves different parts out. So the table says what each rate includes, and what costs extra.
Before you switch: what Bland really costs
Bland Start is $0.14/min with no platform fee. It caps you at 10 calls at the same time and 100 calls a day. Build is $0.12/min a minute, but it adds $299/mo a month.
On both plans, the phone line is extra. Bland’s own FAQ says phone calls are billed separately, on your own carrier or on Bland’s at cost. So the rate on the page is not the rate on your bill.
Transfers to a person are billed too. If most of your calls end in a transfer, count those minutes when you compare.
1. Retell: a per-minute range that depends on the parts you use
Retell lists a range of $0.07/min up to $0.31 a minute. Where you land depends on the voice, the AI model and the phone service you use. Retell bills by the second, and silence and hold time count.
The first 20 calls at the same time are free. After that, each extra line is $8/call/mo.
2. Vapi: a low platform rate, with the parts billed on top
Vapi hosting is $0.05/min. That is only Vapi’s own share. Speech-to-text, the AI model, the voice and the phone line are billed on top, at each provider’s price.
A usage-only account includes 4 calls at the same time. The Core package is $29/mo and includes 10. Each line past that is $10/line/mo.
Vapi is built for developers who wire the parts together themselves.
3. ElevenLabs Agents: the same $0.08, with the AI model on top
Extra call minutes are $0.08/min, the same headline rate as Komms. ElevenLabs says it adds no phone fee.
The difference is the AI model. ElevenLabs bills model use separately, on top of the minute rate. Plans bundle minutes: Creator is $22/mo for 275 minutes, and Pro is $99/mo for 1,238.
4. Thoughtly: a monthly plan through sales
Thoughtly Flex starts at $500/mo and includes 10 calls at the same time. Its bigger plans are quoted.
You can bring your own phone carrier, such as Twilio or Telnyx. Plans are bought through sales, with a pilot period.
5. Synthflow: now sold as an enterprise contract
Synthflow no longer lists a self-serve plan or a per-minute rate. Its pricing page says enterprise contracts start at $30,000/yr.
Final pricing depends on call volume, lines, phone setup, integrations and security needs. You get a quote from sales.
6. Deepgram Voice Agent API: for developers building their own
Deepgram’s Voice Agent API is $0.075/min on its standard pay-as-you-go plan. That covers speech-to-text, the AI model and the voice.
It is an API, not a finished agent. There are no phone numbers and no flow builder. You connect your own phone service and write the logic.
7. Komms: one rate that includes the phone call, the model and the voice
Komms covers what a calling team needs:
- A flow builder: each step is a question, and each typed answer leads to the next step.
- Tools the agent calls mid-conversation, like looking up a record or posting to your CRM, and knowledge it answers from.
- Warm transfer to a person when the call needs one.
- Inbound and outbound calls, with English and Spanish voices.
- Test every script in Chat before a call goes out. The same script also runs as a web chat widget.
- Every call is logged with its outcome and the answers the agent collected.
Calls cost $0.08/min. The phone call, the AI and a standard voice are included. Billing is in 6-second steps. A phone number is $15 a month. New accounts start with 50,000 free tokens, about 625 minutes, with no credit card.
Contact us: lower prices may apply at your volume.
Limits: the rate includes a standard voice. A premium voice brought from another company bills to you directly.
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Questions
What are the main alternatives to Bland AI?
Retell starts at $0.07/min, priced by the parts you use. ElevenLabs Agents is $0.08/min with the AI model billed on top. Komms is $0.08/min with the phone call, the model and a standard voice included.
How much does Bland AI cost?
Bland Start is $0.14/min with no platform fee. Build is $0.12/min plus $299/mo a month. Bland says phone calls are billed separately.
Does Bland AI include the phone line?
No. Bland’s own FAQ says phone calls are billed separately, on your own carrier or on Bland’s at pass-through cost.
Is there a cheaper alternative to Bland AI?
It depends on your setup. Retell’s range starts at $0.07/min. Vapi hosting is $0.05/min, with the model, voice and phone line billed on top. Komms is $0.08/min, phone call included.
Can I try an alternative to Bland for free?
Several tools have free credits. New Komms accounts start with 50,000 free tokens, about 625 minutes of calls, with no credit card.
How fast does Komms answer?
On our live demo line, Komms starts its reply in a typical (median) 162 milliseconds after the caller stops talking; 90% of turns started within 211 ms, across 1,048 turns on Oct 6–7, 2026, from the Komms call logs. Generating the voice and the phone network add to what the caller hears. Every call report shows the timing for each turn, and you can test it yourself at +1 (618) 228-1183, a live SSDI intake line where calls are recorded.