# Hume EVI (Empathic Voice Interface) vs Retell AI API + MCP (slim)

> Retell AI API + MCP has a score of 69.4 (B) against Hume EVI (Empathic Voice Interface)'s 57.3 (C). Both do voice agent. The largest gap is security & auth, 49 points. Category scores, facts, verdicts and agent notes side by side.

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Retell AI API + MCP has a score of 69.4 (B) against Hume EVI (Empathic Voice Interface)'s 57.3 (C). Both do voice agent. The largest gap is security & auth, 49 points.

- Hume EVI (Empathic Voice Interface): C 57.3, rank #296 of 452 · https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/hume-evi.min.md
- Retell AI API + MCP: B 69.4, rank #114 of 452 · https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/retell-ai.min.md
- Pick Hume EVI (Empathic Voice Interface) for agent ergonomics (+6). Pick Retell AI API + MCP for reliability (+5), security & auth (+49), maintenance & community (+20), transparency & trust (+12).

| Category | Hume EVI (Empathic Voice Interface) | Retell AI API + MCP |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Reliability (16%) | 55 | 60 |
| Performance (10%) | pending | pending |
| Schema & documentation (13%) | 90 | 92 |
| Agent ergonomics (13%) | 66 | 60 |
| Security & auth (14%) | 27 | 76 |
| Payments & pricing (10%) | 37 | 40 |
| Task success (10%) | pending | pending |
| Maintenance & community (7%) | 65 | 85 |
| Transparency & trust (7%) | 67 | 79 |