Best AI Voice Agents · head-to-head
Bland AI vs Retell AI
A sourced, side-by-side comparison for ai voice agents. Bland AI has the lower entry price. Every figure links to the vendor's own page and the date we captured it.
At a glance
- Price: Bland AI $0/mo vs Retell AI $0/mo — Bland AI is cheaper to start.
- Free tier: Bland AI Yes; Retell AI No.
- HIPAA: Bland AI Yes; Retell AI Yes.
Side by side
| Bland AI | Retell AI | |
|---|---|---|
| Entry price | $0/mo (Start) | $0/mo (Pay-as-You-Go) |
| Free tier | Yes | No |
| HIPAA (BAA) | Yes | Yes |
| SOC 2 | Yes | Yes |
| GDPR | Yes | Yes |
| Best for | contact-centers | developers |
Sources — Bland AI: bland.ai (verified 2026-06-15). Retell AI: retellai.com (verified 2026-06-15).
Key features
Bland AI: All-inclusive bundled per-minute pricing — LLM, STT, TTS, and telephony in one rate, no third-party pass-throughs; SOC2 Type I & II, HIPAA (BAA on request), GDPR, and PCI DSS compliance; Broad contact-center telephony integrations (Genesys, Five9, NICE CXone, Amazon Connect, Talkdesk); MCP server for Claude Code and Cursor integration
Retell AI: Transparent per-component pricing (LLM + STT + TTS + telephony shown separately); HIPAA BAA available for self-signing on all plans including pay-as-you-go — no enterprise contract required; AI Quality Assurance add-on at $0.10/min with first 100 minutes free; SOC2 Type I & II certified