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Retell AI: what’s new and our verdict

Voice AI agents for phone calls with pay-per-minute pricing and 20 free concurrent calls.

Official site

Release Ruler for Retell AI: marked at its Reported release date on the timeline of every AI model we track.

At a glance

Evidence
Reported
First covered
Oct 25, 2026
Last verified
Oct 25, 2026
Pricing
Official page, dated
Best for
AI voice and speech

Evidence and ranking

Evidence behind this verdict

  1. Sources read2 cited sources, latest fetched Oct 25, 2026. (done)
  2. Facts re-checkedLast verified Oct 25, 2026. (done)
  3. Not run by us yetWe have not run it, so this is labelled Reported. (not done)

Where we rank it (editorial)

Listed here but not yet ranked. Ranks are editorial picks, not benchmark scores.

Pricing: Read from retellai.com/pricing on 2026-10-25. (checked 2026-10-25)

Our verdict

Voice AI agents for phone calls with pay-per-minute pricing and 20 free concurrent calls.

Good for

  • Teams automating inbound and outbound phone calls

Skip if

  • You need text chat only

Status: Reported. This write-up is based on official release notes and docs; we have not run this release ourselves yet.

Best for

Key facts

Retell's pricing lists $0.07 to $0.31 per minute depending on configuration, 20 free concurrent calls and an Enterprise plan; its site lists HIPAA and SOC 2.

  • License: Proprietary
  • Platforms: API and dashboard
  • Pricing model: Pay as you go
  • Free tier: 20 free concurrent calls; sign up free
  • Paid plans: $0.07 to $0.31 per minute depending on models and voice; Enterprise custom
  • How to start: Sign up free and build a phone agent in the dashboard.
  • Catalog entry: facts read from the vendor's pages on 2026-10-25. We do not track release notes for this entry.

How to set it up: Get started with Retell AI

These steps come from the vendor's own pages as read on 2026-10-25. We have not run Retell AI.

  1. Get access

    Sign up free and build a phone agent in the dashboard.

  2. Check the limits and costs first

    20 free concurrent calls; sign up free. Paid: $0.07 to $0.31 per minute depending on models and voice; Enterprise custom. Read from retellai.com/pricing on 2026-10-25.

Pros and cons

Pros

  • Per-minute pricing
  • HIPAA and SOC 2 claimed on site

Cons

  • Range of rates is wide

Alternatives and comparisons

  • Vapi: Developer platform for voice agents; $5 free credits, then pay for the minutes you run.
  • Cartesia: Realtime voice AI: text-to-speech, speech-to-text in 44 languages and voice agents, with a free plan and credit tiers.
  • AssemblyAI: Speech AI APIs for transcription and understanding; start free, pay as you go.
  • Deepgram: Voice AI APIs for speech-to-text, text-to-speech and agents with $200 in free credit.

FAQ

What is Retell AI?

Retell's pricing lists $0.07 to $0.31 per minute depending on configuration, 20 free concurrent calls and an Enterprise plan; its site lists HIPAA and SOC 2.

Is Retell AI free?

20 free concurrent calls; sign up free. Paid: $0.07 to $0.31 per minute depending on models and voice; Enterprise custom. Read from retellai.com/pricing on 2026-10-25. Checked 2026-10-25; prices change, so confirm on the vendor's page.

What license is Retell AI under?

Its license: Proprietary. Read from the project's own pages on 2026-10-25.

What we have not verified

  • Release date (none published on the pages we read; the date shown is the day we first covered this entry)
  • Workflow accuracy claim (vendor)

Sources

Last verified · Agentic Weekly

  • AssemblyAI: Speech AI APIs for transcription and understanding; start free, pay as you go.
  • Cartesia: Realtime voice AI: text-to-speech, speech-to-text in 44 languages and voice agents, with a free plan and credit tiers.
  • Deepgram: Voice AI APIs for speech-to-text, text-to-speech and agents with $200 in free credit.

How to cite this page

Agentic Weekly, "Retell AI: what's new, verdict & setup", last updated 2026-10-25, https://theagenticweekly.com/tools/retell

Keep the Reported or Tested label when you quote a verdict. Plain-text version: https://theagenticweekly.com/tools/retell.md. More for AI assistants: /ai, /tools.json, /llms.txt.