AI voice receptionist for your business

Q: What is an AI voice receptionist?

An AI voice agent that answers your inbound calls — greeting callers, answering FAQs from your approved info, taking messages, and booking appointments. It follows escalation rules you approve, so urgent or sensitive calls still reach a human.

Q: Will callers know they're talking to an AI?

Yes — the receptionist identifies itself as a virtual receptionist upfront. In our experience, callers care that their issue gets handled, not who (or what) handles it. Hear the sample call on this page to judge the tone yourself.

Q: What happens with after-hours calls?

That's the main win: every call gets answered, 24/7 — no more missed calls going to a generic voicemail. Messages and bookings land in your inbox with a full transcript.

Q: How much does an AI answering service cost?

From $250 for a single-number setup with FAQs and message-taking, $500 with appointment booking, and $950 for multi-number or advanced routing. Telephony and AI usage charges are separate and estimated up front.

Demo · scripted sample call

Hear a voice receptionist

A 45-second sample call for a fictional dental clinic — greeting, availability check, booking with name capture, and one FAQ.

1 · GreetAnswers with your business name and a natural opening.

2 · UnderstandListens, asks clarifying questions, checks availability.

3 · ActBooks, takes a message, or answers from approved FAQs.

4 · Confirm & escalateSummarizes, confirms details, escalates per your rules.

Receptionist: Thanks for calling Bright Smile Dental. This is Ava, the virtual receptionist. How can I help you today?

Caller: Hi, do you have any openings for a cleaning this week?

Receptionist: We do. I have Thursday at ten fifteen in the morning, or Friday at two forty-five in the afternoon. Which works better?

Caller: Thursday at ten fifteen works. My name is Daniel Reyes. R E Y E S.

Receptionist: Thanks, Daniel. You're booked for Thursday at ten fifteen for a cleaning with Doctor Patel. You'll get a confirmation text shortly. Anything else I can help with?

Caller: Yes — what are your hours on Saturdays?

Receptionist: We're open Saturdays from nine in the morning to one in the afternoon.

Caller: Great, that's everything. Thanks.

Receptionist: You're welcome, Daniel. We look forward to seeing you Thursday. Goodbye.

Scripted demo with a fictional business. Your voice receptionist is configured with your real hours, services, FAQs, and escalation rules.

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What it runs on

We recommend the boring, reliable stack — and we tell you what it costs before you commit. Two pieces: Twilio (your phone number plus per-minute telephony) and a dedicated voice-AI platform (the agent brain that answers, books, and logs).

Projected monthly platform costs, estimated from your expected call volume. All figures are estimates — we estimate them with you before you commit, and they’re billed directly by the providers, not by us:

Setup is just day one. Care plan: $99/mo — call monitoring, prompt tuning, and failover checks so every call keeps getting answered. When a better voice model or capability appears, we bring it to you first and quote the upgrade. Telephony and AI usage stay separate.

Usage	Minutes / month	Projected platform cost
Light	~100 min	$10–20
Typical	~300 min	$30–50
Busy	~1,000 min	$100–150

Want one bill instead of three? Our managed-hosting pilot — we run the whole stack for one monthly fee (target $249/mo) — is planned. Join the waitlist →

Packages

Phone number, per-minute telephony, and speech/AI model charges are separate — estimated from your expected call volume before you commit.

Package	What you get	Delivery	Price
Basic	Inbound voice agent: up to 10 FAQs, message taking, business-hours rules, consent handling.	5 days	$250
Standard	Everything in Basic, plus appointment booking on one calendar and call summaries by email.	8 days	$500
Premium	Everything in Standard, plus multi-scenario call flows, CRM logging, and 30-day tuning.	12 days	$950

What's included

Voice agent configured for your business, your hours, your FAQs.
Call-flow documentation and recorded test-call results.
Agreed prohibited topics, escalation rules, and disclosure/consent handling before launch.
Handoff guide: how to update greetings, FAQs, and availability.

What we won’t do: AI can mishear — that's why escalation rules are part of every build. No emergency or regulated advice, no outbound calling campaigns in the entry scope. Defects against the agreed scope are covered for 14 days.

Ongoing costs, stated plainly: the build is a one-time project fee. The phone number, call minutes, and AI usage are separate carrier/usage charges — AI receptionist apps in this market typically run about $29–$199/month plus usage — and we estimate them for your expected call volume before you commit. And when not to buy: if you only get a handful of calls a week, a full voice receptionist may be more than you need — we’ll tell you that too.

Before we start, we'll ask for

Your approved FAQs and how you want calls handled after hours.
Expected call volume and business hours.
Your calendar platform and who receives escalations.

Frequently asked questions

What is an AI voice receptionist?

An AI voice agent that answers your inbound calls — greeting callers, answering FAQs from your approved info, taking messages, and booking appointments. It follows escalation rules you approve, so urgent or sensitive calls still reach a human.

Will callers know they're talking to an AI?

Yes — the receptionist identifies itself as a virtual receptionist upfront. In our experience, callers care that their issue gets handled, not who (or what) handles it. Hear the sample call on this page to judge the tone yourself.

What happens with after-hours calls?

That's the main win: every call gets answered, 24/7 — no more missed calls going to a generic voicemail. Messages and bookings land in your inbox with a full transcript.

How much does an AI answering service cost?

From $250 for a single-number setup with FAQs and message-taking, $500 with appointment booking, and $950 for multi-number or advanced routing. Telephony and AI usage charges are separate and estimated up front.

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