# Using the spend calculator

Source: https://dialmilo.com/help/using-the-spend-calculator
Updated: 2026-10-21

Estimate what calling a list or answering your calls will cost, priced from your own numbers, with results per player reached, per accepted offer and per depositor.

The spend calculator shows what a list will cost to call before you start. It uses the price of calls from your own caller ID and your own past answer rates. Pick **Fill from campaign** and it prices each real number on the list.

## Opening it

Go to **Billing** and click **Open spend calculator**, or choose **Spend calculator** in the sidebar. It has two tabs: **Calling a list** and **Answering calls**.

## Calling a list

Enter:

- **Players on the list** and **Attempts per player**. Attempts include the first call.
- **Where the players are**: one or more countries with a share for each. If the shares don't add up to 100%, they're scaled to fit.
- **Answer rate per attempt (%)** and **Talk time when answered (min)**
- **Accept the offer (%)**, as a share of players reached, and **Of those, deposit (%)**

If you've run campaigns before, these fields start from your last 30 days of calls. Click **Use my numbers** to bring them back after you've changed them. Small samples can swing a lot, so treat the first estimates as rough.

### Fill from campaign

Choose a campaign under **Fill from campaign…**. The calculator then uses:

- that campaign's players who are still queued
- its attempts per player
- its country mix

It also prices every number on the list exactly, so each country row shows "your N numbers". Otherwise, a country row shows a price that covers 9 in 10 of that country's networks, or a typical mobile price.

### What you see

- **Estimated total for this list**, plus the monthly cost of your number
- **Your balance**: how much of the list it covers, and how much to top up to call everyone
- **What you get**: call attempts, players reached, offers accepted, deposits and talk minutes
- **Cost per result**: per player called, per player reached, per accepted offer and per depositor
- **Where the money goes**: call minutes, AI per talk minute, unanswered attempts, and a split by country when there's more than one

**Copy quote as text** copies the whole estimate so you can paste it into an email or a budget request.

Use the total as a starting point for the campaign's total budget. The campaign's own forecast then updates as real calls come in.

## Answering calls

For inbound calls, set your **Calls per day**, **Avg call duration**, **Calls transferred** and where transfers go, **SMS messages per day** and **Phone numbers owned**. The calculator shows an estimated monthly cost, how many days your balance will last, and the cost of each part. You need a connected number to use this tab.