What is the difference between HellouOne and Retell AI?
Both make and receive calls with AI voice agents. The difference is how it is delivered: HellouOne is a service with monthly plans, setup included and WhatsApp in the same account; Retell is a platform your technical team configures and pays for by usage.
The table sums up the essentials. The Retell data comes from its site and documentation, checked in November 2026 (see the sources at the end of this page).
| Criterion | HellouOne | Retell AI (as of November 2026) |
|---|---|---|
| What it is | AI voice agents as a managed product, plus a WhatsApp inbox and text AI agents | Build, deploy and manage AI voice agents, plus chat agents |
| Pricing model | A monthly plan with included minutes: from USD 499 (2,300 minutes) to USD 2,999 (20,000 minutes) | Pay as you go: USD 0.07 to USD 0.31 per minute, no platform fee or annual contract |
| Numbers | Telephony in Colombia included | Purchase of US and Canada numbers; other countries use your own telephony |
| WhatsApp and team inbox | A shared WhatsApp inbox with text AI agents, in the same product | Not stated on their site |
| Billing | Per second, from the moment the call is answered | To the nearest second |
| Spanish | Spanish from Colombia, Mexico, Spain and Latin America; six voices with a Colombian accent | Spain Spanish (es-ES) and Latin American Spanish (es-419) |
| To try it | Set up with our team; the inbox and the text AI agent can be tried free for 7 days (the WhatsApp channel connects when you pick a plan) | 10 dollars in free credits |
| Simultaneous calls | 5 to 30, depending on the plan | 20 free; USD 8 a month for each additional one |
| For developers | Public API, webhooks and MCP server, documented at one.hellou.ai/docs | REST API, Node.js and Python SDKs and an MCP server |
HellouOne writes this comparison and is an interested party. That is why the Retell data comes from its site and documentation, with source and date, and why we include below a section on when Retell AI may be a better fit. Prices and limits change: confirm them on their pages before you decide.
How do HellouOne and Retell AI charge?
HellouOne charges a monthly plan with included minutes: from USD 499 for 2,300 minutes (USD 0.217 per minute) to USD 2,999 for 20,000 minutes (USD 0.150 per minute). AI, voice and telephony in Colombia are in the same price, setup is included and the additional minute is billed per second, from USD 0.25 on the smallest plan to USD 0.19 on the largest.
Retell AI charges by the minute of conversation. According to its pricing page (as of November 2026, see the sources), the voice agent costs between USD 0.07 and USD 0.31 per minute, depending on the language model and voice you pick; there is no platform fee or annual contract. A number costs USD 2 a month, and telephony calls are billed per minute by country. For the total with your configuration, they offer a calculator.
| Item | HellouOne | Retell AI (as of November 2026) |
|---|---|---|
| How you pay | A known monthly fee, with minutes included | Based on each month's usage |
| What the price includes | AI, voice, telephony in Colombia, setup with our team and reports | The voice agent, depending on the model and voice you pick; numbers (USD 2 a month) and telephony are billed separately |
| Additional minutes | Per second, from USD 0.25 on the smallest plan to USD 0.19 on the largest | To the nearest second, within the per-minute range of the model and voice |
| How to estimate it | We size the minutes and the plan with you | With their pricing calculator |
Because Retell charges by usage and HellouOne by a monthly plan with included minutes, compare with the minutes you would actually use and with what you need besides the voice agent: numbers, telephony and setup.
To size your case, look at HellouOne's voice plans or tell us your call volume and we size the minutes and the plan with you.
How do you get telephony in Colombia with HellouOne and with Retell AI?
With HellouOne, telephony in Colombia is included in the voice plans, and we enable the line for your account. Collection calls follow the rules of Law 2300 of 2023, on by default. More in the AI voice agents guide.
According to Retell's documentation (as of November 2026, see the sources), Retell sells US and Canada numbers from the dashboard and, for numbers from other countries or for another telephony provider, you connect your own telephony through custom telephony, using SIP trunking or SIP URI dialing. Its list of countries you can call with Retell numbers includes, for example, Mexico and Spain, but not Colombia.
In practice, that means having a telephony carrier in Colombia that offers SIP and someone to configure it. It is a reasonable technical decision if you already have a carrier and an engineering team.
HellouOne or Retell AI in Spanish? Languages and voices
HellouOne's voice agents speak Spanish from Colombia, Mexico, Spain and Latin America, plus US English, and there are six natural voices with a Colombian accent, included in the 10K and 20K plans and optional on 2.3K and 5K.
Retell also supports Spanish: its language documentation (as of November 2026, see the sources) lists Spain Spanish (es-ES) and Latin American Spanish (es-419). Language support is not an advantage for either one.
A managed product or a developer platform?
This is the underlying decision. With HellouOne, the voice agent is set up with our team: we enable the line, define the voice, instructions and knowledge with you, and test it before it answers real calls. With Retell, your team designs the agent (instructions, flow, model, voice), connects the telephony and the integrations, and pays by usage.
After the call, HellouOne leaves a transcript, a summary and a recording, a result for each campaign contact, a call report with your criteria and webhooks. Everything is in the same account as the WhatsApp inbox, so the same AI agent and the same history follow the customer from the call to the chat.
Retell focuses on voice, and its chat agents run on web, SMS and API (see the sources); on its site it does not describe a shared WhatsApp inbox for your team. If you need one, confirm with them how to solve it.
- HellouOne: setup included, telephony in Colombia, minutes in a monthly plan.
- Retell AI: you choose the model and voice, pay by usage and build the telephony.
- With both: inbound and outbound AI calls, transfer to a person and a record of every call.
When should you choose HellouOne?
HellouOne is the better fit in these cases:
- You need to make and receive calls with telephony in Colombia, without finding your own carrier.
- You have no technical team and want it set up and tested before it goes live.
- You prefer a known monthly price with included minutes over a variable usage cost.
- You want WhatsApp, web chat and calls with the same AI agent, the same history and a shared inbox for your team.
- You run collection or reminder campaigns in Colombia and want the Law 2300 of 2023 rules on by default.
- Your development team wants a documented public API on top of the included setup.
When might Retell AI be a better fit?
Retell AI may be a better fit in these cases, based on what it publishes on its site and documentation (as of November 2026, see the sources):
- You have developers and want fine control of the agent, with several language models and voices to choose from, and to pay per minute.
- Your usage is experimental and you want to start with the 10 dollars in free credits they offer.
- You operate with US or Canada numbers, or you already have a telephony carrier and want to bring it through custom telephony.
What should you ask any AI voice provider before choosing?
These five questions work with HellouOne, with Retell or with any other provider:
- Can I have a Colombian number and who sets it up? Get the answer in writing.
- How is the minute billed and what counts (voicemail, transfers, unanswered calls)?
- How many simultaneous calls does the plan support and what happens if you exceed them?
- What happens when the AI cannot resolve a call: is it transferred to a person with a summary?
- Which consent rules, call windows and do-not-call list are active for outbound campaigns?
More criteria in the AI voice agents guide, which includes the plans, the terms and a way to estimate how many minutes you need.
Sources and date checked
The Retell AI data comes from its public site and documentation, checked in November 2026. We do not use customer counts, certifications or third-party reviews. If something changed or you spot an error, tell us and we will correct it.
- Retell AI: homepage: what the platform is, annual contract and chat agents
- Retell AI: pricing: cost per minute, numbers, simultaneous calls, billing and free credits
- Retell AI: purchase a number
- Retell AI: custom telephony
- Retell AI: international calling
- Retell AI: language support
- Retell AI: SDKs
- Retell AI: MCP server
- HellouOne data: AI voice agents and pricing.




















