Best of 2026 · Answer and make phone calls · Prices checked October 20, 2026 to October 31, 2026
Best AI voice agents in 2026
8 AI voice agents for the job "answer and make phone calls", each with its pricing as the vendor publishes it ("not published" where it doesn't), the source and the date we checked it. 8 publish prices, 3 have a free plan and 2 have verified public use cases. Ordered by our data, never by payment.
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Short answer: what AI voice agents cost
8 of the 8 publish prices. The lowest listed monthly plan is $6/mo (ElevenLabs Agents). Prices checked October 20, 2026 to October 31, 2026; the table on this page has every plan and its source. ElevenLabs Agents, OnceHub and Zeeg have a free plan or free tier, according to their public pricing pages (checked October 20, 2026 to October 31, 2026).
All 8, in our order
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VoiceFree tier
ElevenLabs Agents
ElevenLabs' platform for building voice agents that talk on the phone and web, using its speech models.
Subscription · 6 use casesFree; from $6/mo
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Voice platform
Retell AI
Pay-as-you-go platform for building voice agents. Cheapest per minute, but you (or an agency) build the receptionist yourself.
≈ $115/mo at 300 calls
Ranked in 1 industry$0.07/min
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SchedulingFree tier
OnceHub
Scheduling platform with booking pages, routing forms, chatbots and AI phone agents that book meetings.
Per seatFree; Schedule $10/seat/mo (billed annually)
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SchedulingFree tier
Zeeg
European booking software with routing forms and round-robin, plus an AI phone agent that answers calls and books appointments; free plan available.
Per seatFree; Professional $12/user/mo
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Voice
ROAL
AI phone host for restaurants that answers calls, takes pickup orders from the live menu and sends tickets to the kitchen; paid per completed order.
Subscription$0.90/completed order
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Voice platform
Vapi
Developer platform: $0.05/min hosting plus pass-through model, speech and voice costs. Very flexible, very DIY.
≈ $74-116/mo at 300 calls
Pay per use$0.05/min
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Voice platform
Bland AI
Developer platform with all-in per-minute pricing (LLM, speech and voice included). Warm transfers and scheduling nodes are Enterprise-only.
≈ $126/mo at 300 calls
Pay per use$0.14/min
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Receptionist
Synthflow
No-code voice-agent platform that has moved to enterprise contracts. Listed because it's widely recommended; it is not a small-office product at current pricing.
≥ $2,500/mo at 300 calls
Subscription$30,000/yr
How we ordered this list: whether the vendor publishes its prices, then the number of verified public use cases we've found, then the lowest listed monthly plan. Only full listings (verified starting price with its source) are included. We haven't tested these hands-on. How we rank.
Pricing compared
| Agent | Starts at | Model | Free plan | Plans | Checked | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Free; from $6/mo | Subscription | Yes |
| October 27, 2026 | Source | |
| $0.07/min (Pay as you go, from) | Pay per use | No |
| October 29, 2026 | Source | |
| OnceHub | Free; Schedule $10/seat/mo (billed annually) | Per seat | Yes |
| October 28, 2026 | Source |
| Zeeg | Free; Professional $12/user/mo | Per seat | Yes |
| October 31, 2026 | Source |
| ROAL | $0.90/completed order | Subscription | No |
| October 30, 2026 | Source |
| $0.05/min (Hosting fee, plus providers) | Pay per use | No |
| October 29, 2026 | Source | |
| $0.14/min (Start plan) | Pay per use | No |
| October 29, 2026 | Source | |
| $30,000/yr (Enterprise minimum) | Subscription | No |
| October 20, 2026 | Source |
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Prices are copied from each vendor's public pricing page on the date shown. "not published" or "Contact sales" means the vendor doesn't publish a price; we don't guess. AI voice agent cost per minute: Vapi vs Retell vs Bland. Prices change; confirm with the vendor.
FAQ
What are the best AI voice agents in 2026?
We list 8 AI voice agents as full listings, with pricing checked on each vendor's own site. Ordered by our data (whether the vendor publishes its prices, then the number of verified public use cases we've found, then the lowest listed monthly plan), the first three are ElevenLabs Agents (Free; from $6/mo), Retell AI ($0.07/min (Pay as you go, from)) and OnceHub (Free; Schedule $10/seat/mo (billed annually)). We haven't tested them hands-on, and no vendor can pay to change this order.
How much do AI voice agents cost?
8 of the 8 publish prices. The lowest listed monthly plan is $6/mo (ElevenLabs Agents). Prices checked October 20, 2026 to October 31, 2026; the table on this page has every plan and its source.
Which AI voice agents have a free plan?
ElevenLabs Agents, OnceHub and Zeeg have a free plan or free tier, according to their public pricing pages (checked October 20, 2026 to October 31, 2026).
Which AI voice agents have real-world use cases?
We've found verified public use cases for ElevenLabs Agents (6) and Retell AI (1). Each is summarised and credited to its original source on the agent's page.
Did AITeamGuide test these products?
Not yet. This page is built from public pricing pages (with the date we checked each one), published product information and credited public use cases. Hands-on tests will be marked when we add them.
Can a vendor pay to rank higher here?
No. The order comes from our data only. Paid placements are always labelled "Sponsored" or "Featured", sit outside the list and never change the order.
Head-to-head comparisons
All comparisons →- Retell AI vs VapiSide-by-side pricing
- Retell AI vs Bland AISide-by-side pricing
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