AI phone answering service: the price comparison
How much does an AI agent that answers your calls cost? We checked the public prices of 5 competitors and worked out the cost of a month of inbound calls at 200, 750 and 2,200 minutes. Prices checked on 06/11/2026.
Key points
- At 200 minutes a month, CallGPT is the cheapest offer in this comparison: €49 excl. VAT, that is 41% less than Talkr and 58% less than Fonio.
- At 750 and 2,200 minutes a month, for the same number of billed minutes, you pay less with Tala and Fonio than with CallGPT, and more with Talkr.
- CallGPT counts every started minute: with short calls, you use more minutes than your conversations actually last.
The cost of a month of inbound calls
For each volume, each provider's cheapest offer, extra minutes included, on monthly billing. From cheapest to most expensive; prices checked on 06/11/2026.
200 minutes a month
| Provider | Offer used | Monthly price excl. VAT | Minutes included | Price per minute | What's included | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CallGPT | StarterNo commitment | €49 | 200 | €0.245 | 1 French landline number · 2 agents · 24/7 · in French | |
| Tala | Découverte+ 150 min at €0.20No commitmentOptional setup by an expert: €300 excl. VAT, one-off | €59 | 50 | €0.295 | 1 number · 1 call at a time · 24/7 | |
| Aircall | AI Voice AgentsNo commitment50 free minutes every monthMinimum €84 a monthCheaper bundles with an annual commitment, not used | €84 | 50 | €0.42 | number not stated · unlimited simultaneous calls · 38 languages | |
| Talkr | EssentielNo commitment20% off on annual billing | €84 | 350 | €0.42 | number not stated · 2 simultaneous calls | |
| Fonio | SoloMonthly billing€99 a month on annual billing | €119 | 1,000 | €0.595 | 1 number · 1 call at a time · 60+ languages | |
| Rounded | EssentielExtra minute shown at €0.20 and at €0.16: €0.16 used | €129 | 500 | €0.645 | 1 number · 5 simultaneous calls |
750 minutes a month
| Provider | Offer used | Monthly price excl. VAT | Minutes included | Price per minute | What's included | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tala | EssentielNo commitmentOptional setup by an expert: €300 excl. VAT, one-off | €99 | 800 | €0.132 | 1 number · 3 simultaneous calls · 24/7 | |
| Fonio | SoloMonthly billing€99 a month on annual billing | €119 | 1,000 | €0.159 | 1 number · 1 call at a time · 60+ languages | |
| CallGPT | ProNo commitment | €149 | 750 | €0.199 | 3 French landline numbers · 10 agents · outbound campaigns · 24/7 · in French | |
| Rounded | Essentiel+ 250 min at €0.16Extra minute shown at €0.20 and at €0.16: €0.16 used | €169 | 500 | €0.225 | 1 number · 5 simultaneous calls | |
| Aircall | AI Voice Agents+ 700 min at €0.25No commitment50 free minutes every monthMinimum €84 a monthCheaper bundles with an annual commitment, not used | €175 | 50 | €0.233 | number not stated · unlimited simultaneous calls · 38 languages | |
| Talkr | Essentiel+ 400 min at €0.24No commitment20% off on annual billing | €180 | 350 | €0.24 | number not stated · 2 simultaneous calls |
2,200 minutes a month
| Provider | Offer used | Monthly price excl. VAT | Minutes included | Price per minute | What's included | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tala | ProNo commitmentOptional setup by an expert: €300 excl. VAT, one-off | €249 | 2,500 | €0.113 | 1 number · 5 simultaneous calls · 24/7 | |
| Fonio | Solo+ 12 × 100 min at €15Monthly billing€99 a month on annual billing | €299 | 1,000 | €0.136 | 1 number · 1 call at a time · 60+ languages | |
| CallGPT | BusinessNo commitment | €399 | 2,200 | €0.181 | 10 French landline numbers · 100 agents · outbound campaigns · 24/7 · in French | |
| Rounded | Essentiel+ 1,700 min at €0.16Extra minute shown at €0.20 and at €0.16: €0.16 used | €401 | 500 | €0.182 | 1 number · 5 simultaneous calls | |
| Talkr | Classique+ 1,200 min at €0.22No commitment20% off on annual billing | €484 | 1,000 | €0.22 | number not stated | |
| Aircall | AI Voice Agents+ 2,150 min at €0.25No commitment50 free minutes every monthMinimum €84 a monthCheaper bundles with an annual commitment, not used | €537.50 | 50 | €0.244 | number not stated · unlimited simultaneous calls · 38 languages |
* The provider's page does not say whether this price includes VAT: it is shown as displayed.
Prices checked on 06/11/2026. We check them again every month. Has a price changed, or is something wrong? Write to us and we will correct it.
Our method
- Public prices checked on 06/11/2026 on each provider's pricing page, linked in the “Source” column. Offers on quotation and promotions are not taken into account.
- For each volume, we use the cheapest offer that covers it, with extra minutes at the displayed price. Prices are those of monthly billing: discounts tied to an annual commitment are flagged but not applied, because CallGPT has no commitment.
- Price per minute = monthly price ÷ number of minutes in the volume.
- At CallGPT, one credit is one minute of inbound call with the standard model, and extra credits are bought in blocks of 100. Outbound calls and the “Maximum precision” model use more credits per minute: see pricing.
- A billed minute is not always a minute of conversation. CallGPT counts every started minute; Talkr states per-second billing for its pay-as-you-go offer; the other pricing pages do not say how they count.
- Where a page is ambiguous, we use the reading most favourable to the competitor: Rounded shows two prices for an extra minute, so we take the lower one. Aircall and Rounded do not say whether their prices include VAT: they are shown as displayed, with an asterisk.
- CallGPT's prices are those of our Pricing page.
What is not compared
- Flat-rate plans with no published minute quota, at the same price whatever the volume: they cannot be compared per minute. Depending on your volume, such a plan may cost less.
- Offers on quotation, and offers billed per conversation rather than per minute.
- Platforms that do not provide French numbers or that bill in dollars.
- Rounded's 100-minute pack at €19, sold alongside its subscriptions: its page does not say whether it includes a number.
CallGPT's limits
Price is not everything. Before you choose, check that CallGPT covers your needs.
- The agent answers in French. Other providers advertise several languages: Fonio (60+ languages) and Aircall (38 languages).
- The numbers you can book are French landlines, with your region's area code (01 to 05) or a 09 number. For a mobile number or a number in another country, write to us.
- Outbound calls go only to French landline and mobile numbers, and WhatsApp messages only to French mobiles.
- The dashboard is in French.
- No outbound call campaigns with Starter: they start with the Pro plan.
- Every started minute counts, and any call that is picked up counts for at least one minute.
Hear your agent before you decide
The free trial gives you 30 call credits and an agent: it calls your mobile so you can hear it. No payment is asked.