How much does voice broadcasting cost compared to AI calls?
Voice broadcasting costs less per minute than AI calling because it only plays one fixed message and ends; nothing listens or replies. On Outpero, voice broadcast is billed at a lower rate than AI conversation minutes, which cost ₹5 or ₹6.8 by voice tier. Across India, broadcast is usually priced per call or per pulse, so compare quotes on the same unit. Prices exclude 18% GST.
What voice broadcast is
Voice broadcast plays one fixed message to everyone on a list: an audio file you upload, or text synthesised in Outpero's voices. The call ends when the message finishes. It is not an AI conversation, so it cannot answer questions, capture a reply or book anything.
Why it is cheaper
An AI conversation runs speech recognition, a language model and live speech generation for every second of the call. A broadcast only plays audio. With less processing per minute, the rate is lower; on Outpero it is billed below AI conversation minutes.
Broadcast vs AI call, side by side
| Voice broadcast | AI conversation | |
|---|---|---|
| What the listener hears | One fixed message | A two-way conversation |
| Can it take a reply? | No | Yes, and captures fields |
| Can it book or reschedule? | No | Yes, into a real calendar |
| Outpero rate | Lower than AI conversation minutes | ₹5 or ₹6.8 per connected minute |
| Best for | Announcements, alerts, offers, simple reminders | Qualification, confirmation, booking, collections |
Working out what you will spend
Broadcast cost is driven by list size, pickup rate and message length. A 30-second message to 5,000 numbers costs far less than a 2-minute conversation with each of them: at 60% pickup, the AI version on the Standard voice would be 3,000 × 2 × ₹5 = ₹30,000, while the broadcast plays a shorter message at a lower rate. Keep broadcast messages short and state the one action you want.
Comparing quotes across vendors
- —Check the billing unit: per call, per minute or per pulse of 15 or 30 seconds.
- —Ask whether unanswered calls are billed.
- —Confirm DND screening and a DLT-registered line for promotional messages under TRAI rules.
- —Check whether text-to-speech is included or you must record audio yourself.
Whichever you choose, keep the list clean: broadcasting to wrong or inactive numbers wastes money and harms pickup rates on later calls from the same number.
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Follow-up questions
Does Outpero publish an exact broadcast rate?
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Not on this page. What is fixed is that voice broadcast is billed at a lower rate than AI conversation minutes, which are published: ₹5 per connected minute on Standard and ₹6.8 on Premium, with no setup fee and ₹649 a month for a dedicated number. Confirm the current broadcast rate before planning a large send.