Vapi

Agents 4.6/10

Voice AI agent platform. Build plan usage-based: $0.05/min Vapi hosting (model/STT/TTS at cost, $0 with your own keys), SMS/chat $0.005/msg, 10 call concurrency included ($10/line/

Vapi scores 4.6/10 for free value in Agents. The main constraint: Paid — Usage-based; $0.05/min Vapi hosting (60+ min included). Voice AI agent platform. Build plan usage-based: $0.05/min Vapi hosting (model/STT/TTS at cost, $0 with your own keys), SMS/chat $0.005/msg, 10 call concurrency included ($10/line/mo extra). HIPAA add-on $2k/mo.

Category Agents Kind Paid plan

Free value score

4.6 / 10

Show the math

Overall 4.6/10

value = 4.6/100

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Execution 1/10

value = 0.01 ×

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Connectivity 8.2/10

value = 8.2/100

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Production controls 8/10

value = 8/100

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Key metrics

1/mo Execution quota Uses stated quota when present; otherwise a conservative unpublished-quota floor.

2 Tool/model connectivity api, model

1 Production controls concurrency

$0.05/min

60min inc

PAYG

What you get

Paid — Usage-based; $0.05/min Vapi hosting (60+ min included). Voice AI agent platform. Build plan usage-based: $0.05/min Vapi hosting (model/STT/TTS at cost, $0 with your own keys), SMS/chat $0.005/msg, 10 call concurrency included ($10/line/mo extra). HIPAA add-on $2k/mo.

$0.05/min platform fee with at-cost model passthrough — among the cheapest voice-agent runtimes

Sources

"Calls $0.05 / min ... Model Provider Cost ... At cost ($0 if you bring your own API key)"
https://vapi.ai/pricing

paid value agent-deployment

Open service ← All Agents