How much does bulk voice calling cost in India?
Bulk voice calling costs depend on whether it is a recorded broadcast or an AI conversation. On Outpero, AI bulk campaigns cost ₹5 per connected minute on Standard or ₹6.8 on Premium, plus ₹649/month for a dedicated number, with no setup fee; voice broadcast, which plays one fixed message, is billed at a lower rate. Prices exclude 18% GST.
Two kinds of bulk calling
| Voice broadcast | AI bulk campaign | |
|---|---|---|
| What it does | Plays one fixed message to everyone on a list | Holds a conversation with each person who answers |
| Best for | Announcements, reminders, offers, alerts | Qualification, bookings, confirmations, follow-up |
| Rate | Lower than AI conversation minutes; rate not yet published | ₹5 (Standard) or ₹6.8 (Premium) per connected minute |
| Replies | None; the call ends when the message finishes | Answers captured and acted on |
A worked example for 10,000 numbers
Say a list of 10,000 numbers has a 40% connect rate and connected calls average 1.5 minutes. That is 4,000 connected calls and 6,000 minutes. On Standard that is 6,000 × ₹5 = ₹30,000, and on Premium ₹40,800. Add ₹649 for a number. Unanswered calls cost nothing, though retries that later connect are billed.
A voice broadcast to the same list is cheaper, because it is billed at the lower broadcast rate, but nobody can reply and you learn nothing beyond who answered.
Speed is sold as channels
A channel is one call at a time on your number. The ₹649/month number includes 1 channel and each extra channel is ₹649/month. Each channel works through about 55 dials an hour, so 10,000 dials on 3 channels take roughly 60 hours, which is several days of calling windows. Ten channels would bring that to about 18 hours.
What else to count
- —List preparation: removing duplicates and dead numbers before dialling saves minutes.
- —DND screening: bulk campaigns on Outpero screen numbers against DND before dialling.
- —Compliance on your side: promotional calls need the right registration and number series.
- —Vendors that bill per attempt: ask whether ringing and unanswered calls are charged.
At very high volumes, Outpero offers custom rates and setup help. Ask for a quote with your list size and expected connect rate, and compare it with other quotes as an all-in cost per connected minute.
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Follow-up questions
Is bulk voice calling cheaper than SMS?
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Not usually per message. A voice broadcast costs more than a bulk SMS, but it is heard rather than skimmed and reaches people who rarely read messages. Choose by outcome: use voice when attention matters or the audience prefers speaking, and SMS for low-cost, high-volume text notices.