pricing · comparison · retell
Vanie AI vs Retell AI: pricing compared (2026)
A 2026 pricing teardown: Vanie AI's flat ₹7.5/min all-in (INR, TRAI-ready) vs Retell AI's unbundled ~$0.07/min base that stacks LLM, TTS, telephony.
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Vanie AI blog: AI voice agents, multilingual voice, compliance.
Field notes from the studio: tutorials, comparisons, and lessons from shipping AI voice agents in production.
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- whatsapp · channels · india
WhatsApp Business API for AI agents in India
How the WhatsApp Business API works for AI agents in India — the July 2025 per-message pricing, the 24-hour window, and opt-in + template rules.
By V B
Read the post - comparison · support · strategy
AI voice agent vs human agent for customer support
AI voice agent vs human agent: where each wins, the real cost picture (incl. Gartner's 2030 reversal), and why a hybrid model is the consensus.
By V B
Read the post - real estate · use case · india
How to build an AI voice agent for real estate in India
Build an AI voice agent for Indian real estate — instant speed-to-lead, multilingual qualification, and after-hours site-visit booking.
By V B
Read the post - cost · call center · india
AI call center cost in India: a credit-based breakdown
What a call center really costs in India — human agent pay, BPO per-seat rates, and average handle time — versus an AI voice agent at a flat ₹7.5/min.
By V B
Read the post - outbound · trai · india
How to run a compliant outbound calling campaign in India
A guide to compliant outbound calling in India: DLT registration, NCPR/DND scrubbing, the Feb 2025 TRAI penalties, and how AI outbound calls stay clean.
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Read the post - reminders · outbound · india
AI appointment reminder calls in India
How AI appointment reminder calls cut no-shows in India — what the evidence shows on reminder effectiveness, and how to stay TRAI-compliant.
By V B
Read the post - exotel · twilio · india
Exotel vs Twilio for AI voice agents in India
Exotel vs Twilio for AI calling in India: telecom licensing, India DLT/TRAI fit, pricing model, and number provisioning — and why Vanie AI supports both.
By V B
Read the post - sip · telephony · how it works
SIP trunk setup for an AI voice agent
SIP trunk setup for an AI voice agent: termination vs origination, auth, codecs, India VNO licensing, and how to test before you go live.
By V B
Read the post - ai calling agent · india · guide
AI calling agent for India: languages, cost, and compliance
What an AI calling agent is for India — 8 Indian languages including Hindi, a flat ₹7.5/min vs human-agent cost, and built-in TRAI/DLT compliance.
By V B
Read the post - dpdp · compliance · india
DPDP Act compliance for voice AI in India
What India's DPDP Act 2023 and DPDP Rules 2025 mean for AI voice calls: consent, recording, retention, erasure — and how it differs from TRAI/DLT.
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Read the post - calendar · booking · features
How AI voice agents book appointments during a call
How an AI voice agent checks live availability and books, reschedules, or cancels into Google Calendar, Outlook / Microsoft 365, or Cal.com — mid-call.
By V B
Read the post - extraction · analytics · features
Post-call extraction: turn every call into structured data
How AI post-call extraction turns a recording into a summary, sentiment, action items, and your own custom fields — written into your CRM automatically.
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Read the post - knowledge base · rag · features
How AI voice agents answer from your knowledge base
How a knowledge base powers an AI voice agent: upload your docs and it retrieves the relevant passages mid-call to answer from them, not guess.
By V B
Read the post - gemini · openai · comparison
Gemini Live vs OpenAI Realtime for call centers in 2026
A 2026 head-to-head: Gemini Live vs OpenAI Realtime for call centers — latency, multilingual coverage, barge-in, cost, and which Vanie AI ships.
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Read the post - trai · compliance · india
How AI voice agents handle TRAI compliance in India
A practical guide to TRAI compliance for AI voice agents in India — DLT registration, consent, DND scrubbing, opt-outs, and what Vanie AI handles.
By V B
Read the post - ai phone agent · how it works
How AI phone agents work: the real-time voice pipeline
How an AI phone agent works: the telephony bridge, real-time speech-to-speech on Gemini Live, in-call tools, transfer, and post-call analytics.
By V B
Read the post - ai voice agent · guide
What is an AI voice agent? Definition and how it works
An AI voice agent answers and places real phone calls in a natural voice. Learn what it does, how it differs from an IVR or chatbot, and how one is built.
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