VoxatlasVapi vs Bland AI
Pricing and features, side by side. Checked October 14, 2026.
| Vapi | Bland AI | |
|---|---|---|
| Starting price | $0 to start; $0.05/min Vapi hosting, models billed pass-through at cost | $0.14/min, $0 platform fee |
| Billing | Usage-based (per minute) + optional support package | All-in per minute (no separate LLM/STT/TTS charges) |
| Best for | Developers who want to choose their own LLM, transcriber, voice and telephony provider | Teams that want one flat per-minute price with no model pass-through bills |
| Key features | Bring-your-own model, transcriber and voice providers | LLM, transcription and premium voices included in the per-minute rate |
| Unlimited agents on every plan | No token charges or model-provider pass-throughs | |
| Vapi telephony/SIP, WebSockets and WebRTC transport at no extra charge | Knowledge bases (10 on Start, 50 on Build) |
Vapi's $0.05/min is a platform fee only; LLM, transcriber, voice and telephony are billed on top (Vapi's own calculator estimates $82–$129 for 1,000 minutes with a common stack). Bland charges an all-in $0.14/min on its Start plan, or $0.12/min plus a $299/mo platform fee on Build, with no model pass-through charges.
Pick Vapi for provider flexibility and potentially lower cost if you pick cheap models.
Pick Bland for predictable all-in per-minute billing with no token or model bills.