### Answer You can test your agents for free using these methods [(1) ]() : Free Testing Options: 1. LLM Playground - Free - Navigate to your agent's detail page [(2) ]() - Click on the "Test LLM" tab - Choose "Manual Chat" - Type your message and observe the agent's response 2. LLM Simulation Testing - Free [(1) ]() [(3) ]() - Click "AI Simulated Chat" to create a new test case [(3) ]() - Define user prompts to guide how users would interact with your agent - Click "Test" to start the conversation - Review results and save test cases Paid Testing: - Web/Phone Call Testing - Incurs call charges [(1) ]() The LLM Playground and LLM Simulation Testing are both completely free and don't consume credits . These methods let you test response accuracy, function calls, and validate dynamic variables without any cost .

​ To learn more, see the sources I considered: [[1] Testing Overview](https://docs.retellai.com/test/test-overview) [[2] Manually test your agent](https://docs.retellai.com/test/llm-playground) [[3] Automatically test your agent](https://docs.retellai.com/test/llm-simulation-testing) ​

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### Answer Yes, that's correct. The text-based testing methods are free [(1) ]() : Free Testing (No Credits Used) : - LLM Playground - Interactive text-based testing [(1) ]() [(2) ]() - LLM Simulation Testing - Automated text-based testing with predefined scenarios [(1) ]() [(3) ]() Paid Testing (Uses Credits) : - Web Call/Phone Call Testing - Incurs call charges [(1) ]() As long as you're using the LLM Playground or Simulation Testing for text-based interactions with your agent, you won't consume any credits . Only actual web calls or phone calls will incur charges .

​ To learn more, see the sources I considered: [[1] Testing Overview](https://docs.retellai.com/test/test-overview) [[2] Manually test your agent](https://docs.retellai.com/test/llm-playground) [[3] Batch test your agent](https://docs.retellai.com/test/batch-test-simulation) ​

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