Pricing-reality calculator
What will it actually cost you?
Pick how you'll use it and set your monthly volume. The platforms rank by our score for the job, with the cost for each at that volume, and the cheapest option called out.
An editorial estimate for the language model, billed by whoever you connect it to. Platforms that already bake a model into their rate are marked "LLM already included" and never charged twice.
An estimate, not a quote. Live-call costs use each platform's all-in per-minute range, so they show as a range; your real number depends on the model and provider mix. Narration uses the sourced per-character rate, or the cheapest plan that covers your volume.
ElevenLabstop rated$200–600≈ €172.21–516.62≈ £148.73–446.20≈ ₹19,142.00–57,426.00≈ R$1,003.68–3,011.04≈ A$279.28–837.84all-in per-minute estimate
Synthflow$300–480≈ €258.31–413.29≈ £223.10–356.96≈ ₹28,713.00–45,940.80≈ R$1,505.52–2,408.83≈ A$418.92–670.27all-in per-minute estimate
Retell AI$260–620≈ €223.87–533.84≈ £193.35–461.08≈ ₹24,884.60–59,340.20≈ R$1,304.78–3,111.41≈ A$363.06–865.77all-in per-minute estimate
Cartesia$160–300≈ €137.76–258.31≈ £118.99–223.10≈ ₹15,313.60–28,713.00≈ R$802.94–1,505.52≈ A$223.42–418.92all-in per-minute estimate
LiveKitcheapest$40–400≈ €34.44–344.41≈ £29.75–297.47≈ ₹3,828.40–38,284.00≈ R$200.74–2,007.36≈ A$55.86–558.56all-in per-minute estimate
Minutes of audio are converted at about 150 spoken words a minute (roughly 900 characters). Platforms are ranked by our editorial score for the use case, the same as the rankings; the cheapest option (by the low end of the estimate) is tagged. This is a planning tool, not a bill: always confirm on the vendor's own pricing page before you commit.