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State of AI receptionist pricing 2026
What AI receptionist and AI voice agent vendors charge, from the 262 vendors listed on AI Front Desk List. Every figure on this page is computed from our vendor data when the site is built, never typed by hand. See how listings are sourced and checked.
Data checked 16 Oct 2026, pricing normalized for 262 of 262 vendors, data commit 9449bd7
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- Vendors listed
- 262
- Across 21 industry pages
- Median paid start
- $99
- Per month, among 141 vendors with a paid USD start
- Free trial or plan
- 102
- 39% of vendors (98 trials, 4 free plans)
- Quote only
- 26%
- 68 vendors publish no price list
- Pricing coverage
- 100%
- 262 of 262 vendors normalized
- Paid starting prices run from $9.99 to $1,200 a month. The middle half sits between $49 and $250.
- Counting free $0 plans, 145 vendors publish a starting price, with a median of $99.
- 54 vendors publish a per-minute rate (as the main price or as overage); the median is $0.30 a minute.
- 200 of 262 listings carry published pricing text; the rest are quote only or have not published a price.
How vendors bill
| Billing model | Vendors | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Tiered | 88 | 34% |
| Quote only | 68 | 26% |
| Usage plus base | 54 | 21% |
| Flat monthly | 16 | 6.1% |
| Per location | 16 | 6.1% |
| Per call | 10 | 3.8% |
| Per minute | 6 | 2.3% |
| Unknown | 4 | 1.5% |
- Tiered
- Vendors: 88
- Share: 34%
- Quote only
- Vendors: 68
- Share: 26%
- Usage plus base
- Vendors: 54
- Share: 21%
- Flat monthly
- Vendors: 16
- Share: 6.1%
- Per location
- Vendors: 16
- Share: 6.1%
- Per call
- Vendors: 10
- Share: 3.8%
- Per minute
- Vendors: 6
- Share: 2.3%
- Unknown
- Vendors: 4
- Share: 1.5%
Each vendor counts once, under its main billing model. Shares are of the 262 vendors with normalized pricing.
Median starting price by industry
| Industry group | Vendors tagged | With paid start | Median start | Buyer shortlist |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dental | 91 | 46 | $199 | Not yet |
| HVAC, home services and trades (grouped) | 90 | 65 | $89 | Best HVAC answering service; Best answering service for electricians; Best answering service for roofers |
| Law firms | 48 | 38 | $99 | Not yet |
| Medical offices / med spas | 59 | 33 | $99 | Best AI receptionist for med spas |
| Salons | 48 | 29 | $60 | Not yet |
| Restaurants | 45 | 28 | $99 | Best AI receptionist for restaurants |
| Real estate / property mgmt | 55 | 38 | $99 | Best AI receptionist for real estate agents; Best property management answering service |
| Veterinarians | 20 | 12 | $174 | Not yet |
| General SMB | 102 | 70 | $59 | Not yet |
- HVAC, home services and trades (grouped)
- Vendors tagged: 90
- With paid start: 65
- Median start: $89
- Buyer shortlist: Best HVAC answering service; Best answering service for electricians; Best answering service for roofers
- Medical offices / med spas
- Vendors tagged: 59
- With paid start: 33
- Median start: $99
- Buyer shortlist: Best AI receptionist for med spas
- Restaurants
- Vendors tagged: 45
- With paid start: 28
- Median start: $99
- Buyer shortlist: Best AI receptionist for restaurants
- Real estate / property mgmt
- Vendors tagged: 55
- With paid start: 38
- Median start: $99
- Buyer shortlist: Best AI receptionist for real estate agents; Best property management answering service
Medians use paid USD starting prices only, and only for groups with at least 5 of them. A vendor tagged for several industries counts in each. Buyer shortlists pick vendors by job within an industry.
Cheapest and priciest entry tiers
Lowest paid starting prices
| Vendor | Starts at | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Automaticall | $9.99/mo (50 minutes per month) | automaticall.io |
| KaiCalls | $10/mo (~20 answered calls/mo fair-use allowance) | kaicalls.com |
| RingOwl | $10/mo (50 min) | ringowl.ai |
| AI-Receptionist.com | $14/mo (75 voice min) | ai-receptionist.com |
| Voksha | $14/mo (15 calls) | voksha.com |
Highest paid starting prices
| Vendor | Starts at | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Dently.AI | $1,200/mo, billed every 6 months ($7,200 per term) | dently.ai |
| Third Voice | about $800/mo per practice | thirdvoice.ai |
| HappiNest | $700/mo minimum | happinest.ai |
| Peerlogic | $699/mo | peerlogic.com |
| New Odyssey Voice | $599/mo, plus $299 setup | voice.new-odyssey.com |
Starting price means the cheapest plan that includes the AI receptionist, at the monthly list price where a vendor also bills annually. Prices keep the terms the vendor attaches to them, such as per practice, a monthly minimum or a setup fee. A plan billed over a longer term shows its monthly equivalent and the billing term. Outbound-only vendors (2 listed) place calls but do not answer them, so they are left out of these lists. Plans whose monthly base includes no minutes or calls, with every minute or call billed on top (5 vendors), are left out of these lists and the medians, because the base alone buys no answered calls. Where the entry plan includes calls or minutes, they show in brackets. Sources link to the vendor's own pricing page.
Can you hear it first?
| Asset | Vendors | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Public demo line | 68 | 26% |
| Audio sample | 51 | 19% |
| Video | 39 | 15% |
| Any of these | 121 | 46% |
- Public demo line
- Vendors: 68
- Share: 26%
- Audio sample
- Vendors: 51
- Share: 19%
- Video
- Vendors: 39
- Share: 15%
- Any of these
- Vendors: 121
- Share: 46%
Methodology and caveats
- Free trial or plan counts only free trials and free plans. Trials that are paid or conditional, such as one that needs a setup fee or a paid plan first, are not counted.
- Prices are USD as published. We do not convert currencies: a vendor that prices only in GBP or EUR, or does not state a currency, has no USD starting price here (for example Dentalflo AI, which does not state a currency, and The VoIP Shop AI Receptionist, which prices in GBP for UK hotels).
- Where the cheapest plan has no AI receptionist (a phone system, inbox or chat-only tier), the starting price is the first tier that includes one.
- Coverage: pricing is normalized for 262 of 262 listed vendors, and 141 of them publish a paid USD monthly start. The paid medians use those 141 only.
- The medians count every vendor with a published paid start, including 1 outbound-only vendor (an AI calling product with no inbound answering).
- Ratings from third-party review sites are never turned into scores on this page or in its structured data.