Bland
Enterprise Voice AI platform for automating 24/7 phone calls with self-hosted, custom AI agents.
About
Bland AI provides an enterprise-grade Voice AI platform designed to automate phone calls for businesses around the clock. Their solution emphasizes self-hosted infrastructure for enhanced control and security, empowering users to build custom AI agents without prior technical experience. Bland AI serves enterprises across various industries seeking to scale their customer interactions.
Key facts
- Website
- bland.ai
- Headquarters
- San Francisco, United States
- Founded
- 2022
- Employees
- 115
- Total funding
- $51M (Funding Round)
- Valuation
- Private
- Business model
- B2B
- Tags
- Voice AIVoice AgentConversational AIAI Phone CallsCustomer Service Automation
Bland pricing
| Plan | Price | Includes |
|---|---|---|
| Start | $0.14 / minute | $0 platform fee, 2 credits plus inbound number included, $0.05 per minute transfer rate, 10 concurrent calls, 100 calls per day |
| Build | $0.12 / minute | $299 per month platform fee, $0.04 per minute transfer rate, 50 concurrent calls, 2,000 calls per day |
| Enterprise | Custom | Custom volume-based pricing, Unlimited daily and hourly calls and knowledge bases, On-prem and VPC deployment available |
Per-minute rate includes LLM, STT and TTS with no token charges. Telephony billed separately via bring your own carrier (Twilio or SIP) or Bland built-in Twilio at pass-through cost. BYOT customers do not pay transfer fees.
Plans as published by Bland, checked September 2026. Current prices on bland.ai
Funding rounds
| Date | Round | Amount | Lead investors |
|---|---|---|---|
| 16 Jun 2026 | Funding Round | $50M | - |
| 1 Jan 2023 | Seed | $1M | Y Combinator |
Tech stack
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- Frontend
- Next.js
- Payments
- Apple Pay
- CMS / Builders
- Ghost
- CDN
- Vercel
- Email provider
- Google Workspace
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“Does anyone have 3CX sending callers to Bland.ai? I am trying a bunch of AI overflow attendant options. and one that seems like a okay price and handles a bunch of work flows is Bland.ai I have sunk in 4 hours and have not been able to get…”
View on Reddit“Bland.ai is such a fucking scam. Has anyone else had just about the worst experience possible trying to set up a phone agent for their business? Let me first say, this company is mind blowingly unresponsive.”
View on Reddit“I benchmarked the latency of 3 Voice AI platforms (Retell AI vs Vapi vs Bland AI) for a local business build. Here are my raw findings: Metric / Feature Vapi Bland AI Retell AI (Winner 🏆) Average Latency ~800ms. ~900ms. < 500ms .”
View on Reddit“While Bland AI has been a popular name for developers, the name unfortunately fits the output. The biggest complaint we see with Bland is the latency and the generic, flat tone of the voices.”
View on Reddit“Bland AI allows you to spam call people from their public website. Seems like a glaring oversight to allow the general public to input a phone number to receive a call -- tried it with my own number and it called me immediately, marked as s…”
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Frequently asked
How much funding has Bland raised?
Bland has raised a total of $51M in funding. The most recent round on record is Funding Round.
How many employees does Bland have?
Bland has approximately 115 people on record.