Heavano vs Vapi
Vapi and Heavano both run AI voice agents on the phone. Vapi charges a hosting fee and passes through the cost of each AI provider you choose; Heavano charges one per-minute rate per model that covers the voice AI, and is set up entirely from a dashboard.
About Vapi
Vapi charges $0.05 per minute for hosting on its pay-as-you-go option, with the transcriber, AI model and voice billed separately at the providers’ own cost. Paid plans start with Core at $29 per month, and HIPAA is a $2,000-per-month add-on.
Heavano and Vapi side by side
Per-minute price
$0.065/min inbound, $0.080/min outbound on the default model (£0.050 / £0.065 in the UK). One rate covers speech recognition, the AI model and the voice.
$0.05/min hosting, plus transcription, AI model and voice billed at each provider’s cost.
Telephony
Billed by your carrier — import your own Twilio number.
Vapi telephony listed at $0; Twilio, Vonage and Telnyx charged by the provider.
Free credit
$10 / £10 / €10 / ₹1,000 free credit, no card required
$5 free credit
Concurrent calls
Unlimited concurrent calls on Pay As You Go
4 on pay-as-you-go, 10 on Core, 30 on Pro; extra lines $10 each per month
Plans
Pay As You Go with no monthly fee; Enterprise on request
Pay-as-you-go, Core $29/month, Pro from $999/month, Premier custom
Outbound batch calling
Included — CSV upload, local-time calling windows, retries, do-not-call list
Not stated on the pricing page
HIPAA
BAA available on Enterprise
BAA as a $2,000/month add-on
Vapi details are taken from its public pricing page, checked on 15 October 2026 (Vapi pricing). Prices are in USD and may have changed since; confirm current terms with each provider.
Choose Heavano if…
- You want a single rate rather than a hosting fee plus three separate AI provider bills.
- Your team wants to build and run agents from a dashboard, without writing code.
- You expect more than a handful of simultaneous calls without buying extra lines.
- You want outbound batch calling with calling windows and do-not-call handling built in.
Vapi may suit you better if…
- Your engineers want to pick and swap every provider in the stack themselves.
- You want to pay providers at cost and manage that spend directly.
- You need the specific developer tooling and plans Vapi offers.
Frequently asked questions
What does Vapi actually cost per minute?
Vapi’s pricing page lists $0.05 per minute for hosting, with the transcriber, AI model and voice billed on top at each provider’s own cost, so the total depends on the providers you choose. Heavano’s default model is $0.065 per minute inbound and $0.080 outbound in the US, covering the voice AI in one rate.
How many calls can run at once?
Vapi lists 4 concurrent calls on pay-as-you-go, 10 on Core and 30 on Pro, with extra lines at $10 per month each. Heavano Pay As You Go has no concurrency charge.
Do I need a developer to use Heavano?
No. Agents, knowledge, voices, integrations, phone numbers and batch calls are all set up in the Heavano web app, with no API key required.
Related
Try Heavano alongside Vapi.
Sign up free, build an agent in minutes and compare on your own calls. New accounts start with free credit — no card required.