Source: https://bestagentsfor.com/ai-agents-for/voice-agents/ Markdown: https://bestagentsfor.com/ai-agents-for/voice-agents/index.md Title: Best AI Voice Agents in 2026 | Best Agents For - Home - /Agents - /Best AI Voice Agents # Best AI Voice Agents Vapi starts at $0.05 a minute, Retell in a range from $0.07, Bland at $0.14, and ElevenLabs Agents at $6 a month. Synthflow's enterprise plan starts at $30,000 a year. PolyAI is custom. Thoughtly and Voiceflow did not publish a dollar price we could print. Lindy is here too, because it sells voice on top of its assistant. Checked 5 October 2026. 9 products. Prices and descriptions last checked 5 October 2026. ## Best AI Voice Agents compared Pricing is the vendor's published starting figure. A free plan or trial is listed only when the pricing page says so. User comments appear only when we could link a short quote. Otherwise the cell says there are no sourced comments. Product Pricing Free plan / trial Key features Integrations Best for What users say #1 From $0.14/min Not listed Enterprise voice AI that bundles model, speech, and telephony into one per-minute rate. Twilio, Salesforce, HubSpot, Slack Regulated teams that want a single per-minute voice rate No sourced comments. #2 From $6/mo Free plan Conversational voice and chat agents with included call minutes on each plan. Zapier, Stripe, Cal.com, Twilio Teams that want voice agents with a free starting allowance No sourced comments. #3 From $0.05/min Not listed Voice-agent platform for teams that build, deploy, and monitor their own agents. Deepgram, OpenAI, ElevenLabs Developers and enterprises building their own voice agents No sourced comments. #4 From $0.07/min Not listed Pay-as-you-go platform for inbound and outbound AI phone agents. Twilio, Telnyx, Vonage Teams that want usage-priced phone agents without an annual contract No sourced comments. #5 From $30000/yr Not listed Enterprise voice-agent platform with its own telephony network. Cisco, Avaya, Genesys, RingCentral Enterprises deploying voice agents on existing telephony No sourced comments. #6 From $29.99/user/mo Free plan and trial Not an AI tool. A coworker. Slack, Gmail, Notion, HubSpot Teams that want an assistant inside Slack and email, not only phone calls No sourced comments. #7 Not published Not listed AI agents that call or text new leads and book meetings. HubSpot, Salesforce, Zoho, Twilio Revenue teams that need immediate follow-up on inbound leads No sourced comments. #8 Custom Not listed Enterprise dialog platform for voice agents that resolve calls without escalation. OpenTable Contact centers that want enterprise voice agents on existing systems No sourced comments. #9 Not published Trial Platform for designing, launching, and iterating customer-service agents. None named on the pages we opened CX teams that design and operate their own agents No sourced comments. ## Ranked list Ranked on fit for this job, autonomy, controls, integrations, access, and how public the product is. Open a score to see the six parts. # Agent Best for Pricing from Free tier Autonomy Integrations Score 1 Bland AI Regulated teams that want a single per-minute voice rate From $0.14/min No Autonomous Twilio, Salesforce, HubSpot +5 - Fit for the job27/30 - Autonomy17/20 - Controls11/15 - Integrations15/15 - Access8/10 - Evidence9/10 2 ElevenLabs Agents Teams that want voice agents with a free starting allowance From $6/mo Yes Autonomous Zapier, Stripe, Cal.com +5 - Fit for the job25/30 - Autonomy17/20 - Controls11/15 - Integrations15/15 - Access10/10 - Evidence9/10 3 Vapi Developers and enterprises building their own voice agents From $0.05/min No Autonomous Deepgram, OpenAI, ElevenLabs - Fit for the job29/30 - Autonomy17/20 - Controls11/15 - Integrations8/15 - Access8/10 - Evidence9/10 4 Retell AI Teams that want usage-priced phone agents without an annual contract From $0.07/min No Autonomous Twilio, Telnyx, Vonage - Fit for the job28/30 - Autonomy17/20 - Controls11/15 - Integrations8/15 - Access8/10 - Evidence9/10 5 Synthflow Enterprises deploying voice agents on existing telephony From $30000/yr No Autonomous Cisco, Avaya, Genesys +4 - Fit for the job26/30 - Autonomy17/20 - Controls11/15 - Integrations12/15 - Access4/10 - Evidence9/10 6 Lindy Teams that want an assistant inside Slack and email, not only phone calls From $29.99/user/mo Yes Semi-autonomous Slack, Gmail, Notion +5 - Fit for the job21/30 - Autonomy13/20 - Controls12/15 - Integrations14/15 - Access10/10 - Evidence9/10 7 Thoughtly Revenue teams that need immediate follow-up on inbound leads Not published No Autonomous HubSpot, Salesforce, Zoho +4 - Fit for the job23/30 - Autonomy17/20 - Controls11/15 - Integrations12/15 - Access4/10 - Evidence9/10 8 PolyAI Contact centers that want enterprise voice agents on existing systems Custom No Autonomous OpenTable - Fit for the job24/30 - Autonomy17/20 - Controls11/15 - Integrations6/15 - Access4/10 - Evidence9/10 9 Voiceflow CX teams that design and operate their own agents Not published Trial Copilot None named on the pages we opened - Fit for the job22/30 - Autonomy9/20 - Controls13/15 - Integrations4/15 - Access4/10 - Evidence9/10 Rank 1 87 Regulated teams that want a single per-minute voice rate - Fit for the job27/30 - Autonomy17/20 - Controls11/15 - Integrations15/15 - Access8/10 - Evidence9/10 Rank 2 87 Teams that want voice agents with a free starting allowance - Fit for the job25/30 - Autonomy17/20 - Controls11/15 - Integrations15/15 - Access10/10 - Evidence9/10 Rank 3 82 Developers and enterprises building their own voice agents - Fit for the job29/30 - Autonomy17/20 - Controls11/15 - Integrations8/15 - Access8/10 - Evidence9/10 Rank 4 81 Teams that want usage-priced phone agents without an annual contract - Fit for the job28/30 - Autonomy17/20 - Controls11/15 - Integrations8/15 - Access8/10 - Evidence9/10 Rank 5 79 Enterprises deploying voice agents on existing telephony - Fit for the job26/30 - Autonomy17/20 - Controls11/15 - Integrations12/15 - Access4/10 - Evidence9/10 Rank 6 79 Teams that want an assistant inside Slack and email, not only phone calls - Fit for the job21/30 - Autonomy13/20 - Controls12/15 - Integrations14/15 - Access10/10 - Evidence9/10 Rank 7 76 Revenue teams that need immediate follow-up on inbound leads - Fit for the job23/30 - Autonomy17/20 - Controls11/15 - Integrations12/15 - Access4/10 - Evidence9/10 Rank 8 71 Contact centers that want enterprise voice agents on existing systems - Fit for the job24/30 - Autonomy17/20 - Controls11/15 - Integrations6/15 - Access4/10 - Evidence9/10 Rank 9 61 CX teams that design and operate their own agents - Fit for the job22/30 - Autonomy9/20 - Controls13/15 - Integrations4/15 - Access4/10 - Evidence9/10 ## Pricing, features, and summaries 1 ### Bland AI Regulated teams that want a single per-minute voice rate Bland builds and runs inbound and outbound phone agents, with pathways, transfers, and connectors to telephony and CRM tools. The site says the per-minute rate includes the language model, speech-to-text, and text-to-speech, and that telephony is billed separately. Bland AI pricing and features/Bland AI alternatives 2 ### ElevenLabs Agents Teams that want voice agents with a free starting allowance ElevenLabs Agents is a conversational AI product for voice and chat, with a workflow builder, knowledge base, and phone connectivity through a customer's telephony provider. The agents pricing page bills by call minutes and says LLM usage is extra. ElevenLabs Agents pricing and features/ElevenLabs Agents alternatives 3 ### Vapi Developers and enterprises building their own voice agents Vapi provides orchestration, telephony, and monitoring so developers can configure voice, conversation flow, and integrations. The site says enterprise options include SSO, HIPAA, PCI, and SOC 2. Vapi pricing and features/Vapi alternatives 4 ### Retell AI Teams that want usage-priced phone agents without an annual contract Retell AI is a dashboard and API for building voice agents that handle inbound calls, outbound campaigns, chat, and SMS. The homepage says voice agents cost $0.07 to $0.31 per minute depending on model, voice, and add-ons, and that signup includes $10 in credits. Retell AI pricing and features/Retell AI alternatives 5 ### Synthflow Enterprises deploying voice agents on existing telephony Synthflow designs, tests, and launches voice agents, and says it can connect through its own telephony or a customer's SIP trunk. The homepage names Cisco, Avaya, Genesys, and RingCentral among phone-system connections. Synthflow pricing and features/Synthflow alternatives 6 ### Lindy Teams that want an assistant inside Slack and email, not only phone calls Lindy takes tasks in Slack, email, or iMessage, such as pulling reports, drafting replies, and updating a CRM. The homepage says actions that write or send can wait for approval, and that data is not used to train models. Lindy pricing and features/Lindy alternatives 7 ### Thoughtly Revenue teams that need immediate follow-up on inbound leads Thoughtly responds to inbound leads by voice, SMS, or email, qualifies them, and books meetings, then logs the interaction to a CRM. The pricing page says voice, SMS, email, and workflows are in every plan. Thoughtly pricing and features/Thoughtly alternatives 8 ### PolyAI Contact centers that want enterprise voice agents on existing systems PolyAI builds dialog agents in Dialog Studio and runs them on its own models, including the audio-native Dialog-RSN-1 model. The homepage cites resolution without a human agent on its largest deployments and lists SOC 2+ Type 2, ISO 27001, PCI DSS, and GDPR. PolyAI pricing and features/PolyAI alternatives 9 ### Voiceflow CX teams that design and operate their own agents Voiceflow is a builder for conversational agents across web, app, WhatsApp, SMS, and voice. The site describes workflows, evaluations, and production environments, and says teams can choose major model providers or bring their own model. Voiceflow pricing and features/Voiceflow alternatives ## What is an AI voice agent? An AI voice agent places or answers phone calls. A voice AI agent and a voice AI platform are usually the kit you build on, priced per minute. An AI phone agent or an AI calling agent can mean that kit, or a finished receptionist. This page is the platform. The finished product that answers a small-business line is the receptionist list. ## How a voice AI agent works You define the call flow, connect a phone number, and pay for minutes. Vapi, Retell, and Bland publish per-minute rates. ElevenLabs Agents starts with a low monthly plan if you already use their voices. Synthflow's enterprise plan starts at $30,000 a year. PolyAI is custom. Thoughtly and Voiceflow did not publish a dollar price we could print. Lindy is here because it sells voice on top of its assistant. A transfer to a person, and a recording you can review, are the controls that matter once the call is live. ## Features of a voice AI platform A per-minute rate, a transfer, and logs. A demo voice is not a production stack. - A per-minute rate you can read - A way to transfer to a person - Logs and recordings you can review ## Benefits of an AI phone agent You can build the call you actually want, and you can compare minute rates before you buy a packaged receptionist. - Build the call flow you actually want - Compare minute rates before you commit to a packaged receptionist - Keep Synthflow's enterprise minimum separate from the self-serve platforms ## Who uses an AI calling agent Developers and agencies building phone agents for someone else, and teams that outgrew a packaged receptionist. A clinic that just wants the phone answered should start on the receptionist page. An AI call center, as a phrase, is usually this platform plus a lot of seats, not a $6 plan. ## AI voice agent pricing Vapi from $0.05/min. Retell from about $0.07/min. Bland from $0.14/min. ElevenLabs Agents from $6/mo. Synthflow's enterprise plan from $30,000 a year. PolyAI is custom. Thoughtly and Voiceflow did not publish a dollar price we could print. Last checked 5 October 2026. Minute rates do not include every telephony fee. Read the vendor's rate card before you forecast a month of calls. ## How to choose an AI voice agent If you will write the agent, compare Vapi, Retell, and Bland on the minute rate and the voice you hear, not on the homepage adjective. ElevenLabs is the low monthly entry if you already use their voices. If you want a finished receptionist for a small business, start on the receptionist list. Synthflow's $30,000 yearly enterprise floor is a different buyer. ## Related categories Nearby jobs have their own lists. Open one when this page is only part of the work. - Best AI Receptionists - Best AI Agents for Customer Service - Best AI Agent Builders ## FAQ ### What is an AI voice agent? ### How is this different from an AI receptionist? ### What do the minutes cost? ## Scoring method Last verified 5 October 2026 Every product is scored out of 100 on the same six parts. Rank follows the total, then job fit, then name. The parts are shown on each row. Read the full method.