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Its free tier makes it easy to trial. Smith.ai also sells human receptionist plans, so you can move up to live staff if the AI isn't enough. Prices are per call, not per minute.
Free: 25 calls/mo, then $3.00/call. Pro: $150/mo for 75 calls (~$2.00/call). Enterprise: $500/mo for 300 calls (~$1.67/call). Volume discounts on higher call packs.
Source: https://smith.ai/pricing/ai-receptionist. USD unless noted.
Live human receptionists rather than AI. At $3.45 to $5.00 a minute it is the price ceiling AI tools are selling against. Included for comparison.
Human receptionist service, billed by receptionist minutes: 50 min $250/mo, 100 min $395/mo, 200 min $720/mo, 500 min $1,725/mo (about $3.45-$5.00 a minute). Website chat bundles from 10 chats for $115/mo with a call plan.
Source: https://www.ruby.com/plans-and-pricing/. USD unless noted.
A business phone system with AI answering (Sona) included. It makes the most sense if you'd use the phone system anyway.
Phone plans $19, $33 or $47 per user/mo. Sona AI credit tiers $0, $25, $49, $99 or $199/mo on top (1,000 free automation credits / ~10 calls included).
Source: https://www.quo.com/pricing. USD unless noted.
The cheapest published entry plan we found, but 60 minutes doesn't go far. Four inbound tiers now; work out your monthly talk time first.
Business Lite $29/mo (60 min, $0.48/min over). Business Pro $99/mo (220 min, $0.45/min over). Business Plus $199/mo (500 min, $0.40/min over). Business Elite $349/mo (1,000 min, $0.35/min over). Add-ons: AI SMS agent $19/mo + $0.05/message; website chatbot $39/mo. Separate outbound calling plans from $750/mo.
Source: https://dialzara.com/pricing. USD unless noted.
Three published tiers with no sales call needed. Aimed at owner-operators.
Professional $49/mo, Scale $149/mo, Growth $299/mo (two months free on annual billing). Website texting add-on $50/mo.
Source: https://heyrosie.com/pricing. USD unless noted.
Tiers go up by team size and call-history length rather than minutes. Check the caller limits on each plan before you commit.
Starter $79/mo, Growth $129/mo, Scale $299/mo.
Source: https://www.goodcall.com/pricing. USD unless noted.
One main plan that bundles phone answering with chat and other AI tools.
Business-in-a-Box: $99/mo, or $79/mo billed annually, with 200 voice minutes a month. Extra usage via credits ($10 per 1,000).
Source: https://www.myaifrontdesk.com/pricing. USD unless noted.
Now sold as a credit-based 'AI operating system' for local businesses rather than a $29 receptionist. Older roundups still quote $29.
Part-time $99/mo (5,000 credits). Full-time $249.99/mo (12,500 credits).
Note: Older third-party roundups list $29/mo; Beside's own page now shows $99 and $249.99.
Source: https://www.beside.com/pricing. USD unless noted.
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