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Voice Agent Unit Economics: Why Call Handling Cost Per Minute Decides Agency Margins
AI voice agents shift agency margins from hourly billing to per-call economics, but only when deployment costs are measured against real call outcomes. Agencies that price offers before validating escalation accuracy and latency risk eroding retainer value, while those that benchmark against live call samples capture a durable cost advantage.
By InnovaAI ResearchPublished Updated
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62/100AI voice agents shift agency margins from hourly billing to per-call economics, but only when deployment costs are measured against real call outcomes. Agencies that price offers before validating escalation accuracy and latency risk eroding retainer value, while those that benchmark against live call samples capture a durable cost advantage.