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Tool	Type	Starting price	Free trial	Contract	Why consider it
Retell AI (current)	Voice AI platform	From $0.07/minute	—	—	—
Lindy	Voice AI platform	From $29.99/mo	—	—	Publishes its prices (From $29.99/mo)
Synthflow	Voice AI platform	Pricing on request	—	—	Quote-based pricing: suits a sales-led setup
Bland AI	Voice AI platform	From $0.14/minute	—	—	Quote-based pricing: suits a sales-led setup
Vapi	Voice AI platform	From $29/mo	—	—	Publishes its prices (From $29/mo)
AnswerForce	Live answering service	Pricing on request	—	—	Different approach: live answering service
Netic	AI CSR platform	Pricing on request	—	—	Different approach: ai csr platform
Hatch	AI CSR platform	Pricing on request	—	—	Lists integrations: AccuLynx
RingCentral AI Receptionist	Phone system + AI	Pricing on request	—	—	Different approach: phone system + ai
Markate Kate-AI Receptionist	FSM built-in	From $1/call	—	—	Lists integrations: Markate
Housecall Pro CSR AI	FSM built-in	Pricing on request	—	—	Lists integrations: Housecall Pro

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