The AI receptionist pricing index
Every number below was read from the vendor's own public pricing page on July 13, 2026. No estimates, no affiliate ordering, and our own row sits in the same columns as everyone else's. Two findings up front: published entry prices span $20 to $599 a month — and two of the eight vendors don't publish prices at all.
| Vendor | Entry price (what's included) | Fees & higher tiers | The honest note |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rosie ✓ public |
$49/mo — 250 minutes | $149/mo = 1,000 min · $299/mo = 2,000 min. Overage rate not published. | Cheapest real voice entry point; watch the unpublished overage rate. |
| Dialzara ✓ public |
$29/mo — 60 minutes | Overages $0.48/min (Lite) down to $0.35/min (Elite, $349/mo, 1,000 min). No setup fees. | 60 minutes is roughly 15 calls — most businesses will live in the overage rate, not the headline. |
| Goodcall ✓ public |
$79/mo per agent — unlimited minutes | "Unlimited" caps unique customers: 100/mo on Starter, then $0.50 per extra customer. Annual billing 15% off. | The cap moved from minutes to people — different trap, same fine print. |
| My AI Front Desk ✓ public |
$20/mo — zero voice minutes | Voice starts on the $99/mo plan (200 min), then $0.25/min. SMS $0.04/msg. | The $20 tier is chatbot + SMS only — an AI receptionist that can't answer the phone. |
| Slang.ai ✓ public |
$399/mo per location | Premium $599/mo. Spanish answering is a $99/mo add-on on Core (included on Premium). Events add-on $199/mo. | Restaurant-focused. Charging extra for Spanish is a choice — several rivals include it. |
| Ruby ✓ public |
$250/mo — 50 human minutes | $395/mo = 100 min · $720/mo = 200 min · $1,725/mo = 500 min. "AI enhancements at no extra cost." Overages not published. | Human receptionists: $3.45–$5.00 per minute vs $0.25–$0.50 for AI. Sometimes worth it — know which product you're buying. |
| Smith.ai ✗ quote-only |
Not published | Both the main pricing page and the AI-receptionist pricing page are contact forms — quote only. | One of the biggest names in the category, and the price only exists behind a sales call. |
| Loman.ai ✗ quote-only |
Not published | Two tiers listed (Starter, Premium), both "contact us." | Vertical AI phone agent with no public numbers at all. |
| WildRun AI (us — disclosure) ✓ public |
$497/mo — 500 minutes, custom-built | $997/mo = 1,500 min · $1,997/mo = unlimited. One-time setup fee (the custom build). No per-minute overages. Spanish included. | We sell the custom tier of this market. Our row sits in the same columns as everyone else's — that felt like the only honest way to publish an index. |
Prices as published on July 13, 2026; vendors change pricing without notice — each name links to the live source. Spot a stale row? The next quarterly refresh fixes it.
How to read an AI receptionist pricing page
The five traps that decide your real bill, all present in the table above:
1. The minute mirage. A $29/month headline with 60 included minutes is roughly 15 calls. A normal month for a busy shop runs 300–600 minutes — at $0.48/minute overage, that "$29 plan" bills more like $140–$290. Always compute: (your monthly minutes − included) × overage + base.
2. "Unlimited" with a different cap. One vendor's unlimited minutes caps unique customers instead — 100 a month on the entry tier, then $0.50 per person. The cap moved; the fine print stayed.
3. The voice-less voice tier. The cheapest "AI receptionist" plan in this index includes zero phone minutes — it's a website chatbot with a receptionist's name. Check the included-minutes column before the price column.
4. Language surcharges. Spanish answering is a $99/month add-on at one vendor and included free at others. If your market has Spanish-speaking callers — most do — this one line item changes the ranking.
5. Human-hybrid arithmetic. Live-human services run $3.45–$5.00 per minute against $0.25–$0.50 for AI. Humans are genuinely better at some calls — but you should know you're paying a 10× premium per minute and decide on purpose, not by accident.
Which tier you actually need
Start self-serve ($29–$99) if your volume is low and your calls are simple — hours, directions, basic booking. This index exists partly so vendors can't scare you out of the cheap tier that genuinely fits.
Go vertical ($399+) if you're a restaurant — the reservation-native products earn their premium on integrations alone.
Go custom ($497+, includes us) when you need after-hours booking into real practice software, Spanish handling, or healthcare/legal compliance. Make any vendor — including us — prove those three things in a live demo first.
Or do nothing: run the missed-call calculator first. If you miss two calls a month, no product on this page pays for itself.
Questions owners actually ask
How was this index compiled?
Every row was read directly from the vendor's own public pricing page on July 13, 2026 — no third-party estimates, no affiliate placements. Each vendor name links to the exact page. If a row is stale or a vendor updates pricing, the index gets corrected on the next quarterly refresh.
What does an AI receptionist really cost per month?
As of July 2026, published entry prices run $29–$79/month for self-serve AI tiers (60 minutes to "unlimited" with caps), $399–$599 for vertical products like restaurants, and $497+ for custom-built services. The headline is rarely the real bill — overage rates of $0.25–$0.50/minute and per-customer fees decide what you actually pay.
Why is WildRun in its own index?
Because leaving it out would be worse. We publish our pricing, so our row uses the same columns as every competitor — included minutes, fees, setup. If a cheaper tier elsewhere fits your call volume, the index says so plainly; the calculator chapter even tells you when the right answer is no product at all.
Which tier do I actually need?
Low call volume and simple requests: a $29–$99 self-serve tier is genuinely enough — start there. Restaurant reservations: the vertical tools exist for you. After-hours booking into real practice software, Spanish callers, or healthcare/legal compliance: that's the custom tier, and you should make any vendor prove those three things in a live demo before signing.
Companion chapter: what missed calls actually cost you — run that math before you shop this table.
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