How much does an AI receptionist cost?
Talalevel's AI Call Assistant is $397 a month. Across the market, AI receptionists are usually sold as a monthly fee, by the minute, or as a mix of both, so compare what's included rather than the headline price.
Updated November 3, 2026
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- AI Call Assistant
- $397 a month
- Full Growth Program
- No set price; it starts with a call
- Setup on your side
- A short chat
- Your number
- You keep it
What $397 a month covers
- Answers every call as your business, and picks up when you're busy or closed
- Asks the questions you'd ask, and checks the job is in your area
- Books the job on your calendar, with confirmations and reminders
- Texts back anyone who hung up
- Records and transcribes every call
What to compare between providers
- Does it book the job, or only take a message?
- Does it work with the calendar you use?
- Can you read every call and step in?
- What does it do when it doesn't know the answer?
- What happens to the number your customers already have?
How to work out whether it pays
Compare the monthly price with what one missed job is worth to you. Our home page has a calculator: put in the calls you miss and what a job is worth, and it shows what they cost you.
What each costs
| Service | A month | What that gets you |
|---|---|---|
| Talalevel AI Call Assistant | $397 | Every call and text answered, set up for you, with booking, reminders, text-back, recording and transcripts |
| Smith.ai AI Pro | From $150 | 75 calls, set it up yourself |
| Smith.ai AI Enterprise | From $500 | 300 calls, built and run for you |
| Smith.ai live receptionists | From $300 | 30 calls, plus $1.50 a call for booking and $0.25 a call for recording |
| Ruby live receptionists | From $250 | 50 minutes of calls, or $395 for 100 |
| Goodcall | From $79 | 100 unique customers, made with its AI builder |
Why the cheapest plan often isn't
Compare the whole bill. A low starting price can leave out the setup, charge by the call or the minute, or add a fee each time a job is booked. Ask each company what a busy month would cost you, and who does the work of setting it up and keeping it right.
Prices and quotes are from their own pages on November 3, 2026: Smith.ai's AI Receptionist pricing, Smith.ai's live receptionist pricing, Ruby's pricing, Goodcall's pricing. Check them for today's.
Questions owners ask
- How much is the AI Call Assistant?
- $397 a month.
- How much is the Full Growth Program?
- It has no set price. We look at your business first and build the plan around it, so it starts with a call.
- Is there a lot of setup?
- A short chat. Tell us your services, your hours and the questions you'd ask, and we set up the rest.
- What's included in the $397?
- Answers every call as your business, picks up when you're busy or closed, asks the questions you'd ask, checks the job is in your area, books it on your calendar, sends confirmations and reminders, texts back anyone who hung up, and records and transcribes every call.
- What should I compare besides the price?
- Who sets it up, what a busy month costs, whether booking and transcripts are extra, and what happens when it doesn't know the answer.
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