How much an AI receptionist actually costs
Figures checked August 19, 2026
Across the 18 services we track, published entry plans run from $0 to $2500 a month, with a median of $99.50. 4 vendors publish no price at all.
| Vendor | Entry plan | Price | ≈ per call |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bland AI | Start | $0/mo | — |
| Rosie | Website Chat (add-on) | $0/mo | — |
| Smith.ai | AI Receptionist — Free | $0/mo | $1.60 |
| Dialzara | AI SMS Agent | $19/mo | — |
| Goodcall | Starter (annual) | $66/mo | — |
| Simple Phones | Basic | $97/mo | $0.97 |
| My AI Front Desk | Business-in-a-Box | $99/mo | — |
| PATLive | Live Web Chat - Starter | $100/mo | $7 |
| Ruby | Bundled chat add-on — 10 chats | $115/mo | — |
| Abby Connect | Starter | $165/mo | — |
| AnswerConnect | Entry | $350/mo | — |
| Slang AI | Core | $399/mo | — |
| Sameday AI | Launch | $449/mo | — |
| Synthflow AI | Enterprise | $2500/mo | — |
The per-call column is the honest one. A $99 plan with 30 included calls is $3.30 a call; a $49 plan with 10 calls is $4.90. Work out how many calls you actually miss in a month before you shop on sticker price — and read the overage line, because that's the number you pay in your busy season.
Questions
- How much does an AI receptionist cost per month?
- Published entry plans run $0 to $2500 a month, median $99.50, across 14 services that publish pricing. Checked August 19, 2026.
- Is an AI receptionist cheaper than a human answering service?
- On entry plans, yes: AI-only starts at $0 against $100 for human-answered services.
Every figure on this page is computed from the vendor dataset, so it can't drift out of sync with the individual vendor pages. How we check →