Better answers start here
The plans, the pricing, the details that change your decision. Compare phone assistants with the context you need to choose confidently.
Published plans. Sources linked. Our approach →
Understand what each service can handle.
6 AI receptionists Compare plans side by side
Pricing made clear Fees, included usage and extra charges
Sources you can check Direct links to provider information
The shortlist
Explore the options, then compare the plan behind each price.
Per-call pricing
Per-call AI answering with live North America-based receptionists as backup, a free tier that answers real calls, and Pro and Enterprise plans sold in call-volume steps.
Pro (75 calls) · 75 calls
Per unique caller
AI phone agent priced per agent by the number of distinct callers who actually speak to it each month, with unlimited minutes.
Starter · 100 unique callers
Per-call pricing
AI answering service billed per call in small monthly buckets, with spam excluded, a 14-day trial on real calls and no contract.
Starter (30 calls) · 30 calls
Per-minute pricing
AI receptionist bundled with web chat, two-way SMS, a CRM and follow-up automations; of the fixed-price plans in this comparison only Business-in-a-Box includes voice minutes, with overage billed in credits, and Partner/Enterprise is custom.
Business-in-a-Box · 200 minutes
Per-minute pricing
Per-minute AI receptionist from a large phone-system vendor, sold standalone or as an add-on to RingEX, with pay-as-you-go overage and 30-second rounding.
AI Receptionist standalone · 100 minutes
Per-minute pricing
Per-minute inbound AI receptionist plans with no contract, a US phone number included, and a per-minute overage rate that falls as the plan grows.
Business Lite · 60 minutes
Selected paid monthly plans, where verified. Free tiers and material conditions are explained in each profile. Prices are provider-reported, not a quote for your business.
Look past the headline price
A low monthly fee tells only part of the story. The right fit depends on your calls, your workflow and what happens when the AI needs help.
How we compareCalls, minutes and unique callers are different units. Check the allowance and extra usage before comparing totals.
Taking a message, booking into your calendar and transferring to your team are different workflows. Verify your exact setup.
Ask about escalation, failed transfers and what the caller hears. A sensible fallback belongs in your test plan.
Before you choose
Practical guides for the decisions behind the subscription.
Buying guide
How the three common AI receptionist pricing models work, how to estimate a typical and a busy month, and the add-on, rounding and commitment questions to settle before you sign up.
Buying guide
A practical trial plan: caller scenarios to run, the outcomes to expect, the failure and escalation cases to force, calendar and CRM checks, and go or no-go criteria for a pilot.
Bring your call volume, average duration and must-have workflows to the comparison.
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