Retell AI vs Klariqo.

Retell sells a voice engine to developers. Klariqo sells a running floor: the agent, the dialer integration and a signed record of every call, at one price with nothing to assemble.

What a minute actually costs.

Retell lists $0.07 a minute. That covers the voice engine. The model, the knowledge base, batch calling, branded caller ID and the telephony underneath are each billed on top, so a production minute lands somewhere else entirely.

Voice engine, base$0.07
Model inference, Llama through GPT-4o$0.006 to $0.06
Knowledge base+$0.005
Batch calling+$0.005 per dial
Branded caller ID, outbound+$0.10 per call
Telephony$0.02 to $0.04
Retell AI, in production$0.13 to $0.31 a minute
Klariqo$0.15 a minute, everything in

One number, and the floor is already running.

The agent, the dialer integration, answering-machine detection, dual-channel recording and a signed record of every call. Your first 10,000 recorded calls are free.

CapabilityRetell AIKlariqo
Dialer integrationYou build itVICIdial and Trackdrive, native
Answering-machine detectionYours to buildBuilt in, about four seconds
Warm transfer to a closerCustom API logicBuilt in
Dual-channel recordingConfigure it yourselfIncluded
Signed record of every callNot part of the productIncluded, free
Knowledge base+$0.005 a minuteIncluded
Batch calling+$0.005 a dialThrough your dialer
Branded caller ID+$0.10 a callYour own carrier
Price$0.13 to $0.31 real$0.15 a minute, all in

Straight answers.

Why does a $0.07 rate end up over three times that?

The $0.07 buys the voice engine. Model inference is billed by which model you pick, from $0.006 for Llama up to $0.06 for GPT-4o. Then knowledge base access, batch calling, branded caller ID and telephony each land on top. On a production outbound campaign they stack.

Retell quotes $0.05 a minute at enterprise. How does that compare?

That rate replaces the $0.07 base. Model inference, knowledge base, batch calling, branded caller ID and telephony are still billed separately, so an enterprise stack typically lands between $0.10 and $0.20. Klariqo is $0.15 with all of it included.

Will it work with the dialer I already run?

VICIdial and Trackdrive are both live in production with paying clients, and setup takes about ten minutes. If your dialer speaks SIP we can connect it.

What do I get on the first campaign?

Real calls, real transfers, and a signed record of every one. Your first 10,000 recorded calls are free, so you can run the numbers on your own volume before you decide anything.

Run the numbers on your own calls.

Start on one campaign with the dialer you already run. Your first 10,000 recorded calls are free, and every one of them comes back signed.

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