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Peter Jackman

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Thoughtly vs ElevenLabs Agents vs Zian AI (2026)

ElevenLabs publishes six ElevenAgents tiers, $0 to $990 per month, and its cost-calculator footnote reads "Estimated costs in USD ... Telephony is billed separately." Thoughtly publishes one number, Flex "Starts at $500 per month", and states no currency anywhere on the page. Both checked 6 September 2026. Different shapes of product; Zian AI is a third.

What this covers

  • Quick answer
  • How all three were scored
  • Thoughtly: inbound conversion, with the price on the page
  • ElevenLabs Agents: a speech-model company that ships an agent platform
  • The fact that reframes the comparison

This is a technical summary. The full guide — with the tables and worked examples — is on our site: *Thoughtly vs ElevenLabs Agents vs Zian AI (2026)*.

Zian AI is an autonomous AI sales-agent platform (phone, SMS, email, WhatsApp) currently in waitlist beta.

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