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An AI receptionist answers your business phone like a person would: it greets the caller, answers questions from your own information, books the appointment, captures the lead and transfers to you when it matters. It does this at 2 am, on holidays, and for three callers at once. This page explains what it does, what it costs in 2026 and how it compares with an answering service or a hire.
Per-call and monthly spend caps on every plan · cancel any time
The difference from a phone menu is the conversation; the difference from a human answering service is that the agent knows your business, books into your calendar and never puts a second caller on hold.
Greets with your business name, listens in plain language, answers from the information you gave it. No phone menu.
Checks your real calendar during the call and books an open slot, then confirms.
Name, number, email, address and the reason for the call land in your CRM as a lead, with an SMS alert for the important ones.
Connected to your forms, it calls a new lead within seconds, when they are most likely to answer.
When the caller asks for a person, or the situation needs one, the live call rings your phone with the transcript already in your dashboard.
Nights, weekends, holidays and three callers at once. The calls you used to lose are the ones it answers.
1. Pick a number
We provision a US number, or you forward your existing line to it: always, only after hours, or only when your line is busy or unanswered. Enterprise can port your number.
2. Tell the agent about your business
Services, prices, hours, service area, the questions you get most, and what it may do: book, take messages, quote, transfer. Ready-made templates exist for dentists, clinics, law firms, plumbers and home services. Everything is editable without a developer.
3. Watch the calls come in
Every call appears in your dashboard with the transcript, the outcome and the lead. Important calls reach you by SMS. In the first week you will find two questions you forgot to cover; add them and the agent answers them from then on.
Pick the voice your callers will hear. Standard voices on Starter, premium voices on Pro and above.
20+ voices across 4 providers — male, female, American, British, warm, authoritative. Click play on any of them. Your AI phone agent answers in that exact voice.
Friendly guide. Default Sophia voice — agency-receptionist energy.
Big-sister vibe. Good for outbound to younger leads.
Friendly buddy. Picks up like an attentive front-desk guy.
Refined British coordinator. High-end brands, hospitality, premium clinics.
Composed British narrator. Authoritative without sounding stiff.
Lively narrator. Upbeat — outbound sales, events, fitness.
Premium tier. Most natural prosody in the catalog.
Premium tier. Natural, deep, trustworthy. Good for finance / legal.
Premium tier. Soft, calm. Wellness, healthcare, customer support.
Premium tier. Confident, professional. Sales, B2B SaaS demos.
Premium tier. British accent, warm. Boutique brands, concierge.
Deepgram Aura-2. Warm female — closest match to Skylar.
Deepgram Aura-2. Warm, approachable male voice.
Deepgram Aura-2. Deep, authoritative. Trades, security, automotive.
Deepgram Aura-2. Mature, composed. Legal, financial, executive.
Lite tier default. Closest match to Skylar at budget price.
Lite tier. Soft, calm. Wellness, healthcare, customer support.
Lite tier. Deep, confident male. Trades, automotive, real estate.
Lite tier. Neutral, friendly male. All-purpose.
Lite tier. British accent. Hospitality, boutique brands.
Lite ($49) runs Striveloom essentials voices. Starter ($99) adds Striveloom standard voices. Pro ($299) unlocks Striveloom premium voices. All voices auto-downgrade gracefully to the closest same-gender match if your subscription doesn't include their native tier.
Includes emotional previews with [laughs] [whispers] [sighs].
Flat monthly plans with included minutes. Inbound and outbound calls, transcripts, lead capture and booking are included on every tier; the per-call and monthly caps make a runaway bill impossible.
Lite
$49/mo
300 minutes
After-hours coverage, solo operators
Starter
$99/mo
500 minutes
Small teams with daily call flow
Pro
$299/mo
2,000 minutes
Custom voice and prompt, SIP transfer
Enterprise
$999/mo
5,000 minutes, then $0.15/min
Number porting, setup help
How does that compare with the market and with a human? Read how much an AI receptionist costs in 2026 and the comparison of the leading AI receptionist software.
| AI receptionist | Human answering service | In-house receptionist | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hours | 24/7, every day | Usually business hours, after-hours as an add-on | Business hours |
| Several calls at once | Yes | Hold or voicemail | Hold or voicemail |
| Books into your calendar | Yes, during the call | Mostly takes messages | Yes |
| Knows your business | From the information you gave it | From a script | Yes |
| Transcript of every call | Yes | Sometimes, often extra | No |
| Pricing | Flat monthly, included minutes | Per minute or per call | Salary plus overhead |
| Best for | Coverage, bookings, lead capture | When every call needs a human voice | When a person at the desk is part of the service |
The full cost math for three business sizes is in AI receptionist vs answering service vs in-house. Already using a human service only at night? See after-hours answering service: AI vs human.
Appointment booking, reminders, emergency instructions you approved, transfer for urgent cases.
After-hours emergency intake with address and problem, first available slot, transfer to the on-call tech.
New-client intake: matter type, urgency, callback window, consultation booking.
Listing questions from your notes, buyer details, showing booked before your next coffee.
Bookings and changes after closing, directly in the calendar.
Demo requests qualified and booked within seconds of the form submission.
Trades and home services get the most out of it: read the AI phone agent guide for HVAC, plumbing and electrical.
Seven-day trial, from $49 a month after. Forward your number after hours first; most businesses book their first appointment the same week.