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# Retell AI

[15 voice-agent](https://www.agentlist.io/categories/voice-agent)/[Retell AI](https://www.agentlist.io/ai/retell)/ACTIVE

Retell AI is a voice-agent platform focused on production call quality: fine-grained latency tuning, interruption handling, and both API and no-code agent building for phone agents.

-   [Voice I/O](https://www.agentlist.io/capabilities/voice)
-   [Human handoff](https://www.agentlist.io/capabilities/human-handoff)
-   [API-native](https://www.agentlist.io/capabilities/api-native)

SEC.01

## What it does

-   01API + no-code builder
-   02Barge-in/interruption handling
-   03Warm transfer + telephony
-   04Post-call analytics
-   05Multilingual voices
-   06Compliance options

SEC.02

## Who it's for

Teams shipping phone agents who care about conversational polish — latency, interruptions, handoffs — more than stack tinkering.

PRICING

## Pricing

Usage-based (~$0.07+/min); enterprise plans. List prices as checked against the vendor's pricing page on 2026-09-25; plans change often, so confirm before deciding.

caveat · before you adopt

Per-minute pricing composes with provider costs; test your call flows hard before scaling — small latency budgets get eaten by custom tools.

ALT

## Other voice agents (6)

[Vapi Vapi · voice-agent api/voice · cloud · Usage-based: ~$0.05/min platform fee + model/telephony costs](https://www.agentlist.io/systems/vapi)

[Bland AI Bland AI · voice-agent api/voice · cloud · Usage-based per-minute; enterprise plans](https://www.agentlist.io/systems/bland)

[Synthflow Synthflow · voice-agent api/voice · cloud · Plans from ~$29/mo; per-minute overages](https://www.agentlist.io/systems/synthflow)

[ElevenLabs Agents ElevenLabs · voice-agent api/voice · cloud · Included in ElevenLabs plans; per-minute credits](https://www.agentlist.io/systems/elevenlabs-agents)

[Deepgram Voice Agent Deepgram · voice-agent api/voice · cloud · Pay-as-you-go per-minute (~$0.08/min) — verify](https://www.agentlist.io/systems/deepgram-voice-agent)

[Grok Voice Agent API xAI · voice-agent api/voice · cloud · $0.08/min agent audio; telephony +$0.01/min; STT $0.10-0.20/hr; TTS $4.20/M chars](https://www.agentlist.io/systems/grok-voice)

VS

## Head-to-head (1)

-   [→Retell AI vs Vapi](https://www.agentlist.io/compare/vapi-vs-retell)

FAQ

## Frequently asked

### What is Retell AI?

Retell AI is a voice-agent platform focused on production call quality: fine-grained latency tuning, interruption handling, and both API and no-code agent building for phone agents.

### Who is Retell AI for?

Teams shipping phone agents who care about conversational polish — latency, interruptions, handoffs — more than stack tinkering.

### How much does Retell AI cost?

Usage-based (~$0.07+/min); enterprise plans. List prices as checked against the vendor's pricing page on 2026-09-25; plans change often, so confirm before deciding.

### Does Retell AI run locally or in the cloud?

Retell AI runs in the vendor's cloud. Its interfaces are an API or protocol, a live voice/phone channel.

### What are alternatives to Retell AI?

Other voice agent entries in the catalog: Vapi, Bland AI, Synthflow, ElevenLabs Agents, Deepgram Voice Agent, Grok Voice Agent API. Different categories solve the same problem differently — see the Voice & phone agents category page for tradeoffs.

### What should I know before adopting Retell AI?

Per-minute pricing composes with provider costs; test your call flows hard before scaling — small latency budgets get eaten by custom tools.

Spec sheet

**Name**: Retell AI

**Vendor**: [Retell AI](https://www.agentlist.io/ai/retell)

**Category**: [Voice & phone agents](https://www.agentlist.io/categories/voice-agent)

**Interfaces**: api · voice

**Hosting**: cloud

**Pricing**: Usage-based (~$0.07+/min); enterprise plans

**Status**: actively maintained

**Integrates**: -   [Twilio / PSTN](https://www.agentlist.io/integrations/twilio)

**Speaks**: -   [PSTN / SIP](https://www.agentlist.io/transports/pstn-sip)
-   [WebRTC](https://www.agentlist.io/transports/webrtc)

**Record ID**: `sys://retell/retell`

**Verified**: [2026-09-25](https://www.agentlist.io/changelog)

Sources

-   [↗ www.retellai.com](https://www.retellai.com/)

Catalog entries are editorial records, not paid placements or endorsements. Pricing and status are approximate as of the seed date.

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