Retell AI by Retell AI
Overview
Platform for building, testing, deploying and monitoring AI voice and chat agents, with built-in telephony, prompt and flow builders, tool calling and analytics.
Retell AI was downloaded 617K times from npm and PyPI in the week ending Oct 4, 2026, up 15.6% on the week before and up 15.8% over the last 30 days compared with the 30 before.
Retell AI usage and attention over time
Download the raw daily series: retell-ai.csv
Install Retell AI
| npm | npm install retell-sdk |
|---|---|
| npm | npm install retell-client-js-sdk |
| PyPI | pip install retell-sdk |
These commands use the packages tracked on this page. The vendor may recommend a different installer; see the official documentation.
Key facts
| Maker | Retell AI |
|---|---|
| Type | Voice agent platform (API) |
| License | — |
Pricing
Pay-as-you-go with $10 free credit. The voice infrastructure fee is $0.055/min, with speech, model and telephony added per minute, for a stated total of $0.07–$0.31/min. Enterprise pricing is custom.
Source: official pricing page, checked Oct 6, 2026. Prices change often; confirm before you buy.
Pulse Score breakdown
Each component is scored 0 to 100 from public signals; a dash means no data for it. Methodology.
Retell AI alternatives
| # | Agent | Pulse | Downloads 7d | 7d | 30d | VS Code installs | Stars | Latest release | Price | Last 90 days | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18 |
ElevenLabs AgentsElevenLabs |
59 | 2.2M | up 4.2% | up 30.8% | — | — | — | Free + $0.08/extra minute | ||
| 39 |
LiveKit AgentsLiveKit |
50 | 988K | up 12.9% | — | — | 14.6K+33/day | 1.8.45d ago | Free (OSS) | ||
| 41 |
VapiVapi, Inc. |
50 | 570K | up 19.8% | up 13.1% | — | — | — | Free + $0.05/min | ||
| 70 |
PipecatDaily |
39 | 260K | up 8.9% | down 17.5% | — | 16.2K+38/day | 1.12.010d ago | Free (OSS) | ||
| 129 |
SynthflowSynthflow AI |
16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | Custom | — | |
| 136 |
Bland AIBland |
12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | Free + $0.14/min | ||
| No agents match that filter. | |||||||||||
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Retell AI FAQ
How much does Retell AI cost?
Pay-as-you-go with $10 free credit. The voice infrastructure fee is $0.055/min, with speech, model and telephony added per minute, for a stated total of $0.07–$0.31/min. Enterprise pricing is custom.
Is Retell AI open source?
No. Retell AI is a proprietary product from Retell AI.
How popular is Retell AI?
Retell AI was downloaded 617K times from npm and PyPI in the week ending Oct 4, 2026, up 15.6% on the week before and up 15.8% over the last 30 days compared with the 30 before.
What are the alternatives to Retell AI?
The closest alternatives in the same category by Pulse Score are ElevenLabs Agents, LiveKit Agents, Vapi, Pipecat.
Where these numbers come from
npm: retell-sdk, retell-client-js-sdk. PyPI: retell-sdk. Site rank: retellai.com on the Tranco list. See data sources for how each one is collected.
Product facts and pricing were checked against: retellai.com, docs.retellai.com, registry.npmjs.org, pypi.org.