How much does an AI receptionist cost?
The three ways they charge, what to check on the bill and a real price.
Guides · AI receptionist
AI receptionist guides for business owners
Short, practical answers to the questions owners ask before they let an AI answer their phone: what it costs, whether it is worth it, how it works, how it compares with a person, and what to do about missed calls, after-hours calls, unanswered WhatsApp messages and quotes that go cold.
All guides
10 guides, one question each.
Each guide starts with the direct answer, then the details, a few frequent questions and where to go next.
Is an AI receptionist worth it?
When it pays for itself, when it doesn’t, and the math to decide.
How does an AI receptionist work?
Call forwarding, answering, booking, the call report and transfers, step by step.
AI vs. human receptionist
An honest look at hours, cost, languages and what each one does best.
Does it sound like a robot?
What callers care about, and a simple test you can run yourself.
What to do with after-hours calls
Nights, weekends and holidays: the options and how to set them up.
How to stop missing calls
Why calls get missed, what it costs and six practical fixes.
Customers on WhatsApp left unanswered
Quick fixes, and an AI that replies on WhatsApp, Telegram and web chat.
Quotes and customers that go cold
A follow-up schedule you can copy, and AI email follow-up by your rules.
An alternative to Smith.ai and Ruby
A flat monthly price instead of paying per call or per human minute.
Tools
Check it with your own numbers.
A free calculator, the comparison table and the pages for each type of business.
Missed call calculator
Free: how much unanswered calls cost you a month and a year.
AI receptionist comparison
Autorys, Smith.ai, Ruby and others, feature by feature, with real prices.
By type of business
Home services, dental clinics, salons, auto repair and restaurants.
The next call you miss could be your next customer.
Call +1 332 241 7428 and hear it for yourself. If you like it, sign up online and turn on forwarding: from then on, no call goes unanswered.
$149 USD per month · 500 minutes and a number included · no setup fee