Looking for a Retell AI alternative?
Retell AI advertises a low per-minute rate, but it is a developer platform: you assemble the LLM, telephony, and business logic yourself, and component costs are passed through to you. NewOaks AI is the finished product — an AI front desk you configure in a dashboard, with the minutes, booking, and web chat already wired together — just connect your Twilio number.
| Feature | NewOaks AI | Retell AI |
|---|---|---|
| Pricing model | $24/month for 300 minutes (on your own Twilio number) | Pay-as-you-go, $0.07–0.15/min depending on configuration |
| What you still have to assemble | Nothing — ready out of the box | Telephony, prompts, integrations, hosting decisions |
| Built for | Business owners and teams, no code | Developers building custom voice apps |
| Channels beyond phone | Web chat, SMS, Facebook Messenger, WhatsApp | Phone API (chat billed separately) |
| Appointment booking | Native, calendar-synced | Build it yourself via API |
Why teams switch to NewOaks AI
One flat price for minutes and AI
$24/month: 300 voice minutes on your own Twilio number. No engine fees, no LLM surcharges.
Every channel, one agent
Phone, web chat, SMS, Facebook Messenger, WhatsApp — one agent, every channel. Train it once on your website and documents.
It books, not just answers
Native appointment booking, synced to your calendar. Callers leave with a confirmed slot, not a voicemail.
Try your AI front desk free
Train it on your website in minutes. Upgrade to voice when you are ready — $24/month.
Third-party pricing is based on publicly listed prices as of July 2026 and may have changed. Sources: AI voice agent pricing breakdown (Retell AI blog, 2026) · Retell vs Bland vs Synthflow (Puzzle Inbox, 2026)
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