Voice AI Cost Comparison 2026: Real Production Data from 680+ Minutes

Voice AI infrastructure costs range from $0.017 to $0.10+ per minute depending on architecture and cache efficiency. Loqui Auris achieves $0.017-0.022 per minute in production across 680+ minutes of real conversations — 60-80% cheaper than standard implementations. The primary cost driver is audio output (42% of total cost), followed by audio input (39%). Achieving 85-89% cache efficiency is the key to sustainable voice AI economics.

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