Bring Your Own AI Keys (BYOK) — Zero Markup
BYOK voice AI: run inbound and outbound phone calls on your own Gemini, OpenAI, Deepgram, or Inworld keys. You pay the AI vendors directly — we never take a cut. Just a flat platform fee plus pay-as-you-go telephony.
then $0.09/min, billed per second from your wallet
No markup on your AI spend. Includes 1 free phone number.
Key Takeaways
- Your keys, your bill: pay Gemini, OpenAI, Deepgram, or Inworld directly — TurboCall adds zero markup to your AI usage.
- Predictable platform cost: $29/month including 500 minutes, then $0.09/minute metered per second from a prepaid wallet.
- Full Pro toolkit: CRM, BYON, custom voices, calendar booking, lead forwarding, and 1 free phone number.
Why bring your own keys?
Maximum control and the lowest effective cost for teams that already run premium AI.
Bring your own keys
Connect your own Gemini Live, OpenAI Realtime, Deepgram Voice Agent, or Inworld API keys. The AI runs on your account, under your control.
Zero markup on AI spend
You pay the AI vendors directly at their published rates. We never take a cut of your model usage — no commission, no surprise multiplier.
500 minutes included, then per-second
Your $29/month includes 500 calling minutes. After that it is just $0.09/minute — billed per second from your wallet, only for the time you actually talk.
Native speech-to-speech
Sub-400ms, voice-to-voice premium engines for the most natural conversations — the same engines powering top-tier voice AI.
Scale on your terms
Concurrency follows your own provider key capacity, so you scale calls as far as your AI account allows.
All Pro features included
CRM (HubSpot, Salesforce, Zoho, Slack), Bring Your Own Number (BYON), custom voices, calendar booking, lead forwarding — plus 1 free phone number.
How it works
From signup to live calls in four steps.
Subscribe to BYO AI Keys
Pick the $29/month plan. It includes all Pro features and one free phone number.
Add your provider key
Paste your Gemini, OpenAI, Deepgram, or Inworld API key in Settings → Voice Providers. Keys are encrypted at rest and never returned in plaintext.
Top up your wallet
Your first 500 minutes each month are included. Overage calls bill at $0.09/min, per second, from prepaid wallet credit (top up from $5) — and a live meter stops a call if the balance runs out.
Build AI campaigns & go live
Create AI inbound or outbound campaigns on your chosen engine. You pay the AI vendor directly; we only meter the per-minute platform fee.
BYO AI Keys vs. bundled plans
When you bring your own keys, you trade a monthly minute bucket for full control and pay-as-you-go pricing.
BYO AI Keys
- You pay the AI vendor directly — no markup
- $29/mo · 500 min included, then $0.09/min
- Premium native speech-to-speech engines
- Best for high volume & full control
Bundled plans (Free → Pro)
- AI included — nothing to configure
- Fixed monthly minutes & calls
- Simplest way to start
- Best for low-to-mid volume
Frequently Asked Questions
Everything about bringing your own AI keys.
What is the BYO AI Keys plan?
It is a $29/month plan that includes 500 calling minutes; minutes beyond that are billed at $0.09/minute, per second, from your prepaid wallet. You bring your own premium voice AI provider keys (Gemini Live, OpenAI Realtime, Deepgram Voice Agent, or Inworld) and pay those vendors directly — TurboCall never marks up your AI spend. The $29/month also covers the platform and one free phone number.
Which AI engines can I bring keys for?
The four premium speech-to-speech engines: Google Gemini Live, OpenAI Realtime (GPT-4o Realtime), Deepgram Voice Agent, and Inworld. Add a key under Settings → Voice Providers and pick that engine on your AI campaigns.
How does billing work?
Two parts. The $29/month subscription is billed monthly like any plan and includes 500 calling minutes. Once those are used up, additional minutes are metered per second at $0.09/minute and deducted from your prepaid USD wallet. Your AI model usage is billed separately by the vendor on your own key — we take no cut of it.
Do you mark up my AI usage?
No. That is the whole point of BYO AI Keys. You pay OpenAI, Google, Deepgram, or Inworld directly at their rates. TurboCall only charges the flat $29/month (which includes 500 minutes) plus $0.09/minute for any overage on the calling platform and telephony.
What happens if my wallet runs out mid-call?
A live meter watches your balance during the call and ends it gracefully if you hit zero, so you can never run deeply negative. Between calls, campaigns auto-pause when the wallet is low and we email you to top up — then you click Resume and the campaign continues with the contacts it had not reached yet.
What happens if my AI provider key hits its limit?
If your own key is rate-limited, out of credits, or invalid, TurboCall detects it, stops the affected calls, emails you with the specific issue, and logs it. Update your key and resume — calls pick back up automatically.
Is BYO AI Keys good for agencies and developers?
Yes. If you already run high AI volume or want full control of the model, prompts, and data, BYO AI Keys gives you the lowest effective cost — no platform multiplier on your AI spend — while still getting CRM, BYON, custom voices, and the full campaign tooling.
Does bringing my own key actually save money?
For steady or high call volume, usually yes. You pay the AI providers at their own published rates with no platform multiplier, so there is no markup compounding on every minute. All-inclusive plans bundle AI into a single per-minute rate that is simpler but typically costs more as you scale.
Is my API key secure and how is it stored?
Yes. Provider keys are encrypted at rest, transmitted only over TLS, and never shown again in plaintext after you save them. The AI runs under your own provider account, so your usage, data, and rate limits stay on infrastructure you control.
Do you bill per second or round up to the minute?
Per second. A 47-second call bills 47 seconds, not a rounded-up minute. Both the 500 included minutes and the $0.09/minute overage are metered to the second, so you only ever pay for the time you actually talk.
Can I switch AI providers later, or am I locked in?
No lock-in. Swap between Gemini Live, OpenAI Realtime, Deepgram Voice Agent, and Inworld any time by changing the engine on a campaign — your contacts, CRM connections, phone numbers, and settings stay exactly as they are.
Your keys. Your model. Zero markup.
$29/month including 500 minutes, then $0.09/min. Bring your own AI keys and pay only the platform fee.