Vapi's ad-hoc (pay-as-you-go) pricing is $0.05 per minute for all usage, with no scaling or tiered rates—your cost per minute stays the same whether you use 10 or 10,000 minutes. This fee covers Vapi's platform, but you may also incur additional provider costs (like speech-to-text or LLM services), which are billed separately. For high-volume needs, you can contact Vapi for potential volume discounts.
Example: 1,000 minutes would cost $50 in Vapi fees, plus any provider charges.
[See Vapi's pricing documentation for details.](
https://docs.vapi.ai/billing/estimating-costs)
Sources:
- [Vapi Billing: Estimating Costs](
https://docs.vapi.ai/billing/estimating-costs)
- [Vapi FAQ](
https://docs.vapi.ai/faq)