Bland AI vs Twilio: tool pricing compared
Updated 2026-11-10 · listed A to Z, not ranked
Bland AI is a platform for building and running AI phone agents. Its public pricing is a flat per-minute talk-time rate that covers the language model, speech-to-text and text-to-speech together, plus a separate transfer-time rate and optional platform fee.
Twilio bills messaging per message segment and voice per minute, plus a monthly fee for each phone number. Carrier fees and 10DLC registration fees are charged on top.
Listed A to Z, from bland.ai and twilio.com. Every figure below is quoted from those pages.
- Main price table
- Start, Build, Enterprise
- Free option
- Start: $0.14 / min
- Published prices
- Start $0.14/min with $0 platform fee, Build $0.12/min with $299/mo platform fee, Enterprise custom. Talk, transfer and daily caps.
- Main price table
- SMS outbound or inbound (long code, toll-free, short code), MMS outbound, MMS inbound, Failed message processing fee
- Free option
- None in the published plan table
- Published prices
- SMS $0.0083 per segment, MMS, voice per minute, phone number rental and the free trial credit.
How we checked: Prices quoted from each official pricing page: Bland AI checked Nov 10, 2026, Twilio checked Nov 10, 2026. Taxes, usage overages and promotions can change what you pay; confirm with each provider before you buy.
How they compare
- Main price table. Bland AI lists 3 entries (Start, Build, Enterprise); Twilio lists 4 (SMS outbound or inbound (long code, toll-free, short code), MMS outbound, MMS inbound, Failed message processing fee).
- Free option. Bland AI: Start: $0.14 / min. Twilio: none in the published plan table.
- How prices are quoted. Bland AI: “Plans (talk time includes LLM, STT and TTS)”. Twilio: “US messaging”.
Bland AI plans and prices
| Plan | Talk time | Platform fee | Transfer time | Caps |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Start | $0.14 / min | $0 (free credits + inbound number valued at $15/mo; no card required) | $0.05 / min | 10 concurrent calls; 100 calls/day |
| Build | $0.12 / min | $299 / month | $0.04 / min | 50 concurrent calls; 2,000 calls/day |
| Enterprise | Custom | Contracted to your volume | Custom | Unlimited daily; concurrency sized to volume |
Bland’s pricing page describes the talk-time rate as covering the LLM, speech-to-text and text-to-speech in one figure (no separate per-token pass-through). Checked Nov 6, 2026.
From bland.ai, checked Nov 10, 2026. Full breakdown: Bland AI pricing.
Twilio plans and prices
| Item | Price |
|---|---|
| SMS outbound or inbound (long code, toll-free, short code) | $0.0083 per segment |
| MMS outbound | $0.022 per message |
| MMS inbound | $0.0165 ($0.02 toll-free) |
| Failed message processing fee | $0.001 |
| Item | Price |
|---|---|
| Local: make a call | $0.0140 per minute |
| Local: receive a call | $0.0085 per minute |
| Toll-free: make / receive | $0.0140 / $0.0220 per minute |
| Browser or app calling | $0.0040 per minute |
| SIP interface | $0.0040 per minute |
| Local number | $1.15 per month |
| Toll-free number | $2.15 per month |
From twilio.com, checked Nov 10, 2026. Full breakdown: Twilio pricing.
FAQ
How much does Bland AI cost?
Start $0.14/min with $0 platform fee, Build $0.12/min with $299/mo platform fee, Enterprise custom. Talk, transfer and daily caps. (checked Nov 10, 2026).
How much does Twilio cost?
SMS $0.0083 per segment, MMS, voice per minute, phone number rental and the free trial credit. (checked Nov 10, 2026).
Do Bland AI and Twilio have a free option?
Bland AI: Start: $0.14 / min. Twilio: none in the published plan table.
Which is better, Bland AI or Twilio?
We do not pick a winner. The two price and package their products differently; the tables above quote each official pricing page so you can match a plan to your own usage.
Where do these prices come from?
Each vendor's own pricing page: bland.ai (checked Nov 10, 2026) and twilio.com (checked Nov 10, 2026). Prices change; confirm on the vendor's page before you buy.
Sources (official pages, read 2026-11-10)
- bland.ai
- bland.ai/pricing
- twilio.com
- twilio.com/en-us/sms/pricing/us
- twilio.com/en-us/voice/pricing/us
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