AI receptionist cost calculator
Put in your calls and how long they run to see your monthly cost. Then add what you pay your team to see the return.
What your AI receptionist costs
Move the sliders to match your phones. You will see the plan that fits, the monthly cost and how it compares with your team.
We take 800 calls a month. Each call averages 2.5 minutes.
Your monthly cost, on average
$1,810
$1,680 of talk time at 84c a minute, plus $130 platform fee. Excludes GST.
- Cost per call, all in
- $2.27
- Calls a working day, roughly
- 36
Your first charge is $1,120: $990 of Starter credit plus the platform fee. At this volume the credit lasts about 3 weeks. It reloads when it runs low and never expires.
Package suited to you
Starter
- Cost per full minute
- 84c
- Talk time a month
- 2,000 minutes
- Pay as you go $500 credit95c a minute
- Starter $990 credit84c a minute
- Growth $2,425 credit80c a minute
- Scale+ $4,650 credit77c a minute
- Enterprise bigger volumespriced to your volume
Compare it with your team on the phones
We have 1 person on the phones, paid $57,500 a year, spending 50% of their time on calls and admin.
Cost a month
Your team spends about 87 hours a month on calls and admin. These calls are about 33 hours of talk time, and the AI still needs about 10 hours of your team a month.
What your AI receptionist gives back
$10,764a year
Your team gets back about 77 hours a month, and you keep $897 a month after paying for the AI.
- Hours back a year
- 924
- Return on the AI's cost
- 41%
If your team also does other work, this shows up as time for that work rather than lower payroll.
Talk it through with usCalls are billed to the second and rates include the phone line. Team cost is pay plus employer costs of 13.8% and $8,000 a person a year for recruitment and equipment. Staff time alongside the AI allows for 15% of calls transferring at 3 minutes each and 4 hours of checks a month. Return is the difference divided by the AI side's cost. Your numbers will vary.
How the numbers are worked out
Talk time
Calls times average length gives your minutes. In New Zealand they cost from 77c to 95c a minute depending on plan. In Australia they cost from 71c to 95c a minute depending on plan.
Platform fee
$130 a month in New Zealand and A$130 in Australia, on every plan. Your first phone number is included, and there is no setup fee.
Your team
Pay plus employer costs, times people and share of time, gives what that phone time costs today. Your return is the difference from the AI, divided by the AI's cost.
See every plan on the pricing page, read what an AI receptionist does, or work out what missed after-hours calls cost you.
Try them yourself
Four live agents, right here in your browser. Tap one, allow your microphone and start talking. Calls run for up to four minutes.
AI receptionistZoeNew Zealand
Never misses a customer moment.
AI receptionistSamAustralia
Have him book you a real meeting.
Outbound Sales AgentArloAustralia
Throw him your toughest objection.
Multilingual receptionistJingNew Zealand
Start in English, then switch to Mandarin.
Every Call Answered.
Every Lead Qualified.
In just 2-4 weeks, your AI voice agents will be live — answering calls, qualifying leads, and freeing your team for high-value work.
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What You'll Get
- Free 30-minute strategy call
- Live demo of AI in action
- Custom ROI analysis for your business
- No obligation, no pressure
You'll Speak With Our Founders
Leo Garcia-Curtis
Founder / Head of Operations
John Mellows
Founder / Head of Sales