Ranked · Voice agents
Best Voice agents — Pooled budget
9 of 13 researched voice agents have a confirmed yes for Pooled budget. Qualified, negative, and unknown answers stay distinct.
The ranking
9 of 13 voice agents have a confirmed yes for “Pooled budget”. 3 are qualified or tier-scoped, 1 are confirmed no, and 0 remain not established. Only confirmed yes answers appear in this set; an unknown is never treated as a negative.
How we ranked these
Projected from the live listing datasheets using the tenant’s “Do seats share one balance, or does each get its own?” axis. Membership requires a sourced yes; partial and unknown answers are reported above but excluded from the ranking. Entries retain the directory’s paid-tier ordering, visibly labelled on every promoted card.
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| # | Agent | Best for | From |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bland | $0.14/min / minute | |
| 2 | Cartesia | $0 / month | |
| 3 | Deepgram Voice Agent API | $4.50/hr Standard / Standard to Custom (BYO LLM and TTS) | |
| 4 | ElevenLabs ElevenAgents | $0 / mo | |
| 5 | OpenAI Realtime API | $32 / $64 audio / per 1M tokens | |
| 6 | Retell AI | $0.07–$0.31 / min | |
| 7 | SkipCalls | $19.99/mo | |
| 8 | Vapi | $0.05 / min | |
| 9 | VoiceAgents | $12.50/month |
The ranking
Editor’s pick
- #2
Cartesia
Streaming text-to-speech and speech-to-text APIs with a managed runtime for deployed voice agents.
- #3
Deepgram Voice Agent API
One WebSocket API that runs speech-to-text, LLM orchestration and text-to-speech for real-time voice agents.
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ElevenLabs ElevenAgents
Voice and chat agent platform built on ElevenLabs speech models, deployed to web, mobile and telephony.
- #5
OpenAI Realtime API
OpenAI's speech-to-speech API for low-latency voice agents over WebRTC, WebSocket or SIP.
- #7
SkipCalls
AI receptionist that answers your existing business number, captures intake details, and books or routes each call.
- #8
Vapi
Developer platform for building, testing and deploying voice AI agents over phone, SIP and the web.
- #9
VoiceAgents
Voice agent platform for inbound and outbound phone calls in Nigerian languages, with a REST API.
Side by side
All 9 compared. Scroll the table sideways, the fact column stays pinned →
| Feature | Bland | Cartesia | Deepgram Voice Agent API | ElevenLabs ElevenAgents | OpenAI Realtime API | Retell AI | SkipCalls | Vapi | VoiceAgents |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Description | Enterprise voice AI platform for AI phone agents, extended to SMS, iMessage and web chat. | Streaming text-to-speech and speech-to-text APIs with a managed runtime for deployed voice agents. | One WebSocket API that runs speech-to-text, LLM orchestration and text-to-speech for real-time voice agents. | Voice and chat agent platform built on ElevenLabs speech models, deployed to web, mobile and telephony. | OpenAI's speech-to-speech API for low-latency voice agents over WebRTC, WebSocket or SIP. | Usage-priced platform for building, testing and running AI phone and chat agents | AI receptionist that answers your existing business number, captures intake details, and books or routes each call. | Developer platform for building, testing and deploying voice AI agents over phone, SIP and the web. | Voice agent platform for inbound and outbound phone calls in Nigerian languages, with a REST API. |
| Category | Voice agents | Voice agents | Voice agents | Agent platforms, Voice agents | Voice agents | Voice agents | Voice agents | Voice agents | Voice agents |
| Pricing | $0.14/min / minute | $0 / month | $4.50/hr Standard / Standard to Custom (BYO LLM and TTS) | $0 / mo | $32 / $64 audio / per 1M tokens | $0.07–$0.31 / min | $19.99/mo | $0.05 / min | $12.50/month |
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- 9 agents ranked
- 9 of 9 with known API status offer an API
- paid plans $4.50-$19.99
- 2 free or freemium
- verified September 1, 2026
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