What is the cheapest Malayalam AI voice agent?
The cheapest one is the agent with the lowest total monthly cost at your call volume that still understands your callers. Outpero charges ₹5 per connected minute on Standard and ₹6.8 on Premium, with no setup fee or subscription, plus ₹649 a month for a number, all excluding 18% GST. Custom and enterprise plans can go as low as ₹3.5 per minute, quoted on volume.
Compare the all-in monthly cost
A headline rate leaves out setup fees, minimums, telephony and the language model. Put every vendor into the same lines before comparing.
| Cost line | Outpero | What to ask any vendor |
|---|---|---|
| Per minute | ₹5 Standard or ₹6.8 Premium, connected talk time only | Is the rate per connected or dialled minute, and what does it include? |
| Setup fee | None | Is there a one-time setup or integration charge? |
| Monthly commitment | No subscription, credits never expire | Is there a platform fee or a minimum spend? |
| Phone number | ₹649 a month including one channel | Is the number, or each extra concurrent call, charged separately? |
| Tax and currency | Rupees, 18% GST on top | Is the price in dollars, and is GST included? |
A worked example for a Kochi business
A study-abroad consultancy follows up 400 leads a month, and the calls average 2 connected minutes, so 800 minutes. On Standard that is ₹4,000, plus ₹649 for the number, or ₹4,649 before GST and about ₹5,486 with it. On Premium it is ₹5,440 plus ₹649, or ₹6,089 before GST. The telecaller reference cost is around ₹18,000 a month for one shift and one call at a time.
When a lower rate can cost more
- —SquadStack indicates ₹2 to ₹5 a minute, but adds a one-time enterprise setup cost and a managed pilot, so the first months cost more than the rate suggests.
- —Ringg AI publishes ₹6 per connected minute with a monthly minimum commitment of an unstated amount, and names no Indian language on the pages checked.
- —ElevenLabs Agents lists $0.08 a minute in US dollars, with the language model billed on top and your own phone number to arrange.
- —A cheap agent that mishears a mobile number or a pavan figure costs a lead, which no minute rate recovers.
Keeping the bill down
Billing is on connected minutes and unanswered calls are not charged. Start on Standard, keep opening lines short, use retries in sensible calling windows, and keep Premium for calls where the voice carries the brand. High volumes get custom rates and setup help.
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Follow-up questions
Does a Malayalam call cost more than a Hindi call?
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No. Outpero charges the same per-minute price in every language: ₹5 on Standard and ₹6.8 on Premium, excluding 18% GST. Extra cost comes from additional channels or numbers, not from the language chosen.
Are there hidden charges on top of the per-minute rate?
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There is no setup fee, no subscription and no lock-in. The additions are the dedicated number at ₹649 a month, extra channels at ₹649 a month each, and 18% GST. The call log shows the credits each call used.