"AI cold caller" covers two very different things: platforms where you build a calling agent yourself, and finished products that already know how to work a seller list. For a wholesaler, the difference is weeks of setup and tuning — so this guide separates the two before comparing anything.
Competitor pricing and plan details verified from each vendor's public website on August 9, 2026. Vendor pricing may change — always confirm on their sites.
| Leadialer | Voice-AI platforms (Retell, Vapi, Bland) | Structurely | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Built for wholesaling outreach? | Yes — seller conversations, cascade dialing, screeners, voicemail detection prebuilt | No — general platforms; you build the agent | Lead conversion focus — qualifying and appointment setting across calls and texts |
| Pricing | $0.10/min all-in + $0.008/SMS segment | Retell $0.07–$0.31/min; Vapi $0.05/min + model costs; Bland $0.14–$0.11/min + tier fees | $499–$999/mo platform fee + $0.06–$0.08 per action credit |
| Monthly fee | None | None to $499/mo depending on vendor/tier | $499 or $999/mo |
| Contract | None — prepaid, $500 minimum | Varies: pay-as-you-go to annual | TODO: not published on Structurely's pricing page |
| Setup effort | Upload a CSV | Design, build, and test your own agent | Agents built for you as part of the plan |
Judge any AI cold caller against the workflow wholesaling actually runs:
Leadialer is an AI cold calling product made for real estate seller outreach — every item on the list above is shipped behavior, not configuration. Alex dials your list, holds the conversation in English or Spanish, follows up by text, and books acquisitions appointments onto your calendar. You can hear real recorded calls — negotiation, screener handling, booking through a spouse — on our demo page before spending anything.
If your operation has developers and wants to own the whole stack — choice of LLM, custom conversation design, integrations you control — a platform like Retell or Vapi is the right tool, and the per-component economics can work in your favor with careful choices. Budget real engineering time for it.
On Leadialer, $0.10 per minute of calling all-in — a thousand two-minute seller conversations run about $200, plus $0.008 per follow-up SMS segment. Platform tools vary with configuration (verified vendor pricing as of August 9, 2026).
Call-screening services follow predictable patterns — announce yourself, hold, wait for the human. Leadialer's agent handles these flows automatically, and you can listen to a real screener call on the demo page.
AI calling follows the same TCPA, DNC, and state rules as human calling, and AI voices are covered by the FCC's artificial-voice rules. Leadialer enforces quiet hours and opt-outs automatically; list consent remains your responsibility. See our TCPA guide (not legal advice).
Leadialer is prepaid: $500 is the minimum balance top-up (roughly 5,000 calling minutes). There's no contract and no monthly fee — calling pauses at zero and you're never auto-charged.
Real recorded seller calls are on the demo page — negotiation, screener handling, and booking.