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AI Receptionist Cost Calculator (2026)

Compare published pricing without pretending every provider bills the same unit. Enter calls, average duration, unique callers and conversations; the calculator uses the relevant input for the provider you choose.

Published pricing model: This calculator is educational. It models the public rates we could verify on October 22, 2026 and does not include taxes, custom enterprise quotes, temporary promotions, optional human escalation, carrier/registration fees, annual discounts or every possible add-on.

Estimate a monthly plan cost

For minute billing, the tool uses calls × average duration. Goodcall uses unique callers. Jobber uses conversations. Other fields are ignored when they do not match the provider's billing unit.

Estimated published cost

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What the calculator models

ProviderModel usedPublic rate modeled
RingCentral AIRMinutes$49 standalone incl. 100 min + $0.50/min over
Smith.aiCallsFree/Pro/Enterprise call tiers + published overage rates
Moneypenny AICalls25/50/100/250/500-call tiers + overage
Go AnswerMinutes100/300/500/1,000-minute AI tiers + overage
FrontdeskMinutes + credits$99 monthly, 200 min + 1,000-credit monthly pool; $10 reloads
NextPhoneFlat$199 Pro with unlimited inbound calls
GoodcallUnique customers$79/100, $129/500, $299/2,000 + published overage
JobberConversations$29/30 conversations + $0.79 each on select plans

The calculator chooses the lowest modeled published tier/overage combination where the provider offers several public tiers. It does not know your negotiated price or every billing rule.

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Primary pricing sources

  1. RingCentral AIR pricing
  2. Smith.ai pricing
  3. Moneypenny AI pricing
  4. Go Answer AI pricing
  5. Frontdesk pricing
  6. NextPhone pricing
  7. Goodcall pricing
  8. Jobber Receptionist pricing/usage