Bolna
Build an inbound/outbound phone agent in Agent Studio: welcome message, canvas prompt, preferred models, then Get a call.
OUR TAKE
Pick Bolna for builders who will top up $10–$500 and stay on preferred models. $0.06 / min is not the carrier bill.
Good fit
Builders who will top up $10–$500 and stay on preferred models.
Poor fit
Teams that want one US all-in rate with no wallet math (Bland).
Free credits · Pay as you go $10 · Pilot $300
USD, before tax · Checked 2026-10-28 · bolna.ai/pricing
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OUR TAKE
Pick Bolna for builders who will top up $10–$500 and stay on preferred models. $0.06 / min is not the carrier bill.
Good fit
Builders who will top up $10–$500 and stay on preferred models.
Poor fit
Teams that want one US all-in rate with no wallet math (Bland).
Free credits · Pay as you go $10 · Pilot $300
USD, before tax · Checked 2026-10-28 · bolna.ai/pricing
Compare:
What it costs
USD, before tax · Checked 2026-10-28 · bolna.ai/pricing
Free credits
at signup
$5
Pay as you go
top-ups –,000. Standard flat rate / min (₹5.52) for preferred ASR+LLM+TTS. Larger top-ups down to about 4.51¢ / min
Lowest paid
$10
Pilot
one-time / 6,500 minutes (~4.6¢) or / 12,000 minutes (~4.2¢). 25 concurrent; 30 days of guided support (Pilots)
$300
Enterprise
custom. AWS Marketplace lists Pilot / 6,000 min and Enterprise / 20,000 min
$300
Checked 2026-10-28·bolna.ai/pricing
Before you pay
Good fit
Builders who will top up $10–$500 and stay on preferred models.
Poor fit
Teams that want one US all-in rate with no wallet math (Bland).
Watch out
$0.06 / min is not the carrier bill
Instead, try
Vapi if Dashboard + $0.05 / min hosting; Retell if infra $0.055 / min; 20 free concurrent
Compare Bolna with
Limits, in full
- 01
$0.06 / min is not the carrier bill
- 02
Leaving the preferred list. is the usual surprise.
- 03
Hosted wallet, not a $0 OSS . unless you run the repo yourself.
If Bolna isn't it
Why: Dashboard + $0.05 / min hosting.
Paid only$5
Hosting is $0.05/min plus providersChecked 2026-10-22·vapi.ai/pricing
vs Bolna
Why: infra $0.055 / min; 20 free concurrent.
Free· paid from$0.015
Infra is not the all-in rateChecked 2026-10-22·retellai.com/pricing
vs Bolna
Why: self-host the voice loop when you do not want a wallet.
Free· paid from$0.001
OSS is $0Checked 2026-10-22·daily.co/pricing/pipecat-cloud
vs BolnaLimits & alternatives3 limits · Vapi, Retell, Pipecat instead
Limits, in full
- 01
$0.06 / min is not the carrier bill
- 02
Leaving the preferred list. is the usual surprise.
- 03
Hosted wallet, not a $0 OSS . unless you run the repo yourself.
If Bolna isn't it
Why: Dashboard + $0.05 / min hosting.
Paid only$5
Hosting is $0.05/min plus providersChecked 2026-10-22·vapi.ai/pricing
vs BolnaWhy: infra $0.055 / min; 20 free concurrent.
Free· paid from$0.015
Infra is not the all-in rateChecked 2026-10-22·retellai.com/pricing
vs BolnaWhy: self-host the voice loop when you do not want a wallet.
Free· paid from$0.001
OSS is $0Checked 2026-10-22·daily.co/pricing/pipecat-cloud
vs Bolna