Bland AI vs OpenAI pricing
Voice agents: Bland AI from $0.12 vs OpenAI from $0.05.
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Voice agent platforms: Bland AI vs OpenAI
OpenAI has the lower listed Voice agents price: $0.05 per minute (gpt-live-1 (speech-to-speech)) vs $0.12 for Bland AI (Bland talk time (Build plan)), about 58% less.
Not apples to apples: Bland AI's rate is all-in while OpenAI's is bundled models. Use the calculator below to add speech, LLM and telephony costs.
| Vendor | Product / tier | $/min |
|---|---|---|
| OpenAI Visit site ↗ | gpt-live-1 (speech-to-speech) Bundled models Per-minute session price; backend model and tool usage are charged separately. | $0.05 |
| 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 | OpenAI |
|---|---|---|
| 1,000 min | $120.00 | $50.00 |
| 10,000 min | $1,200.00 | $500.00 |
| 100,000 min | $12,000.00 | $5,000.00 |
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 OpenAI cheaper for voice agent platforms?
OpenAI has the lower listed Voice agents price: $0.05 per minute (gpt-live-1 (speech-to-speech)) vs $0.12 for Bland AI (Bland talk time (Build plan)), about 58% less. Prices checked Oct 28, 2026.
How often are these prices updated?
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