How much does an AI voice agent cost in India?
An AI voice agent in India typically costs a few rupees per minute of talk time, though some vendors add setup fees or monthly subscriptions on top. Outpero has no setup fee and no monthly base fee: calls cost ₹5 or ₹6.8 per connected minute depending on the voice tier, paid from prepaid credits, plus ₹649/month for a dedicated phone number. Prices exclude 18% GST.
The pricing models you will see in India
Indian buyers usually meet three structures. Pay-as-you-go platforms charge per connected minute from a prepaid wallet. Subscription platforms charge a fixed monthly fee that bundles a block of minutes, with overage above it. Enterprise and managed-service vendors often quote a one-time onboarding fee plus a negotiated per-minute or per-call rate.
None of these is wrong. Each suits a different volume and a different level of hand-holding, which is why two quotes for the same job can look nothing alike until they are converted to the same unit.
What Outpero charges
| Item | Price |
|---|---|
| Setup fee | None |
| Monthly base fee | None |
| Standard voice | ₹5 per connected minute |
| Premium voice | ₹6.8 per connected minute |
| Dedicated phone number | ₹649/month, compliance and carrier fees included |
| Signup credit | 50 free credits (1 credit = ₹1) |
A worked monthly example
Say a coaching institute in Pune calls 1,200 enquiries a month on the Standard voice and the average connected call lasts 2 minutes. That is 2,400 minutes × ₹5 = ₹12,000 in talk time. Add ₹649 for a dedicated number and the month costs ₹12,649.
On the Premium voice the same 2,400 minutes cost ₹16,320, or ₹16,969 with the number. All prices exclude 18% GST. Calls that ring out, hit a busy tone or are not picked up use no talk time, so the bill tracks conversations rather than dial attempts.
How to compare quotes fairly
- —Convert every quote to an effective rupee cost per connected minute at your real volume, including any subscription or platform fee.
- —Ask whether setup, number rental, telephony and transcripts are billed separately.
- —Check whether unused minutes or credits lapse at month end.
- —Run the same script on a trial before committing; voice quality and latency vary more between vendors than price does.
A price only means something next to what the agent replaces. A telecaller in India costs roughly ₹15,000–₹25,000 a month for one shift and one call at a time, and that is the benchmark most businesses use when deciding whether AI calling is worth it.
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Follow-up questions
Is ₹5 per minute the real starting price?
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Yes. Standard at ₹5 per connected minute is Outpero's starting rate, and there is no setup fee or monthly base fee in front of it. The one recurring item is ₹649/month for a dedicated number, which includes 1 channel. Standard voices are the most popular tier; Premium voices cost ₹6.8. Prices exclude 18% GST.