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Cheapest AI receptionists (2026): 18 sorted by real price

18 AI receptionists sorted by price, cheapest first, using only the prices each vendor publishes, with the plan name, the source and the date we checked it. 2 have a free plan. Sorted by price only, never by payment.

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Cheapest AI receptionists (2026): sorted by price, with the date each price was checked
#ProductReal bill, 300 calls/mo (our estimate)Free plan / trialAll plansCheckedSource
1Goodcall$129/moFree demo agent; pay when you connect a number
  • Starter: $79/mo (100 unique customers (~150 calls))
  • Growth: $129/mo (500 unique customers (~750 calls))
  • Scale: $299/mo (2,000 unique customers (~3,000 calls))
  • Enterprise: Contact sales (2,000+ customers, SLA)
October 20, 2026Source
2Rosie$149/mo7-day free trial
  • Professional: $49/mo (250 minutes, message taking, booking links by text)
  • Scale: $149/mo (1,000 minutes, direct calendar booking, warm & live transfers)
  • Growth: $299/mo (2,000 minutes, waterfall transfers, custom training, white-glove onboarding)
October 20, 2026Source
3Upfirst$159.95/mo14-day free trial
  • Starter: $24.95/mo ($20 annual) (30 calls)
  • Premium: $59.95/mo ($48 annual) (90 calls)
  • Pro: $159.95/mo ($128 annual) (300 calls, white-glove onboarding)
  • Scale: $299/mo ($240 annual) (600 calls)
  • Custom: Contact sales (600+ calls, BAAs for HIPAA)
October 20, 2026Source
4ElevenLabs Reception$199/mo14-day free trial (30 phone minutes, no card)
  • Free trial: $0 for 14 days (30 credits (up to 30 phone minutes), 1 phone number, no card required)
  • Basic: $29/mo (75 phone minutes, 1 phone number, 1 call at a time)
  • Plus: $79/mo (275 phone minutes, 3 phone numbers, up to 3 calls at a time, webhooks)
  • Premium: $199/mo (1,000 phone minutes, 5 phone numbers, up to 10 calls at a time, multi-location)
October 22, 2026Source
5NextPhone$199/mo7-day free trial
  • Pro: $199/mo (Unlimited calls, self-setup)
  • Growth: $299/mo (Unlimited calls, built and tuned for you)
  • Scale: $599/mo (Complex routing, 2-way SMS, multiple offices)
October 20, 2026Source
6My AI Front Desk≈ $264/moAccount creation is free; trial terms 'depend on your chosen plan or offer' (check before signing up)
  • Business-in-a-Box: $99/mo ($79/mo billed annually) (200 voice minutes, 100 chats, 400 SMS, 1,000 overage credits/mo)
  • Partner / Enterprise: Contact sales (custom volume, API, account manager)
October 20, 2026Source
7Dialzara$352/mo7-day free trial
  • Business Lite: $29/mo (60 minutes; blind transfer only)
  • Business Pro: $99/mo (220 minutes; warm transfer, bilingual, calendar sync)
  • Business Plus: $199/mo (500 minutes; multi-location, custom prompts)
  • Business Elite: $349/mo (1,000 minutes; priority SLA, API)
October 20, 2026Source
8Slang.aifrom $399/monot public
  • Core: from $399/mo per location (Reservations, text links, insights, bilingual)
  • Premium: from $599/mo per location (Superhost, 97 languages, private events, alerts)
  • Enterprise: Contact sales (Custom workflows, dashboards, SSO)
October 20, 2026Source
9Newo.ai≈ $449/moPay As You Go: $0/mo
  • Pay As You Go: $0/mo (50 free units once)
  • AI Receptionist: $299/mo (200 units/mo)
  • Enterprise: Contact sales (Custom, white-label)
October 20, 2026Source
10Smith.ai≈ $501/moFree: $0/mo
  • Free: $0/mo (25 calls/mo)
  • Pro: from $150/mo (75 calls ($2.00/call); 150 calls ($1.80/call); 300 calls ($1.67/call))
  • Enterprise: from $500/mo (300 calls ($1.67/call), 500 ($1.60), 1000+ custom)
October 20, 2026Source
11Sameday AI$789/monot public (demo)
  • Launch: from $449/mo (500 minutes, 3 locations, pro scheduling)
  • Scale: from $789/mo (1,000 minutes, unlimited locations, voice cloning)
  • Enterprise: Contact sales (Multilingual, API, custom integrations)
October 20, 2026Source
12Ruby≈ $3,128/moNot public (affiliate terms mention a money-back guarantee period)
  • Call Ruby 50: $250/mo (50 receptionist minutes)
  • Call Ruby 100: $395/mo (100 minutes)
  • Call Ruby 200: $720/mo (200 minutes)
  • Call Ruby 500: $1,725/mo (500 minutes)
  • Call Ruby 750: $2,550/mo (750 minutes)
  • Call Ruby 1,000: $3,350/mo (1,000 minutes)
October 20, 2026Source
13Allo$90/mo (usage caps not published) (not firm)7-day free trial
  • Solo: $15/mo ($10 annual) (1 seat (waitlist at time of check))
  • Business: $45/seat/mo ($32 annual) (CRM sync, shared inbox, US SMS)
  • AI Receptionist add-on: $45/agent/mo ($32 annual) (Answers, books, takes messages, SMS follow-up)
October 20, 2026Source
14Arini$499/mo (unverified) (not firm)Capterra lists a free trial (credit card required)
  • Starter Package: $499/mo (Capterra listing) (Inbound call handling, online scheduling)
  • Growth Package: $799/mo (Capterra listing) (+ outbound patient workflows)
October 20, 2026Source
15LomanContact sales (not firm)not public (demo call)
  • Starter: Contact sales (Call handling, SMS, transfers, menu updates)
  • Premium: Contact sales (+ ordering, reservations, POS integration, payments)
October 20, 2026Source
16NumaContact sales (not firm)not public
  • All plans: Contact sales (Demo required)
October 20, 2026Source
17SonantContact sales (not firm)not public
  • Custom: Contact sales (Quoted on call volume and offices)
October 20, 2026Source
18Weave$199 + AI add-on (not public) (not firm)No platform trial; new products offered to existing customers on trials (third-party report)
  • Base plan: $199/mo (Phones, 2-way texting, missed-call text, payments, analytics)
  • Coordinate / Attract bundles: $149/mo each (Scheduling, reminders / reviews, marketing)
  • AI Receptionist add-on: not public (100 call-credit increments per location)
October 20, 2026Source

How we sorted: our estimate of the real monthly bill at about 300 calls (3-minute average), cheapest first; products without a firm estimate from public pricing come last. Prices are copied from each vendor's public pricing page on the date shown; plan names and billing notes (per seat, billed yearly) are kept as the vendor writes them. "not published" or "Contact sales" means the vendor doesn't publish a price; we don't guess. Real bill = our estimate from public pricing: 300 calls/month, average 3 minutes per call (900 talk minutes), billed monthly (not annual), US local number, no add-ons. Prices change; confirm with the vendor.

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FAQ

What is the cheapest AI receptionist in 2026?

Of the 18 AI receptionists we list with verified pricing, the cheapest by our real-bill estimate is Goodcall, at an estimated $129/mo for about 300 calls a month (advertised: $79/mo), checked October 20, 2026. With a free plan: Newo.ai and Smith.ai. Cheapest isn't always best value: compare what each plan includes.

Is there a free AI receptionist?

Yes. Newo.ai: yes. Its Pay As You Go plan is $0/mo (50 free units once), checked October 20, 2026. Smith.ai: yes. Its Free plan is $0/mo (25 calls/mo), checked October 20, 2026.

How much does an AI receptionist cost per month?

The lowest advertised paid plan is $24.95/mo (Upfirst), but advertised plans include a limited number of calls or minutes. At about 300 calls a month, our estimates from public pricing run from $129/mo (Goodcall) to $3,128/mo (Ruby). Prices checked October 20, 2026 to October 22, 2026.

Can a vendor pay to be listed as cheaper?

No. The order is by price only, from each vendor's public pricing page on the date shown. Paid placements on AITeamGuide are always labelled "Sponsored" or "Featured" and never change this order.

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