Bland AI
Bland · Managed platform, own models · Official site
7 Yes2 Partial0 No2 Unknown
| Feature | Status | What the vendor says | Source | Checked |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Price per minute | Yes | $0.14/min Start plan $0.14/min with $0 platform fee; Build $0.12/min + $299/mo; Enterprise custom. "No token charges. No model-provider pass-throughs." | Source | 2026-11-04 |
| Latency claim | Unknown | No statement found on the official pages we checked. | — | 2026-11-04 |
| Languages | Yes | 40+ "40+ languages natively" with real-time translation in 23. | Source | 2026-11-04 |
| Phone numbers & telephony | Yes | Numbers, BYO Twilio Start plan includes an inbound number; Bring Your Own Twilio is in the API. | Source | 2026-11-04 |
| Bring your own LLM | Unknown | Bland says it runs entirely on its own models; we found no documented way to bring your own LLM. | — | 2026-11-04 |
| Custom / BYO voice | Yes | Voice clones Custom voice clones can be trained per language. | Source | 2026-11-04 |
| Interruption handling | Yes | interruption_threshold Call API exposes an interruption_threshold parameter. | Source | 2026-11-04 |
| Tool calling & MCP | Partial | Custom tools Custom tools are documented. Bland's MCP server controls the Bland API from your editor; it is not agent-side MCP. | Source | 2026-11-04 |
| HIPAA / BAA | Yes | BAA Pricing FAQ: HIPAA compliant with a signed BAA. | Source | 2026-11-04 |
| SOC 2 | Yes | SOC 2 Type I & II Pricing FAQ: SOC 2 Type I and Type II, independently audited; also ISO 27001, PCI DSS self-attested. | Source | 2026-11-04 |
| Free tier / credits | Partial | $0 platform fee Start plan has no platform fee and needs no card, but minutes are billed; no free minutes stated. | Source | 2026-11-04 |
Latency, compliance and language figures are the vendor's own claims. We link them; we don't test them.
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