Self-hosted baseline pricing, explained.
$143/mo infrastructure baseline before observability and engineering time.
A like-for-like starting point
Outbound US calls with Deepgram Nova-3, GPT-5 mini, integrated Cartesia-class TTS, and no recording. Bundled providers ignore separate model choices.
When this pricing model makes sense
Infrastructure teams that need maximum control and can operate realtime systems.
The most important distinction is whether Self-hosted baseline sells a complete agent minute or one layer of the stack. Its published rate is only part of the total, which gives you more provider control but requires component-level forecasting.
Carrier charges are still modeled separately because phone rates change by direction, destination, number type, and volume. Recording, storage, compliance, analytics, and human transfer time can also create material deltas.
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Snapshot checked 2026-07-18. Provider pages can change without notice.
Self-hosted baseline pricing questions
The short version of the assumptions and boundaries behind this profile.