Half of the 8 AI answering services we can total cost between $236 and $453 a month at 150 calls. The median is $291. Start with these.
Read Oct 30, 2026 · 15 pricing pages · 55 plans · 14 price changes tracked
Both medians use the same call volume and 6 minutes per call. Published prices only.
NextPhone
No contract · No overage · Unlimited · 8 of 8 checks
$199/mo at 150 calls$199 flat, unlimited use
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Phonely
Free trial · Price change notice · 7 of 8 checks
$225/mo at 150 calls$50 + 700 minutes over at $0.25
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Smith.ai AI Receptionist
No contract · Free plan · 7 of 8 checks
$240/mo at 150 calls$1.60 per call, 150 calls
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My AI Front Desk
No contract · Free trial · 7 of 8 checks
$274/mo at 150 calls$99 + 700 minutes over at $0.25
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Moneypenny AI Answering (US)
No contract · 7 of 8 checks
$308/mo at 150 calls$199 + 50 calls over at $2.19
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Showing 15 of 15 tools. A filter shows what we found on a vendor's own pages, and a missing fact doesn't mean no.
NextPhoneTop pickAI receptionist and answering service that answers business calls, books appointments, transfers calls and takes messages for a flat monthly price.PhonelyPhonely builds AI voice agents that answer and place phone calls, and also handle SMS and chat.Smith.ai AI ReceptionistSmith.ai is an AI receptionist service, with optional live human agents, that answers calls, qualifies leads and books appointments, priced per call.My AI Front DeskAI receptionist that answers calls, texts, emails and chats, bundled with a CRM and automations.Moneypenny AI Answering (US)Moneypenny sells phone answering by human receptionists and by an AI receptionist, with plans priced by minutes or calls per month.
DialzaraAI phone receptionist that answers business calls, books appointments, takes messages and transfers calls, with outbound, SMS and chat add-ons.
Go Answer AI ReceptionistGo Answer sells live virtual receptionists and an AI receptionist that answers, routes and logs calls.
Sameday AISameday is an AI front office for home service businesses that answers calls, books jobs, texts customers and syncs with field service software.
GoodcallGoodcall is an AI phone agent that answers business calls, books appointments, captures leads and hands off to staff, built and edited through a chat builder called Gabi.
Simple PhonesAI phone agent that answers a business's calls, books appointments, takes messages, and can make outbound calls.
BesideBeside is an AI platform for local businesses that includes a business phone line with an AI receptionist, plus CRM, scheduling, website, reviews and ads tools.
RinglyAI phone agent (Seth) that answers customer support calls for Shopify stores.
Loman AIVoice AI phone answering for restaurants that takes orders and reservations, answers questions, and syncs to POS systems.
Slang.aiVoice AI phone host for full-service restaurants that answers calls, books reservations, and routes guests to staff.
TrilletVoice AI platform that answers calls, books appointments and updates business systems, with a self-serve AI receptionist product for small businesses.Computed from each tool's published plans, allowances and overage rates, and not vendor quotes. Plans priced in minutes use 6 minutes per call. Only plans that include the category's core product count.
Half of the 8 AI answering services we can total cost between $236 and $453 a month at 150 calls. The median is $291. 7 more can't be totalled at this volume or publish no price. 2 only sell through sales, and those tend to cost more, so treat this as the low side.
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Vendors whose domain dates from 2023 or later start at a median $98/mo, 1% below the $99 of older ones (8 newer, 4 older, public USD prices).
A tick quotes the vendor's own site. "Not found" means we didn't find it on the pages we read, not that the product lacks it.
| Tool | Answers calls with AI | Answers 24/7 | Takes messages | Books appointments | Transfers to a person | Texts callers | Connects to your tools | Other languages |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NextPhone | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Phonely | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Not found | Yes |
| Smith.ai AI Receptionist | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Not found | Yes |
| My AI Front Desk | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Not found | Yes |
| Moneypenny AI Answering (US) | Yes | Yes | Yes | Not found | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Dialzara | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Go Answer AI Receptionist | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Sameday AI | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Goodcall | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Not found | Yes | Yes |
| Simple Phones | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Not found |
| Beside | Yes | Yes | Not found | Yes | Yes | Not found | Yes | Yes |
| Ringly | Yes | Not found | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Loman AI | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Slang.ai | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Not found | Yes |
| Trillet | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Not found | Not found | Yes |
From each vendor's own pages. "Not found" means we didn't find it, not that they don't have it.
| Tool | Trains AI on your data? | SOC 2 | GDPR | HIPAA (signs a BAA) | Single sign-on |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Phonely | no | SOC 2 | GDPR | available on Enterprise | Not found |
| Smith.ai AI Receptionist | Not found | Not found | Not found | Not found | Not found |
| My AI Front Desk | Not found | Not found | Not found | available | Not found |
| Moneypenny AI Answering (US) | Not found | Not found | Not found | Not found | Not found |
| Dialzara | Not found | Not found | Not found | Not found | Not found |
| Go Answer AI Receptionist | Not found | Not found | Not found | Not found | Not found |
| Sameday AI | no | Not found | Not found | Not found | Not found |
| Goodcall | yes | SOC 2 compliant | Not found | Not found | Not found |
| Simple Phones | Not found | Not found | Not found | Not found | Not found |
| Beside | Not found | Not found | Not found | Not found | Not found |
| Ringly | Not found | Not found | Not found | Not found | Not found |
| Loman AI | yes, de-identified and aggregated data | Not found | Processes personal data as processor, GDPR where applicable | Not found | Not found |
| Slang.ai | Not found | SOC II compliant | Not found | Not found | Enterprise plan |
| Trillet | Not found | Type II | Listed as compliant; EU/UK personal data requires a DPA via | Not found | Not found |
| Share of tools | 2025Q1 | Today |
|---|---|---|
| Free plan | 29% | 25% |
| Sign up online | 86% | 83% |
| Offers contact-sales | 86% | 83% |
| No public price | 0% | 0% |
| Priced flat tiers | 100% | 75% |
| When | Tool | Plan | Before | After | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026Q3 → 2026Q4 | Goodcall | Scalebilled monthly | $249 | $299 | +20% |
| 2025Q3 → 2025Q4 | Goodcall | Growthbilled annual | $69 | $108 | +56% |
| 2025Q3 → 2025Q4 | Goodcall | Starterbilled monthly | $59 | $79 | +34% |
| 2025Q3 → 2025Q4 | Goodcall | Scalebilled monthly | $199 | $249 | +25% |
| 2025Q3 → 2025Q4 | Goodcall | Starterbilled annual | $41 | $66 | +61% |
| 2025Q3 → 2025Q4 | Goodcall | Scalebilled annual | $139 | $208 | +50% |
| 2025Q3 → 2025Q4 | Goodcall | Growthbilled monthly | $99 | $129 | +30% |
| 2025Q2 → 2025Q3 | My AI Front Desk | Probilled monthly | $97 | $149 | +54% |
| 2025Q2 → 2025Q3 | My AI Front Desk | Probilled annual | $72.75 | $119 | +64% |
| 2025Q2 → 2025Q3 | My AI Front Desk | Starterbilled monthly | $65 | $99 | +52% |
| 2025Q2 → 2025Q3 | My AI Front Desk | Starterbilled annual | $48.75 | $79 | +62% |
| 2024Q3 → 2024Q4 | Loman AI | Starterbilled monthly | $295 | $199 | -32% |
| 2023Q4 → 2024Q1 | Goodcall | Per Locationbilled monthly | $49 | $59 | +20% |
| 2023Q3 → 2023Q4 | Slang.ai | Starterbilled monthly | $199 | $299 | +50% |
Read from archived copies of each vendor's pricing page in the Internet Archive, one per quarter, plus our own read today. 13 vendors have archived pricing pages. A read carries forward until the next one. The index compares the same plan at the same vendor quarter to quarter, so new and departing vendors don't move it.
Half of the 8 AI answering services we can total cost between $236 and $453 a month at 150 calls. The median is $291.
1 of 15 say so on their own pages: Smith.ai AI Receptionist. Limits differ, so check the plan on each tool's page.
11 show a public price and an online sign-up: NextPhone, Phonely, Smith.ai AI Receptionist, My AI Front Desk, Moneypenny AI Answering (US), Dialzara and 5 more.
3 only offer a demo or contact sales: Sameday AI, Loman AI, Slang.ai.
4 of 15: Phonely, Goodcall, Slang.ai, Trillet. Not finding it on a vendor's site doesn't mean they don't have it.
Every price is read from the vendor's own pricing page on the date shown and tied to the line it came from. Tools are ordered by what they cost at a typical volume, then by starting price, with the top pick shown first. No one pays to be listed or ranked.