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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.

Bland AI has the lower entry price — Bland AI starts at $0/mo, Retell AI at $0/mo. Free tier: Bland AI Yes, Retell AI No. HIPAA: Bland AI Yes, Retell AI Yes.

As of 2026-06-15 · figures link to their source below

Side by side

Bland AI

$0/mo entry
Entry price$0/mo (Start)
Free tierYes
HIPAA (BAA)Yes
SOC 2Yes
GDPRYes
Best forcontact-centers

Retell AI

$0/mo entry
Entry price$0/mo (Pay-as-You-Go)
Free tierNo
HIPAA (BAA)Yes
SOC 2Yes
GDPRYes
Best fordevelopers

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

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