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AI Voice Agent Cost Calculator

Estimate what an AI receptionist or calling agent costs to run each month, from your call volume and per-minute rates, and compare it with staffing the same hours.

Call volume

800

Inbound and outbound calls the AI will take.

3

Booking and FAQ calls are often 2 to 4 minutes.

AI cost per minute (example rates, use your provider’s)

$0.05

Orchestration fee charged by the voice AI platform.

$0.03

Varies widely by model; larger models cost more.

$0.04

Premium voices cost more than standard ones.

$0.015

Carrier cost for the call itself.

$150

Phone numbers, monitoring and support.

Human comparison

50

Business hours only, or more for evenings and weekends.

$18

Receptionist or answering staff wage.

25%

Taxes, benefits, training and management.

Estimated AI cost per month

$0

$0 per call · $0 per minute all-in

Human coverage cost

$0

Monthly difference

$0

0

AI minutes per month

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Estimates only. AI cost = calls × minutes × (platform + model + voice + telephony) + fixed costs. Human cost = hours per week × 4.33 × wage × (1 + overhead). Default rates are examples, not quotes; providers change pricing often.

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What drives the cost per minute

Four choices decide most of your bill. Small changes add up at volume.

Model choice

Larger language models give better judgment but cost more per minute. Many receptionist calls work well on smaller, faster models.

Voice quality

Premium, highly natural voices cost more. Test whether callers notice the difference for your use case.

Call length

Short, focused scripts reduce minutes. Long greetings and repeated confirmations quietly raise costs.

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FAQ

Voice Agent Cost Calculator FAQ

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All-in costs usually combine a platform fee, the language model, the voice (text-to-speech), transcription and telephony. Depending on your choices, the total commonly lands somewhere between a few cents and a few tens of cents per minute. Enter your provider’s current rates for an accurate figure.

Most businesses weigh an AI agent against hiring or extending staff hours. The comparison uses the hours of phone coverage you want, an hourly wage and an overhead percentage for taxes, benefits and management.

One-time build and integration work, CRM or scheduling subscriptions you already pay for, and the time spent reviewing calls. Add any extra monthly software to the fixed-cost field.

No. The calculator runs in your browser and nothing you enter is sent or saved.

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