AI Receptionist
One of three ways AM AI helps small businesses stop losing work.
What does the AM AI receptionist include?
The AM AI receptionist includes around-the-clock call answering in natural conversation, caller qualification, appointment booking, and immediate call summaries configured for your business.
- Answers every call, day or night, in your business's voice — real speech, not a phone menu
- Screens and qualifies callers, then books straight into your calendar
- Gives callers a straight answer instead of 'press one for service'
- Sends you a text with the caller's details right after each call
- Handles the questions it can, and hands off the ones it can't
Is an AI receptionist right for my business?
An AI receptionist is right for small service businesses that lose opportunities when the phone rings during a job or after hours. Contractors, clinics, salons, and other businesses whose customers call before buying are a strong fit.
How does AI receptionist setup work?
AI receptionist setup starts by mapping your real calls, then AM AI configures, tests, and launches the receptionist around your services and rules.
Onboarding call
We map how your calls actually go — what people ask, how you book, what you never want the AI to say.
Build and train
Your receptionist is configured around your services, hours, and calendar, then tested against real scenarios before it ever takes a call.
Go live
Calls forward to your AI when you can't pick up. You get a text summary after each one, and you can take any call back over instantly.
How much does an AI receptionist cost?
AI receptionist pricing includes a one-time setup fee plus a monthly plan in one of two tiers — small-volume starting at $299 a month for solo operators and small crews, or high-volume starting at $2,400 a month for established multi-crew businesses — Prices may vary. Final pricing depends on volume, demands, and the customer's expectations, and is confirmed after a consultation.
| Plan | Price | What it covers |
|---|---|---|
| Setup | One-time fee | Configuration, training, and testing before your first live call. Non-refundable once work has begun. |
| Small-volume | From $299/mo | For solo operators and small crews with low call volume. Final pricing depends on call volume, crew size, and setup, and is confirmed after a consultation. |
| High-volume | From $2,400/mo | For established multi-crew businesses with heavy call volume and multiple lines. Final pricing depends on call volume, crew size, and setup, and is confirmed after a consultation. |
Full details on the terms and refund policy.
How does it stack up against the alternatives?
Straight comparison, no scoring every other option down. A human admin genuinely does some things better, and the table says so.
| What owners care about | Answering it yourself | Office admin | Call center | AI receptionist |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Answers every call | Only when you're free | Office hours only | Yes | Yes — Every call, any hour |
| Works after hours and weekends | No | No | Yes | Yes |
| Books directly onto your calendar | No | Yes | Takes a message instead | Yes |
| Knows your services and service area | Yes | Yes | Whatever's in the script | Yes — With setup |
| Flags real emergencies | Yes — When you hear it | Yes | Varies by operator | Yes — When set up to |
| Monthly cost | None — plus the jobs you lose | Roughly $2,200/mo, typical part-time | Usage-based, often with volume minimums | Plans from $299/mo |
What this actually costs
A typical part-time office admin in the trades earns around $18 to $22 an hour — call it $20, as a typical figure rather than a researched statistic. At 25 hours a week, that's roughly $26,000 a year in wages, and closer to $28,000–$30,000 once payroll taxes and workers' comp are added. Call it somewhere around $2,200 a month.
AI receptionist plans come in two tiers: starting at $299 a month for solo operators and small crews with low call volume, or from $2,400 a month for established multi-crew businesses with heavy call volume and multiple lines. Final pricing depends on call volume, crew size, and setup, and is confirmed after a consultation.
The honest caveat: an admin does far more than answer phones. Walk-ins, paperwork, chasing suppliers, scheduling, the person standing at your counter. This comparison is only about call coverage. It isn't a claim that software replaces a good office person, because it doesn't.
Prices may vary. Final pricing depends on volume, demands, and the customer's expectations, and is confirmed after a consultation.
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