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AI Voice Agent Cost Calculator
Estimate the full monthly cost of an AI voice assistant, including speech recognition, speech synthesis, telephony, language-model calls and fixed infrastructure.
Result
Estimated monthly voice-agent cost
$1,090.00
Variable cost per call
$0.20
Monthly billable audio minutes
20,000
How to use this calculator
What this calculator does
Estimate the full monthly cost of an AI voice assistant, including speech recognition, speech synthesis, telephony, language-model calls and fixed infrastructure.
How to use it
Count billable voice calls and their measured duration. Use the actual per-minute rates for speech-to-text, text-to-speech and telephony plus the model spend per call. Include fixed hosting even if the agent receives no calls.
What the result means
Compare the voice cost per conversation with call-resolution quality and cost of escalation to a person; the estimate does not account for how many callers get an acceptable answer.
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Actual AI costs depend on provider pricing, model choice, token usage, discounts, caching, retries, batching, tool calls, workflow design, and usage volume.
Scenario guidance
When to use this
Use for inbound voice assistants and customer-service phone agents.
Example scenario
An appointment service handles 5,000 AI-assisted calls each month.
Inputs that usually matter most
- Average billable conversation minutes
- Separate speech, telephony and model prices
Common mistake to avoid
Do not count the model per-call estimate again within the per-minute charges.
How to interpret the result
Review call resolution, escalation to staff and time spent on hold.
Prices, limits, service quality and billing rules differ by provider. Confirm all rates and measurable outcomes.
Formula
Assumes recognition, synthesis and telephony use all minutes of every call; partial voice activity or minimum-minute billing may change charges. Model spending is entered separately per conversation.
Worked cost example
Five thousand four-minute calls at $0.006 ASR, $0.016 TTS, and $0.02 telephony per minute plus $0.03 model cost per call and $100 platform overhead total $1,090 each month.
Frequently Asked Questions
Why charge speech recognition and synthesis separately?
A spoken assistant may pay separately to understand the caller and to generate the spoken response. Vendor bundles may combine these; enter only charges actually billed.
Are human handoffs included?
No. Add the labor and other tools used by escalated calls in a separate estimate.
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