--- title: "Pricing" description: "Simple pricing. Full control. BYOK from ~1.2¢/min (~$0.72/hour) excluding the phone line, or Managed AI from ~5¢/min. Buy a phone number and get $50 of wallet credit (minutes, SMS, WhatsApp, LLM, STT, TTS)." publishedAt: "2026-08-12" modifiedAt: "2026-09-20" tags: "Voicetta pricing, BYOK, Managed AI, Vapi alternative, Retell alternative, cheapest voice AI platform, AI phone agent pricing" canonical: "https://voicetta.com/developers/dev-pricing" --- # Pricing ## Simple pricing. Full control. **~1.2¢/min · ~$0.72/hour** BYOK infrastructure, excluding the phone line. > Raw Markdown for LLMs: [https://voicetta.com/developers/dev-pricing.md](https://voicetta.com/developers/dev-pricing.md) [Buy a number, get $50¹](https://app.voicetta.com/sign-up) ¹ Limited offer ends October 31, 2026. ## Buy a number, get $50 Your agent needs a phone number to take calls — it is also the line you forward your existing number to. Buy one and we add **$50** of wallet credit, about **~833 minutes** of Built-in Live (**5¢/min** AI plus **1¢/min** infrastructure). You can use the credit for: - Voice minutes - SMS - WhatsApp - LLM - STT - TTS The credit does **not** cover your monthly phone number fee. [Buy a number, get $50¹](https://app.voicetta.com/sign-up) --- ## Rates BYOK is infrastructure only. GPT-Live and Grok Voice include the AI. Rates exclude the phone line. | | Per minute | |---|---:| | **BYOK infrastructure** | **~1.2¢/min** | | **GPT-Live** | **~5¢/min** | | **Grok Voice** | **~8¢/min** | On a Voicetta number the phone line adds 0.4¢/min inbound (**~1.6¢/min** total) or 0.7¢/min outbound. --- ## What does 1.2¢/min actually mean? An hour of inbound US calls is **$0.72**, excluding the phone line. ### 1,000 inbound minutes | Platform | Approx. cost | |----------|-------------:| | **Voicetta** | **~$12** | | Vapi | ~$50–60 | | Retell | ~$55–70+ | That's about **3× less than Vapi** and **3.4× less than Retell** on comparable BYOK inbound usage. *US inbound BYOK, excluding the phone line. Check current [Vapi](https://vapi.ai/pricing) and [Retell](https://www.retellai.com/pricing#pricing_breakdown) rates before you buy.* [Compare Voicetta vs Vapi vs Retell →](#what-does-1-2-min-actually-mean) --- ## Beyond minutes ### More than voice Voice, SMS, and WhatsApp in one system. ### Voice Answer calls and book appointments. ### SMS Keep the conversation going after the call. ### WhatsApp Talk where your customers already are. ### Communication Brain One memory across voice, SMS, and WhatsApp. ### AI Evaluations Score each conversation against your standards. ### Optimize Suggestions from real conversations. Nothing changes until you approve it. --- ## One conversation. One memory. One system. A customer should not have to repeat themselves when they move from a call to WhatsApp. **Voice → SMS → WhatsApp → CRM** One customer. One context. One shared memory. --- ## Pay for communication. Not complexity. No seat fees. Voice, SMS, and WhatsApp in one place. Evaluations included. One memory for every channel. One place to see what happened on a call. **Start small. Pay for the minutes you use.** --- ## Need a done-for-you setup? ### We can build it with you. We'll set up the agent with you. Our team can help with: - Agent design - Voice and conversation flows - CRM integration - Knowledge base setup - SMS & WhatsApp - Evaluation criteria - Testing and optimization - Production deployment **Set it up yourself, or we do it with you.** [Talk to our team](https://cal.com/voicetta/hey) --- ## Frequently Asked Questions ### Do I get free credit? Yes — buy a phone number and we add **$50** of wallet credit (~**833 minutes** of Built-in Live at **5¢/min** AI plus **1¢/min** infrastructure). Covers voice minutes, SMS, WhatsApp, LLM, STT, and TTS. Ends **October 31, 2026**. ### Do I need my own AI provider accounts? No. Use your own keys, or use GPT-Live and Grok Voice. ### What does BYOK mean? Bring Your Own Key. You pay your AI provider. Voicetta charges infrastructure. ### Is there a Voicetta platform markup on BYOK? No. Infrastructure is **1.2¢/min** ($0.72 per hour), excluding the phone line. Your AI provider bills you directly. ### What does 1.2¢/min include? Infrastructure only. The phone line on Voicetta numbers adds 0.4¢/min inbound (**~1.6¢/min** total) or 0.7¢/min outbound. ### Can I use Voicetta for outbound calls? Yes. Infrastructure is **1.2¢/min** either way. The phone line adds 0.7¢/min for US outbound (**1.9¢/min** total). ### Can I use SMS and WhatsApp? Yes. SMS 5¢/message. WhatsApp 1¢/message. ### Do I have to use BYOK? No. GPT-Live and Grok Voice include the AI. ### Can I start small? Yes. Pay for the minutes you use. --- ## Your customers don't care what your AI costs. ### They care that someone answers. Voicetta helps you make sure that happens. **Every call. Every message. Every follow-up. Handled properly.** [Start building](https://app.voicetta.com/sign-up) · [Talk to us](https://cal.com/voicetta/hey) This page covers the main rates. The full price list is available after you sign in at [app.voicetta.com/pricing](https://app.voicetta.com/pricing). --- ## Related pages - [API Keys and BYOK](https://voicetta.com/docs/api-keys-byok) - [Billing, Wallet, and Pricing](https://voicetta.com/docs/billing-and-wallet) - [SMS Channel](https://voicetta.com/docs/sms-channel) - [WhatsApp Channel](https://voicetta.com/docs/whatsapp-channel) - [Conversation Memory / Communication Brain](https://voicetta.com/docs/conversation-memory) - [AI Evaluations](https://voicetta.com/docs/ai-evaluations) - [Optimize](https://voicetta.com/docs/optimize) - Raw Markdown: [https://voicetta.com/developers/dev-pricing.md](https://voicetta.com/developers/dev-pricing.md)