The Bland AI alternative
on your PBX from the first plan.
Bland can register on your PBX, but only with its Enterprise entitlement. With 008 Agent any plan connects as an extension, and voice and LLM come inside the minute.
An extension on any plan
With Bland, SIP integration with your PBX is an Enterprise feature.
You set it up
Bland is built through its API, with its engineers. 008 is set up from the dashboard, with no code.
Scale without limits
Every call spins up its own pod: it scales horizontally and call 1,000 sounds just like the first.
Read-out data, right first time
IDs, order numbers and phone numbers: the agent writes them down, validates them and confirms.
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008 Agent vs Bland AI, point by point.
Both charge a minute with the AI inside. What changes is how you reach your PBX and who sets up the agent.
| Criterion |  |  008 Agent |
|---|---|---|
| Price per minute | $0.14 (free) or $0.12 (Build, $299/mo) | $0.39 with no fee; big discounts at volume |
| What a minute includes | LLM, voice and transcription | LLM and voice |
| Telephony | Extra, per its pricing page | Extra: your carrier, at its rates |
| Connecting to your PBX | SIP registration, Enterprise only | As an extension, on every plan |
| Concurrent calls | 10 (free) or 50 (Build) | No limit: scales horizontally, one pod per call |
| How it's set up | Via API, with Bland engineers | No code, from the dashboard |
Bland AI data taken from its public pages in October 2026; sources are listed at the bottom of the page. Prices exclude tax and may change.
What you pay for each minute on a call.
Bland and 008 both charge a minute with the AI included. Bland is cheaper to start; at volume 008's discounts turn that around, and the extension on your PBX doesn't need an Enterprise contract.
- Connected minute$0.14 or $0.12 (Build)
- LLM, voice and transcriptionInside the minuteIncluded
- Build plan fee$299/month
- TelephonyYour carrier or Bland, at costExtra
008 Agent- High volumeBig discounts, custom pricing
- Voice and LLMInside the minuteIncluded
- Published plans$0.20 to $0.39/min
- TelephonyYour carrier, at its ratesExtra
Bland also charges a $0.015 minimum per outbound attempt on its telephony. On 008's published plans, a minute ranges from $0.20 (Elite, with a $549/month instance fee) to $0.39 with no fee, voice and LLM included. At high volume, Enterprise applies big custom discounts.
Where Bland AI still wins.
Bland is strong in large, regulated accounts.
Its own models
It runs its own model stack, so data doesn't go through third parties.
On-premise
It offers deployments on your own infrastructure.
To get started
Its free plan charges $0.14 a minute, less than 008's no-fee plan.
If you're a large regulated company and want its engineers building it, Bland fits. If you want to set it up yourself and run it on your PBX without an Enterprise contract, look at 008.
It plugs into your phone system as it is.
Bring your SIP trunk or your PBX and connect it straight to the pods. No need to change carriers or numbers.
Your trunk, your numbers
Connect your current carrier over SIP.
Works with your PBX
The agent joins as just another extension.
Transfers to your team
Hands the call to a person when needed.
Integrated with your stack
CRM, helpdesk and calendar, no code.
500, 1,000… as many as you need.
Every new call spins up its own pod. No matter how many run at once, none takes resources from another.
It slows down, whispers and even laughs.
It doesn't just understand what you say: it adjusts pace, volume and emotion the way a person would. Ask it to slow down and it does. If you're in a library, it lowers its voice.
Pace on request
Slower for reading out numbers, quicker when you're in a hurry.
Volume and whisper
Lowers its voice when the moment calls for it.
Real emotion
It laughs, empathizes and sounds warm, not robotic.
Matches your tone
It adapts to the way each customer talks.
Sorry, could you say that again more slowly?
Sure. Your order number is… four… seven… two… nine.
«Forty-seven, eighty-one, twenty-two, zero five, N as in Nancy»
008 AgentIDs, orders and phone numbers, right the first time.
It's where almost every voice agent fails: ID numbers, order numbers, phones or emails read out over the phone. Ours captures them, repeats them back to confirm and validates them before saving.
Understands how people dictate
Groups, pauses, «double zero», «N as in Nancy».
Validates before saving
ID check letter, phone format, order length.
Confirms it with you
Repeats the data out loud before moving on.
Emails without typos
Dots, dashes and at signs in the right place.
From Bland AI to 008 Agent, without downtime.
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Bring your instructions
Your prompts, knowledge base and tools move from Bland to 008 as they are.
- 02
Connect your PBX
The agent joins as an extension or over your SIP trunk: numbers and carrier stay put.
- 03
Run both side by side
Route part of your calls to 008 and compare on your own data before moving anything else.
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Move the rest
Once you're sure, switch all traffic over. No lock-in.
Yes, but support enables its SIP integration for Enterprise organizations. With 008 any plan connects as an extension.
It depends on volume. On entry plans, Bland charges $0.12 to $0.14 and 008 $0.20 to $0.39; at high volume, Enterprise discounts bring 008 below it. Both include the AI in the minute.
Yes. The agent registers as an extension on your PBX or connects to your SIP trunk, so you change neither carrier nor numbers.
Handing a call to your team is a transfer to another extension, just like with a person.
No. You set it up from the dashboard, with no code, and publish it on your extension.
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Sources
Bland AI and its logo are trademarks of their owner. 008 is not affiliated with or endorsed by Bland AI; we name it only for comparison, using public information.