Best AI agents for handling phone calls (2026)
Voice agents that answer and place phone calls, book appointments and route callers. We list 9 tools for handling phone calls below, each with a link-checked page, pricing as the maker states it and alternatives.
vocode
Open-source library for building voice-based LLM agents for phone calls and apps.
11x
Digital AI workers for go-to-market teams, including an SDR agent that researches prospects and runs outbound and a phone agent that handles calls.
ClawCall
AI that places phone calls for you, navigates menus, waits on hold and talks to the person who answers.
Dial
Gives an AI agent a real phone number for calls, SMS, iMessage and WhatsApp through one API.
Simple Phones
AI phone agent that answers business calls, takes messages and books appointments.
Thoughtly
AI voice agents for inbound and outbound calls for businesses.
NanoMuse
Open-source AI agent for your phone and computer (Show HN, Oct 7).
Retell AI
Builds AI phone agents for calls and support.
Vapi
Platform for building and deploying phone voice agents.
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