Bland AI vs Deepgram pricing
Voice agents: Bland AI from $0.12 vs Deepgram from $0.075.
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Voice agent platforms: Bland AI vs Deepgram
Deepgram has the lower listed Voice agents price: $0.075 per minute (Voice Agent API, Standard) vs $0.12 for Bland AI (Bland talk time (Build plan)), about 38% less.
Not apples to apples: Bland AI's rate is all-in while Deepgram's is bundled models. Use the calculator below to add speech, LLM and telephony costs.
| Vendor | Product / tier | $/min |
|---|---|---|
| Deepgram Visit site ↗ | Voice Agent API, Standard Pay as you go Bundled models Bundled STT + LLM + TTS agent tier. | $0.075 |
| Bland AI Visit site ↗ | Bland talk time (Build plan) Build All-in Requires the $299/month Build platform fee. | $0.12 |
| Bland AI Visit site ↗ | Bland talk time (Start plan) Start All-in All-in talk-time rate ($0 platform fee). | $0.14 |
What it costs at volume (lowest listed rate)
| Minutes | Bland AI | Deepgram |
|---|---|---|
| 1,000 min | $120.00 | $75.00 |
| 10,000 min | $1,200.00 | $750.00 |
| 100,000 min | $12,000.00 | $7,500.00 |
Cost-per-call calculator
Estimate what one call really costs. Prices come from today's table; LLM and telephony presets are per-minute rates published by Retell and Vapi. Everything is editable.
Cartesia's pricing page puts one minute of speech at 750–800 characters; Rime says about 1,000. The talk share is your own guess at how much of each call the agent is speaking.
FAQ
Is Bland AI or Deepgram cheaper for voice agent platforms?
Deepgram has the lower listed Voice agents price: $0.075 per minute (Voice Agent API, Standard) vs $0.12 for Bland AI (Bland talk time (Build plan)), about 38% less. Prices checked Oct 28, 2026.
How often are these prices updated?
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