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Retell AI

Developer platform for building conversational voice agents

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★4.6ratingPricing · FreemiumHot
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Data updated 2 November 2026
Opportunity
High
Band
Saturation
Open
Band
Wrapper risk
Low
Band
Momentum
Hot
Market trend
Rating
4.6
of 5 · FalcoScan rating

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The Brief

What Retell AI does

Retell AI provides a low-latency voice AI infrastructure for building phone agents with natural conversation flow. The platform handles interruptions, turn-taking, and emotional nuance making AI calls indistinguishable from humans.

How Retell AI compares with its closest alternatives

4 of the 5 closest alternatives have a free plan, as Retell AI does. Only Inkbox lists a starting price, $30 a month. 3 of the 5 offer an API, as Retell AI does. Retell AI was founded in 2023; the alternatives were founded between 2023 and 2025. Retell AI is based in San Francisco, United States; 3 of the 4 alternatives with a known headquarters are in the United States too, and the others in Singapore.

Market position · Agents

How Retell AI compares in Agents

Retell AI has high opportunity and sits in the top third of 423 live Agents tools on FalcoScan. Across Agents, the average opportunity score is 72.6 and the average saturation score 31.5. FalcoScan rates Retell AI's own market position as open. 179 of the 423 operating Agents tools have hot momentum, and FalcoScan has recorded 15 shutdowns in the category.

Retell AI compared with its closest alternatives
ProductOpportunitySaturationPricingPricing fromFree planAPIPlatformsMomentum
Retell AIFounded 2023 · San Francisco, United StatesHighOpenFreemium—YesYesAPIHot
Bland AIFounded 2023 · San Francisco, United StatesHighOpenFreemium—YesYesWeb, APIHot
Vapi AIFounded 2023 · San Francisco, United StatesHighOpenFreemium—YesYesWeb, APIHot
HumalikeFounded 2025HighOpenFreemium—YesNo—Stable
InkboxSan Francisco, United StatesHighOpenFreemium$30/moYesYesWeb, API, CLI, Self-hostedStable
AIxHFounded 2025 · SingaporeHighOpenPaid—No——Stable

Exact opportunity and saturation scores for all 6 of these, and where each ranks in Agents.

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What it ships with

Capabilities & who uses it

The capabilities Retell AI exposes to builders and the verticals it currently serves.

AI Capabilities
Speech To TextConversational AiAgents
Industry Verticals
SaasHealthcareFinancial Services
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Questions

Retell AI: common questions

Is Retell AI free?

Retell AI has a free tier, with paid plans.

What are the best alternatives to Retell AI?

The closest alternatives to Retell AI that are still running, matched on the AI capabilities, uses and audience they share, are Bland AI, Vapi AI, Humalike, Inkbox, and AIxH.

Is Retell AI still running?

Yes. As of 2 November 2026, FalcoScan lists Retell AI as operating at retellai.com.

Where is Retell AI based?

Retell AI is headquartered in San Francisco, United States.

Does Retell AI have an API?

Yes. Retell AI offers an API.

Who is Retell AI for?

Retell AI is built for developers, ai product builders, and operations teams.

How do I sign in to Retell AI?

Sign in on Retell AI's own website, retellai.com. FalcoScan reviews Retell AI but does not run its accounts, so logins, passwords and billing are handled by Retell AI directly.

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