Lokutor vs Retell AI.
Retell AI is a voice-agent platform with a base rate and separate charges for the voice, the language model and the phone line. Lokutor’s platform minute includes the voice and speech recognition, with the language model by the token. Retell includes more concurrent calls by default.
Published prices and features.
| Lokutor | Retell AI | |
|---|---|---|
| Price per minute | about 5.2¢ a minute | $0.07–$0.31 a minute, itemised: 5.5¢ infrastructure plus voice, model and telephony |
| What the minute covers | Speech recognition and voice in the platform minute; the language model billed by the token | Infrastructure only; voice (1.5–10¢), language model and telephony (1.5¢) are extra |
| Free to try | $5 of credit, no card | $10 of free credit |
| Calls at once | 3 calls at once before the first top-up, 10 after, more on request | 20 concurrent calls included; more at $8 per concurrency a month |
Retell AI's figures are from its own pricing page, read 12 October 2026; prices change, so check it. Lokutor's are on our pricing page (4.2¢ a minute for the platform plus the language model by the token, about 1¢ at a typical prompt; prepaid, billed per second). This compares published prices and features only. We have not benchmarked Retell AI's audio quality or latency, and we are not claiming to beat it on either.
It depends what you need.
Choose Retell AI if
- You need many simultaneous calls from day one: 20 are included.
- You want to choose the language model and the voice for each agent.
Choose Lokutor if
- You want the voice inside the platform minute, and the model at a published price per token.
- Your users speak Spanish, Catalan, Galician or Basque.
- You want the option to run the stack in your own infrastructure or on a device.
Common questions.
Is Lokutor an alternative to Retell AI?
Yes. Retell AI's pricing page lists 7–31¢ (its own range) a minute (5.5¢ voice infrastructure, plus voice, language model and telephony billed separately.), read 12 October 2026. Lokutor is about 5.2¢ a minute: 4.2¢ a minute for the platform plus the language model by the token, about 1¢ at a typical prompt; prepaid, billed per second. Lokutor also runs on-premise or on-device, and speaks Catalan, Galician and Basque. Compare what each minute includes before comparing totals; we have not benchmarked Retell AI's audio quality or latency.
How much does Retell AI cost per minute?
Retell’s pricing page quotes $0.07–$0.31 a minute for AI voice agents, made up of 5.5¢ for voice infrastructure plus the voice (1.5–10¢), the language model and telephony (read 12 October 2026). Lokutor works out at about 5.2¢ a minute at a typical prompt: 4.2¢ for the platform, with speech recognition and the voice inside it, plus the language model by the token; a phone line is extra, priced by country (3.5¢ a minute for a call received in Spain).
Does Lokutor include as many concurrent calls as Retell?
Not by default. A Lokutor account holds 3 calls at once before its first top-up and 10 after, more on request; Retell’s page lists 20 concurrent calls included. If you need many simultaneous calls from day one, that is a real advantage for Retell.
Can I try Lokutor before paying?
Yes. New accounts get $5 of credit when they confirm their email, about 95 minutes of conversation, with no card. You can build an agent, give it a voice and talk to it in the browser in a few minutes.
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