Head to head · checked 2026-11-09

ElevenLabs Agents vs Retell AI

ElevenLabs Agents is voice AI agents from the ElevenLabs voice platform; Retell AI is developer platform for building AI voice agents for phone calls. Here they are side by side from their own pricing pages, with VYZR as a third option for Gulf teams.

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Side by side

ElevenLabs AgentsRetell AIVYZR
Entry pricePlans from $6/mo (75 min) to $990/mo (12,375 min); extra minutes $0.08$0.07–$0.31 per minute, pay as you go$149/mo Starter (400 min), $349 Pro (1,000 min, WhatsApp), $699 Ultra
How you payPlan minutes + $0.08/min; LLM billed separately; no telephony fee$0.055/min voice infrastructure + chosen LLM + chosen voice; telephony from $0.015/minPlan with AI minutes; overage $0.16–$0.23/min; Meta WhatsApp rates passed through with no markup
ChannelsPhone calls (Twilio or SIP), web, textPhone calls (voice); chat agentsPhone calls, WhatsApp, web chat (one agent, shared memory)
ArabicMultilingual; Arabic not specified on the agents pricing pageArabic listed (ar-SA); forum users request other dialectsArabic and English; Gulf Arabic (Khaleeji) tested on production calls; 100+ languages
WhatsAppNot nativeNot native; via third-party connectorsNative, official WhatsApp Business API (official Meta partner)
Phone calls4–40 concurrent calls by plan; burst minutes $0.16Core product; 20 concurrent calls included, +$8 per extraCore product: inbound and outbound, warm and cold transfers, UAE numbers on e& and du
SetupSelf-serveSelf-serve for developersBuild it yourself, or the VYZR team sets it up

Where each one is strong

ElevenLabs Agents

  • Best-known voice quality and voice library
  • Low entry price with included minutes

Retell AI

  • Transparent per-component pricing and $10 free credit
  • 20 concurrent calls included on pay-as-you-go
  • Wide choice of models and voices, SIP at no charge
How to choose

ElevenLabs Agents or Retell AI?

Pick ElevenLabs Agents if best-known voice quality and voice library matters most. Pick Retell AI if transparent per-component pricing and $10 free credit matters more. Watch for: llm cost on top of plan minutes (ElevenLabs Agents); you build, test and maintain the agent yourself (Retell AI).

VYZR puts phone calls, WhatsApp and web chat on one agent with shared memory, answers in Arabic and English, and can be set up for you, so you do not need engineers to run it.

ElevenLabs Agents vs Retell AI: questions

Which is cheaper, ElevenLabs Agents or Retell AI?

ElevenLabs Agents: Plans from $6/mo (75 min) to $990/mo (12,375 min); extra minutes $0.08. Retell AI: $0.07–$0.31 per minute, pay as you go. The real cost depends on your volume and add-ons.

Which one supports Arabic?

ElevenLabs Agents: Multilingual; Arabic not specified on the agents pricing page. Retell AI: Arabic listed (ar-SA); forum users request other dialects.

Is there an option that does calls and WhatsApp together?

Yes. VYZR runs phone calls, WhatsApp and web chat on one AI agent with shared memory, in Arabic and English.

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More on each one

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Where these facts come from

Vendors change prices and features often. Confirm current details with each vendor before you buy, and tell us at info@vyzr.ai if anything here is out of date.

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