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Octave vs Relevance AI

Same facts, side by side: starting price, free tier, MCP, API and what each one is actually built for.

Starting price

Octave

Quote Free trial

Octave is a GTM context platform that stores your ICP, personas, positioning and proof points and feeds them to AI agents that write and qualify outreach. It suits staffing firms and agencies running Clay or AI-driven outbound that want every message to match one agreed pitch. Pricing is a flat annual platform fee plus usage credits with no published price, and the site offers a free trial.

Where Octave fits

  • Agencies selling several services to distinct buyer personas
  • Teams running Clay tables that need consistent messaging
  • GTM engineers wiring AI assistants through MCP
  • Sales leaders who want call insights fed back into messaging

Relevance AI is a no-code platform for building AI agents and teams of agents that run tasks such as prospect research, CRM enrichment, outbound and meeting prep across 2,000+ apps. It suits sales, recruiting and ops teams that want to build their own agents rather than buy a fixed tool. Pro starts from $19/mo and Team from $234/mo, both metered in Actions, with Enterprise on quote.

Where Relevance AI fits

  • Recruiting and sales ops teams that want custom AI agents
  • Agencies automating research, enrichment and outbound prep
  • Teams that want to bring their own model API keys

At a glance

DetailOctaveRelevance AI
Starting priceQuote$19/mo
Free tier–No–No
Free trialYesNot on record
MCP server✓Yes✓Yes
Public API✓Yes✓Yes
Listed underOutreach, Lead generationWorkflow automation

Where they pull apart

Octave

Stands out: Octave is built as a context layer, not a sender, so the same personas and messaging reach Clay, your sequencer and Claude through MCP, where a tool like Valley keeps its context inside its own app. Its Intelligence Engine reads calls, emails and deal outcomes and suggests updates to that context, which most AI writing tools do not attempt.

Watch out: No prices are published, so you have to talk to sales to learn what the platform fee is. The Base tier caps you at 100 credits a month and a single active offering, which is tight for an agency selling several services.

Not the right fit for

  • Solo recruiters who just need a better first line
  • Buyers who want a published monthly price
  • Teams without a CRM or call recorder to learn from

Relevance AI

Stands out: Model costs are passed through at wholesale as Vendor Credits that roll over while you stay subscribed, and you can bring your own API keys to skip them. It also runs its own MCP server, so agents can be built and managed from Claude or Cursor.

Watch out: It is a builder, so someone has to design and test the agents; there are no ready-made recruiting workflows. Usage is metered in Actions, so busy agents can need top-ups at $80 per 1,000, and the free plan has been retired.

Not the right fit for

  • Recruiters who want a ready-made sourcing or screening tool
  • Small teams with no one to build and maintain agents

Pros and cons

Octave

  • Own MCP server, API and CLI
  • No per-seat pricing
  • Learns from calls, emails and deal outcomes
  • No published prices
  • Base tier limited to 100 credits a month
  • More setup than a simple AI writer

Relevance AI

  • Low entry price with no markup on AI model costs
  • Bring your own model API keys
  • MCP server and 2,000+ integrations
  • You build and maintain the agents yourself
  • Actions are metered and plan Actions reset at renewal
  • Free plan retired, and calling agents need the $234/mo Team plan

What each one costs

Octave

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Octave charges a flat annual platform subscription plus metered usage credits, and does not charge per seat. The pricing page does not publish dollar amounts. The Base tier includes 100 generation credits a month, 2 active workspaces, 1 active offering and 2 active playbooks, with community support, and is not time limited. The middle tier includes 10,000 credits a month, more active offerings, elements and playbooks, and email and chat support. Octave Ultra has custom credits and adds unlimited users and managed agents, SSO, SCIM and RBAC, and a dedicated CSM with a private Slack channel. The site offers a free trial, and Octave says that within 2 weeks of onboarding you can walk away with no questions asked. Confirm current terms on the vendor site.

Checked 4 Nov 2026

Relevance AI

$19/mo

Relevance AI bills each plan in Actions, counted each time an agent runs a tool, plus Vendor Credits that pass AI model costs through at no markup. Pro is from $19/mo with 2,500 Actions a month, 2 build users and 1 project. Team is from $234/mo with 7,000 Actions a month, 5 build users, 45 end users, calling and meeting agents and priority support. Enterprise is custom with SSO, RBAC, audit logs and Salesforce, Snowflake and Zendesk triggers. Annual billing saves 33% over monthly. Extra Actions cost $80 per 1,000 and Vendor Credits $20 per 10,000. The free plan has been retired. Confirm current terms on the vendor site.

Checked 15 Oct 2026

Common questions

Can you try Octave or Relevance AI for free?
Neither carries a free tier on our listing. Octave offers a free trial.
Does Octave or Relevance AI have an MCP server?
Octave and Relevance AI ship a first party MCP server, so an AI assistant can work the product directly.

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Editorial listings, never paid rankings. Prices checked 4 Nov 2026. Confirm current terms on the vendor site. Spot an error?