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Stop guessing. Calculate exactly how many more leads you can generate and your expected savings when switching to Tough Tongue AI relative to other platforms.
The exact cost breakdown of AI voice calling in 2026. Cascade architecture costs \$0.018 to \$0.035 per minute across STT, LLM, TTS, and SIP. Voice-to-voice costs more on global models, but Tough Tongue AI (TTGE) delivers an all-in price of ₹3.50 per minute with all infrastructure and SIP included.
Legacy software charges per seat. AI does not sit in a seat. Charging per seat for an AI agent that can handle 1,000 concurrent calls makes no sense. This article explains why per-minute pricing is the only model that aligns vendor and customer incentives for voice AI — and provides a transparent breakdown of what a voice AI minute actually costs.
AI voice agent vendors advertise $0.05/min but the real all-in cost is $0.12-$0.45/min after stacking STT, LLM, TTS, and telephony fees. We break down the hidden costs, compare 8 platforms, and show you how to calculate your actual spend.
