ReceptionistCost

Beta. Prices come only from each vendor's official pricing page, in USD, before tax and phone-number or add-on fees. Anything the page doesn't state is marked pending.

AI receptionist cost at 1000 calls per month

At 1000 calls a month (3 min each) the cheapest AI receptionist is Goodcall Growth at $172.42/mo, about $0.17 per call. The cheapest live-human service is Posh Exclusive at $5,700/mo.

Last checked 2026-10-17 on the official pages.

Cheapest at 1000 calls/month: Goodcall Growth at $172.42/mo; most expensive priced: AgentZap at $1,949/mo. Assumes 3 minutes per call; change it in the calculator.

#Vendor · planEst. per monthTypeSource
1Goodcall · Growth lowest estimate$172.42AI receptionistsource · 2026-10-17
2NextPhone · Pro$199AI receptionistsource · 2026-10-17
3Upfirst · Scale$579AI receptionistsource · 2026-10-17
4AI-Receptionist.com · Business$699AI receptionistsource · 2026-10-17
5Telyn · Growth$702AI receptionistsource · 2026-10-17
6Phonely · Professional$805 (billed annually)AI receptionistsource · 2026-10-17
7Dialzara · Business Elite$1,049AI receptionistsource · 2026-10-17
8Smith.ai AI Receptionist · Enterprise (500 calls)$1,850AI receptionistsource · 2026-10-17
9AgentZap · Business$1,949 (+ $499 one-time setup)AI receptionistsource · 2026-10-17
10Abby Connectpending Your volume is above every plan's included usage and the overage rate is not stated.AI + humansource · 2026-10-19
11Allopending Plan prices are drawn as animated digits and could not be read as text.AI receptionistsource · 2026-10-17
12Arinipending No public pricing page (arini.ai/pricing returns 'page not found').AI receptionistsource · 2026-10-17
13My AI Front Desk (Frontdesk)pending Your volume is above every plan's included usage and the overage rate is not stated.AI receptionistsource · 2026-10-17
14Numapending numa.com/pricing redirects to the homepage; no public prices.AI receptionistsource · 2026-10-17
15Quo (formerly OpenPhone) Sonapending The page shows two different per-user prices for the same plans ($19 vs $15 for Starter), so the total is pending.AI receptionistsource · 2026-10-17
16Rosiepending Your volume is above every plan's included usage and the overage rate is not stated.AI receptionistsource · 2026-10-17
17Sameday AIpending Your volume is above every plan's included usage and the overage rate is not stated.AI receptionistsource · 2026-10-17

Assumes 3 minutes per call for minute-billed plans. Cheapest plan per vendor for that volume. Excludes tax, phone-number fees and add-ons.

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Live human answering services at 1000 calls

#Vendor · planEst. per monthTypeSource
1Posh · Exclusive lowest estimate$5,700Live human receptionistssource · 2026-10-17
2Smith.ai Virtual Receptionists · 300 calls$8,050Live human receptionistssource · 2026-10-17
3Rubypending Your volume is above every plan's included usage and the overage rate is not stated.Live human receptionistssource · 2026-10-17

Assumes 3 minutes per call for minute-billed plans. Cheapest plan per vendor for that volume. Excludes tax, phone-number fees and add-ons.

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Frequently asked questions

How much does an AI receptionist cost for 1000 calls a month?

From $172.42/mo (Goodcall) to $1,949/mo (AgentZap) across 9 priced AI vendors, plan price plus stated overage.

Is an AI receptionist cheaper than a human answering service at 1000 calls?

Cheapest AI: $172.42/mo; cheapest human: $5,700/mo (Posh).