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Retell AI vs Vapi pricing
Vapi is cheaper to start: $0.05 per minute, hosting fee only; models and telephony passed through at cost against $0.055 per minute, platform fee only; LLM, voice (from $0.015) and telephony extra, $0.07 to $0.31 all-in for Retell AI. We only have Retell AI's current prices so far. We only have Vapi's current prices so far.
Retell AI vs Vapi at a glance
Current list prices as last read from each pricing page.
Retell AI
- Starts at
- $0.055 per minute, platform fee only; LLM, voice (from $0.015) and telephony extra, $0.07 to $0.31 all-inPay-as-you-go (voice infrastructure), USD per minute, voice infrastructure (platform) fee, excluding LLM, TTS and telephony
- Top listed plan
- single paid plan
- Priced by
- Usage based
- Free plan
- Not recorded
- Price history
- read Oct 2026
- Price changes
- unknown
Vapi
- Starts at
- $0.05 per minute, hosting fee only; models and telephony passed through at costHosting (pay-as-you-go), USD per minute, Vapi hosting (platform) fee, excluding models and telephony
- Top listed plan
- $999 per month minimum, success package priced at 10% of Vapi hosting fees, 30 concurrent callsPro
- Priced by
- Usage based
- Free plan
- Not recorded
- Price history
- read Oct 2026
- Price changes
- unknown
Exhibit 1
Retell AI vs Vapi price history
We have a multi-year history for neither product yet; the other line shows the current price only.
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| Observed | Retell AI Pay-as-you-go | Vapi Hosting |
|---|---|---|
| Oct 9, 2026 | $0.06 | $0.05 |
Plans side by side
Every plan currently listed, with the price it started at where we have it.
Retell AIUSD per minute, voice infrastructure (platform) fee, excluding LLM, TTS and telephony
| Plan | Price | Listed since |
|---|---|---|
| Pay-as-you-go | $0.06 | Oct 2026 |
VapiUSD per minute, Vapi hosting (platform) fee, excluding models and telephony
| Plan | Price | Listed since |
|---|---|---|
| Hosting | $0.05 | Oct 2026 |
Retell AI vs Vapi pricing questions
- Is Retell AI or Vapi cheaper?
- Vapi starts lower at $0.05 per minute, hosting fee only; models and telephony passed through at cost, Retell AI at $0.055 per minute, platform fee only; LLM, voice (from $0.015) and telephony extra, $0.07 to $0.31 all-in. Prices are as shown on each pricing page when it was last read.
- Has Retell AI or Vapi raised prices?
- We only have current prices for Retell AI. We only have current prices for Vapi.
- How are Retell AI and Vapi priced?
- Retell AI: usage based, USD per minute, voice infrastructure (platform) fee, excluding LLM, TTS and telephony. Vapi: usage based, USD per minute, Vapi hosting (platform) fee, excluding models and telephony.