Slang.ai
$399/mo from
Built for restaurants, with reservation booking. Priced per location.
Plans & source
From $399 per location/mo (Core). From $599 per location/mo (higher tier).
Source: https://www.slang.ai/pricing. USD unless noted.
Industry
AI receptionists for restaurants.
Reservation integration (OpenTable, SevenRooms) and peak-hour capacity decide it.
Short answer: 2 AI receptionists target restaurants, from US$399/mo (Slang.ai).
Top picks
Built for restaurants.
PolyAI
Price on request
A managed voice-agent service for large hospitality and finance brands.
General options under $150.
Smith.ai
Free tier to start
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.
Plans & source
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.
Quo (formerly OpenPhone)
$19/mo from
A business phone system with AI answering (Sona) included. It makes the most sense if you'd use the phone system anyway.
Plans & source
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.
Dialzara
$29/mo from
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.
Plans & source
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.
Rosie
$49/mo from
Three published tiers with no sales call needed. Aimed at owner-operators.
Plans & source
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.
Goodcall
$79/mo from
Tiers go up by team size and call-history length rather than minutes. Check the caller limits on each plan before you commit.
Plans & source
Starter $79/mo, Growth $129/mo, Scale $299/mo.
Source: https://www.goodcall.com/pricing. USD unless noted.
My AI Front Desk
$79/mo from
One main plan that bundles phone answering with chat and other AI tools.
Plans & source
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.
Beside
$99/mo from
Now sold as a credit-based 'AI operating system' for local businesses rather than a $29 receptionist. Older roundups still quote $29.
Plans & source
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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