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Starter plan · To get started with a low call volume

Your first AI voice agent, answering 24/7

The Starter plan has the same features as Receptionist, with fewer minutes and message credits included: the agent answers your calls 24/7, books appointments and sends you a clear summary of every request. Ideal if you don’t get many calls.

  • 14-day free trial
  • 30 minutes included
  • Nothing charged during the trial

Starter

US$45excl. tax / month

or US$450 / year excl. tax (2 months free)

that’s US$0.38 excl. tax / min within the plan

Included minutes
120 min / month
Need more?
Top up at any time
Commitment
None

Prices in US dollars (USD), excl. tax — local taxes added where applicable. Dedicated number from US$3.99 excl. tax per month, depending on the country.

What you get in your interface

The exact list of features available with this plan.

  • AI voice agents — 1
  • Concurrent calls — 2
  • Call history
  • Transfer to a person
  • Secondary languages
  • Cloned voices
  • AI prompt editor
  • Knowledge bases — 1
  • Mid-call tools
  • Automated workflows
  • Automation platform
  • AI connector
  • Calendar integration
  • Web widget
  • Leads
  • Outbound campaigns
  • SMS and WhatsApp
  • Messenger and Instagram
  • Message credits included — 150 / month (≈ 50 replies)
  • Dedicated numbers (optional) — 1
  • SIP connection
  • Your own number as caller ID
  • Exclusion list
  • Call statistics
  • Custom dashboards
  • API and webhooks
  • Multi-site rules and SLA
  • Support — Standard
Compare with the other plans

Katie Reception agent

Inbound call · 01:24

Hello, I’d like to book an appointment.

Of course. Is this for a first visit?

Try our agent live now

Talk to the agent from your browser, or have it ring your own phone: 30 seconds is enough to judge the voice and how it handles an enquiry from your sector.

  • 14-day free trial
  • 30 minutes included
  • Nothing charged during the trial
Katie, female AI voice agent (British English)

Your demo agent

Katie

  • British English
  • Receptionist
  • Home services
Agent role

Answers calls, gives information and books appointments.

Language
Voice
How to try it

Click and a window opens on this page: talk to the agent through your microphone or type to it. It already knows the role and trade you picked.

Your browser will ask for microphone access for the voice conversation.

Extra minutes

A busier month? Add a top-up. Growing volume? Move up a plan.

Credit top-ups

Credit pays for minutes beyond your plan. It never expires and is added immediately.

Top-up excl. taxStarter / ReceptionistAssistantCall Centre
US$39≈ 100 min≈ 108 min≈ 121 min
US$89≈ 228 min≈ 247 min≈ 278 min
US$159≈ 407 min≈ 441 min≈ 496 min
US$299≈ 766 min≈ 830 min≈ 934 min
US$725≈ 1,858 min≈ 2,013 min≈ 2,265 min

You choose the amount, from US$5: enter it in your customer area (Add credits). The amounts above are examples.

A plan is still cheaper

An included minute always costs less than an extra minute.

  • Starter

    Included: US$0.38 excl. tax / min · extra: US$0.39 excl. tax / min

  • Receptionist

    Included: US$0.28 excl. tax / min · extra: US$0.39 excl. tax / min

  • Assistant

    Included: US$0.25 excl. tax / min · extra: US$0.36 excl. tax / min

  • Call Centre

    Included: US$0.22 excl. tax / min · extra: US$0.32 excl. tax / min

Add minutes or change plan, at the right time

We tell you when a top-up is enough and when the next plan up becomes cheaper.

  1. 1

    Slightly over, once

    A top-up is enough to finish the month.

  2. 2

    Over again and again

    Our team advises you on the next plan up.

  3. 3

    Frequent top-ups

    A low-balance alert lets you know; compare plans in Change plan.

  4. 4

    Over 2,500 min regularly

    We build a custom plan.

A customer at

170 min this month

Starter + a credit top-up

US$45 + 50 min × US$0.39 ≈ US$65 excl. tax. A one-off overage: a top-up is enough.

A customer at

900 min every month

Move up to the Assistant plan

US$249 excl. tax for 1,000 min, compared with ≈ US$314 with Receptionist + extra minutes. Cheaper, with room to spare.

A customer at

3,000 min regularly

Custom plan

Beyond the Call Centre plan, we negotiate a per-minute price suited to your volume.

Work out your return on investment

Enter your call volume: the calculator picks the cheapest option for that volume (a plan or pay as you go), shows the real per-minute price and compares it with the cost of a human receptionist.

Your calls
Your reception today

Multiplied by 22 working days, this number sets the missed-calls slider.

Minutes per month

900

Real price per minute

US$0.28

Cheapest option for this volume

Assistant — US$249 / month

Billed monthly, no commitment.

Cost of a human receptionist
US$400 / month
Assistant cost
− US$249
Monthly saving
US$151
Revenue recovered (estimate)60 missed calls recovered per month
+ US$1,800

Estimated monthly benefit

US$1,951 / month

Return: 8.8 times what the agent costs

US$450 / weekUS$23,412 / year

Try it free

Assumptions: 1 min of wrap-up work after each call for an employee, 20% of missed calls become customers. Prices excl. tax in US dollars; phone number extra. Indicative estimate, to compare with your own figures.

An honest comparison with a receptionist

A person on reception is valuable. They also come with a cost and set hours, and they can only take one call at a time. Here is the comparison, line by line.

  • Monthly cost

    Full-time receptionist
    At least the national minimum wage, plus employer costs
    AI agent
    From US$45 excl. tax per month (120 min), or US$0.39 per minute with no subscription
  • Hours covered

    Full-time receptionist
    Around 35 to 40 hours a week
    AI agent
    24/7 (168 hours a week)
  • Simultaneous calls

    Full-time receptionist
    One
    AI agent
    Several in parallel
  • Languages

    Full-time receptionist
    One, sometimes two
    AI agent
    Over 80, with native voices
  • Getting started

    Full-time receptionist
    Recruitment, then several weeks of training
    AI agent
    A few minutes; instructions can be changed at any time
  • Holidays and absences

    Full-time receptionist
    Need cover
    AI agent
    None
  • Consistency

    Full-time receptionist
    Varies with workload and time of day
    AI agent
    The same rules on every call
  • Notes after the call

    Full-time receptionist
    Written by hand, when there is time
    AI agent
    Summary, transcript and extracted data, automatically

A person is still essential for sensitive cases: the agent passes them a summary and arranges the callback. Many customers keep their receptionist and hand the agent overflow calls, lunch breaks, evenings and weekends. No setup fee, no commitment.

Other plans

Billing period

Free trial

To test the agent on your business

US$0

14 days free

30 minutes over 14 days

  • 14 days on the plan of your choice
  • 30 call minutes included
  • Card requested, nothing charged during the trial
  • Cancel before the end at no cost
Start for freePlan details

Receptionist

Sole traders and small businesses

US$99

excl. tax / month

350 min / month

that’s US$0.28 excl. tax / min

+ dedicated number from US$3.99 / month

  • 1 AI voice agent answering 24/7
  • 2 concurrent calls
  • 1 knowledge base; 1 dedicated number possible (optional, from US$3.99 excl. tax / month)
  • Connected calendar and web widget
  • Call transfer to your team
  • SMS, WhatsApp and Messenger, 200 message credits a month (≈ 65 written replies)
Choose ReceptionistPlan details
Recommended

Assistant

Local businesses with steady call volume

US$249

excl. tax / month

1,000 min / month

that’s US$0.25 excl. tax / min

+ dedicated number from US$3.99 / month

  • Everything in Receptionist, plus:
  • 3 agents, 5 concurrent calls
  • 3 knowledge bases, 3 in-call tools; up to 3 dedicated numbers (optional, from US$3.99 excl. tax / month)
  • 3 follow-up campaigns
  • No-code automations (5,000 runs / month)
  • 1 cloned voice
  • 1,000 message credits a month (≈ 330 written replies)
Choose AssistantPlan details

Call Centre

Teams, multiple departments and high volumes

US$499

excl. tax / month

2,300 min / month

that’s US$0.22 excl. tax / min

+ dedicated number from US$3.99 / month

  • Everything in Assistant, plus:
  • Unlimited agents, campaigns and knowledge bases
  • 20 concurrent calls; up to 10 dedicated numbers (optional, from US$3.99 excl. tax / month)
  • 3 cloned voices, 50,000 automation runs / month
  • Custom dashboards
  • Priority support
  • 3,000 message credits a month (≈ 1,000 written replies)
Choose Call CentrePlan details

Custom

Beyond 2,500 minutes a month, regularly

On quote

Negotiated per-minute price

Volume tailored to your business

  • Everything in Call Centre
  • Negotiated per-minute price
  • Multi-site rules
  • SLA and guided roll-out
Talk to an expertPlan details

Not ready for a plan? Pay as you go: US$0.39 excl. tax per minute, no subscription. Add credit whenever you like (Add credits); it never expires. A plan costs less as soon as your calls are regular.

What’s included in your interface

Each row matches a page or feature you will find in your customer area. Nothing else is hidden behind a button.

Features included in each plan
In your interfaceFree trialStarterReceptionistAssistantCall CentreCustom
Price excl. tax / monthUS$014 days freeUS$45US$99US$249US$499On quote
Included minutes30 minutes over 14 days120 min / monthUS$0.38 excl. tax / min350 min / monthUS$0.28 excl. tax / min1,000 min / monthUS$0.25 excl. tax / min2,300 min / monthUS$0.22 excl. tax / minVolume tailored to your business
Extra minute—US$0.39US$0.39US$0.36US$0.32On quote
Dedicated number (optional)—from US$3.99 / monthfrom US$3.99 / monthfrom US$3.99 / monthfrom US$3.99 / monthfrom US$3.99 / month
Agents and calls
AI voice agentsNumber of agents you can create, inbound or outbound.1113UnlimitedUnlimited
Concurrent callsCalls handled at the same time: less waiting at peak times, depending on your plan.122520Custom
Call historyRecordings, transcripts and summaries of every call.
Transfer to a personThe agent hands the call over to your team when needed.
Secondary languagesThe agent detects the caller’s language and replies in it.
Cloned voicesA voice created from a recording of your own.13Custom
  • Included
  • Not included
  • Number = plan limit

Everything included, zero API keys

The best AI models, voices and transcription engines are already plugged into your customer area. No account to open with each provider, no keys to copy, just one invoice.

  • No API keys to manage
  • Switch model or voice in one click
  • One invoice, in US dollars excl. tax

Language models

The agent’s brain: it understands the request and decides how to respond.

  • OpenAI GPT-5
  • Anthropic Claude
  • Google Gemini
  • Meta Llama

Real-time voice

Models that listen and speak directly, for the most natural conversations.

  • OpenAI Realtime
  • Gemini Live

Text-to-speech

Hundreds of natural voices, in more than 80 languages.

  • ElevenLabs
  • Cartesia
  • Microsoft Azure
  • Inworld

Transcription

Fast speech recognition, even over the phone.

  • Deepgram
  • ElevenLabs Scribe
  • Gladia
  • Soniox
  • Microsoft Azure

Channels

The same agent answers wherever your customers message or call you.

  • Phone
  • SIP
  • WhatsApp
  • Messenger
  • Instagram
  • Email
  • Web widget

Brands are mentioned for descriptive purposes only: they belong to their respective owners and refer to the technologies available in the customer area, with no partnership with these companies. The list evolves with the platform.

Security and compliance for your AI calls

Your calls contain information about your customers. The platform gives you the settings to protect it and respect their choices.

Consent and opt-out

Consent to callbacks, handling of refusals, permitted calling hours and an exclusion list.

Data protection

Encryption in transit, account-protected access and configurable retention periods.

Traceability

Call history, transcripts and an activity log for every account.

Access control

Each customer has their own secure area; the agent only accesses the information you give it.

Regulatory readiness

Tools to apply data protection law: information, right of access, deletion of calls and recordings, retention. Data processing agreement (DPA) built into the Terms (Article 8); signed version on request.

Infrastructure

Platform hosted with established cloud providers, with backups and monitoring.

Frequently asked questions

Yes. Create your account, then add credit whenever you like (Add credits): calls cost US$0.39 excl. tax per minute, with no subscription, and credit never expires. You get the same features as the Starter and Receptionist plans (1 agent, 2 concurrent calls, 1 optional dedicated number), with no message credits included. As soon as your calls are regular (from about 115 minutes a month), a plan costs less: from US$0.38 down to US$0.22 a minute.

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Prices in US dollars (USD), excl. tax — local taxes added where applicable. Dedicated number from US$3.99 excl. tax per month, depending on the country.

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