AI Receptionist Pricing in 2026: Ten Providers Compared at Three Call Volumes

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A small-business AI phone agent builder compared ten receptionist providers by pricing, using vendor pricing pages checked in November 2026. Packaged AI receptionists start at $29 to $599 monthly, hybrid AI-plus-human services at $300 to $2,100, and voice platforms charge roughly $0.08 to $0.16 per minute. The author modeled monthly costs at 100, 300 and 1,000 calls, assuming four-minute calls, and found packaged plans cheapest at low volume while per-minute platforms win at higher volume. Overage fees on some packaged plans can run several times platform rates, and telephony costs are typically extra. Human receptionist wages were cited at a median of $38,010 per year, based on US Bureau of Labor Statistics data.

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