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Retell AI logo

Retell AI.

Platform for building AI voice agents that answer and make phone calls, billed per minute with no monthly minimum.

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70Avg fit

Best fit

AI customer service agents

80/100

Category
Customer Support
Pricing
Paid
Popularity
58/100
Setup
Moderate to high
Listing
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retellai.com
Retell AI website
Homepage, captured October 2026

Overview

What it does.

Retell AI is a developer-friendly platform for creating AI phone agents that can handle inbound support, appointment booking, lead qualification and outbound reminder or follow-up calls. Agents are built in a visual conversation flow editor or by prompt, connected to a phone number through Retell, Twilio or SIP, and given tools such as calendar booking, call transfer, knowledge base lookup and webhooks into your systems. Pricing is purely usage-based per minute with components for the language model, voice and telephony, which makes it cheap to experiment and predictable at low volume. A small business with some technical help typically builds a receptionist agent, tests it with a trial number, then forwards after-hours or overflow calls. It integrates with Twilio, Cal.com, Calendly, Google Calendar, Zapier, Make, n8n and HubSpot through tools and webhooks. A real caveat is that it is a building platform rather than a turnkey receptionist, so a non-technical owner will spend more setup time than with Goodcall or Rosie.

Pricing
Pay-as-you-go with $10 free credits; voice agents about $0.07 to $0.31 per minute depending on model and voice; phone numbers $2/month; Enterprise custom (Oct 2026).
Works with
TwilioCal.comCalendlyGoogle CalendarZapierMaken8nHubSpot
Features
Agent builderAI agentsAPI accessHuman handoffVoice supportWorkflow builder
Checked
October 2026

Fit

Where it fitsbest.

Open top use case
Use caseFitEffortRisk
  • AI customer service agents

    A custom inbound phone agent that books, answers from a knowledge base and transfers when needed.

    4-8 weeks to value · High effort · High risk · moderate

    80Strong
    HighHigh
  • Workflow automation

    Outbound reminder, confirmation and reactivation calls triggered from your CRM or scheduler via API.

    2-4 weeks to value · Medium effort · Medium risk · moderate

    70Review
    MediumMedium
  • Sales outreach

    Instant callback to new web leads to qualify and schedule a human follow-up.

    2-3 weeks to value · Medium effort · Medium risk · moderate

    60Review
    MediumMedium

Verdict

Who it suits.Who it doesn’t.

Best for

  • Small teams with a technical person who want a custom phone agent at per-minute cost with no subscription.
  • A custom inbound phone agent that books, answers from a knowledge base and transfers when needed.
  • Instant callback to new web leads to qualify and schedule a human follow-up.
  • Outbound reminder, confirmation and reactivation calls triggered from your CRM or scheduler via API.

Not ideal for

  • Owners who want a ready-made receptionist with zero configuration.
  • Requires prompt design and testing; quality varies with chosen model and voice.
  • Not a full sales platform; needs a CRM and lead routing around it.
  • Outbound compliance and consent are your responsibility.

Pays back on

Relatedopportunities.

Run the audit
  • 01Launch a supervised AI service agent
  • 02Improve lead follow-up speed
  • 03Generate first-draft proposals
  • 04Automate intake and routing
  • 05Improve sales and service agent workflows
  • 06Build reusable workflow templates

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  • Smith.ai logo

    Smith.ai

    AI receptionist with human backup that answers calls, qualifies leads, books appointments and syncs to your CRM.

    Customer SupportFreemium
    60
  • Rosie logo

    Rosie

    AI phone answering for small businesses that takes messages, books appointments and texts callers, from $49 a month.

    Customer SupportPaid
    48

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